''Saradhi'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller directed by Gopalan Manoj and starring

Sunny Wayne Sujith Unnikrishnan (born 19 August 1983), known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in second lead to supporting roles. He made his acting debut in ''Second Show'' (2012), in which Dulqu ...

and

Vinutha Lal Vinutha Lal (born Aswathy Lal) is an Indian actress and model known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2014 she starred in Parankimala a remake of the 1981 Malayalam film of the same name, Vinutha has appeared in the mundu The mund ...

. This film inspired the Tamil film '' Sei'' (2018).

Plot

An ambulance driver receives an unexpected call to transport a deceased body and grieving family members to a distant location. As he embarks on the journey, he discovers that the situation is not as straightforward as it seems. Faced with a dilemma, he must make a decision - to flee or to confront the mysterious circumstances unfolding before him.

Cast

as Christy *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such a ...

Madhupal Madhupal Kannambathu is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Madhupal made his acting debut with '' Kashmeeram'' in 1994 and his directorial debut with '' Thalappavu'' (2008), which was about Arikkad Varghe ...

* Vishnu G Raghav

Soundtrack

Music by Gopi Sunder. In a soundtrack album review, ''The Times of India'' stated that "Saaradhi is no extraordinary album but has its musical moments through the first two songs, and the album is worth grabbing". *"Mazhamukile" - Najim Arshad, Mridula Warrier *"Kuthu Kuthu" -

Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram (' Mohan; born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 3500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali ...

*"Munne Munne" - Gopi Sunder.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' opined that "Despite its inconsistent pace, Saradhi is watchable and can be quite gripping at times. Sunny Wayne as an ambulance driver transporting corpses pulls off an amazing performance in this crime thriller". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Saaradhi makes an effort to be different but ends up being a run-of-the-mill affair". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "The attempt is to present things in a serious way but what this thriller manages is to bore you to death".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, qid=Q50819322, id=tt4699988 2015 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films scored by Gopi Sundar