''Ini Utharam'' () is a 2022 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

-language

crime thriller Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

film directed by Sudheesh Ramachandran and written by Ranjith Unni. The film stars

Aparna Balamurali Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films along with a few Tamil films. She is known for her roles in ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' (2016), ''Sunday Holiday'' (2017) and '' Soorarai Po ...

Kalabhavan Shajohn Shaji John, professionally credited by his stage name Kalabhavan Shajohn is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. Making his debut in 199 ...

Harish Uthaman Harish Uthaman (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He made his début portraying the lead role in '' Tha'' (2010), before playing villains in '' Gouravam'', '' Pandiya Naadu'', '' M ...

, Siddique,

Chandunath G Nair Chandunath G. Nair, professionally credited as Chandhunadh, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. Early life His father retired as a forest range officer and mother was a Hindi language professor at University of Kerala. Chandhun ...

Jaffar Idukki Jaffar Idukki is an Indian actor, impressionist, and comedian, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. Started his career with the 2007 film '' Kaiyoppu'', he has acted in about hundred films and has performed in a number of comedy st ...

, Siddharth Menon. The film's music was composed by

Hesham Abdul Wahab Hesham Abdul Wahab (born 14 October 1990) is an Indian music director, music producer, singer and audio engineer. Best known for his compositions for the soundtrack of the 2022 Malayalam film ''Hridayam'' and the music album ''Qadham Badha'' ( ...

. The film released to mixed to positive reviews.

Plot

Home Minister Varkala Dinesan is about to go on a foreign tour. Then he sees in the news that in

Santhanpara Santhanpara is a village in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining ...

crayon factory strike, that the police led by CI Karunan attacked a peaceful protesting mob. At that time SP Ilavarasan comes there and Minister inquires about the Santhanpara issue, but he says that it is not a big problem,the police attacked only for self defense and it is all people's misunderstandings. SP is very loyal to the minister, he Sees the minister gets irritated by mosquito bites, the SP calls the pest controller, he slaps and also warned him not to be repeated. Then he happily sent the minister on his way. While traveling in an abus, Janaki suddenly remembers past events. Janaki is a doctor who is in love with Ashwin, a wild photographer. Meanwhile, she gives him a smart phone as a gift. Both their families aren't against their will. Then, someone takes away Ashwin's bike. But the police find the bike and Ashwin's friend Vivek asks him on the phone why he didn't even thank the CI. He tells Janaki that there is nothing to thank, it is his duty and for the bribe. Suddenly she gets shocked and wakes up from her old memory. Then she gets off the bus and reaches the nearest police station.Janaki tells them that she wants to meet the CI and doesn't tell them why. When they ask again and again, she tells them that she killed and buried his friend..

Cast

as Dr.Janaki Ganesh *

as SP Ilavarasan *

as CI Karunan a.k.a Kakka Karunan * Siddique as Home Minister Varkala Dineshan *

as SI Prashanth Varma *

as Paster Prakashan * Siddharth Menon as Ashwin

Music

The music of the film is directed by

and lyrics is done by

Vinayak Sasikumar Vinayak Sasikumar (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema. Personal life He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to S. Sasikumar and Asha Sasikumar. At the age of 12, he started writing poetry. Later, he moved to ...

References

{{reflist Indian crime thriller films 2020s Malayalam-language films