The Reporter (film)

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The Reporter
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenugopan
Written by S. Suresh Babu
Produced byK. R. Baburaj
Raju Panayamkulam
Starring Kailash
Samuthirakani
Ananya
Abhinaya
Cinematography Alagappan N
Edited by Sujoy Joseph
Music by Sharreth
Production
company
Sarayu Movies
Release date
  • 6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The Reporter is a 2015 Indian Malayalam mystery thriller-romance film directed by Venugopan. The film stars Kailash, Samuthirakani, [1] Ananya, and Abhinaya. It completed shooting in 2012 but had a late release in 2015. The plot of the movie is loosely based on the brutal 2012 rape and murder of Soumya and emphasizes how being silent about a crime is a crime in itself.

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Plot

Eby Mathew was engaged to Sara, who falls prey to one of the most brutal cases of rape and subsequent homicide. The fate of Sara would have been different if the other passengers of the same train were not so ignorant of the glimpses of the unusual. They also prevent Ravi Pillai, a fellow passenger (and a friend of Eby, although he doesn't know that Sara was the victim), from responding.

Grief-stricken Eby feels the passengers are as guilty as the criminal, although they are not culprits in the eyes of the law. With the help of Ravi Pillai, he kidnaps each of them to seek revenge but finally lets them go when they regret their misdeed. [2]

Cast

Production

The film marks the second collaboration between Samuthirakani, Ananya, and Abhinaya after Naadodigal (2009). [3] The first schedule was shot at Guruvayoor. [4]

Music

The film's soundtrack was composed by Sharreth. The lyrics of these songs are written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma.

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Mullaikkoru nanamadi"Seena3:21
2."Nee En Kaathare"K S Chitra and Shabeer4:20
3."Ekayayi" Palakkad Sreeram 4:14
4."Karukkal Nirathi"Sharreth3:39
5."Varmathiye" Palakkad Sreeram 3:41

Reception

Veeyen of Nowrunning wrote that "'The Reporter is weakly scripted, poorly shot and dimly directed. There is little shine it, and even lesser bite". [5]

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