Kooman (film)
Kooman: The Night Rider (transl. Owl: The Night Rider) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by Jeethu Joseph[1][2] and jointly produced by Listin Stephen and Allwin Antony through Magic Frames and Ananya Films, with a screenplay by K. R. Krishna Kumar.[3] The film stars Asif Ali, with Renji Panicker, Jaffar Idukki, Baiju, Baburaj, Riyas Narmakala, Hannah Reji Koshy, Jayan Cherthala, Pauly Valsan, Nandu, Meghanathan, Ramesh Thilak and George Maryan. The plot follows a successful police constable Giri who by character ruminates over negative life incidents and becomes a kleptomaniac as a result of it.[4]
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| Directed by | Jeethu Joseph |
| Written by | K. R. Krishna Kumar |
| Produced by | Listin Stephen Allwin Antony |
| Starring | Asif Ali |
| Cinematography | Satheesh Kurup |
| Edited by | VS Vinayak |
| Music by | Vishnu Shyam |
Production companies | Magic Frames Ananya Films |
| Distributed by | Magic Frames |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The original background score and a song were composed by Vishnu Shyam. Principal photography began in February 2022. Kooman was released on 4 November 2022.
Plot
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Girishankar is a respected young police constable in his village. He is very observant and finds clues in cases that no one else notices. As a result, the Circle Inspector Pillai and the Sub Inspector Sukumaran greatly appreciate his detective skills, which also makes a few constables jealous as they can never be as good and brilliant as Giri. However, Giri also has an ego issue. He can be easily annoyed by arrogant villagers and holds grudges. He is even willing to use his power to file cases on them if possible. CI Pilai scolds Giri for trying to file a drug smuggling case on a young man who told Giri to remember his place as a constable.
CI Pillai then retires from duty and a new Circle Inspector named Harilal who is a very egoistic cop takes charge there. Later, after a series of events, CI Harilal and two constables get suspended.
Cast
- Asif Ali as C.P.O. Giri Shankar
- Renji Panicker as CI Soman Pillai
- Hannah Reji Koshy as Lakshmi
- Baburaj as CI Harilal
- Meghanathan as SI Sukumaran
- Baiju as Thampi
- Nandhu as Subbayya Swami
- Pauly Valsan as Giri's Mother
- Anoop Menon as Psychiatrist (Cameo)
- Rajesh Paravoor as Manoharan, Lakshmi's father
- Karate Karthi as Karuppu Durai
- Adam Ayub as Acharyan
- Deepak Parambol as Suresh
- Jaffar Idukki as Maniyan
- Jayan Cherthala as DySP
- Vinod Bose as C.P.O. Subhash
- Prasant Murali as C.P.O. Chandran
- Riyas Narmakala as Balanpillai, tea shop owner
- Abhiram Pothuval as C.P.O Vinod
- George Maryan as Circle Inspector, Tamil Nadu
- Ramesh Thilak as Senthil, C. P. O, Tamil Nadu
- Pradeep Kottayam as C.P.O. Rasheed
Production
Filming
The makers started the principal photography on 24 February 2022 with the switch-on ceremony.[5] It took 32 days to complete the shoot. The post-production of the film started in March and Jeethu Joseph himself announced the release date when the promotions for the film were ongoing.[citation needed]
Music
The original background score and songs were composed by Vishnu Shyam.[6][7]
Release
The film was released on 4 November 2022.[8] The official trailer of the film was released on 27 October 2022.[9] The film received positive reviews.
References
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Jeethu Joseph: Asif Ali starrer 'Kooman' is a thriller". Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Jeethu Joseph and Asif Ali team up for new film titled Kooman - The Night Rider". The News Minute. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "'Kooman': Makers unveil the first look poster for Asif Ali - Jeethu Joseph film". Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Kooman teaser: Jeethu Joseph promises yet another engaging thriller". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Kooman: Asif Ali looks intense in the first look poster of Jeethu Joseph's thriller; See PIC". Pinkvilla.
- ^ "അവനെ ഞാൻ പൊക്കും സാറെ: സസ്പെൻസ് നിറച്ച് 'കൂമൻ' ട്രെയിലർ". Manorama Onine. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "ജീത്തു ജോസഫിന്റെ കൈ പിടിച്ച് മലയാള സിനിമയിലേക്ക് വിഷ്ണു ശ്യാം, കൂമൻ കണ്ടിറങ്ങിയവർ അന്വേഷിക്കുന്ന ആ സംഗീതസംവിധായകൻ ഇതാ, ഇവിടെ". Cinema Daddy. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Asif Ali, Jeethu Joseph film Kooman's trailer release date announced". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "'Kooman': Trailer of Asif Ali-Jeethu Joseph film out". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
External links
- Kooman at IMDb