The Thriller
| The Thriller | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Written by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Based on | Murder Case of Paul Muthoot George |
| Produced by | Sabu Cherian |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Siddique Lalu Alex Catherine Tresa Prajin Mallika Kapoor Sampath Raj |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | Manoj |
| Music by | Dharan Kumar |
Production company | Ananda Bhairavi |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The Thriller is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Catherine Tresa, Siddique, Lalu Alex, Prajin, Mallika Kapoor, and Sampath Raj in pivotal roles. It was released on 17 November. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi under the same title.[1][2][3] The film is based on the murder case of renowned banker Paul Muthoot, who was murdered in 2009.
Plot
[edit]DCP Niranjan, a furious police officer, is assigned to investigate the murder case of prominent banker Simon Palathungal (based on Paul Muthoot), which formed the headlines in the Kerala media for more than three months. The case had attracted attention for its mysterious planning and execution. Niranjan meets a few suspects: Simon's fiancee, Meghna; Martin Dinakar, a Dubai-based gold smuggler who had a problem with Simon; Simon's brother, Jacob; ADGP Balagopal, Niranjan's high-rank officer and Balagopal's daughter, Meera, who is also Niranjan's girlfriend. Through this investigation, Niranjan finds out that a big crime racket is behind Simon's murder. Niranjan also has enmity with Martin Dinakar, who is a headache in Niranjan's investigation. The rest of the film shows how Niranjan tries to bring the real culprit of the murder case. [4]
Cast
[edit]- Prithviraj Sukumaran as DCP Niranjan IPS
- Siddique as Ex-ADGP Balagopal IPS, the main antagonist
- Lalu Alex as IG Thomas Mathew IPS
- Catherine Tresa as Meera, Niranjan's girlfriend
- Vincent Asokan as RDX Anil
- Prajin as Simon Joseph Palathungal (character based on Paul Muthoot George)
- Mallika Kapoor as Meghna Gupta, Simon's fiancee
- Sampath Raj as Martin Dinakar, the secondary antagonist
- Anand as DIG Manmohan IPS, City Police Commissioner
- P. Sreekumar as ACP Shihabudeen
- Subair as CI Alex
- Vijayaraghavan as Ex-Sub Inspector Sadhasivan, Niranjan's Father
- Riyaz Khan as Paramada Subhash
- M. R. Gopakumar as Adv.Uthaman Pillai, Meera's uncle
- Uma as Meera's mother
- Kollam Thulasi as Narayanan, Chief Minister of Kerala
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as DGP Eapen Mathew IPS
- Tosh Christy as Joshua
- Dinesh Panicker as Joseph Palathungal, Simon's father
- Kishor Satya as Jacob Joseph Palathungal, Simon's Brother
- Mamta Mohandas as the dancer (Special Appearance)
- V. K. Baiju as Sub Inspector Philipose
- Sasi Kalinga as ASI Shivarajan
- Pawan as Udayabhanu
Production
[edit]In The Thriller is [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]|Prithviraj]]. Katherine, Mallika Kapoor and Sampath Raj are in the film as well.[1]
The first schedule of The Thriller takes place in and around Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam, and Vizhinjam. The second schedule is likely to take place in a foreign country. [5]
Soundtrack
[edit]| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Priyankari" | Haricharan, Mamta Mohandas | |
| 2. | "Thriller Thriller" | Prithivraj, Sunitha Parthasarathy | |
| 3. | "Mizhiyil" | Ranjith, SuVi | |
| 4. | "Priyakari" | Benny Dayal | |
| 5. | "Orma Than Nilave" | Alphons Joseph, Shweta Mohan | |
| 6. | "Aarandum Koorikootti" | Mammootty, Bashir | |
| 7. | "Paadan Ninakkoru" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra | |
| 8. | "Maavin Chottile" | Shweta Mohan | |
| 9. | "Oru Minna Minni" | Jassie Gift, Devanand, Pradeep Palluruthy |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Saraswathy Nagarajan (12 November 2010). "'Thriller' on the cards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "The Thriller". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
- ^ "The Thriller lacks thrills".
- ^ "Road rage killed Muthoot scion: Kerala police". Archived from the original on 26 February 2010.
- ^ "║█║►THE THRILLER - Prithviraj as Police - Official◄◄║█║".