Kirkkan

2023 Indian film

Kirkkan

Release poster

Directed by| Josh
Written by| Josh
Produced by|

* Dr.Mathew Mampra
* Ajith Nair
* Rj Ajeesh Saarangi
* Remya Josh

Starring|

* Salim Kumar
* Vijayaraghavan
* Kani Kusruti
* Johny Antony
* Anarkali Marikar

Cinematography| Gowtham Lenin
Edited by| Rohith VS Variyath
Music by| Manikandan Ayyappa

Production
companies

* Mampra Cinemas
* Owl Media Entertainments

Release date

* 21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)

Running time

| 120 minutes
Country| India
Language| Malayalam

Kirkkan is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Josh (in his feature film debut).[1] The film stars Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Kani Kusruti, Johny Antony, Anarkali Marikar, Appani Sarath, Meera Vasudev, and Maqbool Salmaan in lead roles.[2] The music and background score was composed by Manikandan Ayyappa.[3]

The film is produced under the banners of Mampra Cinemas and Owl Media Entertainments. It is produced by Dr. Mathew Mampra and co-produced by Ajith Nair, Rj Ajeesh Saarangi, and Remya Josh.

## Plot

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The death of a girl and the further police investigation. It is based on a true incident happened near Kottayam district of Kerala.[4]

## Cast

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* Salim Kumar as Kusumakumar Warrier
* Vijayaraghavan as Kurian
* Kani Kusruti as Farsana Rasheed
* Johny Antony as Raja Rajan
* Anarkali Marikar as Rachel
* Appani Sarath as Sharon
* Meera Vasudev as Sethu Lakshmi
* Maqbool Salmaan as Mathew
* Mathew Mampra
* Janaki Menon as Archana
* Abhija Sivakala as Ambujam
* Shyam Sheetal
* Shaun Xavier as Suruma Louie
* Swapna Kalamandalam as Salin

## Music

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The soundtrack was composed by Manikandan Ayyappa, with lyrics written by Jyothish kaashi, Rj Ajeesh Saarangi, Sagar Bharatheeyam.

Track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Kaalame"| Jyothish T Kashi| Mridula Warrier, Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor| 3:14
2.| "Kirkan"| RJ Ajeesh Sarangi, Sagar Bharatheeyam| Appani Sarath| 2:25
Total length:| 5:39

## Release

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### Theatrical

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The film was released on 21 July 2023. Other than in Malayalam, it is released in 3 other languages; Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.[5]

## Awards

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* 2023 Kerala Film Critics Awards:

Special jury award for Mathew Mapmra. [6]

Best Playback singer Female: Mridula Warrier for the song Kalame.

## References

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1. ^ "ക്രൈം ത്രില്ലർ 'കിർക്കൻ' റിലീസിന് ഒരുങ്ങുന്നു". Mathrubhumi News (in Malayalam). 18 June 2023.
2. ^ "സലിംകുമാറും ജോണി ആന്റണിയും ഒന്നിക്കുന്ന 'കിര്‍ക്കൻ' റിലീസിന് തയ്യാറായി". Asianet News. 18 June 2023.
3. ^ "Kirkkan - കിർക്കൻ - Official Teaser". Youtube. 18 June 2023.
4. ^ "2005ലെ കോട്ടയത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള ഗ്രാമത്തിലെ സംഭവത്തിൽ നിന്നും സിനിമ; 'കിർക്കൻ' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക്". News18 India (in Malayalam). 18 June 2023.
5. ^ "നിഗൂഢതകൾ ഒളിപ്പിച്ച് നാലു ഭാഷകളിലാaനിഗൂഢതകൾ ഒളിപ്പിച്ച് നാലു ഭാഷകളിലായി 'കിർക്കൻ'". Madhyamam (in Malayalam). 24 April 2023.
6. ^ "Kerala Film Critics Awards 2023: 'Aattam' bags best film award". mathrubhumi. 12 May 2024.

## External links

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* Kirkkan at IMDb

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