Kali (film)

Kali
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySameer Thahir
Written byRajesh Gopinadhan
Produced byAshiq Usman
Shyju Khalid
Sameer Thahir
StarringDulquer Salmaan
Sai Pallavi
CinematographyGireesh Gangadharan
Edited byVivek Harshan
Music byGopi Sundar
Production
company
Hand Made Films
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kali (transl. Aggression) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic action thriller film directed and co-produced by Sameer Thahir. It stars Dulquer Salmaan and Sai Pallavi in lead roles.[2][3] It is the second collaboration of Thahir and Salmaan, after Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013).[4]

The film was shot in Kochi, Vagamon, Athirappilly, Masinagudi, and Gudalur.[5]

Kali was released on 26 March 2016 to critical and commercial success.[6] It has since been remade in Kannada as Kidi and in Marathi as Circuitt.[7] The film was dubbed and released into Telugu as Hey Pillagada in November 2017.[8]

  1. ^ "Kali". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Akhila Menon (23 December 2015). "Dulquer Salmaan-Sai Pallavi Starrer Titled 'Kali'".
  3. ^ "Malayalam movie starring Dulquer Salmaan and Sai Pallavi is titled as 'Kali'". Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ Anu James (16 November 2015). "Shooting of Dulquer Salmaan-Sai Pallavi's upcoming Sameer Thahir film begins".
  5. ^ Sachin Jose (21 October 2015). "Sai Pallavi aka Malar to play lead opposite Dulquer Salmaan in Sameer Thahir film".
  6. ^ Anu James (29 January 2016). "Dulquer Salmaan-Sai Pallavi's 'Kali' to be released in March".
  7. ^ "'Kidi' is the Kannada remake of Dulquer's 'Kali'". 29 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Sekhar Kammula releases logo of Dulquer Sai Pallavi Hey Pillagada - Telugu Movie News - IndiaGlitz". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.