Kochaal

Kochaal is 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Shyam Mohan and produced by Sierra Talkies. It stars Krishna Shankar, Murali Gopy, Indrans, and Shine Tom Chacko in lead roles.^{[citation needed]}

Kochaal
Release poster
Directed by	Shyam Mohan
Written by	Midhun Prajith
Produced by	Deep Nagda
Starring	Krishna Shankar Murali Gopy Indrans
Production company	Sierra Talkies
Distributed by	Century Films
Release date	10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Krishna Shankar as CPO Sreekuttan
• Murali Gopy as DYSP Simon Thomas
• Indrans as Senior CPO Poulose
• Shine Tom Chacko as Pinker Babu^[1]
• Arya Salim as Nisha
• Zeenath as Mariyamma
• Vijayaraghavan as Paily
• Gokulan as SCPO
• Chembil Ashokan
• Assim Jamal
• Nishanth Sagar

Production

The puja function of the film was held in Kochi^[2][3].The film shooting started in December 2019 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] The teaser^[5] and trailer was released prior to the main release of the film.^[6]

Release

The film was released on 10 June 2022 in theatres^{[citation needed]} and the film streamed in ZEE5 on 27 November 2022.^[7]

Reception

Vinod Nair, a critic of The Times of India, gave the film 3 stars out of 5, stating that "Shyam Mohan's direction is lacking is creating [sic] a full picture of the protagonist's life, his family, romance etc., and so the character isn't memorable and you don't sympathise or empathise with him".^[8] A critic from Indian Express stated that "Jomon Thomas' visuals add to the enjoyment level of the film".^[9] Critics of the Manorama Online gave mixed reviews.^[10] A Times Internet critic also 3 gave the film stars out of 5, commenting that "The film is doing justice to the audience".^[11]