Vettah

Vettah

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rajesh Pillai
Produced by Haneef Mohammed
Rajesh Pillai
Written by Arunlal Ramachandran
Starring Kunchacko Boban
Manju Warrier
Indrajith Sukumaran
Sandhya
Deepak Parambol
Music by Shaan Rahman[1][2]
Cinematography Anishlal
Edited by Abhilash Balachandran
Distributed by Red Rose Creations
Release dates
 26 February 2016[3]
Running time
 120 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam

Vettah (English: Hunt) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed and co-produced by Rajesh Pillai.[4][5][6] The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran and Sandhya.[7][8][9] The script was written by Arunlal Ramachandran with A. V. Anoop co-producing the film.[10] The director, Rajesh Pillai, died on 27 February 2016, the day after the film was released.[11] The movie is loosely based on the 2012 Spanish thriller The Body.[12]

Plot

Two members of the Indian Police Service (IPS), Commissioner Sreebala and Assistant Commissioner Zylex Abraham, investigate the disappearance of the actress Uma Sathyamoorthi. Sreebala and Zylex arrest Melvin, who is revealed to be a classmate of Uma's. During the interrogation, Melvin reveals that he had murdered his wife Sherin and covered it up as a drug-induced suicide in order to take revenge on her for her infidelity. They find that Uma was kidnapped because the guy she was with was the one who had been having an affair with Sherin. Melvin refuses to point out where he dumped their bodies.

Sreebala and Zylex are pulled off the case, though not before seeds of doubt are planted by Melvin. Sreebala begins to uncover clues about her father's accident, which had rendered him mentally challenged.Doubting that Zylex may have played some part in the scheme,Sreebala loses her trust in him. Zylex begins doubting his wife and soon takes it upon himself to murder the guy she hangs out with, echoing Melvin's own crime.

Soon, Melvin agrees to give up the bodies, provided Sreebala and Zylex take him there. They discover that Melvin hadn't actually killed them, and they were just being held hostage. Melvin is sentenced to the asylum, and the case is apparently closed. Zylex finds out that the guy who he had killed, Ronnie, was facilitating the adoption arrangements with Zylex's wife, and they'd been keeping it a surprise for him. His involvement in the murder is only known to Sreebala, who receives a video of the murder.

In a twist, Melvin's wife is found to be innocent of having an affair. It is revealed she was actually murdered, but not how Melvin described. Sreebala and Zylex approach Melvin, who reveals the whole story behind his actions. Because of low marks in exams, his daughter had been locked in a kennel by her headmistress.The girl died inside the kennel due to breathing problems and fear when the headmistress forgot to release her after the school time. The school owner, who is revealed to be Ronnie, had used his influence to silence the case and murdered Sherin in the process. The police officer in charge of the investigation was Sreebala's dad, and he was attacked because he had been close to finding out the truth. In pursuit of justice for his family, Melvin had set up the whole kidnapping drama to bring Zylex to investigate the case. Zylex was targeted because of his wife's friendship with Ronnie, and Sreebala through her dad. It is revealed that Melvin planted doubts in Zylex so he would murder Ronnie and made Sreebala accidentally kill the headmistress as they were driving through the forest, making him innocent of any murders.

Cast

Production

Vettah was announced by director Rajesh Pillai on 20 October. The announcement stated that Indrajith Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban, and Manju Warrier would be the lead actors, and that Bhama, Vijayaraghavan, Prem Prakash and Deepak Parambol were considered for other roles.[5] Bhama was later replaced by Sandhya.[9] Initially, Jayasurya was considered for the role of ACP Zylex Abraham IPS, but it was later confirmed that this character would be portrayed by Indrajith Sukumaran.

Principal photography started on 7 October at Ernakulam.[10] The first schedule was finished by the first week of November. The second schedule started on 11 December at Punalur, Kollam.[13]

Box office

By 6 April 2016, the film had grossed approximately ₹6.54 crore (US$970,000).[14]

References

  1. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (25 September 2015). "Vettah will be mindblowing: Shaan Rahman". The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ George, Anjana (24 October 2015). "Shaan Rahman to compose for 'Vettah'". The Times Of India. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/manju-warrier-vettah-release-date-is-out-216239.html
  4. ↑ Sudhish, Navamy (24 September 2015). "A Mind-boggling Hunt". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 Sidhardhan, Sanjith (20 September 2015). "Rajesh Pillai's next titled Vettah". The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ James, Anu (25 September 2015). "Kunchacko Boban-Manju Warrier starrer psychological thriller 'Vettah' to go on floors". International Business Times. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Jayaram, Deepika (23 October 2015). "Manju in high voltage cop look in Vettah". The Times Of India. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Prakash, Asha (28 September 2015). "Bhamaa and Indrajith join Vettah". The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  9. 1 2 Prakash, Asha (10 October 2015). "Kadhal Sandhya replaces Bhamaa in Vettah". The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. 1 2 Jayaram, Deepika (8 October 2015). "Manju's Vettah kicks off!". The Times Of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Vettah". www.sify.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Vettah". www.gcinemas.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (11 December 2015). "Vettah begins filming in Thenmala". The Times Of India. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Anu James (6 April 2016). "Kerala box office: Here is the collection report of 'King Liar,' 'Kali,' 'Vettah,' 'Paavada,' 'Puthiya Niyamam'". International Business Times. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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