Sumathi Valavu
Sumathi Valavu is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language horror comedy film directed by Vishnu Sasi Shankar and written by Abhilash Pillai. The film stars Arjun Ashokan, Gokul Suresh, Saiju Kurup, Balu Varghese, Malavika Manoj and Sshivada in prominent roles.
The film is inspired by local folklore and real-life incidents associated with a place of the same name in Mylamoodu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. According to legend, a woman named Sumathi, who was pregnant at the time, was murdered by her lover in the 1950s at this location. Since then, the locals have claimed that the area is haunted by her spirit. Over the years, the site has been associated with various supernatural occurrences.
Some reports suggest that the ghost stories surrounding the location were exploited by criminal elements to keep people away from the area, enabling illegal activities to go undisturbed. The filmmakers have taken inspiration from these stories and woven them into a fictional horror-comedy narrative. It is currently the 9th highestgrossing Malayalam film of 2025.
Plot
The story is centered on a haunted place called Sumathi Valavu, with the ghost of a Tamil woman guarding it for years. A group of people experience supernatural incidents linked to the location.Cast
- Arjun Ashokan as Appu
- Gokul Suresh as Mahesh, Appu's friend
- Saiju Kurup as Hari, Appu's friend and Forest Officer
- Balu Varghese as Ambadi, Appu's friend
- Malavika Manoj as Bhama, Appu's lover
- Sshivada as Deepa Teacher, Bhama's friend
- Abhilash Pillai as Giri, Appu's friend
- Joohi Jayakumar as Sreedevi, Mahesh's wife
- Sidharth Bharathan as Chemban, Appu's friend
- Gopika Anil as Meenakshi, Ambadi's love interest
- Manoj K. U. as Vijayan Pillai, Appu's father
- Sminu Sijo as Shobha, Appu's mother
- Jasnya Jayadeesh as Sumathi / ghost
- Siva Ajayan as Kuttappi, Appu and Ambadi's friend
- Sreejith Ravi as Sudhakaran, Bhama's father
- Ananthalal as Rajan
- Sajitha Sreejith
- Shravan Mukesh as Bhadran
- Deva Nandha as Alli, Appu's niece
- Sija Rose as Suja
- Shreepath Yan as Vavakuttan, Bhama's brother
- Lekshmi Abhilash as Appu's sister
- Jayakrishnan as Hamza
- Nandu as Shekharan, Mahesh's father and Bhama's uncle
- Bobby Kurian as SI Benjamin, Bhadran's accomplice
- Kottayam Ramesh as Aashan, Meenakshi's father
- Sumesh Chandran as Mani, Bhadran's friend and assistant
- Chembil Ashokan as Constable Madhu
- Jay Raavu as Velu
- Sandeep as Shakthi
- Vijaykumar as Adivasi
- Sreekanth Vettiyar as doctor
- Aniyappan as Pappan
- Rafi as Kichu
- Bhama as Malu, Mahesh's sister and Hari's wife
Production
Music
The film's music is composed by Ranjin Raj.Release
The teaser of the film released on 20 April 2025.Sumathi Valavu was released on 1 August 2025. The film released on ZEE5 from 26 September 2025.