Kallan D'Souza

Kallan D'Souza (transl. Thief D'Souza) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jithu K. Jayan and starring Soubin Shahir, Dileesh Pothan, Surabhi Lakshmi and Hareesh Kanaran.^[1][2] The music was scored by Kailas Menon.^[3] The film is a spin-off to 2015 Malayalam film Charlie where Soubin Shahir reprises his role as Kallan D'Souza.^[4]

Kallan D'Souza
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Directed by	Jithu K Jayan
Written by	Sajeer Baba
Produced by	Ramshi Ahmed
Starring	Soubin Shahir Dileesh Pothan Surabhi Lakshmi Hareesh Kanaran
Cinematography	Arun Chalil
Music by	Leo Tom Prashanth Karma Kailas Menon
Production company	Ruby Films
Release date	21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Soubin Shahir as Kallan D'Souza
• Dileesh Pothan as CI Manoj
• Surabhi Lakshmi as Asha
• Rony David as Muhammad Iqbal
• Hareesh Kanaran as Charlie, D'Souza asst.
• Vijayaraghavan as DYSP Abraham
• Sreejith Ravi as CPO Sukumaran
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as CPO Jayakrishnan
• Privin Vinish as Gunda
• Prem Kumar as Babu
• Krishnakumar as George

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "While the premise of blurring the lines between traditional roles of good and bad is interesting, the film is hardly well developed".^[5] A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "There are no humour elements, memorable moments or engaging factors in Kallan D'Souza other than the curiosity to know whether Asha and her child get a relief from the hands of Manoj".^[6] On the contrary, a critic from Manorama Online wrote that "Kallan D'Souza is definitely an engaging watch".^[7] A critic from OTT Play wrote that "Kallan D'Souza is a comedy that lacks any real humour and gets lost in what they really wanted to do, with the two subplots".^[8]