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| Directed by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan Joël Farges |
| Starring | Oduvil Unnikrishnan Sukumari |
| Cinematography | Mankada Ravi Varma Sunny Joseph |
| Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
| Music by | Ilayaraaja |
| Distributed by | Adoor Gopalakrishnan Productions Artcam International Les Films du Paradoxe |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Nizhalkuthu (English: Shadow Kill, French: Le Serviteur de Kali) is a 2002 Indian film in Malayalam directed, written and co-produced by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The film explores the recesses of the human consciousness. It stars Oduvil Unnikrishnan in the lead with actors Narain, Murali, Sukumari, Reeja, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Jagathi Sreekumar and Tara Kalyan in supporting roles. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section and received critical acclaim. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the festival.