Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and reviewed "Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali-starrer is a brilliantly written, skillfully crafted mystery drama".Read at source
Kishkindha Kaandam 2024 
Synopsis
Kishkindha Kaandam
Kishkindha Kaandam (transl. The Book of Kishkindha) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by Dinjith Ayyathan and written by Bahul Ramesh. The film stars Asif Ali, Vijayaraghavan, Aparna Balamurali, Jagadish and Ashokan.
- Director
- Dinjith Ayyathan
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 126 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
7 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Kishkindha Kaandam is 75/100 from 4 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 8 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
Positive 7
Anjana George of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Asif Ali and Vijayaraghavan bring depth to this intense psychological drama".Read at source
Cris of The News Minute wrote, "The film thrills in an icy sort of way, keyed as it is by a very smooth script and packed with some smart direction.Read at source
Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News wrote, "This film, smartly written, is also a masterclass in taking its own time to come into its own.Read at source
Praveen of The Hindu wrote: "A flawless screenplay drives this intriguing mystery drama".Read at source
Sanjith Sidharthan of the OTT Play rated 3.5/5 and wrote, "This Asif Ali-starrer might be a dark horse during the Onam season.Read at source
Vivek Santhosh of The New Indian Express rated the film 4/5 and wrote: "A sublime and poignant mystery bolstered by terrific performances".Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 126 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Dinjith Ayyathan
Trivia
- Principal photography for the film began in July 2023 and was completed after 40 days of shooting in Kerala and Hyderabad.
- The film is the first installment of director Bahul Ramesh's Animal Trilogy, followed by Kerala Crime Files 2 and Eko.
- Kishkindha Kaandam is the highest-grossing film of Asif Ali's career in a leading role.
- The movie emerged as the 9th highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2024 and one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.
- The film's music was composed by Mujeeb Majeed, while editing and cinematography were handled by Sooraj E. S. and Bahul Ramesh, respectively.
