''Puzhikkadakan'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by newcome Gireesh Nair and starring Chemban Vinod Jose and

Dhanya Balakrishna Dhanya Balakrishna (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian actress who has appeared mostly in Telugu films along with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. After making her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's ''7aum Arivu'' (2011), she appeared in ventures in ...

in lead roles.

Cast

* Chemban Vinod Jose as Samuel *

as Anna *

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born August 1978) is an Indian actor, distributor, Sponsor, Model, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist, who works in the Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a N ...

as a district collector *

Maala Parvathy Parvathi T., also known as Maala Parvathi, is an Indian actress, who appears in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu films Personal life Parvathi was born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Adv C. V. Thrivikraman and gynaecologist Dr K. Lalitha. She complete ...

as Thresyamma, Samuel's mother * Alencier Ley Lopez as Koshy * Sudhi Koppa as O. Santhan *

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 Sebastian / Seban *

Aswathy Sreekanth Aswathy Sreekanth is an Indian television actress, television host, writer and YouTuber from Kerala. She is best known for her portrayal of Asha Uthaman in '' Chakkappazham''. She received the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2020 ...

as TV presenter * Gokulan as Manoj

Production

The movie is based on real life events. Chemban Vinod Jose plays the lead character of an army sergeant while

and Mala Parvathy play his wife and mother, respectively.

plays the role of a collector in the film and his role is based on Sriram Venkitaraman. The trailer release in November and generated publicity due to its satire. The movie discusses the degrading quality of some of India's roads. The film released on 29 November.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ranjith Meleppat, Ajay Joseph, and

Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films, documentaries, short films and television commercials. He has composed for more than 150 feature films, several documentaries and televisi ...

. Meleppat composed three songs while Ajay Joseph and Bijibal each composed one song, respectively. *''Note: all songs are composed by Ranjith Meleppat, except where indicated.''

Release

''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "The film tackles the relevant topic emotionally and is sure to make the audience think, especially with its characters who are relatable laymen".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 10692590 Indian romantic drama films 2019 romantic drama films 2019 films