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Aanakallan (2018)

Name: Aanakallan
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2018-10-18
Duration: 155 min
Rating: 3.8
Cast: Biju Menon, Siddique, Suresh Krishna, Hareesh Perumanna, Dharmajan Bolgatty

Aanakallan (2018), directed by Suresh Divakar, starring Biju Menon and Siddique.

10/18/2018 BR Comedy and Drama 2h 35m

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A murder happens at Ananthapuram Kottaram and DYSP Aana Esthappan is assigned to investigate the case. The initial investigation hints that Kallan Pavithran will be able to help in finding the murderer and DYSP Aana Esthappan requests one month parole for him.

AlbyCinematography
Suresh DivakarDirector, Screenplay
John KuttyEditing
NadirshahOriginal music

About the film

Aanakkallan is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Suresh Divakar and written by Udaykrishna. The film stars Biju Menon, Siddique and Anusree in the leading roles. It was produced under the banner of Saptha Tarang Cinema.

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Plot

Esthappan is a DYSP, who has married Nancy from a wealthy household, without the approval of her parents. He is assigned with the duty of finding the mystery behind a skeleton which was found from Ananthapuram Palace.

Pavithran, a thief claims he knows the identity of the murderer. Nancy's house is near the palace, so he sees this as an opportunity to mend his relationship with the family and solve the case with the help of Pavithran. They together attempt to figure out the identity of the murderer.

Past: Neelima is a banker and is married to Pavithran. Anirudhan, Pavithran's childhood friend and Suryanarayanan, a rich builder, who is Anirudhan's relative convince Pavithran to start a catering unit which would yields huge profits within a year. The catering unit would have 3 partners - Anirudhan, Pavithran and Suryanarayanan and each partner needs to invest money. Pavithran mortgages his land and house to raise the money. Suryanarayanan and Anirudhan inform Pavithran that there is a shortage of ₹30 lakhs which would take a week to arrange and they may lose the business deal. Neelima places fake gold at the bank and hands over ₹30 lakhs to her husband and Anirudhan on the assurance that ₹30 lakhs would be returned within a week to the bank. Both Anirudhan and Suryanarayanan cheat Pavithran and abscond with the money. Unable to with stand the criticism, Neelima who was 6 months pregnant commits suicide, by hanging.

Present: Pavithran realises the truth and decides to avenge Neelima's death. When he confronts Anirudhan, it turns to a fight. When Anirudhan tries to kill Pavithran with a rebar, he falls to his death. Pavithran hides his body in the palace along with Kallan Ramu, who witnessed the murder. The skeleton found from Ananthapuram Palace was Anirudhan's. Finally, Pavithran killing Suryanarayanan and Pavithran surrenders to Esthappan.

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Music

The music for the film is composed by Nadirsha and Bijibal. Lyrics were by Rajeev Alunkal and Harinarayanan.

Release

Aanakkallan released on 18 October 2018.

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.0/5 and Mathrubhumi gave the film a rating of 3.5/5.

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Aanakkallan at IMDb

Text from Aanakkallan on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aanakkallan

Trivia

It premiered on October 18, 2018, a Thursday.
It runs 2h35 — well over the usual two hours.
Its original title is "ആനക്കള്ളൻ".
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Sun Nxt.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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CountriesIndia
LanguagesMalayalam
StatusReleased

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John Kutty Editing
Nadirshah Original music
Suresh Divakar Screenplay
Uday Krishna Writer

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What is Aanakallan about?

Aanakallan: A murder happens at Ananthapuram Kottaram and DYSP Aana Esthappan is assigned to investigate the case. The initial investigation hints that Kallan Pavithran will be able to help in finding the murderer and DYSP Aana Esthappan requests one month parole for him.

Who directed Aanakallan?

Aanakallan was directed by Suresh Divakar in 2018.

Who stars in Aanakallan?

The cast of Aanakallan includes Biju Menon, Siddique, Suresh Krishna, Hareesh Perumanna and Dharmajan Bolgatty.

How long is Aanakallan?

Aanakallan runs for 155 minutes, or 2h35.

Where can I watch Aanakallan?

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