2018 Movie Details:
| Original Title | 2018: Everyone is a Hero |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Survival, Action, Thriller, Drama |
| Release Date | May 5, 2023 |
| Running Time | 2hr 38min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Cast | Tovino Thomas Kunchacko Boban Asif Ali |
| Directed by | Jude Anthany Joseph |
| Written by | Jude Anthany Joseph Akhil P. Dharmajan |
| Produced by | Venu Kunnappilly C. K. Padma Kumar Anto Joseph |
| Cinematography by | Akhil George |
| Edited by | Chaman Chakko |
| Music by | Songs: Nobin Paul William Francis Background Score: Nobin Paul |
| Production Companies | Kavya Film Company PK Prime Production |
| Distributor | Kavya Film Company |
| Budget | ₹26 crore (estimated) |
| Box Office Collection | ₹177 crore (US$22 million) |
2018 Movie Cast and Characters:
- Tovino Thomas as Anoop, Ex-Soldier
- Kunchacko Boban as Revenue department staff Shaji Punnoose
- Asif Ali as Nixon, Mathachan’s younger son
- Vineeth Sreenivasan as Rameshan, an IT specialist
- Narain as Winston, Mathachan’s elder son
- Lal as Mathachan, a fisherman
- Aparna Balamurali as Noora, T.V reporter
- Tanvi Ram as Manju, Anoop’s love interest
- Sudheesh as Varghese
- Aju Varghese as Taxi Driver Jacob Koshy
Storyline:
It is based on a real incident that happened in August 2018, severe floods affected Kerala due to heavy rainfall. Reported to be the worst flood faced by the state in a century, the disaster killed more than 400 people and displaced almost a million people. While the National Disaster Response Forces and Central Armed Police Forces were deployed on rescue missions, common folk too fought alongside them and did their best to help people in need.
About 2018 Movie:
2018 (subtitles onscreen as Everyone is a Hero) is a Malayalam disaster film based on the severe 2018 Kerala floods that devastated Kerala. It is directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, who wrote the screenplay with Akhil P. Dharmajan and is produced by Venu Kunnappilly, C K Padmakumar, and Anto Joseph under the banner of Kavya Film Company in collaboration with P K Prime Production Producers. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal with an ensemble supporting cast.
The film was officially announced in September 2018 with the initial title 2403 Ft.: The Story Of Unexpected Heroes, which was later changed to the current title.
Principal photography started on 27 May 2022. Locations span across different parts of Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, and Kollam districts. Tirunelveli and Hyderabad were significant locations outside Kerala. The major shooting was done in a 15-acre film set situated in Vaikom.
Filming was completed on 12 November 2022. The flood sequences were shot entirely using practical effects.
Initially set to release on 21 April 2023, it eventually released on 5 May 2023. It grossed over ₹200 crore (US$25 million) at the box office, to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time and the eleventh-highest grossing Indian film of 2023.
