Cicada (2024 film)

Cicada
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sreejith Edavana
Written by	Sreejith Edavana
Produced by	Vandana Menon, Gopakumar P
Starring	Rajith Menon Gayathri Mayura Jaise Jose
Cinematography	Naveen Raj
Music by	Sreejith Edavana
Production companies	Theerna Films and Entertainment
Release date	9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cicada is a 2024 Indian Malayalam survival thriller film written and directed by Sreejith Edavana. ^[1] Meghana Raj Sarja and Prajwal Devaraj announced the movie in Kannada. ^[1] The film stars Rajith Menon, Gayathri Mayura, and Jaise Jose. ^[2] The film was released on 9 August 2024.

Cast

• Rajith Menon
• Gayathri Mayura
• Jaise Jose ^[2]
• Shalil Kallur
• Arun K Michael
• Merlin Reena
• Praveen Raveendran
• Adeline Simon Chittilappilly
• Stephy Santhu
• Mathayichan

Production

The film is produced by Vandana Menon and Gopakumar P under the banner of Theerna Films and Entertainment. Srinath Ramachandran, Kevin Fernandez, Salman Faris, Gauri Timbal, Praveen Ravindran and others are co-producers. ^{[3] [4]}

Music

The film's music is composed by Sreejith Edavana, known for his work on Thirimali, Shikari Shambu, and Madhura Naranga , among others. The movie features six tracks in four language. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "'Cicada': 24 tracks across four languages for Sreejith Edavana's debut as composer". The New Indian Express. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
2. "Cicada | പാന്‍ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ ചിത്രവുമായി ശ്രീജിത്ത് ഇടവന സംവിധാന രംഗത്തേക്ക്; ടൈറ്റിൽ പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്ത്". ETV Bharat News (in Malayalam). 22 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
3. "'സിക്കാഡ' ; പാന്‍ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ ചിത്രം ടൈറ്റിൽ പോസ്റ്റർ". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
4. nirmal. "മലയാളത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊരു സര്‍വൈവല്‍ ത്രില്ലര്‍; 'സിക്കാഡ' വരുന്നു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
5. "Cicada to have unique audio tracks for each language". Cinema Express. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
6. "Music Composer Sreejith Edavana Turns Writer-director For Pan-India Film CICADA". News18. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.