Summary
Three happy-go-lucky friends run a coastal resort till a series of mysterious events leave them worried. The plot thickens when a mentalist named John Don Bosco enters the fray to investigate the possibility of a paranormal entity.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.4
Running time
2 h 7 min
Longer than most comedies, +27 min on the typical 100
typical 100127Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2016
August 12, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
JayasuryaJohn Don Bosco
Aju VargheseDenny Kokken
SharafudheenPriyalal
Govind PadmasooryaShibu Majeed
Shruti RamachandranClara- SMSharanya MenonAmritha
Pearle MaaneySuhanisa
Dharmajan BolgattyYesu- SPSathi PremjiMary / Dakini
Hareesh PeradiPriest
DevanPrincipal of National Law College
Vijay BabuSub-Inspector of Police
Nyla UshaMaya
Arya BabuShalini
Directing · 1
- Ranjith Sankar Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Rafeeq Ahammed Lyricist
Production · 3
- Jayasurya Producer
- Antony Stephen Publicist
- Sajeev Chandiroor Production Executive
Camera · 2
- Jithu Damodar Director of Photography
- Sinat Savier Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- V. Sajan Editor
- Manu Antony Associate Editor
- K. S. Rajasekaran Colorist
Sound · 3
- Anand Madhusoodhanan Music
- Justin Jose Sound Designer
- Vineeth Sreenivasan Playback Singer
Art · 1
- Ajay Mangad Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Sreejith Guruvayur Makeup Artist
- Arun Manohar Costume Designer
- Saritha Jayasurya Costume Designer
Other crew · 3
- Mafia Sasi Stunt Coordinator
- A. S. Dinesh Public Relations
- Manoj Poonkunnam Production Controller
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