Thankamani (film)

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Thankamani
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Poster
Directed byRatheesh Reghunandan
Written byRatheesh Reghunandan
Produced by
Starring Dileep
Neeta Pillai
Manoj K Jayan
CinematographyManoj Pillai
Edited byShyam Sasidharan
Music byWilliam Francis
Production
companies
Distributed byDream Big Films
Release date
  • 7 March 2024 (2024-03-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Thankamani (also known as Thankamani: The Bleeding Village) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language period psychological crime thriller film written and directed by Ratheesh Reghunandan and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films and Raaffi Mathirra under Iffaar Media. The film stars Dileep, with an ensemble cast of Manoj K. Jayan, Neetha Pillai, Pranitha Subhash, Malavika Menon, Ajmal Ameer, Siddique, Sudev Nair, Azees Nedumangad, John Vijay, Sampath Ram and Major Ravi. The film is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Thankamany in October 1986. [1]

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The film was officially announced in January 2023 under the tentative title D 148, being the 148th film of Dileep. The official title, Thankamani, was announced in September 2023. Principal photography began in January 2023 in Kottayam and wrapped up in August 2023. The filming took place in Erattupetta, Kanjirappally, Koottickal, Poonjar, Kuttikkanam, Peermade, and Kattappana. The musical score was composed by William Francis, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Manoj Pillai and Shyam Sasidharan. The film was theatrically released on 7 March 2024. [2] The film was panned by both critics and audiences, and emerged as a Box-office bomb. [3]

Premise

Police officer Arpita Nath is investigating the murder of two people - former police officer Mattakavan and politician Varadarajan - and believes it is the work of a serial killer. She then finds a connection to the 1986 Thankamani tragedy and we are shown the backstory of what actually happened then, including human rights violations on a massive scale by the police.

At the centre of the story in 1986 is Abel Joshua Mathen who comes to Thankamani from Saudi Arabia where he is working, to meet his wife Anitha, mother and sister Rahel . He also meets his four childhood friends, including Roy, and gets to learn some things about them which he is not happy with. But just as he getting ready to go back to Saudi Arabia for his job in October, a massive fight breaks out in Thankamani which changes the destiny of everyone there, including him. And Arpita’s investigation into the murders leads her to Abel. What is the connection?

Cast

Production

Development

Director Ratheesh Raghunandan and Dileep from the sets of Thankamani Ratheesh Raghunandan and Dileep.jpg
Director Ratheesh Raghunandan and Dileep from the sets of Thankamani

Thankamani marks the first collaboration of Ratheesh Reghunandan, who previously directed Udal (2022), with Dileep. [4] It is produced by R. B. Choudary under the banner Super Good Films, in association with Iffaar Media of Raaffi Mathirra. [5] It will be the 97th production of Super Good Films and the 18th production of Iffaar Media. [6] The film was tentatively titled D 148, as it is the 148th film of Dileep. [7] The film was officially announced on 27 January 2023 in Kochi with a pooja ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza hotel. [8] [9] Joshiy inaugurated the function by lighting the Nilavilakku, while Jiiva performed the switch-on, and producer Raaffi Mathirra gave the first clap. [10] The official title Thankamani was announced on 4 September 2023. [11] In order to shoot the action sequences, the makers have hired action directors like Siva, Supreme Sundar, Rajashekhar and Mafia Sasi. [12] [13]

Casting

After her previous appearance in Paappan (2022), Neeta Pillai signed to play the female lead. [14] [15] Pranitha Subhash, who is making her debut in Malayalam cinema, was cast to play another female lead. [16]

Filming

Ratheesh Raghunandan in Thankamani film shooting location Ratheesh Raghunandan in Thankamani flim shooting location.jpg
Ratheesh Raghunandan in Thankamani film shooting location

Principal photography commenced with the first schedule on 28 January 2023 at CMS College Kottayam, and reportedly, around 500 junior artists were involved. [17] [18] Dileep joined the shoot in the first week of February. [19] Erattupetta, Kanjirappally, Koottickal, Poonjar, Kuttikkanam and Peermade were other prominent filming locations. [20] The first schedule was completed on 8 March 2023 after a 40-day shoot. [21] [22] The crew began the second schedule on 8 May 2023 in Kattappana and nearby locations. [23] [20] With the help of art director Manu Jagath, a set was constructed on 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) of land near Kattappana to shoot some important scenes, involving a thousand junior artists for 15 days. [21] [17] The shooting wrapped up on 17 August 2023 in Kattappana. [24] [25]

Reception

Thankamani received highly negative reviews from both critics and audiences with criticism for the screenplay, direction, making, and Dileep's performance. The Indian Express rated 1 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Dileep’s performance in the film is particularly dismal, even worse than his previous work in Bandra." [26] The Times of India rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ratheesh Reghunandan's film based on real-life incident fails to impress". [27] Hindustan Times wrote "Dileep's film is a major let-down, dilutes real-life tragedy with needless romance". [28] Onmanorama wrote "Dileep walks a tightrope between daring, melodrama" [29] Times Now rated 3 out of 5 and wrote "a decent premise let down by poor screenplay". [30] It emerged as a box office bomb. [3]

Controversies

The teaser of the film, which was released on 2023 December, depicts women being sexually assaulted inside a police station. [4] V R Biju argues that such scenes will paint Thankamani in a bad light. Showing such scenes will isolate the village from mainstream society, the petitioner argued. [1]

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