Cadaver (2022 film)

Last updated

Cadaver
Cadaver Poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byAnoop Panicker
Written byAbhilash Pillai
Produced by Amala Paul
Starring Amala Paul
Harish Uthaman
CinematographyAravind Singh
Edited bySan Lokesh
Music byRanjin Raj
Production
company
Amala Paul Productions
Distributed by Disney+ Hotstar
Release date
  • 12 August 2022 (2022-08-12)
Running time
123 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cadaver (transl. Corpse) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language police procedural thriller film directed by Anoop Panicker and written by Abhilash Pillai. The film was produced under the Amala Paul Productions banner. The film stars Amala Paul, with Riythvika, Munishkanth, Thrigun, Harish Uthaman and Athulya Ravi in supporting roles. The film's music is composed by Ranjin Raj with cinematography handled by Aravind Singh and editing done by San Lokesh. The film was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 12 August 2022. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

The film starts off with a mystery man abducting and cruelly murdering a chief heart surgeon Salim Rahman, of a reputed JC hospital in the city. As the case proceeds, we are introduced to Bhadra Thangavel, an expert pathologist, who aids the city's ACP Vishal in handling the case. Alongside, we also witness a prisoner, Vetri, in prison, who had already vowed to kill Salim Rahman by drawing his portrait on the walls of his cell. As this news leaks out, the commissioner and the pathologist are left with no choice but to interrogate Vetri.

Despite being in captivity, Vetri manages to kill his second target just as he vowed. This shocks the entire city, and they realize someone is helping him from the outside. Later, the film revolves around Vetri, his late wife Angel, and their connection to the case. Angel was actually pregnant at the time of her death, and the autopsy done was by none other than Salim Rahman. Bhadra raises a question with Vishal as to why a heart surgeon needs to conduct Angel's autopsy as her cause of death was due to blood loss from her head. That is when they find out that something is fishy with Angel's autopsy: the autopsy has never been done, and her heart is missing.

Vishal is transferred to another city, and Bhadra thinks over the case. It is then revealed that Bhadra met Angel before on a bus. She was returning back from a village to Vetri. Angel shows a locket to Bhadra in which she wants to keep miniature photos of her marriage with Vetri and their unborn child. After some days, Angel returns from the hospital and meets with an accident due to a chain snatcher. She is severely injured, and Vetri immediately takes her to a hospital where Salim Rahman works. It is shown that the baby was taken out from her womb, and Salim Rahman removed her heart for transplantation into a wealthy patient's body. A hospital nurse, Priya, takes away the baby for disposal only to find it crying suddenly. She takes the baby to her home and takes care of her.

Vetri, thinking his wife and child are dead, mourns for them. After a few days, Bhadra finds Angel's body while teaching students and finds a worker over there suspicious as he stares at Angel with grief. She questions him and finds out that he is Priya's father. He tells Bhadra about what had happened. She asks Priya's help in exposing the crimes. Initially afraid, Priya decides to serve justice for Angel. She sneaks into Salim's office, but Salim finds her and attacks her with his father and Dr. Abraham Abel. Priya, though wounded, helps Bhadra by telling her the names of the people who are responsible for Angel's death but succumbs to her injuries. Bhadra teams up with the church father and Priya's father to expose the crime to the society. The church father guides Vetri, who is then in prison, about what to do.

All the murders were not actually committed by Vetri, but by Bhadra. She punishes everyone according to the punishments given in puranas. Soon proper investigation is opened, and the crime is exposed. Vetri, now free from all charges, talks with Bhadra about his life ahead as his wife and child are dead. Bhadra gives Vetri a locket, which he opens and finds his and Angel's picture with the picture of Bhadra's daughter. The locket was actually the one Angel wanted to gift Vetri. Bhadra takes in the baby after Priya's death and raises her as her own. Vetri hugs his daughter with emotion. It is shown after a few days that students are afraid to conduct an autopsy over a dead body and Bhadra talks about the cadaver (dead corpse) being humiliated by not conducting an autopsy on it. It is revealed that the body is Ali Rahman's.

Cast

Production

The film's shoot started in 2019. [4] [5] The film was earlier planned to release in theatres, [6] but it was released directly on Disney+ Hotstar. [7] [8]

Release

The film had an OTT release on 12 August 2022. A critic from The Hindu noted that "Cadaver sets up the milieu and its characters quite well". [9] [10] A reviewer from the Times of India opined that "Cadaver is thrilling in parts". [11] A reviewer from IndiaToday wrote that "Sincere Amala Paul fails to save bland investigative thriller". [12]

Related Research Articles

<i>Indira</i> (film) 1995 film by Suhasini Maniratnam

Indira is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by Suhasini Maniratnam. It features Arvind Swamy with Anu Hasan in the title role, Radharavi, Nassar and Ashwini. A. R. Rahman composed the film's score and soundtrack, while Santosh Sivan handled the film's cinematography.

<i>Vettri Vizhaa</i> 1989 Indian film directed by Prathap K. Pothen

Vettri Vizhaa is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prathap K. Pothen. It stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhu, pairing with Sasikala and Khushbu as lead heroine along with Amala in guest appearance. The film was a blockbuster and completed 175-day run at the box office. It is loosely based on the novel The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum.In Telugu dubbed as " Vijethalu"

<i>Sadak</i> 1991 Indian film

Sadak is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt. The film is one of the highest-grossing movies of the year 1991. The film was inspired by the 1976 American film Taxi Driver. This film was remade in Tamil as Appu (2000). A sequel, Sadak 2, was released on 28 August 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar.

<i>Once Upon a Warrior</i> 2011 Indian film

Once Upon A Warrior is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language fantasy adventure film written and directed by Prakash Kovelamudi in his first mainstream film. It is produced by Walt Disney Pictures with veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao's A Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment at a budget of ₹ 26 crore and stars Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, Baby Harshitha, and Lakshmi Manchu. Once Upon a Warrior focuses on the journey of Moksha, a nine-year-old girl with special healing powers, and Yodha, her fierce warrior bodyguard, as they travel to a faraway village to save its children, under the constant menace of the evil witch Irendri. Shruti Hassan and Lakshmi Manchu made their Telugu debut through this film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amala Paul</span> Indian actress

Amala Paul is an Indian actress and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Starting her career acting debut in the Malayalam film Neelathamara (2009), in a minor supporting role, she later appeared as the lead actress role in the Tamil film Mynaa (2010).

<i>Kullanari Koottam</i> Indian Tamil romantic comedy film

Kullanari Koottam is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sribalaji and produced by V. Ashish Jain. It stars Vishnu Vishal and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles, while the crew of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu reunited for this film, with V. Selvaganesh composing the film's score and J. Laxman and Kasi Viswanathan handling cinematography and editing, respectively. The film was released on 25 March 2011 to mixed to positive reviews and become a decent hit at the box-office.

Ravichander Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films and television serials.

<i>Mo</i> (2016 film) 2016 Indian film

Mo is a 2016 Tamil horror comedy film written and directed by Bhuvan Nullan, with Aishwarya Rajesh, Suresh Ravi, Ramesh Thilak, Darbuka Siva and Ramdoss in the leading roles, while Pooja Devariya, Selva, and Mime Gopi play supporting roles. The film was edited by Gopinath with music composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi. The film, featuring a new technical crew, began production during 2015 and released on 30 December 2016.

<i>Pattinapakkam</i> 2018 Indian film

Pattinapakkam (transl. Starvation) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Jayadev. The film stars Kalaiyarasan and Anaswara Kumar in the leading roles, with Chaya Singh, Manoj K. Jayan, Yog Japee, John Vijay, M. S. Bhaskar, and Charle in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Ishaan Dev, the film which began production in 2015 which met with a couple of unexpected delays, finally managed to release in theatres on 23 November 2018. by Sony Pictures India.

<i>Ratsasan</i> 2018 Indian Tamil crime thriller film

Ratsasan is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan, while Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The film features music and a background score composed by Ghibran, cinematography by P. V. Shankar, and editing by San Lokesh. The film tells the story of an aspiring film director who becomes a police officer after his father's death and tries to track down a serial killer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athulya Ravi</span> Indian actress (born 1993)

Athulya Ravi was born and raised in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu as Divya. She is an Indian actress who has predominantly works in Tamil films. She made her debut with the film Kadhal Kan Kattudhe in 2017 and went on to appear in films including Yemaali (2018) and Naadodigal 2 (2019).

<i>Eeramana Rojave</i> (TV series) Indian 2018 Tamil-language soap opera

Eeramana Rojave is a 2018–2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama television series, airs on Star Vijay streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. The show is produced by Signature Productionz and has two seasons.

Vattam (transl. Circle) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink action drama film directed by Kamalakannan. The film stars Sibi Sathyaraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Athulya Ravi and Shyam Prasad. Principal photography of the film commenced in around July 2018. The film is released on 29 July 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar.

<i>Sadak 2</i> 2020 film by Mahesh Bhatt

Sadak 2 is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action thriller road film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Fox Star Studios and Mukesh Bhatt under their banner Vishesh Films. A sequel to the 1991 film Sadak, it stars Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast, while Pooja Bhatt makes a special appearance. The film marks Mahesh Bhatt's return as a director after 20 years. The film's story takes place twenty-nine years after the events of its predecessor.

<i>Oh Manapenne!</i> 2021 Indian film

Oh Manapenne! is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Kaarthikk Sundar in his directorial debut and written by Deepak Sundarrajan. A remake of the Telugu film Pelli Choopulu (2016), it stars Priya Bhavani Shankar and Harish Kalyan as a girl and boy who meet during a matchmaking event. How their aspirations bring them together forms the rest of the story.

<i>MGR Magan</i> 2021 film by Ponram

MGR Magan is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Ponram and produced by Screen Scene Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The film stars M. Sasikumar, Sathyaraj and Mirnalini Ravi in lead roles and the music is composed by Anthony Daasan. It was released on 4 November 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics.

<i>Murungakkai Chips</i> 2021 Indian film

Murungakkai Chips is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language adult comedy film written and directed by debutant Srijar and produced by Libra Productions and Firstman Film Works. The film stars Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Athulya Ravi. The film's music and score is composed by Dharan Kumar. The film released in theatres on 10 December 2021.

<i>Gatta Kusthi</i> 2022 Indian Tamil-language sports drama

Gatta Kusthi is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic sports comedy drama film written and directed by Chella Ayyavu. It was jointly produced by Ravi Teja, Vishnu Vishal, Shubhra and Aryan Ramesh through the companies RT Team Works and Vishnu Vishal Studioz. The film stars Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi. The film's songs and background score were composed by Justin Prabhakaran. The story is set against the backdrop of submission wrestling form gatta gusthi.

<i>Yenni Thuniga</i> 2022 Indian film

Yenni Thuniga is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by S.K.Vettri Selvan and produced by Suresh Subramanian. The film was produced by Production House Rain Of Arrows Entertainment. The film was distributed by Krikes Cine Creations. The film features Jai and Athulya Ravi in the lead roles while Vamsi Krishna was cast as the main antagonist and Sunil Reddy also appears in a negative role as a politician. The film's music is composed by Sam CS with cinematography handled by J. B. Dinesh Kumar and editing done by V. J. Sabu Joseph. The film was released theatrically on 4 August 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Amala Paul-starrer 'Cadaver' to release on OTT". DT Next. IANS. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "'கடாவர்' படம் வெளியாகக் கூடாது என பலரும் மறைமுகமாக உழைத்தனர்: அமலா பால்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cadaver OTT Release : അമല പോളിന്റെ കാടവെർ ഒടിടി പ്ലാറ്റ്‌ഫോമിൽ സ്ട്രീമിംഗ് തുടങ്ങി; എവിടെ കാണാം?". Zee News Malayalam (in Malayalam). 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Amala Paul [@amala_ams] (3 April 2019). "My 1st movie as producer will hit the silver screens soon. It's special cuz I'm joining hands wit my manager Pradeep as the co-producer #cadaver is a forensic investigational thriller. It's a risk tat needs to be taken cuz scripts like these deserve the awe of the audience 😇🙏💕" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Correspondent, Our. "Amala Paul unveils first-look poster of her maiden production venture Cadaver". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Amala Paul's 'Cadaver' will wait for theatrical release". The News Minute. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cadaver release date: When and where to watch the murder mystery starring Amala Paul online". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Amala Paul's Cadaver to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (12 August 2022). "'Cadaver' movie review: Amala Paul's murder mystery doesn't grip you, but there are positives". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "கடாவர் Review - த்ரில்லருக்கான களம் மட்டும் போதுமா?". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Cadaver Review: Cadaver is thrilling in parts, archived from the original on 12 August 2022, retrieved 15 August 2022
  12. ↑ Rajpal, Roktim (12 August 2022). "Cadaver Movie Review: Sincere Amala Paul fails to save bland investigative thriller". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

Cadaver at IMDb

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.