''Kotthu'' () is a 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

political thriller film Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. The branch of social science that studies poli ...

directed by

Sibi Malayil Sibi (; ;) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city serves as the administrative headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hin ...

and written by Hemanth Kumar. It was produced by

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and P. M. Sasidharan. The film stars Asif Ali,

Nikhila Vimal Nikhila Vimal is an Indian actress who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu films. After appearing in a minor role as child artist in '' Bhagyadevatha'' (2009), she made her debut as a leading actress in '' Love ...

Roshan Mathew Roshan Mathew (born 22 March 1992) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil films. He began his career with numerous theatre productions based in Chennai and Mumbai. These include ''The Glass Menagerie'' directed by Rajit Kap ...

, and

Sreelakshmi Sreelekshmi is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam-language films and television serials. She has won three Kerala state Awards, two Best Actress and one Second Best Actress. Personal life She was born to Bhaskaran Nair and Rajeswari ...

in important roles. Jakes Bejoy composed the

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, while

Kailas Menon Kailas Menon is an Indian film composer who works predominantly in Malayalam films and commercials. After working as a composer for television commercials for more than a decade, he debuted as a composer in feature films with director Jayaraj's ...

composed the original songs. It also marks the comeback of Sibi Malayil after seven years. The film received mixed reviews and was a

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Plot

Inspired by several real-life incidents, the film tells the life of political party workers from

Northern Kerala North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala's present day Kasaragod and Kannur districts, Mananthavady taluk of the Wayanad district, the taluks of Vatakara and Koyilandy in the Kozhikode district, ...

and their bloodshed to reinvigorate the rebellious nature of the parties and the untouchable party worker status at the cost of lives.

Cast

* Asif Ali as Shanavas (Shanu), a member of the political party KCP(M) *

as Hizana (Hizu), Shanu's wife *

as Sumesh Chandran, Shanu's friend and party member *

as Sadhanandan, the party secretary *

as Ammini, Sumesh's mother *

Vijilesh Karayad Vijilesh Karayad is an Indian actor works in malayalam cinema, known for his performances in ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', '' Varathan'', '' kothth'' and Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi. Early life and career Vijilesh grew up in Karayad, Perambra ...

as Ajith, Shanu's friend *Atul Ram Kumar as Sreejith, Shanu's friend *

Sudev Nair Sudev Nair (born 14 April 1985) is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films along with few Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and English films. He is best known for his performance in '' My Life Partner'' (2014), for ...

as A.S.P Niteesh Mitra *

Sreejith Ravi Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Sub ...

as M. N. Nagendran *

Raghunath Paleri Raghunath Paleri (born 7 February 1954) is an Indian novelist, screenwriter, director and actor from Kerala. Career He has directed three films'' Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare'' (1986), '' Vismayam'' (1998), and ''Kanneerinu Madhuram'' (unreleased); ...

as Hamsa, Hizu's father *

Jitin Puthenchery Jitin Puthenchery (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and assistant director who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of popular Malayalam lyricist and poet Girish Puthenchery. Life and career Jitin wa ...

as Ajmal, Hizu's brother *Hakkim Shajahan as Yousaf *Kottayam Ramesh as Balan Master *Appunni Sasi as the police constable

Production

Principal photography of the film began on 10 October 2020 at

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

following the

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protocols and safety measures. ''Kotthu'' is actor Asif Ali's fourth collaboration with director Sibi Malayil after ''

Apoorvaragam ''Apoorvaragam'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language thriller film written by G. S. Anand and Najeem Koya and directed by Sibi Malayil. The film stars Nishan, Asif Ali, Vinay Forrt, and Nithya Menon. It was released on 16 July 2010 across 42 thea ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Unnam ''Unnam'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Lal (actor), Lal, Asif Ali (actor), Asif Ali and Sreenivasan. The film is an official remake of the 2007 Hindi film ''Johnny Gaddaar'' which itself was an unc ...

''. The first schedule of the filming at Kozhikode was completed on 25 October 2020.

Release

The film was released in theatres on 16 September 2022.

References

External links

* {{Sibi Malayil 2022 films 2022 thriller films Indian political thriller films 2020s political thriller films 2020s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Sibi Malayil Films scored by Kailas Menon Films shot in Kozhikode Films shot in Kannur