Lilli (2018 film)

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Lilly
Lilly poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byPrasobh Vijayan
Screenplay byPrasobh Vijayan
Produced byMukesh R. Mehta
C. V. Sarathi
Starring
CinematographySreeraj Raveendran
Edited byAppu Bhattathiri
Music by Sushin Shyam
Production
company
E4 Experiments
Distributed byE4 Entertainment
Release date
  • 28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Running time
91 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam

Lilli is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language revenge thriller film [1] written and directed by Prasobh Vijayan. It was produced by E4 Experiments and distributed by E4 Entertainment. [2] The film began production in early 2017. It won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Female Dubbing Artist for Sneha. [3]

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Plot

Lilli, a pregnant woman, who has a complicated backstory, gets a call saying her husband has been involved in an accident. While searching for her husband, she is hit by a car, taken to a secluded location and tortured by three men who hope she can provide information regarding a young girl who Lilli knows-- however, Lilli pretends to not know anything about the girl.

Three days later, Lilli cracks and tells the men the location of the girl. Lilli kills two of the men when the other leaves to search for the girl. As she lies on the ground, flashbacks show Lilli's past, and that the girl was recruited to replace Lilli in a prostitution ring. Lilli had killed her dealer, stolen the money and rescued the girl. She sees her husband and realizes he had kidnapped her, wanting to know where the stolen money was hidden. Lilli kills her husband. Her name is linked to the murders, but as she has gone missing, the authorities cannot find her. As the credits roll, Lilli walks with her baby in one hand and a stick in the other. [4]

Cast

Music

The film score was composed by Sushin Shyam. [5]

Production

Lilli is the first movie produced by E4 experiments, a sister company of E4 Entertainment, and is distributed by E4 Entertainment. The film is edited by Appu Bhattathiri and cinematographed by Sreeraj Raveendran. [6]

Reception

The News Minute wrote "The actors rise to the occasion, each one delivering a sincere performance, but the flawed script lets them down". [7]

According to Alix Turner of Ready Steady Cut, the film is "[w]ell made, and with a strong lead, though the writing and direction could do with a little polish, Lilli is a grittier and bloodier film than we're used to setting from India". [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kannan Nayar on metamorphosis from Durga's Kabeer to Lilli's Sali". OnManorama.
  3. ↑ "Manjil Virinja Poovu actor Shobi Thilakan wins the Kerala State Film Awards for the best dubbing artist - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "'Lilli' review: A violent, visceral thriller, where the script is just an afterthought". The News Minute. 28 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sushin Shyam: Audiences have become receptive to new sounds". Cinema Express .
  6. ↑ Manu, Meera (2 April 2018). "As Lilly blooms". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "'Lilli' review: A violent, visceral thriller, where the script is just an afterthought" . Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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