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Kaapa Movie Review: Shaji Kailas's gangster drama is a gritty, faithful adaptation

Rating: ( 3.5 / 5).

One of the reasons I'm enamoured by the work of GR Indugopan is the vividness he brings to his scenarios. His stories carry the smell and flavour of the cities where they take place. His characters possess distinct personalities, and the local dialect flows through the pages like poetry. The lightning-fast pacing of his narratives makes it difficult for me to take continuous pauses. I always try to finish them in one sitting. 

Director: Shaji Kailas

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aparna Balamurali, Asif Ali, Anna Ben

It's been a while since I've read Indugopan's Thiruvananthapuram-set novella Shankumukhi , but the principal characters and events were still fresh in my mind before I set out to the theatre. I wasn't too skeptical about Shaji Kailas directing it, given his experience with a gritty, extremely violent gangster drama in 1997 called Asuravamsham . It's a rarity in his filmography. I was a kid back then, and I remember being disturbed by some of the gory portions in it that grown-ups would more easily digest. But this was a phase where I was familiar with almost the entire filmography of Shaji Kailas. For someone who had at that point only seen the more massy films of the director, something like Asurvavamsham, which differed strongly in tone from his other films, was unexpected. So did Shaji Kailas deliver with Kaapa ? That would be a yes!

Here's the thing. For me, it was more important to see the film do justice to Indugopan's story than become an acting exercise. Kaapa is not, after all, trying to be The Godfather or Goodfellas . It's determinedly a commercial entertainer -- the movie more than the book, I would say. It closely follows the source material's plot structure, including the final twists. Of course, we expect some minor 'massy' embellishments, considering this is a big theatrical release fronted by a superstar, Prithviraj, accompanied by three other top names from Malayalam cinema in the lead roles. 

But at its core lies the same spirit we found in the notable Ram Gopal Varma films like Satya , Company , Sarkar , or the Vishal Bhardwaj gangster dramas. I'm not saying Kaapa is on par with those films in finesse and craftsmanship. But it's a fairly enjoyable crime adventure thanks to Prithviraj doing full justice to the character, Kotta Madhu, whose physical description differs from the one in the book. But does that really matter when the actor gets the character's essence right? 

A ferocious and headstrong character, Kotta Madhu deserved an actor of Prithviraj's stature. Madhu is an imposing man who navigates Indugopan's story with the Damocles's Sword hanging over him every second and minute. He knows what his sins are. You get the sense that he would've done things differently had he been given a chance to live his life differently for the second time. And he comes across as someone willing to accept any punishment for his past transgressions. 

This is how Prithviraj plays Kotta Madhu in the film too, and it gets most of my brownie points for getting this portrayal right. He plays him as a man with a tough exterior but tormented by an event that made him the dreaded don that he is today. And we get a brief flashback of this, staged in the film exactly how I imagined it while reading it. It's one of the film's rare emotional high points but done without resorting to melodrama, and one whose after-effects are strongly felt in the present.

As I said earlier, Shaji Kailas and cinematographer Jomon T John stay true to Indugopan's vision. They get the sombre mood of the book right, except, of course, for instances where we get the classic Shaji Kailas moments, some that seem cliched due to our encounter with similar moments in movies we have seen before. Others are welcome because today, we rarely get the massy slo-mo fights or assertive war cries. Like Asuravamsham , it is a Shaji Kailas movie that doesn't look like a Shaji Kailas movie. 

That said, I would've loved to see some nuance exercised in the dialogue delivery, particularly with regard to the khaki-clad supporting cast members, who sound like characters from the weaker movies of Shaji Kailas. These are the areas where the film's energy dips, and I wish the makers invested more time to give us something we have not seen before. Remember the shady cop played by Indrans in Malik? How chilling he was in that! I hoped for a similar directing choice here. Also, when there are names like Aparna Balamurali and Anna Ben, you expect them to do more than what we got in Kaapa . A potential sequel might bring in better things: Kaapa ends with the hint of one while not exactly announcing it.

Dileesh Pothan offers no surprises as Latheef, a newspaperman with his own agenda, and Kotta Madhu's rival. However, being the skilled performer he is, Dileesh is admirably effective at selling us Latheef's intentions. He is not the "villain" of this story. In fact, none of the characters in Kaapa can be called black or white. Grey is the dominant colour. There is someone I would call "idealistic," and that's Asif Ali's Anand, a role that the actor pulls off with considerable ease. 

If Kaapa is supposed to be a poignant meditation on lives altered by violent events, it doesn't quite succeed in stirring our emotions on a deeper level. But, as a cinematic portrait of a way of life, it does. Some express regrets, but there is no going back from a life of crime. Some bravely forge ahead, trapped forever in the cyclical pattern of violence. 

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Kaapa Movie Review: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Unique Gangster Drama Is Brilliant In Flashbacks But Equally Predictable In Present

Kaapa is a very interesting and fresh landscape but falls prey to a predictable narrative.

Star Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Anna Ben, Dileesh Pothan, Aparna Balamurali, and ensemble.

Director: Shaji Kailas

What’s Good: There art of plotting multiple stories in the same landscape and interconnecting it to the main plot is visible and well executed.

What’s Bad: The same main plot that is serviced well from all directions ends up being predictable.

Loo Break: When Prithviraj folds his Mundu for beating the pulp out of goons for the zillionth time. You know he will come out of it without even a crease on his crisp white shirt by the second time.

Watch or Not?: It’s on OTT now and you can give it a try if you feel like it. No pressure!

Language: Malayalam (with subtitles).

Available on: Netflix

Runtime: 133 Minutes

A local Gangster in Thiruvananthapuram Madhu (Prithviraj) is triggered again when an enemy from the past knocks door again. A bag of worms is left wide open and a lot of blood needs to be shed to close it again.

Kaapa Movie Review: Script Analysis

Like Amitabh Bachchan in his era created a prototype Angry Young Man for himself with Salim-Javed , Prithviraj Sukumaran over the past couple of years has made a Man-Child wanting to rule everything with his arrogance and finding redemption most interestingly his prototype. The actor even manages to make it look different everytime, but does that really work when the plot he is given turns out predictable at the most crucial point?

Written by G.R. Indugopan, Kaapa, is a very solid premise. There are multiple interesting things. An eloped goon from a wanted list, a husband who has never even slapped anyone in his most bizarre dream trying to save his mysterious wife from a massive lethal syndicate, a gangster who is evil but somewhere has a human hidden inside him. And much more. There is so much to play with because it is not the staple placement of characters. There is a vulnerability in every corner of this landscape because someone is somebody’s weakness all the time. While the introductions are well sketched it all sums up the present part of the story that becomes highly predictable.

While the biggest weakness of the films that shuffle between present and past is the tone it misses while transitioning into the flashback most of the time, for Kaapa it is the reverse. The flashback sequences in Kaapa are so strong and unique that they raise your expectations from the story on many levels. There is politics, discrimination, the rise of a bad man, and a lot more where it feels like a perfect three-dimensional beautifully surrounded story. Every character has an arc where he gets his/her spotlight.

But turns out only the flashback gets the attention and not the present. The present is as predictable and formulaic as it can be. Every time problem rises, Kotta Madhu folds his Mundu and fights 50 guys single-handedly with his physics-defying punches and kicks without even a single weapon even touching him, forget any scratch or crease on his crisp white shirt. This is so been there seen that after a point that the perfect base set by the strong flashback becomes useless.

Also, why is so less of Anna Ben in the story? She is supposed to be the root cause of the entire saga but we never get to see how and why she eloped in the first place. We know she is innocent, but why is she running then? And why is she not letting her disguise down even once, even when alone?

Kaapa Movie Review: Star Performance

Prithviraj Sukumaran can cakewalk these parts now. The actor has found his niche and is experimenting with it. Though I want to see him experimenting more now, this performance is not bad.

Anna Ben deserves more than this and she doesn’t get much to showcase the calibre she has. Asif Ali on the other hand gets to show his range with a very merry role in hand. So does Aparna Balamurali who flips her entire arc with the amazing climax.

Kaapa Movie Review: Direction, Music

Shaji Kailas as the director is very convinced that Prithviraj indulged in hand-to-hand combat draws audience and he puts a lot of it into the movie. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t got the spark. The flashback scenes have all the spark that a good filmmaker can create.

The music and camera are average and don’t experiment much.

Kaapa Movie Review: The Last Word

Kaapa is a very interesting and fresh landscape but falls prey to a predictable narrative. Watch it for the love of Prithviraj Sukumaran and his Mundu.

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The film explores the dark underbelly of Thiruvananthapuram where rival goondas clash in cold-blooded gang wars to gain dominion over the city's suburbs and slums. The film explores the dark underbelly of Thiruvananthapuram where rival goondas clash in cold-blooded gang wars to gain dominion over the city's suburbs and slums. The film explores the dark underbelly of Thiruvananthapuram where rival goondas clash in cold-blooded gang wars to gain dominion over the city's suburbs and slums.

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When does the cycle of violence and vengeance end? "Never!" answers Shaji Kailas directorial Kaapa. Starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, and Anna Ben in lead roles, the film is a crime action thriller. In the supporting cast, we have Dileesh Pothan, Jagadeesh, and Nandhu at the forefront.

Kaapa follows Asif Ali's Anand, an IT professional, who recently moved to Thiruvananthapuram from Bangalore with his wife Binu Thrikarman. A routine police check in their neighbourhood results in Anand learning that his wife’s name is being included in the KAAPA (Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act) list, a list that includes the names of all the local Gundas. What follows is his desperate attempts at getting his wife’s name cleared from the list, while getting drawn into the local gang war.

Kaapa has all the hallmarks of the type of filmmaking that Shaji Kailas is known for. It is replete with action sequences, political jibes, an overpowered and nearly indestructible male lead, and grey-shade characters. However, there are two big and most welcome differences: the presence of stronger female characters that add some substance and the lack of jarring songs in the screenplay. Those walking into the theatres will be gifted with a movie that meets all their expectations of a Shaji Kailas movie.

What sets Kaapa apart from most gangster dramas is the grey aspects of each character. No one is innocent; everyone has sullied their hands in some crime at some point.

In Prithviraj, we don’t get a self-righteous gangster with a heart of gold. We get a character that knows he is in the wrong, feels guilt for his past actions and is even fed up with his life, but chooses to keep rivalries fresh. And he isn’t alone; his rivals leave no stone unturned to forget peace and opt for violence to further their agenda and exact vengeance.

Inspired by a novella written by G.R. Indugopan, who also wrote dialogues for the film, Kappa marks the second collaboration between Prithviraj and Shaji after Kaduva. And the sophomore outing is certainly better balanced as a film. However, it is not without flaws. For instance, the many action sequences peppered in the film seem tedious after a point, not to mention out of context in certain places.

Given the limited screen time, not all actors had the space to perform their best. Lastly, the film, which started from the perspective of Anand, randomly shifted to Madhu’s (Prithviraj’s character) perspective.

Despite the flaws, convincing performances from Prithviraj, Aparna, Asif, and Jagadeesh make Kaapa worth watching this Christmas weekend. It has everything for a blissful escape from reality while also giving you a tinge of reality.

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'Kaapa' review: A formulaic but largely enjoyable gangster drama

It ticks almost all boxes—slow-mos, stylised action, ultra-close-ups, punch dialogues

One of the movie subgenres that has immense public appeal is gangster drama. The first original in this genre,  The Great Train Robbery , released in 1903, was a silent movie. In the last 120 years, plenty of classics and film movements emerged from this genre in world cinema.

There have been notable films in this genre in Mollywood, too. Still, this is a genre that is still underutilised in Mollywood. The 1980s was arguably the first big decade for gangster films in Mollywood. Films like  Athirathram ,  Rajavinte Makan , and  Irupathaam Nootandu  played a crucial role in creating superstardom for Mammotty and Mohanlal. The early 1990s also had its share of gangster films like  Samrajyam  (1990),  Abhimanyu  (1991), and  Mafia  (1993) that revolved around ports, airports or metro cities like Mumbai or Chennai. However, in the decade’s later half, gangsters gave way to megalomaniac feudal heroes in Mollywood.

In the 2000s, a new-found interest in gangster dramas developed in Mollywood. Films like  Stop Violence ,  Black ,  Big B  and  Chotta Mumbai  presented Kochi as a place of gangs and crime syndicates.  Big B  and  Chotta Mumbai  effectively employed black humour while portraying gang wars and the life of criminals.

Bigger experiments in storyline, narrative and form in this genre happened in the 2010s. Critically-acclaimed films like  Second Show ,  Njan Steve Lopez ,  Kammattipadam ,  Angamaly Diaries  and  Lucifer  got released in this decade. There were also major flops like  Gangster  and  Double Barrel . 

When compared with gangster films of the 2010s, Shaji Kailas’s  Kaapa  is more of a safe-formula film. The film portrays the bloody gang wars in the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.  Kaapa  opens from the perspective of an IT professional, Anand (Asif Ali), who takes a job offer in Thiruvananthapuram. Anand and his wife are expecting their first child. However, a special branch officer from Kerala Police shocks Anand by revealing a secret about his wife and her past. From there, Anand would inadvertently become a pawn in the gang wars between the dreaded gang of Kotta Madhu (Prithviraj Sukumaran) and the rival gang, which is named after Anand's wife, Binu Trivikraman (Anna Ben).

Madhu grows up as a street-smart thug who dares to use even children for violent crimes. He becomes the uncrowned king of the underworld in the city by eliminating the other goons in the city with the help of the police. In the present, he is a white-clad man who is ambitious about his rise as a politician in a red party. This ambition for a political post act as a deterrent for many violent crimes. 

In the expected lines, Kailas glorifies this narcissistic character, employing his age-old cinematic formula for action films—slow-mos, stylised action sequences, ultra-close-ups, and punch dialogues. There are plenty of scenes for fans of Prithviraj to celebrate the raw violence on screen. However, the director also ensures to present Madhu as a character with a gentle and sensitive side—he is selectively sorry about some of his past actions. 

The world of crime  Kaapa  tried to portray is too big for a feature film. The storyline was best suited for a crime drama series. Acclaimed post-modernist writer G.R. Indugopan wrote the screenplay for  Kaapa . The dialogues he wrote for  Kaapa  deserve applause. However, this reviewer felt that Kailas did not succeed in taking the full potential of the script. The twists Indugopan kept for the climax in the script became wet bombs because of too much foreshadowing employed by Kailas in the narrative.

There are a lot of characters who come into the narrative. The narrative follows different characters at different parts of the film. The problem in this approach was that many of the characters, including the main characters played by Prithviraj, Aparana Balamurali, Anna Ben and Jagadeesh, remain half-baked. This approach prevented this reviewer from getting emotionally attached to any character in the narrative. The backstories of these characters were explored via flashbacks or passive mentions in conversations. The film gave a feel of excessive use of flashbacks. It did offer some unexpected shocking moments of violence. However, at those moments where it is most required, it fails to give a shock! Shameer Mohammad’s editing and Kailas's direction fail to save those scenes. While portraying the gang members of Madhu,  Kaapa  followed the goonda stereotypes. 

Even with all these flaws,  Kaapa  ticks most of the tabs to become a box office hit in Mollywood. Prithviraj excels in action sequences, though his dialogue delivery in the Thiruvananthapuram dialect is inconsistent. Jagadeesh once again gives a stellar performance in a character role. He plays the role of Jabbar, the right hand of Madhu. Balamurali gives a decent performance as Madhu's partner. Her character arc is arguably the most interesting one. However, the film fails to give an idea of how crucial she was in forming the gangster Kotta Madhu. This reviewer felt that Anna Ben was a miscast for the role. 

The film’s cinematography was done by Jomon T. John. He gave visuals that suit the aesthetics of Kailas. Dawn Vincent’s music is terrific and at times gave goosebumps. Gangster films are often morality tales: a lot of the films in this genre portray that the success of criminals and their gangs is just temporary and that crime and gang wars have a cyclical nature.  Kaapa  also follows this philosophy and ends with the indication that there are more stories left to be told about the gangsters of Thiruvananthapuram. 

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Kaapa review: A half-boiled gangster film with a magnificent performance by Prithviraj

One of the noteworthy films of director Shaji Kailas, this could have become his best had he focused on the emotional quotient and music.

Published:Dec 23, 2022

Prithviraj Sukumaran is the show-stealer in Shaji Kailas' latest release 'Kaapa'. (PrithviOfficial/twitter)

Loud music & emotionless script play spoilsport!

Kaapa (Malayalam)

• Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, Dileesh Pothan, Jagadish Kumar, Anna Ben, Nandhu, Sajitha Madathil, and Senthil Krishna
• Director: Shaji Kailas
• Production: FEFCA Writers’ Union
• Music: Dawn Vincent
• Runtime: 2 hours 16 minutes
• Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi, and Revathy
• Director: Maneesh Sharma
• Producer: Aditya Chopra
• Music: Pritam Chakraborty
• Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

Kaapa (Goonda Act) is the story of a young couple — Anand and Binu — who shifts to Thiruvananthapuram.

Through a police officer, Anand finds out that his wife’s name is on the list of criminals under the Kaapa/Goonda Act.

A police officer tells him that a notorious gang is after Binu and he should clear the issue with the gang as the first thing to stay in Thiruvananthapuram.

Soon, he gets involved in a violent gang war. What happens to Anand and Binu forms the rest of the story.

The plot is based on GR Indugopan’s book Shankumukhi . A couple of minutes into the film, director Shaji Kailas introduces us to the world of violence.

Good and mediocre at the same time

Kaapa is a major step forward in terms of story as well as making when compared with Kaduva , the director’s previous collaboration with Prithviraj.

The movie is good and mediocre at the same time. There are moments, characters, and developments that are well-written.

For example, the guilt Madhu has for using a boy’s hunger to commit a crime. Then, suddenly, the film falls to mediocre with a loud soundtrack and over-the-top stunt sequence.

More such scenes were needed for viewers to develop a feeling towards the characters. This could have been an absolutely brilliant script.

Notable film of Shaji Kailas, but not his best

Shaji Kailas’ ‘Kaapa’ is one of his notable works. (PrithviOfficial/Twitter)

It is good in places and definitely one of the notable works of Shaji Kailas since Chinthamani Kola Case in 2006.

However, Kaapa is not in his kit of best movies.

With the kind of scenes and wide story, it could have been better. It has a great plot to work with. Strong moments pop up but vanish without much impact.

For example, the relationship Aparna Balamurali has with Asif Ali and Prithviraj. The dimensions among the three characters should have worked more.

It is heavily bogged down by the tight-but-emotionless script and the music tracks.

Had the director concentrated on such portions or the emotional parts, like the boy whom Madhu uses to commit a crime, it would have become a great film.

KOTTA MADHU! 🔥 #KAAPA In theatres now! 😊 pic.twitter.com/pth32zNYh8 — Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial) December 22, 2022

A brilliant Prithviraj, an impressive supporting cast

Prithviraj Sukumaran in ‘Kaapa’. (PrithviOfficial/Twitter)

While all the actors should be praised for giving their best, Prithviraj Sukumaran steals the show as Kotta Madhu.

He is fantastic in the scene where he seeks revenge and kills a goon for murdering his brother.

I am in awe of Prithviraj’s performance in this extremely emotional action sequence!

All the female characters got good screen space. Aparna Balamurali is really convincing as Pramila, the powerful wife of Kotta Madhu. Anna Ben as Binu is also good.

Asif Ali as Anand is too good. Jagadish as Jabbar and Dileesh Pothan got meaty roles and both delivered impressive performances.

What didn’t work?

The colour tone, or the filter used in Kaapa , is not at all impressive.

But the worst part of the movie is the soundtrack and background score composed by Dawn Vincent.

The title sequence started with a bit that was similar to that of KGF , followed by numerous loud tracks till the climax. The noisy background score takes the movie to a lot of places, but it never really goes where it should.

The film would have done wonders with a more serious (less commercial) approach in terms of making and music.

Starring @PrithviOfficial – @Aparnabala2 – #AnnaBen – #AsifAli ICYMI catch the trailer of #KAAPA ▶️ https://t.co/iiZYa3nCrl A #ShajiKailas Movie In cinemas from Dec 22nd! #ShajiKailas #jomontjohn #JinuVAbhraham #SiddharthAnandkumar #dolwinkuriakose #Dileesh #DawnVincent pic.twitter.com/OwuHJRFkBS — Saregama South (@saregamasouth) December 14, 2022

All said, what saves Kaapa is Prithviraj’s magnificent on-screen presence as the brutal Kotta Madhu, and the almost all-star ensemble cast that pops up in supporting roles throughout the film.

The movie ends leaving a few auxiliary verbs like would have, could have, and should have. In all, Kaapa is a half-boiled gangster flick that still tastes good.

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Kaapa Movie Review: This Prithviraj gangster drama is a different attempt from Shaji Kailas

Director shaji kailas's kaapa, starring prithviraj, asif ali and anna ben, is a gangster drama done differently. the film, however, has its own share of flaws, says our review..

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• Kaapa hit the theatres on December 22.
• The film is directed by Shaji Kailas.
• Prithviraj, Asif Ali, Anna Ben and Aparna Balamurali play lead roles in the film.

Release Date: 22 Dec, 2022

As the movie starts off, we are introduced to a married couple, Anand (Asif Ali) and Biju (Anna Ben), who shift from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram. Anand then finds his wife’s name in the Kerala Anti-social Activities Prevention Act because of news stories that carried her name along with crimes she allegedly committed. He then tries to clear her name, claiming she is innocent, and seeks out Kotta Madhu (Prithviraj), the city’s leading gangster, for help. Anand then meets Madhu’s wife Prameela (Aparna Balamurali) and pleads for her help. It is after this that Anand inadvertently gets caught up between the local gang wars.

Set in Thiruvananthapuram, the movie revolves around the local gangsters and rivalries in the city. Kaapa is taken from Anand’s perspective but it’s not consistent throughout the film. We are drawn into Madhu’s world and the second half becomes tedious. The climax twist is also predictable.

Kotta Madhu reminds us of a sophisticated 90s gangster, who eventually turns politician. As arrogant and ruthless as Madhu is, we also learn that he has a heart. The scenes between a younger Madhu and the small boy show his softer side, but we never get to know who Madhu really is and what his motivations are. He is plagued by constant guilt, an emotion which we repeatedly see in the film. And that is also his downfall.

Kaapa sees Prithviraj join hands with director Shaji Kailas once again after Kaduva, which was a hit. Kaduva, however, received mixed reviews. And Kaapa is better than Kaduva. This movie was inspired by writer G R Indugopan’s novella about Kaapa. Indugopan wrote the dialogues for the film. Shaji Kailas, who is known for his mass local films, attempted to make a dark gangster drama with Kaapa and succeeded for the most part.

With regards to the supporting cast, there are exceptional actors like Asif Ali, Dileepan Pathan, Jagadish, Aparna Balamurali, Anna Ben. Prithviraj's act is flawless, but Asif Ali doesn’t look too comfortable as Anand. Not all of them are able to show off their acting prowess due to limited screen time.

The cinematography by Sanu John Varughese and music by Justin Varghese are some of the highlights in this film.

Kaapa is one of the better films from Prithviraj this year, among the six releases he had. Those going to watch Kaapa for Shaji Kailas and Prithviraj must go with an open mind for a new experience.

3 out of 5 stars for Kaapa. Published By: K Janani Published On: Dec 22, 2022 --- ENDS --- ALSO READ | Prithviraj Sukumaran believes Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan will end Bollywood's dry spell. Watch

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Kaapa is a 2022 Indian movie directed by Shaji Kailas starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aparna Balamurali, Asif Ali and Anna Ben. The feature film is produced by Dolwin Kuriakose, Jinu V Abhraham and Dileesh Nair and the music composed by Dawn Vincent.

Director: Shaji Kailas Producers: Dolwin Kuriakose, Jinu V Abhraham, Dileesh Nair Music Director: Dawn Vincent Sound Designer: Sync Cinema Cinematographer: Jomon T. John Editor: Shameer Muhammed Art Designer: Dileep Nath Screenplay Writer: G R Indugopan Dialogue Writer: G R Indugopan Original Story Writer: G R Indugopan