''Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'' () is a 2018 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

-language

crime thriller film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Madhupal Madhupal Kannambathu is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. Madhupal made his acting debut with '' Kashmeeram'' in 1994 and his directorial debut with ''Thalappavu'' (2008), which was about Naxal Varghese a ...

and written by Jeevan Job Thomas and produced by V Cinemas International. The film stars

Tovino Thomas Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who prominently works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film ''Prabhuvinte Makkal''. His breakthrough roles were in the films ''ABCD'' (2013), '' 7t ...

Nimisha Sajayan Nimisha Sajayan (born 4 January 1997) is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film '' Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'' directed by Dileesh Pothan. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best A ...

and Anu Sithara in lead roles. It released on 7 November 2018 coinciding with

Deepavali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is on ...

. The film is based on sensational Sundari Amma murder case.

Plot

Ajayan (

) is a timid young man who works in a nearby hotel. He often travels to meet Chenbakam (

Saranya Ponvannan Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's ''Nayakan'' (1987) and went on to play lead roles fr ...

) who runs a catering service and supplies idlis to the hotel where Ajayan is working. He shares a bond with Chenbakam as she treats him like her own son. Ajayan and Jalaja ( Anu Sithara) wish to marry each other. One dark night, a loud noise is heard from Chenbakam's house around 12:30 am. It is found that Chenbakam has been stabbed and she was struggling for her life. Neighbours see a person running from the spot. Chenbakam died on the way to the hospital and police is informed about the incident. For one year, the case did not end and the culprits are not found by the local police. This led to frustration among the public and the case is transferred to the Crime Branch. Pressurized, the crime branch police decided to fix Ajayan as the culprit to solve the case. They created suitable evidences to fix Ajayan as the murderer. Ajayan accepted the crime because of the torture that he had experienced by the police. While in remand, a convict asks him to appeal to the judge to fix a lawyer for him on his side. The court points Hanna (

) as the legal aid for Ajayan. Initially, she hesitates to take the case, but after unraveling the truth behind the case, she shows real interest in it. Hanna proves Ajayan as innocent after a series of investigations and arguments in the court. She won the case against her former senior lawyer, Santosh Narayan (

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Ma ...

Cast

as Ajayan/Ajmal *

as Adv. Hannah Elizabeth * Anu Sithara as Jalaja * Siddique as Bharathan *

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', st ...

as Dr.Suresh Babu *

as Chembaga Ammaal *

Shwetha Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...

as Doctor Reunka Subramaniam * Alencier Ley Lopez as Bhaskaran *

as Adv.Santosh Narayanan * Sreelakshmi as Sheela * Unnimaya Prasad as Adv. Vanaja Prakash * Maala Parvathi as Ajayan' s stepmother * Sujith Shankar as C.I Simon George *

Sibi Thomas Sibi ( Sindhi: سيوي ur, ) is a city situated in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name. Etymology The origin of the town's name is attributed to Rani Sewi, a Hindu la ...

as C.I Praveen Kumar *

Sudheer Karamana Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Karamana Janardanan Nair. Personal life He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karamana ...

Balu Varghese Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005). Early life and Career Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...

as Jinesh * Sridevika as Adv.Anuradha Sreedhar * G. Suresh Kumar as Judge Jayadevan *Manjuvani * Arun as Anwar * V. K. Baiju as Rajeev *

Valsala Menon Valsala Menon (born 1945) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films. She has acted in over 200+ films. Currently she is active in Malayalam television serials. Early life Valsala Menon was born in 1945 to Raman Menon and Devakiyamma in ...

as Hanna's grandmother *

in cameo *Binny Tom as elezabath

Production

Principal photography took place in Vadayar,

Vaikom Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of Vaikom ...

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...

Release

The film released on 8 November 2018.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian thriller films 2018 films 2018 thriller films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub