Soothrakkaran

Soothrakkaran is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film written and directed by debutant 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 (Lalu Alex), Prabhakaran (Vijayaraghavan) and Balachandran (Santhosh Keezhattoor) 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
 * Jacob Gregory as Shibu Mon
 * Lalu Alex as Madathil Sreedharan
 * Vijayaraghavan as Panambil Prabhakaran
 * Kailash as Sreekuttan's brother
 * Siddique as Minister for Water Resources (Cameo appearance)
 * Anjana Haridas as Lakshmi
 * Padmaraj Ratheesh as CI Harish Kurup / Phantom Kurup
 * Meera Nair as Clara
 * Shammi Thilakan as 'Peppatti' Rajan
 * Santhosh Keezhattoor as Balachandran
 * Sarayu Mohan
 * Swasika as CI Laura
 * Parvathi T. as Sreekuttan's mother
 * 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.