''Poottu'' ( en, The Lock) is a Malayalam movie directed by

Rajeevnath Rajeevnath is a National Award-winning Malayalam film director. Career Rajeevnath ventured into filmmaking with a short film shot in 16mm camera after finishing his university course. He debuted as a director of feature films with ''Thanal'' ( ...

. The story is based on U. K. Kumaran’s short story, ''Koodaram'' and depicts the life in an apartment complex when the lock system suddenly malfunctions. The movie had its world premiere in Dubai on Saturday, 28 January 2017. Shibu Gangadharan is the associate director of this movie. The film, with around 30 Indian expatriate actors, was shot in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

and Fujeirah and was completed within 13 days. The movie launched its official trailer on 8 March 2017 and announced its theatrical release in April 2017. It was premiered on television on 3 September 2017.

Cast

* Gopan Mavelikara as Shivan * Albert Alex * Sanju Philips as Kiran * Vineetha * Raju Thomas as Jerry * Dipu Chacko as Peter * Kris Iyer as Venu * Shruthi * Kuruvilla John

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* * * * 2010s Malayalam-language films 2017 films Films directed by Rajeevnath {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub