''Kochaal'' is 2022 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

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directed by Shyam Mohan and produced by Sierra Talkies. It stars

Krishna Shankar S. V. Krishna Sankar is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. His notable films include '' Neram'' (2013), ''Premam'' (2015), ''Marubhoomiyile Aana'' (2016) and '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' (2017). Career Krishna Sha ...

Murali Gopy Muralikrishnan Gopynathan Nair, professionally credited as Murali Gopy, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, journalist, author, and music composer who works in Malayalam films. He has written films such as '' Ee Aduth ...

Indrans K. Surendran (born 16 March 1956), better known by his stage name Indrans, is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough ...

, and

Shine Tom Chacko Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal ...

in lead roles.

Cast

as CPO Sreekuttan *

as DYSP Simon Thomas *

as Senior CPO Poulose *

as Pinker Babu *

Arya Salim Arya Salim is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in 2017 with the Malayalam film '' Thrissivaperoor Kliptham'' directed by Ratheish Kumar. She appeared in '' Ee.Ma.Yau.'', ''Thamaasha'', '' Aarkkariyam'', ' ...

as Nisha *

Zeenath Zeenath A. P. (born 29 December 1964) is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She was a prominent supporting actress during the 1990s in the Malayalam film industry. Background Zeenath married Malayalam drama director and producer K. T. Mu ...

as Mariyamma *

Vijayaraghavan Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known mononymously as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his character roles. He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. Early life and f ...

as Paily * Gokulan as SCPO *

Chembil Ashokan Chembil Ashokan is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. He has appeared in various roles in Malayalam cinema including '' Money Ratnam'' (2014). Early life and career Ashokan is from Chempu near Vaikom and was a neighbor of Mammootty. He ...

* Assim Jamal *

Nishanth Sagar Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar , is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in over 50 films. Career Nishant Sagar made his Malayala ...

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