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''Lavakusha'' (stylized as ''LavaKusha'') is a
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directed by Gireesh Mano and written by
Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry Early life Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Jose ...
. The film stars
Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...
,
Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry Early life Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Jose ...
and
Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...
. The songs were composed by
Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, Programming (music), programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works in the Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil film industries. ...
. The film was released in India on 19 October 2017 coinciding with
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Summary

The story revolves around two happy-go-lucky undercover officers and friends, Lavan and Kushan. Things take a turn when they are approached by a mysterious guy and girl, who influence their lives in various ways.


Cast

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Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...
as DYSP Joy Kappan IPS, CBCID *
Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry Early life Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Jose ...
as Lavan *
Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...
as Kushan *
Deepti Sati Deepti Sati is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in Marathi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2015 with ''Nee-Na''. Deepti went onto star in film includ ...
as ASP Jennifer George IPS, CBCID / Sheetal *
Aditi Ravi Aditi Ravi is an Indian model and actress, who appears in Malayalam films. She pursued a career in modelling before becoming an actress, debuting with a commercial for ''The Times of India'' during her college education. She made her acting de ...
as Minnah *
Vijay Babu Vijay Babu may refer to: *Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976) Vijay Babu is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House. Vijay Babu is ...
as Cylex Abraham / Banglan *
Ashwin Kkumar Ashwin Kkumar is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. He made his acting debut with '' Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru'' (2016). Career After the completion of his studies, Ashwin assumed the role of Joint Managing Director (JMD) in ...
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as Sumesh * Anjali Nair as Vanaja Sumesh *
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as Sarita * Vishnu Govindan as Freddy. David's henchman *
Gokulan Gokulan is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut through the 2013 Malayalam movie Punyalan Agarbattis by doing the character of Jimbroottan, which became popular. As of 2021, he has so far acted in more than 30 ...
as Shambu * Akshara Kishore as Angel * Janardhanan as Sathyan, film producer * Sinoj Varghese as Muthu *
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as Nancy *
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as Shalini *
Kalabhavan Haneef Kalabhavan Haneef (1959 or 1960 – 9 November 2023) was an Indian actor and Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film ''Cheppukilukkana Changathi'' (1991). Career Haneef started imper ...
as T.T.R *
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as DYSP Ajay Gosh IPS, CBCID


Production

''Lavakusha'' is the screenwriter debut of actor
Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry Early life Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Jose ...
, who also starred in the lead role alongside
Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...
and
Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...
.


Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by
Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, Programming (music), programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works in the Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil film industries. ...
and contains two songs. The soundtrack album was released by RJ Creations label on 29 September 2017. #"Ayyapante Amma" (
Neeraj Madhav Neeraj Madhav (born 26 March 1990) is an Indian actor and rapper who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry Early life Neeraj was born on 26 March 1990, in Kozhikode, Kerala into a Malayali family. He did his schooling from St. Jose ...
, Aju Varghese) - 3:18 #"LavaKusha Theme" Rzee - 3:28 #"Ente Kayyil Onnumilla" (Atul P. M.) - 4:12


Release

The film opened in theaters in India on 12 October 2017.


References


External links

* 2017 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s comedy thriller films Indian comedy thriller films 2017 comedy films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub