Edakkad Battalion 06

Edakkad Battalion 06 is an Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Swapnesh K. Nair, written by P.Balachandran, and produced by Shrikant Bhasi, Tomas Joseph Pattathanam and Jayant Mammen under the banner of Ruby Films. Starring an ensemble cast of Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon, Rekha, Joy Mathew, Sudheesh and Abu Salim,^[2] the film is inspired by a true story.^[3] The filming began in May 2019.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Edakkad Battalion 06
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Swapnesh K. Nair
Written by	P.Balachandran
Produced by	Shrikant Bhasi Tomas Joseph Pattathanam Jayant Mammen
Starring	Tovino Thomas Samyuktha Menon Rekha Joy Mathew Sudheesh Abu Salim
Cinematography	Sinu Sidharth
Edited by	Samjith Mohammed
Music by	Kailas Menon
Production company	Carnival Motion Pictures & Ruby Films
Distributed by	Carnival Cinemas
Release date	25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The film was released on 25 October 2019 during Diwali.^[10]

Synopsis

Shafeek's father wanted him to become a chef. He, however, chose to join the Indian Army instead. On his annual leave from work, as a young soldier, he must deal with his family, his bride to be and a gang involved in illegal activities.

Cast

• Tovino Thomas as Captain Shafeeq Muhammad
• Samyuktha as Naina Fathima
• Shalu Rahim as Ashokan, Dineshan's Son
• Jitin Puthanchery as Prince
• Karthik Vishnu as Roopesh
• Shankar Induchoodan as Nanku
• P Balachandran as Muhammad Kutti
• Rekha as Surayya Muhammed Kutti (Member)
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as Ummer, Shafeek's Brother in Law
• Divya Pillai as Sameera, Shafeek's Sister
• Sarasa Balussery as Thithummachi, Shafeek's Father's Sister
• Joy Mathew as Basheer, Naina Fathima Father
• Uma Nair as Seenath Basheer, Naina Fathima Mother
• Nirmal Palazhi as Shankaran
• Anjali Nair as Shankaran's Sister
• Ponnamma Babu as Shankaran's Mother
• Malavika Menon as Shalini, Shankaran's Sister
• Salim Kumar as Santhosh, School NCC Master
• Sudheesh as Police Constable Dineshan
• Dheeraj Denny
• Sibi K Thomas
• Jithin Premnath as Padmadalakshan Pillai
• Jeo Baby as Villager
• Abu Salim
• Saiju Kurup
• Sasi Kalinga

Soundtrack

Edakkad Battalion 06
Soundtrack album by Kailas Menon
Released	28 September 2019
Recorded	2019
Studio	Octaves Studio K7 Studios
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Malayalam
Label	Millennium Audios

The soundtrack composed by Kailas Menon with lyrics written by B K Harinarayanan. For "Shehnai Song" the lyrics are by Manu Manjith.

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Edakkad Battalion 06"	K. S. Harisankar, Nithya Mammen	4:55
2.	"Nee Himamazhayayi"	Nithya Mammen Singer, K. S. Harisankar	5:18
3.	"Shehnai Song"	Sithara Krishnakumar, Yazin Nizar	4:36

Release

The film was released on 18 October 2019.^[1]

Reception

The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Edakkad Battalion 06 comes as a widely stretched out tribute to the brave martyrs of the land. The gravity and effect of martyrdom plays out in the last 10 minutes of the movie, which is by far the only part that manages to incite an emotion."^[1] Sify gave 2.5 and wrote, "With an average script, the story meanders along without a definite direction for most parts here. Perhaps the whole effort was to take it to the climax where there is a wafer thin plot."^[11]

The New Indian Express gave 2 out of 5 and wrote, "barring two notably tense moments in the first half—a daring rescue operation (involving fire) and a fight scene (involving water)—Edakkad Battalion fails to make us feel anything in other segments."^[12]