''Djinn'' is a 2023 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 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.
Career
The son of director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha, he began his film career through the Mala ...
and produced by Sudheer VK and Manu Valiyaveettil under the banner Straightline Cinemas .
The film stars
Soubin Shahir in the title role, along with
Sharaf U Dheen,
Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. '' Gaddama'' ...
and
Santhy Balachandran
Santhy Balachandran is an Indian film and theatre actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She made her feature film debut as the heroine in the 2017 Malayalam comedy thriller film Tharangam (2017 film), ''Tharangam'', opposite to To ...
.
The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Gopinadhan,
/sup> who had penned Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management ...
's Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In t ...
. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, while Girish Gangadharan
Girish Gangadharan ISC (born 13 March 1985) is an Indian cinematographer known for his work in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is the recipient of National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work in the 2019 film ''Jallikkattu'' directed b ...
has been roped in as the cinematographer and Deepu Joseph has done the editing.
Cast
* Soubin Shahir as Lalappan
* Sharaf U Dheen 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. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. '' Gaddama'' ...
as Sudheep
*Santhy Balachandran
Santhy Balachandran is an Indian film and theatre actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She made her feature film debut as the heroine in the 2017 Malayalam comedy thriller film Tharangam (2017 film), ''Tharangam'', opposite to To ...
as Safa
*Leona Lishoy
Leona Lishoy is an Indian actress and model who is known for her works primarily in Malayalam cinema. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Lishoy.
Personal life
Leona is the daughter of Malayalam movie and television actor Lishoy. She did h ...
as Thara Koshi
*Sabumon Abdusamad
Sabumon Abdusamad, also known mononymously as Sabu, is an Indian actor and television presenter who works in Malayalam cinema. He was the winner of the first season of ''Bigg Boss''.
Personal life
Sabu hails from Kayamkulam, Alappuzha. He hol ...
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
Nishant Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishant Sagar , is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has performed in over 50 films as a hero, co-star and antagonist.
Career ...
as Anwar Ibrahim
*Sudheesh
Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021.
Personal life
Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...
as Doctor
*K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a caree ...
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 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'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, 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, t ...
,'' 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 began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
,'' 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 entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika'' weekly as well as '' Din ...
,'' 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
2022 films
Films directed by Sidharth Bharathan
2022 drama films
Indian fantasy drama films
2020s Malayalam-language films
Films about mental health
Genies in film