Malikappuram

Action Adventure Drama

India

Malayalam

December 30, 2022

2hr 1min

Status: released

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Malikappuram Movie Details:

Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Genre	Action, Adventure, Drama
Release date	30 December 2022
Running time	2hr 1min
Certificate	U
Starring	Unni Mukundan Deva Nandha Sreepath Alphy Panjikaran Narrated by Mammootty
Directed by	Vishnu Sasi Shankar
Written by	Abhilash Pillai
Produced by	Anto Joseph Venu Kunnappilly
Cinematography by	Vishnu Narayanan
Edited by	Shameer Muhammed
Music by	Ranjin Raj
Production Company	Kavya Film Company Aan Mega Media
Distributor	Geetha Arts (Telugu) Trident Arts (Tamil)

Malikappuram Movie Cast & Characters:

Unni Mukundan as CPO D. Ayyappadas
Deva Nandha as Kalyani / Kallu
Saiju Kurup as Ajayan
Alphy Panjikaran as Saumya, Ajayan’s Wife and Kallu’s Mother
Sreepath as Piyush Unni
Sampath Ram as Mahi
Ramesh Pisharody as Unni
Abhilash Pillai as Ajayan’s Friend
Manoj K. Jayan as CI Haneef
Renji Panicker as Chandrappan Pillai, the headmaster of Kallu and Piyoosh’s school
Manohari Joy as Ajayan’s Mother and Kallu’s Grandmother
T. G. Ravi as Pattada
Sreejith Ravi as Ambadi
Ajay Vasudev as Chettiyar
Thushara Pillai as Jaya, Ajayan’s Sister
Kalabhavan Jinto as SI
Aswathy Abhilash as Lakshmi, Kallu and Piyoosh’s school teacher

Storyline:

The story revolves around Kalyani aka Kallu, a little girl from Panchalimedu village who is 8 years old, has a strong desire to visit the Sabarimala Ayappan Temple. However, in this journey of hers, she encounters various hurdles to achieve her desires.

Malikappuram Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:

Budget	₹3.5 crore
Worldwide Collection	₹53 crore

About Malikappuram Movie:

The principal photography of Malikappuram commenced on 12 September 2022 following a pooja ceremony at Erumely Sree Dharmasastha Temple.

K. Ananthagopan, then president of the Travancore Devaswom Board, performed the switch-on ceremony, and S. Sudarshan gave the first clap.

Members of the Pandalam royal family had visited the shooting location shortly after it began. The film was shot in places like Konni, Kalleli, Lahai, Pamba, and Sabarimala Temple in Pathanamthitta district and Erumely in Kottayam district. The filming was completed in November 2022.

Malikappuram was released theatrically on 30 December 2022 and received positive reviews from critics and emerged as a box office success, becoming the highest grosser in Unni Mukundan’s career, grossing over ₹54 crore (US$6.8 million) against the budget of ₹3.5 crore (US$440,000).

Malikappuram premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 15 February 2023 in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. On the occasion of Vishu, it was shown on Asianet on 15 April 2023.