''Shikhamani'' is 2016 Indian

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-language

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thriller film produced by K.K. Rajagopal under the banner of Sreeraj Cinema and directed by Vinod Guruvayoor. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. The film was released on 29 March 2016.

Plot

Shikhamani is an efficient railway gang-man who serves at the station which lies close to the Korangini forests. He knows each and every corner of the forest and helps the railways by clearing the obstacles that falls on the railway tracks that runs through the thick forests. Unexpectedly, a girl named Devika Raghavendra, a wanted terrorist gets injured and trapped in the Korangini forest. When Shikhamani finds her on the railtrack during his regular patrolling, she opens up before him. Eventually, he joins her side and tries to save her from the forest.

Cast

as Devika Raghavendra *

as anti-terrorist squadron leader * Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor), Sai Kumar *

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* Noby Marcose * Shaju *

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* Balaji Sarma * Anjana Appukkuttan * Chinnu Kuruvila

Music

Debutant Sudeep Palanad composed the

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album for the film with lyrics written by

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. The audio was released on 30 March 2016, on the label of

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Critical reception

Veeyen for ' commented, "Granted that the film talks of social issues that make criminals out of innocent young men and women, and the aftermath of an economic imbalance that without doubt prevails. But ''Shikhamani'' is a bummer of a film that leaves a series of disappointments in its wake".

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