The Hitlist

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The Hitlist
The Hitlist film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Bala
Screenplay byBala
Dialogue byU. Harish
Subhod Cherthala
Produced byBala
StarringBala
Dhruv Sharma
Aishwarya Devan
Narrated by Mohanlal (Malayalam)
Sudeepa (Kannada)
Cinematography Madhu Neelakandan
Edited bySamjith Mohammed
Music by Alphons Joseph
Production
company
Arunachalam Pictures
Distributed byCelebs & Red Carpet
Release date
  • 7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Malayalam
  • Kannada

The Hitlist is a 2012 Indian action thriller film written, directed and produced by Bala (in his directorial debut). It was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film stars Bala, Dhruv Sharma (in his Malayalam debut), and Aishwarya Devan, while Samudrakani, Thalaivasal Vijay, Riyaz Khan, Tini Tom, and Sasi Kalinga plays supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The plot follows ACP Vikram Rathod, who is assigned to catch a serial killer who has been murdering police officers.

Contents

The film completed production in late-June 2012. The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.

Plot

Cast

Production

The Hitlist marks the directorial debut of actor Bala. [1] Screenplay was also written by him. He also played the lead role, while Kannada actor Dhruv Sharma and Aishwarya Devan portrayed other two principal characters. Filming began in Kochi. Initially, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Unni Mukundan were supposed to make cameo appearances. [2] In the film, Mukundan and Narain appeared in cameo roles. Bala also produced the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages.Mohanlal and Sudeepa did voice-over in Malayalam and Kannada versions, respectively. [3] [4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph . The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma & Jophy Tharakan.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kadhakalumezhuthi"Santhosh Varma Alphons Joseph, San Jaimt 2:53
2."Kannake"Santhosh Varma, Jophy Tharakan Alphons Joseph, Amrutha Suresh 4:52
3."Manathe Vellikinnathil"Jophy tharakan Sayanora Philip 4:48
4."Akalaminnarikilalle"Santhosh Varma Amritha Suresh 4:31
Total length:15:84

Release and reception

The Malayalam version The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012. [5] A critic from Indiaglitz rated the film 5.5 in a scale of 10 and wrote that the film is "a hotch-potch of many Hollywood thrillers and more faithful replica of Jason Statham's Blitz , it "may partially satisfy the demands of the die hard fans of action films". While the cinematography and Dhruv's acting was praised, screenplay and Bala's unconvincing portrayal of the lead role was criticised. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bala turns director now". The Times of India . 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bala to make directorial debut with Hitlist". Mathrubhumi.com. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ↑ K., Aswathy (13 October 2012). "'Direction is pure destiny'". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bala enters Kannada Cinema with 'Hit List'". Indiaglitz. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2022– via News18.
  5. ↑ G., Vijay. "Four Malayalam releases this Friday!". Rediff.com . Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "'Hitlist' Review: This Malayalam film is disappointing". Indiaglitz. 15 December 2012 – via CNN-News18.


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