''Aanakkallan'' is a 2018 Indian

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directed by Suresh Divakar and written by Udaykrishna. The film stars

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil and Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over two decade ...

Anusree Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace'' and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles. Early life Anusree was ...

, Siddique, Suresh Krishna and

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in the leading roles. It was produced under the banner of Saptha Tarang Cinema.

Plot

Esthappan is a DySP, who has married Nancy from a wealthy household, without the approval of her parents. He is assigned with the duty of finding the mystery behind a skeleton which was found from Ananthapuram Palace. Pavithran, a thief claims he knows the identity of the murderer. Esthappan's wife's house is near the palace, so he sees this as an opportunity to mend his relationship with the family and solve the case with the help of Pavithran. They together attempt to figure out the identity of the murderer. Neelima is a banker and is married to Pavithran. Aniruddhan (Pavithran's childhood friend) and Suryanarayanan (a rich builder, who is Aniruddhan's relative) convince Pavithran to start a catering unit which would yields huge profits within a year. The catering unit would have 3 partners - Aniruddhan, Pavithran and Suryanarayanan and each partner needs to invest money. Pavithran mortgages his land and house to raise the money. Suryanarayanan and Aniruddhan inform Pavithran that there is a shortage of which would take a week to arrange and they may lose the business deal. Neelima places fake gold at the bank and hands over to her husband and Aniruddhan on the assurance that would be returned within a week to the bank. Both Aniruddhan and Suryanarayanan cheat Pavithranan and abscond with the money. Unable to withstand the criticism Neelima who was 6 months pregnant commits suicide. Seeking revenge, Pavithran kills Aniruddhan and hides his body in the palace. Finally, the film end with Pavithran killing Suryanarayanan.

Cast

as Pavithran *

as Neelima Kurup, Pavithran's wife * Siddique as Aana Esthappan DYSP * Suresh Krishna as C.I Bruselee Rajan *

as Suryanarayanan *

Sarayu The Sarayu is a river that originates at a ridge south of Nanda Kot mountain in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows through Kapkot, Bageshwar, and Seraghat towns before discharging into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar at th ...

as Nancy, Thomas Esthappan wife *

Shamna Kasim Shamna Kasim better known by the stage name Poorna, is an Indian actress, dancer and model who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2004 '' Manju Poloru Penkutty''. Early life Shamna Kasim completed ...

as Rosy Thomas *

Hareesh Kanaran Hareesh Perumanna , known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in ''Comedy Festival'', a comedy re ...

as Ishow *

Sudheer Karamana Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Karamana Janardanan Nair. Personal life He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karama ...

as "Goonda" Korah *

Suraj Venjaramoodu Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than ...

as "Kallan" Rammu *

Dharmajan Bolgatty Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later forayed ...

as Darmaputran *

Indrans Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...

as Balachandran Nair, Pavithran's Uncle *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. Sh ...

as Thresyakutty, Thomas's wife * Sai Kumar as Paraykal Thomas *

Chembil Ashokan Chembil Ashokan is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. He is from Chembu - Vaikom. He has played many notable characters in Malayalam cinema. Filmography Television *Kadamattathu Kathanar (JaiHind TV) *Bhasi Bahadoor (Mazhavil Manorama ...

as Achutha Kurup *

Kailash Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; ''Kangrinboqê'' or ''Gang Rinpoche''; Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; ; sa, कैलास, ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude o ...

as Aniruddhan *

Anil Murali Anil Murali (12 April 1964 – 30 July 2020) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 200 films. He started out in the film industry as a villain before later taking on character roles. He died on 30 July 2020, as a re ...

as S.I Govindan *

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as Suzy *

Shivaji Guruvayoor Shivaji Guruvayoor (born 28 May 1961) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He started his film career with the film ''Arabikkatha ''Arabikkatha'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language satirical-drama film dir ...

as DGP Devarajan * G.Suresh Kumar as C.P Ramachandran, Chief Minister *

Edavela Babu Ammanath Babu Chandran (born 11 August 1963), better known by his stage name Edavela Babu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in 1982 with '' Idavela'', from which he got his stage name. Since then, he ...

as Mathukutty

Music

The music for the film is composed by

Nadirsha Nadhirshah is an Indian film director, music composer, singer, lyricist, actor, mimicry artist, comedian, and television host, who works in Malayalam films, television and stage. He has done several supporting roles in Malayalam cinema. His ...

and

Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films, documentaries, short films and television commercials. He has composed for more than 150 feature films, several documentaries and televis ...

. Lyrics were by Rajeev Alunkal and Harinarayanan.

Release

Aanakkallan released on 18 October 2018.

Reception

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gave the film a rating of 3.0/5 and

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. ...

gave the film a rating of 1.5/5.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8532782, Aanakkallan 2018 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian comedy films 2018 comedy films