Edakkad Battalion 06

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Edakkad Battalion 06
Edakkad Battalion 06 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySwapnesh K. Nair
Written by P.Balachandran
Produced by Shrikant Bhasi
Tomas Joseph Pattathanam
Jayant Mammen
Starring Tovino Thomas
Samyuktha Menon
Rekha
Joy Mathew
Sudheesh
Abu Salim
CinematographySinu Sidharth
Edited bySamjith Mohammed
Music by Kailas Menon
Production
company
Carnival Motion Pictures & Ruby Films
Distributed byCarnival Cinemas
Release date
  • 18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Running time
122 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Edakkad Battalion 06 is an Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Swapnesh K. Nair, written by P.Balachandran, and produced by Shrikant Bhasi, Tomas Joseph Pattathanam and Jayant Mammen under the banner of Ruby Films. Starring an ensemble cast of Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon, Rekha, Joy Mathew, Sudheesh and Abu Salim, [2] the film is inspired by a true story. [3] The filming began in May 2019. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

The film was released on 18 October 2019. [10]

Synopsis

Shafeek's father wanted him to become a chef, but he chose to serve his country ,India ,instead. On his annual leave from work, Shafeek, now a young soldier, must deal with his family, his bride to be and a gang involved in illegal activities .

Cast

Soundtrack

Edakkad Battalion 06
Soundtrack album by
Kailas Menon
Released28 September 2019
Recorded2019
StudioOctaves Studio
K7 Studios
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
Label Millennium Audios

The soundtrack composed by Kailas Menon with lyrics written by B K Harinarayanan. For "Shehnai Song" the lyrics are by Manu Manjith.

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Edakkad Battalion 06" K. S. Harisankar, Nithya Mammen4:55
2."Nee Himamazhayayi"Nithya Mammen Singer, K. S. Harisankar 5:18
3."Shehnai Song" Sithara Krishnakumar, Yazin Nizar 4:36

Release

The film was released on 18 October 2019. [1]

Reception

The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Edakkad Battalion 06 comes as a widely stretched out tribute to the brave martyrs of the land. The gravity and effect of martyrdom plays out in the last 10 minutes of the movie, which is by far the only part that manages to incite an emotion." [1] Sify gave 2.5 and wrote, "With an average script, the story meanders along without a definite direction for most parts here. Perhaps the whole effort was to take it to the climax where there is a wafer thin plot." [11]

The New Indian Express gave 2 out of 5 and wrote, "barring two notably tense moments in the first half—a daring rescue operation (involving fire) and a fight scene (involving water)—Edakkad Battalion fails to make us feel anything in other segments." [12]

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