''Team 5'' is a 2017 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 film directed by Suresh Govind. The film stars cricketer

S. Sreesanth Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth (, born 6 February 1983) is an Indian former cricketer and film actor who played all forms of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket, he p ...

and

Nikki Galrani Nikita Galrani (born 3 January 1992) is an Indian actress known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil language, Tamil films. Her commercially successful films include ''1983 (film), 1983'' (2014), ''Vellimoonga'' (2014) and ''Darling (2015 Indi ...

in the lead roles. The film was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu.

Plot

Akhil who is the back bone of his gang participates in racing tournaments all around the city along with his gang mates. Akhil's life takes a dramatic turn when he falls in love with an event manager Irene.

Cast

as Akhil *

as Nancy *Sumesh Krishnan *

Pearle Maaney Pearle Maaney ( /maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam films. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show ''D 4 Dance''. In 2018, ...

as Aleena *

Makarand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like ''Jungle'', ...

* Anand Bhairav as Sachu

Production

Former cricketer,

, signed the film to play the lead role as a bike racer. The film was shot in Australia, Bangalore, and Goa. Sreesanth learned several bike stunts for his role in the film. Niiki Galrani was signed to portray the lead actress.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by

Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for tele ...

Reception

''Indiaglitz'' opined that "This stunt of a movie moves just too low and too fast. ‘Team Five’ is a mediocre movie that falls flat too soon". ''nettv4u'' said that "The film might impress the viewers, who are interested in watching the racing genre movies. Normal audiences might not like the film. Team 5, the first attempt of Sreesanth didn’t turn out to be the best effort". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that the film could have entertained us.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 7160938 2017 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Motorcycle racing films Films shot in Bangalore Films shot in Australia Films shot in Goa Indian auto racing films