''Prakashan Parakkatte'' () is a 2022 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language

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film directed by Shahad Nilambur and written by

Dhyan Sreenivasan Dhyan Sreenivasan (born 20 December 1988) is an Indian actor, and film director who works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with ''Thira'' (2013), directed by his elder brother Vineeth Sreenivasan.

. It stars

Mathew Thomas Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is known for portraying Franky in his debut movie '' Kumbalangi Nights'', Jaison in ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' and Jomon in ''Jo and Jo''. Early life ...

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'', star ...

Nisha Sarang Nisha Sarang (born 2 July 1970) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television serials. She is best known for playing the character of Neelima in the TV sitcom ''Uppum Mulakum'', broadcast on Flowers. She won the Kerala State ...

Saiju Kurup Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in ''Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he h ...

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...

, Malavika Manoj and

Sreejith Ravi Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Subhad ...

. Rathin Radhakrishnan edits the film while Guruprasad handles the cinematography.

Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam cinema. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film ''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny Antony. He g ...

composes the original songs and

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. The film is produced by Aju Varghese and

Visakh Subramaniam Visakh Subramaniam is an Indian film producer, distributor and exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the grandson of P. Subramaniam who founded Merryland Studio, the second film studio in Kerala. He currently owns Merryland ...

under Funtasic Films in association with Tinu Thomas ' Hit Makers Entertainments. The film also marks the debut of 5 year old Ritunjay, son of actor

and grandson of actor

T. G. Ravi T. G. Ravindranathan (born 16 May 1944), popularly known as T. G. Ravi, is an Indian actor, mainly noted for his roles as a villain in Malayalam cinema. He along with Balan K. Nair played most of the negative roles in Malayalam cinema during t ...

. The film was released in theatres on 17 June 2022.

Premise

Dasan son of Prakashan is a 12th standard student who is a habitual absentee at his school. Instead of going to classes he roams around town with his close friend Anwar. He feels disillusioned with his family when they celebrate his little brother Akhil's successes and birthday. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Neethu and pursues that relationship. Carelessness from Dasan causes his brother a near-fatal accident. This and his failure in final exam cause changes in the way he carried on with his life.

Cast

as Das Prakashan, Prakashan's older son *

as Prakashan *

as Latha, Prakashan's wife * Malavika Manoj as Neethu * Govind V Pai as Anwar *

as Kuttan (aka Kozhi Kuttan) *

as Musthafa (Cameo appearance) *

as Suni Maash (aka Passion Suni) *

as Sakhavu Raghavan * Ritunjay Sreejith as Akhil Prakashan, Prakashan's younger son * Nithin Sabu as Vinu, Prakashan's sister's son * Stevin Biju as guest role

Production

The film was announced on 14 November 2020 on children's day as the movie followed the dreams of a young boy.

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

of the film began on 18 January 2021 at

Poovaranthode Poovaranthode is a small village located in Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. As a hilltop village, it is one of the coolest places in the Malabar region. Poovaranthode has a generally humid tropical climate with a very hot season extending fr ...

, Aanakkampoyil and Kozhikode city. The filming was completed on 16 February 2021.

Release

The film released in theatres on 17 June 2022.

Home media

The post-theatrical streaming rights of the film was bought by

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and the satellite rights of the film was bought by

Zee Keralam Zee Keralam is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 26 November 2018 and it is ZEE's fifth channel in the southern region. The channel is h ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 13459376, Prakashan Parakkatte Films shot in Kozhikode Indian family films 2020s Malayalam-language films