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Kishkindha Kaandam

  • 2024
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
13K
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Ashokan, Jagadish, Vijayaraghavan, Asif Ali, and Aparna Balamurali in Kishkindha Kaandam (2024)
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Psychological DramaSuspense MysteryDramaMysteryThriller

Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, prompting a newlywed pair and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root cause of the peculiar disturbances.Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, prompting a newlywed pair and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root cause of the peculiar disturbances.Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, prompting a newlywed pair and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root cause of the peculiar disturbances.

  • Director
    • Dinjith Ayyathan
  • Writer
    • Bahul Ramesh
  • Stars
    • Asif Ali
    • Vijayaraghavan
    • Aparna Balamurali
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,957
    1,498
    • Director
      • Dinjith Ayyathan
    • Writer
      • Bahul Ramesh
    • Stars
      • Asif Ali
      • Vijayaraghavan
      • Aparna Balamurali
    • 130User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Asif Ali
    Asif Ali
    • Ajayachandran KV
    Vijayaraghavan
    Vijayaraghavan
    • K. Appu Pillai
    Aparna Balamurali
    Aparna Balamurali
    • Aparna
    Ashokan
    Ashokan
    • Sivadasan
    Jagadish
    Jagadish
    • Sumadathan
    Shebin Benson
    Shebin Benson
    • Prasobh
    Nizhalgal Ravi
    Nizhalgal Ravi
    • Dr. Amrith Lal
    Major Ravi
    Major Ravi
    • Lt. Col. Jacob
    Nishan
    Nishan
    • Sudheer
    Gibin Gopinath
    Gibin Gopinath
    • SI Afnas Saleem
    Saheer Mohammed
    • ASI Ashokan R.
    Kottayam Ramesh
    Kottayam Ramesh
    • DySP Murali Krishnan
    Krishnan Balakrishnan
    Krishnan Balakrishnan
    • Const. Madhu
    Anoop Ramesh
    Anoop Ramesh
    • Jayesh
    Amal Raj
    • Baby Paul
    Vyshnavi Raj
    • Praveena
    Bilas Chandrahasan Nair
    • Aravind
    Aarav Sumesh
    • Chachu
    • Director
      • Dinjith Ayyathan
    • Writer
      • Bahul Ramesh
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    User reviews130

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    9videokochi

    Superb Movie. Skillfully directed. Great acting.

    Went for the movie without reading any reviews. Was blown away by the mastery of the craft shown by the director of the movie. Each actor played their role perfectly . Performance by Vijayaraghavan as a former army officer is commendable. Jagadish's acting was very controlled and subdued. Asif Ali and Aparna did their roles perfectly .

    The script of the movie is flawless. The director has skillfully used the script and woven up the bits and pieces to make a wonderful movie.

    Wonderful location near a forest. The camera man has used the nuances of the script well. Great usage of lights and shadows .

    No film songs in the movie , which according to me was a good move. Back ground scores felt a little loud some times.

    Overall a wonderful experience.

    Somehow this movie made me remember K. G George .
    8aniruddhabonny

    It all makes sense in the end

    I believe one of the best aspects of a great thriller is its complex design, with multiple moving parts, concurrent storylines, and a nonlinear narrative that eventually comes together into a cohesive and gripping whole.

    *Kishkindha Kaandam* exemplifies this brilliantly, standing out as one of the best if the best thriller of this year.

    At first, it can feel overwhelming to piece together the seemingly disconnected events. However, as the story unfolds, their relevance becomes increasingly apparent. What makes it even more intriguing is how the audience primarily experiences the narrative through the perspective of the lead female character, Aparna, and at key moments, the father figure, Appu Pillai-while notably excluding the viewpoint of the lead actor, Ajay. The director masterfully crafts the story, skillfully revealing crucial moments only when they are essential to driving the plot forward, and we finally get to see the lead male character, Ajay's point of view in the end.
    10joyalbrightt

    Fascinating Mystery Entertainment

    Outstanding and Brilliant Scripting by #BahulRamesh and Remarkable direction by newbie #dinjithayyathan !

    Acting Excellence by Vijaya raghavan and aparna balamurali done a Fine job & Fabulous and Touching Showcase by Asif Ali

    Intriguing background score is another highlight ; BGM by mujeeb majeed is perfectly setting the mood to the Audience !

    This Genre is one of Favorite , Intense drama blended with Curiosity and Loaded with many Unexpected turns of Events is really worked for me!

    I loved it ! I will watch it again ; surely this one is a Worth a watch for its Story ,acting and Making !

    A emotional ,Indulging Mystery Awaiting near your Cinemas .Go for it !!!

    My Rating 9.4!!
    10somanku

    To all of those who had been fooled by negetive comments

    The first complain is the acting . The acting of every one is good and fit perfectly. Those eho disagree is just flat out stupid and dont know a thing about movies The second complain is the dragging of the plot and poor climax and this is flat out misunderstanding the movie. First of all a climax dont need to be at the end lf the movie. A climax can be anywhere like in the first half and the second half could be the aftermath of it. But this movie does not have a big climax or you could say the entire movie is a climax , slowly filling the plot one by one which is very entertaining. I completely lost track of time in the first half. The second half is where the climax fully starts developing into a slowly cooked big climax spread out as piece and overall a master piece.

    And every one who says 'ohhh they didn't close the plot with the monkey with you know what ' like seriously cant just use your freaking head for once in your life and they show what has happened. In the scene where Vijaya Ragavan goes to vist Jagathish the final time its cleary shows a poster for the monkey with the you know what. Monkeys live in forests and there is thousands of them in a forest and the chance of finding the same monkey is flat out impossible.

    And the people who says the missing child plot is not closed they are too stupid , there are thousands of missing cases that have not been closed. And you think the police will keep searching for a child lost in the forest for more than 2 years any thing could have happened to that child in the view of police from alien abduction to simply just dying of starvation. And the police will have to dig up the entire forest to find the skeleton

    I dont understand all the hate for this movie those who hate on this movie dont even know what a movie is they probably hate on Shawshank redemption because there is no romance lol.
    8napsshine

    Slow paced emotional mystery thriller

    Recently started to watch Malayalam movie in Hindi dubbed Version... movies is amazingly written..it's start with slow pace but climax is decent..the retired army men with forgotten memories with Carring son has living in village around forest area.. initially movie started with lost gun and then turn into mystery... main actors has done satisfactory acting..their ego and problems has crafted very well in movie..direction is decent no unnecessary subplot..this is not typical entertainment movie but emotional rollercoaster..all things has been explained well in last 30 minutes.. overall decent engaging thriller..

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2024 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Malayalam
    • Also known as
      • Kishkkindha Kandam
    • Filming locations
      • Olappamanna Mana, Vellinezhi, Palakkad, Kerala, India(Appu Pillai's Home)
    • Production company
      • Goodwill Entertainments
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      • $1,882,951
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 13m(133 min)
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