The New Indian Express described the film as a "sleek, ambitious crime thriller stretched too thin" in its review.Read at source
Anomie (film) 2026 
Synopsis
Anomie (film)
Anomie is a 2026 Indian Malayalam crime thriller film written and directed by Riyas Marath in his directorial debut. The film stars Rahman and Bhavana in the lead roles, alongside Shebin Benson, Binu Pappu, Arjun Lal, Vishnu Agasthya and Drishya Raghunath.It is produced by Bhavana, Roy C J, Adit Prasanna Kumar, Ram Mirchandani, Rajesh Menon, and Masood TP under the banners of Bhavana Film Productions, Blitzkrieg Films, Panorama Studios, and APK Cinemas.
- Director
- Riyas Marath
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 152 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
5 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Wikipedia-cited reviews for Anomie (film) are unfavorable overall across 5 collected excerpts. The cited excerpts do not provide enough numeric scores for an aggregate. Critical excerpts point to writing.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-keyless-enricher) from 5 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- writing
Positive 3
Writing for The Hindu, the reviewer noted that the film relied heavily on familiar genre elements, which limited its impact despite an ambitious premise.Read at source
The Indian Express described the film as a routine crime thriller that felt overstretched, while acknowledging the performances of the lead cast.Read at source
Critical 2
India Today stated that the film suffered from "flawed execution" in its review.Read at source
The Times of India published a reviewed the film as an "Uneven Psychological Thriller Driven by Mood, Not Story."Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 152 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Riyas Marath
Trivia
- Anomie marks the directorial debut of Riyas Marath, who had previously co-written films such as Neeli and Diwanji Moola Grand Prix.
- The background score was composed by Harshavardhan Rameshwar, marking his debut in Malayalam cinema.
- The film was released theatrically on 6 February 2026, after being postponed from an earlier scheduled date of 30 January.
- Anomie opened with worldwide collections of approximately ₹23 lakhs on its first day.
- By the second day, total collections rose to around ₹48 lakhs, indicating moderate growth during the opening weekend.
- The film was produced by Bhavana, Adit Prasanna Kumar, Abhishek Pathak, and Kumar Mangat Pathak, with Rajesh Menon, Ram Mirchandani, Masood TP and Nitin Kumar serving as co-producers.
