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

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

Cast

* Sunny Wayne as Christy *

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Soundtrack

Music by

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. 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 *"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

{{Reflist 2015 films Malayalam films remade in other languages