Summary
Early 2010s. A routine Kerala Police inquiry in the quiet village of Kottayikonam takes an unexpected turn when a trail of seemingly minor clues unravels into a string of disturbing cases. The investigation soon crosses into Tamil Nadu, revealing unsolved mysteries that have lingered for years.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
IMDb7.2
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.3/5
Running time
2 h 24 min
Longer than 9 in 10 crime movies, +38 min on the typical 106
typical 106144Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2025
December 5, 2025
Last year
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more25 people
- VinayakanJayakrishnan
- MammoottyStanley Das
- Gibin GopinathAnand
- Rajisha VijayanDivya
- Shruti RamachandranDeepa
- KunchanGeorge
- Biju PappanThomas K.
- Megha ThomasSindhu
Malavika MenonBabitha
Gayatri ArunShiny
Azees NedumangadCI Babu Vijayan- ADAravind DeepuVimal
Bibin PerumbilliYusuf
Dhanya AnanyaAbhija
Catherine Maria JamesMridula- ASAbee SuhanaVimala
- NNNP NisaVidhya
- SFSidhi FathimaHasini
Mullai ArasiPooja- PVParassala VijayanPoojari
Vijay MuthuSI Dandapandi- VSVyshnavi SaikumarAnagha
Kollam ThulasiJames
Sudhi KozhikodeAnagha's Brother in Law
Directing · 3
- Jithin K Jose Director, Writer, Story, Lyricist
- Vishnu P Balan Assistant Director
- Sethu Lal B Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Jishnu Sreekumar Story, Writer
- Vinayak Sasikumar Lyricist
- Haritha Haribabu Lyricist
Production · 8
- George Sebastian Executive Producer, Makeup Artist
- Mammootty Producer
- Akhil Puthuppally Production Manager
- Raju Aroma Production Executive
- Mansoor Kunjumon Production Manager
- Avusepachan Philip Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Faisal Ali Director of Photography
- Nidad K.N Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Praveen Prabhakar Editor
- Akshay Krishna B Associate Editor
- Liju Prabhakar Colorist
Sound · 5
- Mujeeb Majeed Original Music Composer
- Kishan Mohan Sound Designer
- Sindhu Dalson Playback Singer
- Sreerag Bharathan Playback Singer
- Rahoof SR Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Shajie Naduvil Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Abhijith C Costume Designer
- Amal Chandran Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Action Sandhosh Stunts
- Vaisakh c vadakkeveedu Public Relations
- Aroma Mohan Production Controller
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