Soothrakkaran

Soothrakkaran is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-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 Gokul Suresh, Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju and Varsha Bollamma 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'. Jacob Gregory, Lalu Alex and Kailash 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, Prabhakaran and Balachandran are entangled in the same. The film was released in India on 8 March 2019.

Cast

Gokul Suresh as Madathil Aravindan
Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju as Sreejith Prabhakaran / Sreekuttan
Varsha Bollamma as Aswathy Balachandran
Meera Nair as Clara
Jacob Gregory as Shibu Mon
Lalu Alex as Madathil Sreedharan
Vijayaraghavan as Panambil Prabhakaran
Kailash as Krishnakumar, Prabhakaran's elder son
Anjana Haridas as Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Siddique as Minister for Water Resources
Padmaraj Ratheesh as CI Harish Kurup / Phantom Kurup
Parvathi T. as Jancy Prabhakaran
Shammi Thilakan as 'Peppatti' Rajan
Santhosh Keezhattoor as Balachandran
Sarayu Mohan
Gokul Sudhakaran as Vazhipokkan
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 The Times of India 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.