''Siddy'' is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language thriller film, directed by Pious Raj for producer Maheswaran Nandagopal. The film stars Aji John and former International

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in lead roles. The debut directorial is heavily inspired by

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' s Crime and Punishment. Principal photography started in August 2021 and the film will also be dubbed into Tamil.

Summary

''Siddy'' is the journey through the life and mind of a law student who turns into a murderer.

Cast

*Aji John *

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*Rajesh Sharma *Akshaya Udayakumar *Haritha Haridas *Venu Nariyapuram *Harikrishnan *Madhu Vibhakar *Divya Gopinath *Thanuja Karthik *Swapna Pillai

Production

Pious Raj, an advertisement films director, inspired by

' s Crime and Punishment, launched himself as director as Maheswaran Nandagopal bankrolled the project. Former International

and actor

was signed for an important role along with Aji John, an actor as well as director who has helmed '' Hotel California''. Composer Ramesh Narayan who does only selective films was signed for the film with Karthik S.Nair, an associate of Ravi Varman as cinematographer. The film began the shooting at the time of second phase lockdown at the locations of

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, Vizhinjam harbour and

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. Ramesh Narayan said that he signed the film, as the director wanted him to use Hindustani music as a different genre.

References

External links

* {{imdb title, 15457614 Indian thriller films Upcoming directorial debut films Upcoming films Upcoming Malayalam-language films Films shot in Kochi Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram