Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam

Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam (transl. 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.

Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. A. Nishad
Written by	M. A. Nishad
Produced by	K V Abdul Nazar
Starring	Shine Tom Chacko Sshivada
Cinematography	Vivekh Menon
Edited by	Johnkutty
Music by	Songs M. Jayachandran Score: Manoj Sharrma
Production company	Benzy Productions
Release date	8 November 2024 (2024-11-08)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Shine Tom Chacko as Journalist Jeeven Thomas^[1]
• Vani Viswanath as Sivamalli, Tenkasi Bhagavathipuram Village Don
• Sshivada as Ruby, Jeevan's Love Interest
• Swasika as Kottayam Crime Branch ACP Sreya Menon IPS
• Durga Krishna as Kottayam Crime Branch CI Soumya
• Anumol as Aani Alex, Stephen ex-lover and main antagonist
• Samuthirakani as SP S.Vetrivel IPS, Tamil Nadu Police, Tenkasi SP
• Mukesh as Kottayam SP Premkumar IPS
• M. A. Nishad as Kottayam Crime Branch DYSP Issac Maman
• Kalabhavan Shajohn as Thommi Thekkumkala
• Baiju Santhosh as Sunil Mani, A Journalist
• Johny Antony as Kuriakose, Issac's Friend
• Alexander Prasanth as Kottayam Crime Branch CI Prathapan
• Kottayam Nazeer as Seban/Thankachan
• Vijay Babu as Idukki MP Stephen, The Main Antagonist and Annie's Ex-lover
• Ashokan as DGP Thomas Koshi IPS
• Sudheesh as Ubaid
• Sudheer Karamana as Adv. Vinayachandran, Jeevan's Advocate
• Sminu Sijo as Judge
• Manju Pillai as Mollykutty, Issac's Wife
• Irshad as Dr. Babu Joseph
• Jaffar Idukki as Avarachan
• Ramesh Pisharody as Rajesh Jeevan's friend
• Shaheen Siddique as Kottayam Crime Branch SI Habeeb Mohammad
• Kailash as Coach Suresh Babu
• Biju Sopanam as Kottayam Crime Branch SI Achuthan
• Saikumar as Bishop Mar Chrystostom
• Kalabhavan Navas as Rajeev Jeevan's friend
• P. Sreekumar as Joseph, Volga Bar MD and Annie's Father
• Jayakrishnan as Alex, Annie's Husband
• Abhija Sivakala as Kaari Shantha
• Mallika as Liji
• Ponnamma Babu as Mariamma, Annie's Mother
• Aneesh Gopal
• Chembil Ashokan
• Sandhya Manoj as Tara, A Journalist

Production

The film was shot in Dubai; Kochi, Kottayam, Kuttalam and Kuttikkanam in Kerala; Punjab; and Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by M. Jayachandran.^[2]

• "Aale Patha" - Akila Ravindran (lyrics by Palani Bharathi [Tamil])^[3]
• "Kaalam Thelinju" - Kapil Kapilan, Nikhil Raj, and Jaswinder Singh Sangha (lyrics by Prabha Varma, Kunwar Juneja [Punjabi])^[4]

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".^[5] 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".^[6] 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".^[7]