Painkili | |
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Directed by | Sreejith Babu |
Written by | Jithu Madhavan |
Produced by | Fahadh Faasil Jithu Madhavan |
Starring | Sajin Gopu Anaswara Rajan |
Cinematography | Arjun Sethu |
Edited by | Kiran Das |
Music by | Justin Varghese |
Production companies | Urban Animal Fahadh Faasil and Friends |
Distributed by | Bhavana Studios |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Painkili is an upcoming Indian Malayalam language family film, written by Jithu Madhavan and directed by Sreejith Babu in his directorial debut. The film stars Sajin Gopu, Anaswara Rajan and Roshan Shanavas in lead roles. [1] [2] The film, jointly produced by actor Fahadh Faasil and director Jithu Madhavan is scheduled as a Valentine's day release on 14 February 2025. [3]
Painkili is the story of Suku, who fakes insanity to escape the clutch of law. While he was faking insanity, he really falls in love.
The first look poster with the title of the film was released on 1 December, 2024 with actor Sreejith Babu as the director, his debut film. [4] [5] [6] [7] The second look poster was released on 20 January, 2025. [8] The first single of the film 'Heart attack....' was released on 29 January, 2025. [9] [10] with a tagline 'A Justin vargese angioplasty'. [11] [12]
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