''3 Dots'' is a 2013 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

language comedy thriller film written by Rajesh Raghavan and directed by

Sugeeth Sugeeth is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam film industry. He made his debut directorial in 2012 with the film '' Ordinary''. Personal life Sugeeth married his longtime girlfriend Saritha Nair on 6 December 2003. The couple hav ...

. The film stars

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...

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 ...

and Prathap K. Pothan with Narain, Krishna Kumar, Janani Iyer, Sreedhanya and Anjana Menon in supporting roles. ''3 Dots'' was produced by Satish B Satish and Sugeeth under the banner of Ordinary Films.

Plot

Vishnu, Pappan and Louis are three ex-convicts who live together at Pappan's abode, trying to pick up from where they had let their lives off before being jailed. After many unsuccessful efforts to find employment, they appeal to Dr. Isaac, who was a counsellor in the prison. He suggests that they consider some form of self-employment and he will support them. Vishnu converts Pappan's Omni into an ambulance. Pappan runs a playschool and Louis works for a driving school run by a neighbour, Grace, a widow. But Dr. Isaac has some other intentions in supporting them and this forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as Vishnu *

as Louis * Prathap K. Pothan as Padmakumar / Pappettan * Narain as Dr. Isaac Samuel * Krishna Kumar as Mathew Paul * Janani Iyer as Lakshmi * Anjana Menon as Grace * Sreedhanya as Beena Paul *

Vanitha Krishnachandran Vanitha Krishnachandran is an Indian film and television actress. She acted during the 1980s in nearly 170 films in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is currently more active with several Tamil and Malayalam television serials. Personal life Van ...

as Shobha * Jaise Jose as Adv. Ravi Menon * Moideen Koya as News Reporter * Dharmajan Bolgatty as Driving Student *

Sunil Sukhada Sunil Sukhada is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in a small role in the film '' Best Actor''. His first full length role was as the supermarket manager in '' Chappa Kurishu'' (2011). He won a special mention in the Kerala state t ...

as Person in Bar * Niyas Backer as Manoharan

Soundtrack

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "A story of three convicts out of prison to transform their lives, it could have been a much more enjoyable film, had Sugeeth done away with some of the stereotyped caricatures or some mushy sequences". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''3 Dots'' held a lot of promise coming from the winning team of Ordinary, but this film turns out to be less than ordinary".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt2866804 2013 films Indian comedy thriller films 2010s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Films directed by Sugeeth