Djinn (2023 film)

Djinn is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by Sidharth Bharathan^[2] and produced by Sudheer VK and Manu Valiyaveettil under the banner Straightline Cinemas .^[3] The film stars Soubin Shahir in the title role, along with Sharaf U Dheen, Shine Tom Chacko and Santhy Balachandran.^[4][3]

Djinn
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidharth Bharathan
Screenplay by	Rajesh Gopinadhan
Story by	Sidharth Bharathan
Produced by	Sudheer VK Manu Valiyaveetil
Starring	Soubin Shahir Sharaf U Dheen Shine Tom Chacko Santhy Balachandran Leona Lishoy
Cinematography	Girish Gangadharan
Edited by	Deepu S. Joseph
Music by	Prashant Pillai
Production company	Straightline Cinemas
Release date	6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)[1]
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Gopinadhan,^[1] who had penned Dulquer Salmaan's Kali. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, while Girish Gangadharan^[5] has been roped in as the cinematographer and Deepu Joseph has done the editing.

Cast

• Soubin Shahir as Lalappan
• Sharaf U Dheen as Sukesh / Django
• Shine Tom Chacko as Sudheep
• Santhy Balachandran as Safa
• Leona Lishoy as Thara Koshi
• Sabumon Abdusamad as Paul Kattukaran
• Jaffar Idukki as Aniyan Nair
• Nishanth Sagar as Anwar Ibrahim
• Sudheesh as Doctor
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Sulekha
• Smitha Ambu as Kaali
• Bhanumathi Payyanur as Malli

Production

The shooting of the film was completed in mid-March 2020.^[6]

Music

The music for the film is composed by Prashant Pillai with lyrics for the songs written by Santhosh Varma and Anwar Ali.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Critical reception

Anjana George, critic of Times of india, gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that, "Djinn is a movie for entertainment and after thoughts. Normality is an illusion. What's normal for a tiger is chaos for a deer."^[7] S.R. Parveen, critic of The Hindu, wrote that, "Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things."^[8] Sajin Shrijith, critic of Cinema Express, stated that, "Djinn may not be a flawless film, but it at least confirms my belief that Soubin delivers his best with the right directors." and gave 3 stars out of 5.^[9]