Malikappuram

Malikappuram
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVishnu Sasi Shankar
Written byAbhilash Pillai
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byMammootty
CinematographyVishnu Narayanan
Edited byShameer Muhammed
Music byRanjin Raj
Production
companies
Kavya Film Company
Aan Mega Media
Distributed by
Release date
  • 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)[1]
Running time
120 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹3.5 crore[3]
Box officeest.₹53 crore[4]

Malikappuram is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action adventure drama film directed by Vishnu Sasi Shankar and written by Abhilash Pillai. The film stars Unni Mukundan alongside Deva Nandha, Sreepath, Alphy Panjikaran, Sampath Ram, Saiju Kurup, Ramesh Pisharody, T. G. Ravi, Sreejith Ravi, Manoj K. Jayan, and Renji Panicker in supporting roles.[5] The plot centres around Kallu, an eight-year-old girl who is a devotee of Ayyappan and desires to visit Sabarimala Temple.

The principal photography commenced in September 2022 and the film was wrapped up in November 2022. The film was shot in places like Konni, Kalleli, Lahai, Pamba, Erumely andSabarimala Temple. The cinematography was done by Vishnu Narayanan, with editing handled by Shameer Muhammed. Ranjin Raj composed the soundtrack for the film.

Malikappuram was released theatrically on 30 December 2022 and received positive reviews from critics[1] and emerged as a box office success, becoming the highest grosser in Unni Mukundan's career. It was featured at the 54th IFFI Indian panorama section.[6]

  1. ^ a b "'Malikappuram' Twitter review: Netizens call the Unni Mukundan starrer 'Mollywood's 'Kantara'". Times of India. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Malikappuram". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ "'Malikappuram' box office collection: Unni Mukundan starrer enters the 100- crore club". The Times of India. 22 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 - IMDB Malayalam Movies Box office Collection". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Unni Mukundan's next 'Malikappuram' starts rolling". The Times of India. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Indian Panorama 2023 Announces Official Selection for 54th IFFI, 2023". Press Information Bureau. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via press release.