Maranamass | |
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Directed by | Sivaprasad |
Screenplay by | Siju Sunny Sivaprasad |
Story by | Siju Sunny |
Produced by | Tovino Thomas Rapheal Pozholiparambil Tingston Thomas Thanzeer Salam |
Starring | Basil Joseph Rajesh Madhavan Suresh Krishna (actor) Siju Sunny Babu Antony Anishma Anilkumar |
Cinematography | Neeraj Revi |
Edited by | Chaman Chacko |
Music by | JK |
Production companies | Tovino Thomas Productions Rapheal Productions World Wide Films |
Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Maranamass is an upcoming Indian Malayalam language dark humour film, [1] written and directed by Sivaprasad in his directorial debut. The film stars Basil Joseph in lead role, co-produced by actor Tovino Thomas, is scheduled as a Vishu release on April 10, 2025. [2] [3] [4] along with Bazooka and Alappuzha Gymkhana . [5]
Maranamass is the story of a serial killer similar to Ripper Chandran, who is terrorizing a city. But unexpectedly, the killer, the target, a girl, her lover and others end up in a night bus and dramatic events unfold leading to the unique climax with many surprises. [6]
The film was announced on 9 April, 2024 by actor Tovino Thomas, who co-produced the film. The film has a tagline as 'Not a mass padam'. [2] The first look poster of the film was released on Valentine's Day, the 14th of February, 2025 with lead actor Basil Joseph appearing as a funky haired sigma male. [7] [8] Actor Siju Sunny, apart from writing the story, has also written the dialogues along with the film's director Shivaprasad. Neeraj Revi was roped in as cameraman while Jay Unnithan was assigned for music. [3] The makers also signed veteran actor Babu Antony as Ajay Ramachandran DySP, who takes over the investigation of serial killings that form the crux of the story. The promo video of the film with Basil pokes fun at a popular news anchor in Kerala was released on 13 March, 2025. [9] [10] The trailer of the film was released on 2 April, 2025. [6] [11] In an interview, screenwriter Siju Sunny said, "It is exhilarating to see the characters one has created coming alive on screen", concluding it as a, "priceless feeling". [12]