Alone Movie Details:
| Movie Name | Alone |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Release Date | January 26, 2023 |
| OTT Release date | March 3, 2023 |
| Certificate | 13+ |
| Running Time | 2hr 1min |
| Cast | Mohanlal |
| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Written by | Rajesh Jayaraman |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Cinematography by | Abinandhan Ramanujam Pramod K. Pillai |
| Edited by | Don Max |
| Music by | 4Musics |
| Production Company | Aashirvad Cinemas |
| Distributor | Aashirvad Cinemas |
| Budget | est. ₹2.5 crore |
| Box Office Collection | est. ₹67 lakhs |
Alone Movie Cast and Characters:
- Mohanlal as Kalidas, the only character seen on-screen, as he gets stranded in an apartment building during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Hari Bhai (voice)
- Manju Warrier as Yamuna (voice)
- Annie Shaji Kailas as Dr Soosan (voice)
- Siddique as Karthavu (Association President) (voice)
- Nandhu as Santhosh, the apartment’s Chief Security (voice)
- Baiju Santhosh as ASI Rasheed (voice)
- Shankar Ramakrishnan as Vinod (voice)
- Renji Panicker as Colonel (voice)
- Mallika Sukumaran as Kalidas’s Neighbour (voice)
- Suresh Krishna as Thomas Kuruvila, the caretaker of the apartment (voice)
- Rachana Narayanankutty as Sreedevi
Storyline:
Kalidas is a motivational speaker who starts living in a prominent flat in Kochi during the COVID-19 lockdown, with a need for something. As it is a COVID-affected area, no contact with anyone is possible, Kalidasan experiences paranormal activities in the flat and begins to unravel the mystery. He tries to find out the mystery behind the paranormal activities seen in his flat. He seeks help from Yamuna, who arranged him the flat.
About Alone Movie:
- The title was announced on 4 October 2021. By then, filming had already begun. The title comes with the tagline “real heroes are always alone”.
- The whole filming process was completed in 18 days.
- Mohanlal is the only actor appearing in the film.
- Shaji Kailas said that Alone was developed after Mohanlal put forward a proposal to make a “small film” during the COVID-19 pandemic in India to help unemployed workers in the film industry during the pandemic.
- Mohanlal and Kailas were collaborating on a film after 12 years.
- Shaji Kailas’ son Jagan Kailas debuted as an associate director in the film.
- Alone was released in theatres on 26 January 2023 by Aashirvad Release. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. It was failed at the box office. The satellite and digital rights of the film was acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and Asianet. The film was streamed on 3 March 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.
