Kshanam (2021 film)

Kshanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuresh Unnithan
Starring
CinematographyJemin Jom Ayyaneth
Music byGopi Sundar
Production
companies
Deshaan Movie Factory
Roshan Pictures
Release date
  • 10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kshanam is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language horror-thriller film directed by Suresh Unnithan and produced by Deshaan Movie Factory, along with Roshan Pictures.[1]

The film stars Lal, Bharath, Ajmal Ameer, Baiju, Krrish, Devan, Sneha Ajith, Maala Parvathi and Lekha Prajapathi in lead roles. The screenplay for the film is written by Sreekumar Aroorkutti. The film's score is composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released on 10 December 2021, and received mostly-negative reviews.[2]

Premise

Four film school students as part of their project goes for location hunting . There they meet a person with a weird personality & attitude, an academic in parapsychology. The students gets into the world of Ouija board and an entity through this man.

Cast

Production

The shoot of the film took place in 2019 in places like Kuttikanam and Peermade. The film was completed and ready for release by January 2020, but the release was delayed owing to the pandemic.[3]

Release

The film was released on 10 December 2021. A critic from Malayala Manorama gave the film a negative review.[4] A reviewer from JSNewsTimes wrote "many attempts to intimidate lead to laughter in the theater", and gave the film a negative review.[5] A critic from Samayam also gave the film a negative review, while a critic from Lens Men Review noted "Kshanam is a movie about a group of people who went to a hill station to make a diploma film. And the funny side is that this one looks shoddier than a diploma film."[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Ajmal and Bharath team up for Malayalam film 'Kshanam'". The News Minute. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kshanam Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The world of ghosts". Cinema Express. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ആദ്യം പേടിപ്പിച്ചും പിന്നെ ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ചും 'ക്ഷണം'; റിവ്യു | Kshanam Movie Review". Manoramaonline.com. 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Lal bharath ajmal sneha ajith starrer kshanam movie review rating » Jsnewstimes". 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Kshanam review: lal bharath ajmal sneha ajith starrer kshanam movie review rating, Rating: { 2.5/5} - ക്ഷണം Movie Review, Rating: { 2.5/5} : lal, bharath, ajmal, sneha ajith Star' ക്ഷണം' of movie review". Malayalam.samayam.com. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Kshanam Review | Kshama Pareekshanam Would Have Been the Better Title". 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.