The Priest

The Priest Movie Details:

The Priest Movie Cast & Characters:

• Mammootty as Fr. Carmen Benedict
• Nikhila Vimal as Jessy Cherian
• Manju Warrier as Susan Cherian (extended cameo)
  • Arya K Vivek as Young Susan (Cameo)
• Baby Monica as Ameya Gabriel
• Saniya Iyappan as Diya Alex Alatt
• Venkitesh V.P as Siddharth (Sidhu)
• Sivadas Kannur as DYSP Shekhar
• Sindhu Varma as Mother Superior
• Jagadish as Adv. Sadasivam K A
• Ramesh Pisharody as Dr. Sanjay
• T. G. Ravi as Dr. Mathews
• Shivaji Guruvayoor as School Principal
• Lishoy as Alex Alatt
• Jeeva Joseph as Anand Subramaniam
• Madhupal as Dr. Muralidharan
• Manoj Chennai as Sudarshan
• Kochu Preman as Peon Paul
• Sohan Seenulal as Sabu
• Meera Nair as Elizabeth Alatt
• Nitha Promy as Lisy Alex Alatt
• Sminu Sijo as Sheela
• Jitin Puthenchery as Manu
• V. K. Prakash as Manu’s Father
• Kalabhavan Haneef as Anand’s Father
• Dinesh Panicker as Francis John
• Tony as Sub Inspector
• Arjun Nandhakumar as Commissioner of Police / DIG
• Naseer Sankranthi as Orphanage Cook
• Shiny T. Rajan as Teacher
• Ameya Mathew as Annie
• Thomas Kuriakose as Sports School Director
• Rajan P Dev as Joseph Alatt (photo appearance)
• Jayadevan as Security

Storyline:

A priest and a police officer are trying to solve a set of mysterious suicides. As their investigation closes in, they discover another crime with even farther-reaching consequences.

About The Priest movie:

The Priest is a Malayalam supernatural horror mystery film directed by debutant Jofin T. Chacko. The film stars Mammootty, Nikhila Vimal and Baby Monica.

The principal photography commenced in January 2020 and had to put the filming into a temporary halt due to the pandemic. The last schedule was resumed in the first week of October and the team has completed filming the entire movie in the first week of November.

On 12 January 2020, the first look poster shared on social media revealed that Mammootty plays a priest in the film and showed his character in a habit with his hood on and perusing what seems to be the Bible against the backdrop of a church.

The film was originally scheduled to release in August 2020, but the premiere was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The release date was then projected to be on 4 February 2021 and was delayed again. The film was set to release on 4 March 2021. And on 2 March 2021, the film was again postponed indefinitely as the team couldn’t get approval from the Kerala government for night shows. The film was theatrically released on 11 March 2021 after the Kerala govt permitted a second shows in theatres. The Priest was the biggest Malayalam release after the COVID-19 outbreak and released over 300 screens (50% occupancy) across the Kerala state.

The film collected ₹35 crore in its final run at the box office. The film was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2021, behind Kurup. After its theatre run, the movie was released on Amazon Prime Video.