Pookkaalam Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Family |
| Release date | 8 April 2023 |
| Running time | 2hr 17min |
| Certificate | U |
| Starring | Vijayaraghavan Basil Joseph Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| Directed by | Ganesh Raj |
| Screenplay by | Ganesh Raj |
| Produced by | Thomas Thiruvalla Vinod Shornur |
| Cinematography by | Anend C. Chandran |
| Edited by | Midhun Murali |
| Music by | Sachin Warrier |
| Production Company | CNC Cinemas Thomas Thiruvalla Films |
Pookkaalam Movie Cast & Characters:
- Vijayaraghavan as Ittoop
- Basil Joseph as Advocate Jikkumon
- Vineeth Sreenivasan as Judge Ravi
- K. P. A. C. Leela as Maya Thattakathu Kochu Thresiamma, Ittoop’s wife
- Nandini Gopalakrishnan as young Kochu Thresiamma
- Roshan Mathew as Johnnymon, Ittoop’s eldest son
- Sarasa Balussery as Alamma, Ittoop’s eldest daughter
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Clara, Ittoop’s second daughter
- Radha Gomaty as Rosamma, Ittoop’s third daughter
- Ganga Meera as Elsamma, Ittoop’s youngest daughter
- Jagadish as Puthanveetil Kochousepp
- Johny Antony as Advocate Narayanan Pillai
- Annu Antony as Elsi, Elsamma’s daughter
- Arun Kurian as Susheel, Elsi’s fiance
- Abu Salim as Venu, Elsamma’s husband
- V. Suresh Thampanoor as Xavier
- Sarath Sabha as Father Gabriel, Elsamma’s son
- Amal Raj and Kamal Raj as Michael and Angelo
- Kavya and Navya as Dinsy and Donna
- Arun Ajikumar as Guinness
- Kanakalatha as Susheel’s mother
- Harish Pengan as Kochouseph’s son
- Cameo appearances
- Kochu Preman as the sexton
- Ranjini Haridas as the astrologer
- Shebin Benson as K. C. Unnikrishnan
- Gilu Joseph as Narayanan Pillai’s wife
- Honey Rose as Herself
Storyline:
A couple in their late 90s, lead a happy life with a large family of four generations. On the day of their granddaughter’s engagement, an unexpected event sends them on a magical journey that will test their familial bonds.
About Pookkaalam Movie:
Pookkaalam is a Malayalam comedy-drama film written and directed by Ganesh Raj. The film stars Vijayaraghavan in the lead role as a 100-year-old man and K. P. A. C. Leela as his pair.
Principal photography for the film was started on 13 April 2022 and ended on 14 December after 37 days of shoot.
After his debut film Aanandam (2016), director Ganesh Raj took 4 years to complete the script of Pookkaalam.
Pookkaalam was released in Indian cinemas on 8 April 2023 by CNC Cinemas.
