Djinn (2023 film)

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Djinn
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sidharth Bharathan
Screenplay byRajesh Gopinadhan
Story bySidharth Bharathan
Produced by
  • Sudheer VK
  • Manu Valiyaveetil
Starring
Cinematography Girish Gangadharan
Edited byDeepu S. Joseph
Music by Prashant Pillai
Production
company
Straightline Cinemas
Release date
  • 6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) [1]
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Djinn is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by Sidharth Bharathan [2] and produced by Sudheer VK and Manu Valiyaveettil under the banner Straightline Cinemas . [3] The film stars Soubin Shahir in the title role, along with Sharaf U Dheen, Shine Tom Chacko and Santhy Balachandran. [4] [3]

Contents

The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Gopinadhan,[1] who had penned Dulquer Salmaan's Kali. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, while Girish Gangadharan [5] has been roped in as the cinematographer and Deepu Joseph has done the editing.

Cast

Production

The shooting of the film was completed in mid-March 2020. [6]

Music

The music for the film is composed by Prashant Pillai with lyrics for the songs written by Santhosh Varma and Anwar Ali.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Critical reception

Anjana George, critic of Times of india, gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that, "Djinn is a movie for entertainment and after thoughts. Normality is an illusion. What's normal for a tiger is chaos for a deer." [7] S.R. Parveen, critic of The Hindu, wrote that, "Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things." [8] Sajin Shrijith, critic of Cinema Express, stated that, "Djinn may not be a flawless film, but it at least confirms my belief that Soubin delivers his best with the right directors." and gave 3 stars out of 5. [9]

References

  1. ↑ nirmal. "തടസങ്ങള്‍ ഒഴിവായി; 'ജിന്ന്' നാളെ മുതല്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Digital Native. "Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 TIMESOFINDIA.COM. "Dulquer Salmaan unveils the motion poster of Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Anna Mathews. "Santhy Balachandran: I was thrilled to be able to learn and bond with the talented Djinn team'". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sidharth Bharathan wraps up the shooting of his upcoming film 'Djinn'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up". The News Minute. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Djinn Movie Review : An interesting story on an out-of-the-ordinary thinker". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Praveen, S. R. (6 January 2023). "'Djinn' movie review: Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Djinn Movie Review: Soubin Shahir delivers the goods in a tone-shifting tale". Cinema Express . 10 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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