Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam
{{short description|Indian thriller film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam
| image = Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = M. A. Nishad
| writer = M. A. Nishad
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = K V Abdul Nazar
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| narrator =
| cinematography = Vivekh Menon
| editing = Johnkutty
| music = Songs
M. Jayachandran
Score:
Manoj Sharrma
| studio = Benzy Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|11|8}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam ({{Translation|The beginning of an investigation}}) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language investigating crime thriller film directed by M. A. Nishad starring Shine Tom Chacko and Vani Viswanath, and also featuring Sshivada, Swasika, Durga Krishna, Anumol, Manju Pillai, Samuthirakani, Mukesh and Nishad. This movie was a box-office bomb.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Shine Tom Chacko as Journalist Jeeven Thomas{{Cite web |date=9 November 2024 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam: ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ച അന്വേഷണം, മികവ് പുലർത്തി അഭിനേതാക്കളും; ഗംഭീര പ്രതികരണം നേടി 'ഒരു അന്വേഷണത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കം' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-movie-getting-good-response-running-successfully-in-theatres-212421 |website=Zee News Malayalam |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127064518/https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-movie-getting-good-response-running-successfully-in-theatres-212421 |url-status=live }}
- Vani Viswanath as Sivamalli
- Sshivada as Ruby
- Swasika as ACP Sreya IPS
- Durga Krishna as CI Soumya
- Anumol as Aani Alex
- Manju Pillai as Mollykutty
- Samuthirakani as SP Vetrivel IPS, Tamilnadu Police
- Mukesh AIG Premkumar IPS
- M. A. Nishad as Crime Branch DYSP Issac Maman
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Thommi Thekkumkala
- Baiju Santhosh as Sunil Mani
- Johny Antony as Kuriakose
- Alexander Prasanth as CI Prathapan
- Kottayam Nazeer as Seban/Thankachan
- Vijay Babu Idukki MP Stephen
- Ashokan as DGP
- Sudheesh as Ubaid
- Sudheer Karamana as Adv.Vinayachandran
- Irshad as Dr. Babu Joseph
- Jaffar Idukki as Avarachan
- Ramesh Pisharody Friend of Jeeven
- Shaheen Siddique as Joppan
- Kailash as Coach Suresh Babu
- Biju Sopanam as SI Achuthan
- Saikumar as Bishop
- Kalabhavan Navas Friend of Jeeven
- P. Sreekumar as Volga Bar MD
- Jayakrishnan as Alex
- Sminu Sijo as Judge
- Abhija Sivakala as Kaari Shantha
- Mallika (actress) as Liji
- Ponnamma Babu
- Aneesh Gopal
- Chembil Ashokan
}}
Production
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by M. Jayachandran.{{Cite web |date=27 October 2024 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam trailer promises a gripping investigative thriller |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/27/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-trailer-promises-a-gripping-investigative-thriller |website=Cinema Express |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127042013/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/27/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-trailer-promises-a-gripping-investigative-thriller |url-status=live }}
- "Aale Patha" - Akila Ravindran (lyrics by Palani Bharathi [Tamil]){{Cite web |date=2 November 2024 |title=Watch: First Single Aale Paatha From Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam Released! |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/watch-first-single-aale-paatha-from-oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-released-article-114887564 |website=Times Now |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127042013/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/watch-first-single-aale-paatha-from-oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-released-article-114887564 |url-status=live }}
- "Kaalam Thelinju" - Kapil Kapilan, Nikhil Raj, and Jaswinder Singh Sangha (lyrics by Prabha Varma, Kunwar Juneja [Punjabi]){{Cite web |date=6 November 2024 |title=Watch: New Single Kaalam Thelinju From Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam Released! |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/watch-new-single-kaalam-thelinju-from-oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-released-article-115028266 |website=Times Now |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127042013/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/malayalam/watch-new-single-kaalam-thelinju-from-oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-released-article-115028266 |url-status=live }}
Reception
Anna Mathews of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "Writer-director MA Nishad's Oru Anveishinathinte Thudakam starts strong, but gets a bit problematic with overwriting and over direction".{{Cite web |last=Mathews |first=Anna |date=9 Nov 2024 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam Movie Review : An investigative thriller that meanders too much |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam/movie-review/115088262.cms |website=The Times of India}} Princy Alexander of Onmanorama wrote, "If Anweshipin Kandethum and Thalavan topped the list of best investigation thrillers this year, Nishad's Oru Anveshanathinte Thudakkam is also equally good".{{Cite web |title='Oru Anveshanathinte Thudakkam': An impressive Kannur Squad equivalent, but with more women power |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/11/08/oru-anveshanathinte-thudakkam-shine-tom-chacko-mukesh-ma-nishad-movie-review.html |website=Onmanorama |access-date=2025-01-27 |archive-date=2024-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209205303/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/11/08/oru-anveshanathinte-thudakkam-shine-tom-chacko-mukesh-ma-nishad-movie-review.html |url-status=live }} Rohit Panikker of Times Now rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam is a satisfactory watch despite its tendency to wear out the audience's patience through its long runtime".{{Cite web |date=8 November 2024 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam: A Satisfactory Watch Despite Its Long-Wound Story-telling |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/malayalam/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-a-satisfactory-watch-despite-its-longwound-storytelling-review-115092770 |website=Times Now |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127043126/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/malayalam/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-a-satisfactory-watch-despite-its-longwound-storytelling-review-115092770 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|33509307}}