Arikil Oraal

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Arikil Oraal
Arikil Oraal Poster.jpg
Directed by Sunil Ibrahim
Screenplay by Sunil Ibrahim
Story by Sunil Ibrahim
Produced by Ashiq Usman
Starring
CinematographyKrish Kymal
Edited byV. Saajan
Music by Gopi Sunder
Production
company
Milestone Cinemas
Release date
  • 30 August 2013 (2013-08-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Arikil Oraal (English: Someone In The Distance) is a 2013 Malayalam psychological thriller film scripted and directed by Sunil Ibrahim. [1] [2] The central character played by Indrajith Sukumaran is a creative ad director, Siddharth, with Nivin Pauly as Ichcha a waiter at a cafe and Remya Nambeesan as a trained dancer Veena. Supporting roles are played by Prathap Pothen as a psychologist and Lena as the head of a corporation. The movie is following Indrajith's character. [3] The cinematography was by Krish Kymal, and the music was scored by Gopi Sunder. [4] Arikil Oraal was produced by Ashiq Usman under the banner of Milestone Cinemas. [5] The film started shooting in April 2013 in Kochi. [6] The film released on 30 August 2013. [7] [8] It was equally praised by both critics as well as audiences. The movie was further noticed during its DVD release. Sunil Ibrahim was appreciated for his raw film-making style and strong characterizations.

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Plot

Sidharth is the creative head of a prominent advertising agency. He has just been transferred to Kochi from Bangalore. Veena is Siddhu's girlfriend and runs a contemporary dance troupe. Icha is Veena's friend and a waiter in an upmarket coffee shop. When they fail to find a suitable place for Siddhu to stay, Veena suggests that he share Icha's place until he finds his own accommodation. Siddhu instantly agrees, but Icha agrees reluctantly. Soon Siddharth and his girlfriend Veena find themselves caught in a horrific riddle - they find Icha at two different places at the same time. Their search for answers forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Music

Gopi Sunder composed the music. Actors Indrajith Sukumaran and Remya Nambeesan sang one song each along with Chithra Iyyer, and Shreya Raghav. [5]

Track list

NoTitleSingersLength
1"Kanavil Kanavil" Remya Nambeesan 03:44
2"Hey Ithuvazhi" Indrajith Sukumaran & Chithra Iyyer03:58
3"Kanavinum" Gopi Sunder & Shreya Raghav

Reception

The movie was met with positive reviews, gaining further popularity on the release of its DVD.

Remake

Sunil Ibrahim announced that he would be remaking Arikil Oraal in Tamil and that it would be different from the Malayalam version with only the main premise being similar in both.

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