''Kotthu'' () is a 2022 Indian

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-language

political thriller film A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle, high stakes and suspense is the core of the story. The genre often forces the audiences to consider and understand the importance of politics. The st ...

directed by

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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 a South Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry and has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Tamil with the film '' Vetrivel'' (2016), playing the role of Latha. She went on to appea ...

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

and

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in important roles.

Jakes Bejoy Jakes Bejoy (born 27 May 1984) is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, but has also worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. He started his film musical career as a singer, i ...

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 7 years. The film received mixed reviews and became a box office average hit.

Plot

Inspired from many real life incidents, the film tells the life of political party workers from

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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, 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 in the Kozhi ...

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

Sudev Nair Sudev Nair is an Indian actor and model working in Malayalam films best known for his performance in the 2014 film ''My Life Partner'', for which he was awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2014. He also starred in the 2019 ...

as A.S.P Niteesh Mitra *

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as M. N. Nagendran *

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as Hamsa, Hizana's father *

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as Ajmal, Hizana'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

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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, Nithya Menon, Vinay Forrt, Abhilash and Hima. It released on 16 July 2010 ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Unnam ''Unnam'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Lal, Asif Ali and Sreenivasan. The film is an official remake of the 2007 Hindi film '' Johnny Gaddaar'' which itself was an uncredited adaptation of the 1 ...

''. 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