Romancham

Romancham
Directed byJithu Madhavan
Written byJithu Madhavan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySanu Thahir
Edited byKiran Das
Music bySushin Shyam
Production
companies
John Paul George Productions
Guppy Films
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)[1]
Running time
129 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budgetest. ₹1.75−3 crore[3][4]
Box officeest. ₹70 crore[5]

Romancham (transl. Goosebump) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy horror film directed by Jithu Madhavan in his directorial debut and produced by Johnpaul George, Girish Gangadharan and Joby George under the banner of Guppy Films and Johnpaul George Productions. Based on a real life incident faced by the director and his friends during their college days, the film stars Soubin Shahir, Arjun Ashokan, Sajin Gopu, Siju Sunny, Abin Bino, Anantharaman Ajay and Afsal P.H.[6] Set in Bangalore, the plot revolves around seven unmarried men and their usage of an Ouija board, which leads to various subsequent events. The music was composed by Sushin Shyam, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Sanu Thahir and Kiran Das.

Romancham was released on 3 February 2023. This movie was a blockbuster and was the fifth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2023. The film is being remade in Hindi as Kapkapiii.[7][8][9]

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  3. ^ "'Romancham' box office collection: Soubin Shahir's horror comedy film is all set to cross Rs 50 crores". The Times of India. 25 February 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "'Romancham' box office collection: Soubin Shahir starrer crosses Rs 25 crores". The Times of India. 20 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2018 box office collection Day 3: Jude Anthany Joseph film marches ahead breaking all records, rakes in Rs 4.01 cr on Sunday". 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ ഈ സിനിമയ്ക്കായി ജീവിതവും കരിയറുമെല്ലാം പണയത്തിലായി: രോമാഞ്ചം നിർമാതാവ് ജോൺപോൾ പറയുന്നു [Life and career on the line for this film: Says Romancham producer John Paul]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam).
  7. ^ "'Romancham': Reason why the film is a unique horror thriller in Mollywood". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "50-ാം ദിവസവും കേരളത്തിലെ 107 തിയറ്ററുകളില്‍! 'രോമാഞ്ചം' ഇതുവരെ നേടിയത്". www.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Shreyas Talpade And Tusshar Kapoor In A Spook Fest". NDTV.