Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Tharun Moorthy's Mohanlal and Shobana-starrer ranks among one of the finest Indian revenge thrillers that hasn't compromised on any of its aspects, both on the creative and technical sides, while also ensuring brilliant performances".Read at source
Thudarum 2025
Synopsis
Thudarum
Thudarum (transl. To be continued) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Tharun Moorthy, who wrote the screenplay with K. R.
- Director
- Tharun Moorthy
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 163 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Thudarum is 74/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
Positive 10
Anna Mathews of The Times of India gave 3/5 and wrote, "Thudaram lacks nuance in script and acting."Read at source
Arjun Menon of Rediff gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that "Thudarum is a masterpiece for adults, a serious yet self-aware piece of cinema that has something for everybody".Read at source
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times gave 3.5/5 starts and wrote "A top-form Mohanlal shines in fan boy Tharun Moorthy's gripping directorial".Read at source
Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News gave 4.5/5 and wrote, "Thudarum comes together as a compelling unit not just because of Mohanlal's restrained brilliance, but also because of its dark, macabre villains."Read at source
Pooja Pillai of Eastern Eye wrote that "Mohanlal returns to form in a dark, emotional ride that's winning hearts".Read at source
S R Praveen of The Hindu wrote, "Thudarum, despite its flaws, is a finely-crafted film with the right emotional beats."Read at source
Sajin Shrijith of The Week rated 3.5/5 and wrote, " Even during the film's darkest moments, the filmmaker doesn't forget to inject us with much-welcome doses of catharsis."Read at source
Sanjith Sidharthan of OTTplay rated 4/5 and wrote, "When the Mohanlal-starrer lands in the suspense thriller territory, there's no holding back.Read at source
Vignesh Madhu of The New Indian Express gave 3.5/5 and wrote, " Some minor flaws aside, Tharun Moorthy delivers the goods with this finely-crafted film that has the right mix of emotions and high moments."Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Kanmanipoove M. G. Sreekumar
- Kadha Thudarum (Timeless Bond) Hariharan, Gokul Gopakumar
- Pemari Anila Rajeev
- Kadha Thudarum Hariharan
- Kanmanipoove —
Technical specs
- Run time
- 163 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Tharun Moorthy
Trivia
- The film marks Mohanlal's 360th project and originally used the working title L360 during production.
- Actress Shobana replaced Jyothika in the role of Lalitha due to the latter's unavailability during the shooting period.
- Principal photography began on 22 April 2024, with Mohanlal and Shobana joining on the same day.
- The primary filming locations for the movie were Thodupuzha and Ranni.
- The movie was released theatrically on 25 April 2025 and emerged as a major critical and commercial success.
- It is currently the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025 and one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films.