Salute (2022 Indian film)

For the 2022 Taiwanese film, see Salute (2022 Taiwanese film).

Salute
Official release poster
Directed byRosshan Andrrews
Written byBobby-Sanjay
Produced byDulquer Salmaan
Starring
CinematographyAslam K. Purayil
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byJakes Bejoy
Production
company
Distributed bySonyLIV
Release date
  • 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Salute is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film, directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby-Sanjay starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role as a cop.[2][3] Produced by Dulquer Salmaan under his banner Wayfarer Films, the film has Aslam K. Purayil as the cinematographer while A. Sreekar Prasad handles the editing and Santhosh Narayanan was signed on to compose the original background score before being replaced by Jakes Bejoy.[4][5]

The film was scheduled for a theatrical release on the occasion of Sankranti in January 2022, but was indefinitely postponed later due to the rise of Omicron cases in India. Later, it was announced that the film would be skipping the theatrical release and decided for a direct-to-streaming release on SonyLIV.[6][7] It was set to have the world premiere on 18 March 2022, but premiered a day early, on 17 March 2022.[8] The film marks Diana Penty's Malayalam debut. It received positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Salute". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan transforms into a cop in Salute first look; Malayalam action flick to also star Diana Penty". Firstpost. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Dulquer presents first look poster from upcoming film 'Salute'". The News Minute. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ Barretto, Jennifer (8 March 2021). "South Indian actor Dulquer Salmaan shares first look of 'Salute'". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan, Diana Penty starrer Salute first look out, actor aces cop avatar". www.indiatvnews.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ Jha, Lata (13 March 2022). "SonyLIV to premiere Dulquer Salmaan's 'Salute'". Mint. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Father-son duo Mammootty, Dulquer head to OTT with 'Salute' and 'Puzhu'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's 'Salute' To Have A Digital Release". Outlook India. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.