Once Upon a Time in Kochi

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Once Upon a Time in Kochi
Directed by Nadirshah
Written byRaffi
Produced byKalandoor
Starring Arjun Ashokan
Shine Tom Chacko
Devika Sanjay
Cinematography Shaji Kumar
Edited by Shameer Muhammed
Music by Hesham Abdul Wahab
Nadirshah
Production
company
Kalandoor Entertainments
Release date
  • 31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Once Upon a Time in Kochi is a 2024 Indian Malayalam language comedy film written by Raffi [1] and directed by Nadirshah [2] featuring Arjun Ashokan, [3] Shine Tom Chacko, [4] Johny Antony and Baiju Santhosh as lead characters. [5] The film was released on 31 May 2024. [1]

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Premise

The film focuses on people who come out at night and get involved in wrongdoing.

Cast

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