''Djinn'' is a 2023 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language fantasy drama film directed by
Sidharth Bharathan
Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983) is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. He hade his acting debut in '' Nammal'' (2002) and directional debut in '' Nidra'' (2012). and produced by Sudheer VK and Manu Valiyaveettil under the banner Straightline Cinemas .
The film stars
Soubin Shahir
Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor, director and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013). Following his breakthrough with '' Premam'' (2015), he played th ...
in the title role, along with
Sharaf U Dheen
Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with '' Neram''. He got his breakthrough in ''Premam'' (2015).
Personal life
Sharafudheen hails from A ...
,
Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal ...
and
Santhy Balachandran.
The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Gopinadhan,
/sup> who had penned Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan (; born 28 July 1983) is an Indian actor, singer and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest paid Malayalam actors, Salmaan is a recipient of several awards including five Film ...
's Kali
Kali (; , ), also called Kalika, is a major goddess in Hinduism, primarily associated with time, death and destruction. Kali is also connected with transcendental knowledge and is the first of the ten Mahavidyas, a group of goddesses who p ...
. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai
Prashant Pillai (born 8 September 1981) is a music producer and composer from India.
Early career
After completing his Sound engineering in Chennai, he went on to work with A.R.Rahman. After a short stint with him, he moved on and settled in ...
, while Girish Gangadharan has been roped in as the cinematographer and Deepu Joseph has done the editing.
Cast
*Soubin Shahir
Soubin Shahir (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian actor, director and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013). Following his breakthrough with '' Premam'' (2015), he played th ...
as Lalappan
*Sharaf U Dheen
Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with '' Neram''. He got his breakthrough in ''Premam'' (2015).
Personal life
Sharafudheen hails from A ...
as Sukesh / Django
*Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal ...
as Sudheep
* Santhy Balachandran as Safa
*Leona Lishoy
Leona Lishoy (born 26 April 1991) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Lishoy.
Personal life
Leona is the daughter of Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film ...
as Thara Koshi
*Sabumon Abdusamad
Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabumon and Sabu, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works in Malayalam cinema. He was the winner of the first season of Malayalam ''Bigg Boss''.
Education and early career
Sabu hails ...
as Paul Kattukaran
*Jaffar Idukki
Jaffar Idukki is an Indian actor, impressionist, and comedian, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. Started his career with the 2007 film '' Kaiyoppu'', he has acted in about hundred films and has performed in a number of comedy sta ...
as Aniyan Nair
*Nishanth Sagar
Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar , is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in over 50 films.
Career
Nishant Sagar made his Malayala ...
as Anwar Ibrahim
*Sudheesh
Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor in 2021.
Personal life
Sudheesh is the only son of T. Sudhakaran ...
as Doctor
*K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest ...
as Sulekha
*Smitha Ambu as Kaali
*Bhanumathi Payyanur as Malli
Production
The shooting of the film was completed in mid-March 2020.
Music
The music for the film is composed by Prashant Pillai
Prashant Pillai (born 8 September 1981) is a music producer and composer from India.
Early career
After completing his Sound engineering in Chennai, he went on to work with A.R.Rahman. After a short stint with him, he moved on and settled in ...
with lyrics for the songs written by Santhosh Varma and Anwar Ali.
Reception
Critical reception
Anjana George, critic of ''Times of india
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...
,'' gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that, "''Djinn'' is a movie for entertainment and after thoughts. Normality is an illusion. What's normal for a tiger is chaos for a deer." S.R. Parveen, critic of ''The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...
,'' wrote that, "Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things." Sajin Shrijith, critic of ''Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express, The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Mal ...
,'' stated that, "''Djinn'' may not be a flawless film, but it at least confirms my belief that Soubin delivers his best with the right directors." and gave 3 stars out of 5.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt10285752
2023 films
Films directed by Sidharth Bharathan
2023 drama films
Indian fantasy drama films
2020s Malayalam-language films
Films about mental health
Genies in film