Anjana George of The Times of India gave 3/5 and wrote "It is a one-time watch for its technical brilliance and some genuinely eerie moments.Read at source
Vadakkan 2025 
Synopsis
Vadakkan
Vadakkan is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language supernatural thriller film directed by Sajeed A. and written by Unni R. It stars Kishore, Shruthy Menon and Merin Philip in the lead roles. It is produced by Jaideep Singh and Bhavya Nidhi Sharma under the banner Offbeet Studios.
- Director
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- Studio
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- Run time
- 112 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Vadakkan is 60/100 from Anjana George (The Times of India).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Positive 2
Shilpa Nair Anand of The Hindu wrote "It is the kind of film that one has to pay close attention to because it is not a simple horror film with typical thrills, chills and sound effects.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Kettingo Bhadra Rajin
- Mayyath Rap MC Couper, Greeshma Alex
- Rang Likha Zeb Bangash
Technical specs
- Run time
- 112 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
Trivia
- The film stars Kishore, Shruthy Menon, and Merin Philip in the lead roles.
- Bijibal composed the songs and background score for the film.
- Vadakkan was initially screened at Marché du Film, Cannes on 21 May 2024.
- The digital streaming rights for the Malayalam, English, Tamil, and Kannada versions were acquired by Amazon Prime Video.
- The film won the Best Supernatural Thriller Award at the Fright Night Film Fest 2024.
