Manjummel Boys
2024 Indian Malayalam-language film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manjummel Boys is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film written and directed by Chidambaram. It is produced by Soubin Shahir, Babu Shahir and Shawn Antony under Parava Films. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Lal Jr., Deepak Parambol, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Arun Kurian, Khalid Rahman and Shebin Benson. It is based on a true incident from 2006.[3] The film follows a group of friends from a small town called Manjummel near Kochi, who decide to have a vacation in Kodaikanal, which is affected when one of them becomes trapped in the Guna Caves.
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| Directed by | Chidambaram |
| Written by | Chidambaram |
| Produced by | Soubin Shahir Babu Shahir Shawn Antony |
| Starring | Soubin Shahir Sreenath Bhasi Balu Varghese Ganapathi S. Poduval Lal Jr. Deepak Parambol Abhiram Radhakrishnan Arun Kurian Khalid Rahman Chandu Salimkumar Shebin Benson Vishnu Reghu |
| Cinematography | Shyju Khalid |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production company | Parava Films |
| Distributed by | Sree Gokulam Movies |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | est. ₹20 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹242.3 crore[2] |
The film was theatrically released on 22 February 2024 in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and received critical acclaim.[4] It became the first film in the Malayalam film industry to earn more than ₹200 crore, and set several box-office records, becoming the the highest grossing Malayalam film ever, surpassing the record set by 2018.[2] It also emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2024.