''Live'' is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language

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written and directed by VK Prakash. The film stars

Mamta Mohandas Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer of Malayalam film industry, she has also worked in Tamil and Telugu productions. She has acted in more than 50 films and won several accolades including two Filmfare Awar ...

Soubin Shahir Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor and director who works in Malayalam cinema. He began his film career as an assistant director in 2003 and worked under several directors. Soubin made his acting debut in 2013 with a suppo ...

Shine Tom Chacko Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. ''Gaddama''. ...

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, and Reshmi Soman. The film is produced Darppan Bangejja and Nitin Kumar under the banner of Films 24. The film was released on 26 May 2023.

Plot

Anna is the victim of a fake news. She joins forces with Dr. Amala, who's also facing cyber harassment. And they both come together to fight against the media mafia.

Cast

as Dr Amala Sriram *

as Sriram *

as Sam John Vakathanam *

as Anna *

Krishna Praba Krishna Praba is an Indian actress and professional dancer who chiefly appears in Malayalam films. She made her entry into the film industry with the film ''Madampi'' (2008), directed by B. Unnikrishnan. She played the character Mollykutty i ...

* Reshmi Soman as Dr Nikhila

Production

The first look poster of the film was released on 16 March 2023.Later trailer was released and the production team announced that the film will be release on release on May 12and the film was postponed to 26 May 2023.

Reception

Swathi P Ajith of '' Onmanorama'' wrote that "However, considering the significant theme it presents, Live can still be considered a must-watch.". Anandu Suresh of '' IndianExpress.com'' gave two stars out of five and wrote that "In short, Live joins the ranks of other Malayalam films that, despite attempting to tackle a socially relevant subject, fail to grasp its true purpose." Vignesh Madhu of 1.5 our 5 rating and stated that "Shine Tom Chacko's lively act is the only saving grace in this well-intentioned but ineffective film". S.R.Praveen of ''

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'' stated that "The makers of ''Live'' seem to have given much thought on the subject they are dealing with, but not much on how they would portray it on-screen. It thus ends up as a weak take on a relevant issue."

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* {{IMDb title, id=23903828 2020s Indian films 2020s Malayalam-language films Films about journalism Films about cyberbullying Films about disinformation