Identity (2025 film)

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Identity
Identity Malayalam Movie Poster.jpg
First Look Poster
Directed by
  • Akhil Paul
  • Anas Khan
Written by
  • Akhil Paul
  • Anas Khan
Produced by
  • Raju Malliath
  • Roy C. J.
Starring
Cinematography Akhil George
Edited by Chaman Chakko
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Production
companies
  • Ragam Movies
  • Confident Group
Distributed bySree Gokulam Movies
Release date
  • January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Identity is a upcoming Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film [2] written and directed by Akhil Paul and Anas Khan. [3] [4] [5] It is produced by Confident Group and Ragam Movies. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Trisha, Vinay Rai, Aju Varghese, Archana Kavi, and Reba Monica John. [6]

Contents

The film was officially announced on November 25, 2022. Principal photography commenced on December 16, 2023, in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The soundtrack and score was composed by Jakes Bejoy. [7] It is scheduled to release on 2 January 2025. [8]

Cast

Production

Development

The film marks the second directorial collaboration of Anas Khan and Akhil Paul, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film is produced by Raju Malliath and Dr C J Roy under the banners of Ragam Movies and Confident Group.

Casting

Tovino Thomas is in the lead role, marking his second collaboration with Anas Khan and Akhil Paul after Forensic. Trisha and Vinay Rai were also cast in prominent roles. [9] [10] [11]

Filming

Principal photography commenced in September 2023 in Goa. Shooting took place across Rajasthan, Kochi, Chennai, Thrissur, Erode, Bangalore, Thiruvanthapuram and Ernakulam. [12]

Marketing

On June 30, 2023, Identity was officially announced with a title poster featuring Tovino Thomas in the lead role. [13] After filming commenced, the production team confirmed that Trisha Krishnan would be playing the female lead. The complete cast was later revealed through a series of promotional posters. Marketing for the film began in early October 2024, with ongoing promotional activities leading up to the release. [14]

Music

The music and original background score for Identity is composed by Jakes Bejoy. [15]

Release

Identity is scheduled to release on 2 January 2025. [8] [16]

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