''Kochaal'' is 2022 Indian action film in the Malayalam language, directed by Shyam Mohan. It features

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, and

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in lead roles. It was produced by Sierra Talkies.

Cast

as CPO Sreekuttan. *

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Simon Thomas. *

as Senior CPO Poulose. *

as Pinker Babu. *

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as Paily. * Gokulan as SCPO.

Production

The puja function of the film was held in

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.The film shooting started in December 2019 but postponed due to the

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pandemic. The teaser and trailer was released prior to the main release of the film.

Release

The film was released on 10 June 2022 in theatres and the film streamed in

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on 27 November 2022.

Reception

Vinod Nair, a critic of

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, gave the film 3 stars out of 5, stating that "Shyam Mohan’s direction is lacking is creating nowiki/>sic">sic.html" ;"title="nowiki/>sic">nowiki/>sica full picture of the protagonist’s life, his family, romance etc, and so the character isn’t memorable and you don’t sympathise or empathise with him". A critic from ''Indian Express'' stated that "Jomon Thomas' visuals add to the enjoyment level of the film". Critics of the Manorama Online gave mixed reviews. A Times Internet critic also 3 gave the film stars out of 5, commenting that "The film is doing justice to the audience".

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* {{imdb title, 20836390 2020s Malayalam-language films Indian action films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic