Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave a rating of 3 out of 5 mentioning "Unlike typical althist films, which reimagine an important, highly influential moment from the past to explore speculative outcomes, Rekhachithram takes an intriguing approach by choosing the production period of a movie, a seemingly less impactful event, as its historical touchpoint and John Manthrickal and Ramu Sunil, who penned the screenplay, handle it well."Read at source
Rekhachithram 2025
Synopsis
Rekhachithram
Rekhachithram (transl. Facial composite) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language mystery crime drama film directed by Jofin T. Chacko, scripted by John Manthrikal, based on a story by Ramu Sunil.
- Director
- Jofin T. Chacko
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 147 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
5 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Rekhachithram is 67/100 from Anandu Suresh (The Indian Express) and Gopika IS (The Times of India) and Sajin Shrijith (The Week).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 6 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- direction
- writing
Positive 5
Gopika IS of The Times of India rated the film with 3.5/5 stars, stating "Rekhachithram as a subtle and remarkably interlinked film made with considerable research as the investigation story reminds a puzzle put together from the beginning", concluding as "the director has delivered a solid film".Read at source
Princy Alexander of Onmanorama wrote, "Rekhachithram featuring Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan is an overall experiment, treading on a path that many filmmakers, including veterans, have not dared to do in the past.Read at source
Sajin Shrijith of The Week rated the film with 3.5/5 stars, stated that, "The film is a straightforward thriller that doesn't pretend to be anything more and gives an old-school quality to the viewers like Ee Kanni Koodi or any of K.Read at source
Writing for The Hindu, Shilpa Nair Anand said, "Jofin T Chacko's film stirs nostalgia like no other in recent times.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 147 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Jofin T. Chacko
Trivia
- The film stars Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan alongside Manoj K. Jayan, Siddique, Jagadish, Saikumar, Harisree Ashokan, and Indrans.
- Principal photography began on 3 May 2024 and concluded on 15 July 2024.
- The movie title was officially announced on 13 August 2024.
- Mujeeb Majeed composed the soundtrack and score, while Shameer Muhammed served as editor and Appu Prabhakar as cinematographer.
- The film was released theatrically on 9 January 2025.
- Rekhachithram emerged as the eighth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025, earning more than ₹57 crore worldwide.