''Soothrakkaran'' () is a 2019 Indian

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-language action drama film written and directed by Anil Rraj and produced by Tomy Varghese and Wichu Balamurali. Co-written by Wichu Balamurali, the film stars

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, Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju and

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in lead roles. The music of the film is composed by Wichu Balamurali and the cinematography is handled by Anil Nair. Original background score by 'Saji Ram'.

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, Lalu Alex and

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also appear in important roles. The story revolves around a series of murders that happen in a town, and how the family members of Sreedharan ( Lalu Alex), Prabhakaran (

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) and Balachandran (

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) are entangled in the same. The film was released in India on 8 March 2019.

Cast

as Madathil Aravindan * Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju as Sreejith Prabhakaran / Sreekuttan *

as Aswathy Balachandran * Meera Nair as Clara *

as Shibu Mon * Lalu Alex as Madathil Sreedharan *

as Panambil Prabhakaran *

as Krishnakumar, Prabhakaran's elder son * Anjana Haridas as Lakshmi Krishnakumar * Siddique as Minister for Water Resources (Cameo appearance) * Padmaraj Ratheesh as CI Harish Kurup / Phantom Kurup *

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as Jancy Prabhakaran *

Shammi Thilakan Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who is active in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He lent his voice for Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nassar in '' Gh ...

as 'Peppatti' Rajan *

as Balachandran * Sarayu Mohan * Swasika as CI Laura * S. P. Sreekumar as Film director

Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by debutant Wichu Balamurali and original background score by Saji Ram.

Release

The film was released on 8 March 2019

Reception

The movie was rated 2.5/5 by Deepika Jayaram of ''

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'' and concluded that though there are few intriguing incidents in the film that also throw light on a pertinent social issue, the film fails to make an impact as a thriller.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=9740730 2019 films 2019 thriller films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian thriller films