''Edakkad Battalion 06'' is an Indian

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-language action drama film directed by Swapnesh K. Nair, written by

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, and produced by Shrikant Bhasi, Tomas Joseph Pattathanam and Jayant Mammen under the banner of Ruby Films. Starring an

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and Abu Salim, the film is inspired by a true story. The filming began in May 2019. The film was released on 18 October 2019.

Synopsis

Shafeek's father wanted him to become a chef, but he chose to serve his country ,India ,instead. On his annual leave from work, Shafeek, now a young soldier, must deal with his family, his bride to be and a gang involved in illegal activities .

Cast

as Captain Shafeeq Muhammad *

as Naina Fathima * Shalu Rahim as Ashokan, Dineshan's Son * Jitin Puthanchery as Prince * Karthik Vishnu as Roopesh * Shankar Induchoodan as Nanku * P Balachandran as Muhammad Kutti *

as Surayya Muhammed Kutti (Member) *

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as Ummer, Shafeek's Brother in Law *

Divya Pillai Divya Pillai is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She debuted in the 2015 film ''Ayal Njanalla'', it was followed by '' Oozham'' in 2016. Early life Divya was born to a Malayali family. Born and brought up in Dubai, UAE, she bega ...

as Sameera, Shafeek's Sister *

Sarasa Balussery Sarasa Balussery is a stage actress in Kerala and a film actress in Malayalam cinema. Her films include ''Sudani from Nigeria'' (2018), ''Virus'' (2019), '' Thirike'' (2021) and ''Dakini'' (2018). She became more popular after she was cast i ...

as Thithummachi, Shafeek's Father's Sister *

as Basheer, Naina Fathima Father * Uma Nair as Seenath Basheer, Naina Fathima Mother *

Nirmal Palazhi Nirmal Palazhi (born in Kozhikode, Kerala) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry known for his work on Puthan Panam, Diwanji Moola Grand Prix and Ira. Personal life Nirmal was born and settled in Ko ...

as Shankaran * Anjali Nair as Shankaran's Sister *

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as Shankaran's Mother *

Malavika Menon Malavika Menon (born 6 March 1998) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films mainly in supporting roles. She made her career debut in 2012 with the film ''916 (film), 916''. She went on to play ...

as Shalini, Shankaran's Sister *

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as Santhosh, School NCC Master *

as Police Constable Dineshan * Dheeraj Denny * Sibi K Thomas * Jithin Premnath *

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as Villager * Abu Salim *

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack composed by Kailas Menon with lyrics written by B K Harinarayanan. For "Shehnai Song" the lyrics are by

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Release

The film was released on 18 October 2019.

Reception

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'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Edakkad Battalion 06 comes as a widely stretched out tribute to the brave martyrs of the land. The gravity and effect of martyrdom plays out in the last 10 minutes of the movie, which is by far the only part that manages to incite an emotion." ''

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'' gave 2.5 and wrote, "With an average script, the story meanders along without a definite direction for most parts here. Perhaps the whole effort was to take it to the climax where there is a wafer thin plot." ''

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'' gave 2 out of 5 and wrote, "barring two notably tense moments in the first half—a daring rescue operation (involving fire) and a fight scene (involving water)—Edakkad Battalion fails to make us feel anything in other segments."

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*{{IMDb title, id=tt10218838 2019 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2019 action drama films Indian action drama films Films shot in Kozhikode Indian Army in films Films scored by Kailas Menon