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Directed by | Anil Lal |
Written by | Anil Lal |
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Cinematography | Santhosh Anima |
Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
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Production company | Presidential Movies International Pvt. Ltd. |
Distributed by | Crescent Release |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Cheena Trophy is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Anil Lal in his directorial debut. The film stars Dhyan Sreenivasan, alongside Kendy Zirdo, Jaffar Idukki, Devika Ramesh (in her debut film), Johny Antony, K. P. A. C. Leela and Sudheesh.
Cheena Trophy marks the directorial debut of Anil Lal. [1] The film is jointly produced by Anup Mohan, Ashlin Mary Joy and Lijo Ulahannan under the banner of Presidential Movies Private Limited. [2]
The music is composed by Sooraj Santhosh and Varkey. [3] The audio rights were acquired by Manorama Music. [4] The first song titled "Sanchari" was released on 14 October 2023, sung by Arackal Nandakumar and written by Anil Lal. [5] Ashtaman Pillai, a visually-challenged musician, made his debut as a playback singer with the song titled "Choodarum". [6]
Cheena Trophy was initially planned to release on 6 October 2023, but was postponed and released in theatres on 8 December 2023. [7] [8]
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