Route No. 17

Route No. 17 is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, written and directed by Abhilash G Devan. The film stars Jithan Ramesh, Anju Sasi (In her Tamil debut), Akhil Prabhakar and Hareesh Peradi in lead roles.^[1] The film is touted as the comeback film of Ramesh with Malayalam composer Ouseppachan scoring the music.^[2]

Route No. 17
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Abhilash G Devan
Written by	Abhilash G Devan
Produced by	Dr.Amar Ramachandran
Starring	Jithan Ramesh Anju Sasi Akhil Prabhakar
Cinematography	Prasanth Pranavam
Edited by	Akhilesh Mohan
Music by	Ouseppachan
Production company	Neni Entertainments Private Limited
Release date	29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

The film was released on 29 December 2023,^[3][4] with positive reviews.^[5][6][7]

Plot

The film portrays many eerie happenings in the forests of Sathyamangalam, where its forest path has been shut for 30 years for a mysterious reason. The suspense thickens when trespassers do not return alive from the forest.^[8]

Cast

• Jithan Ramesh as Freddy
• Anju Sasi as Anjana
• Akhil Prabhakar as Karthik
• Hareesh Peradi
• Titus Abraham as Natarajan
• Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy as Vignesh
• Frolic George
• Nihal Amar
• Jennifer Mathew
• Anusree Pothan
• Amar Ramachandran as Salim
• Bindhu Jayan

Production

Route No:17 is director Abhilash G Devan's second Tamil film after the acclaimed 'Thai Nilam' produced by Dr.Amar Ramachandran.^[9] Ramesh became popular after his Big Boss stint and he was signed to play the lead with 3 different looks.^[10] Ramesh performed a major sequence in a 5500 square foot set work of cave constructed below ground level, where no ambiance to get free air, for 22 days.^[11][1]

Soundtrack

Route No. 17
Soundtrack album by Ouseppachan
Released	2023 (2023)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	10:56
Language	Tamil
Label	Ayngaran International
Ouseppachan chronology
Pappachan Olivilanu (2023) Route No. 17 (2023)

All music is composed by Ouseppachan.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rasa En Rasa Kanne"	Yugabharathi	Swetha Mohan	3:25
2.	"All Is Well"	Arya	OfRo, Arya (rap)	3:07
3.	"Vaada Thiruda"	SenthamizhDhasan	Rita Thyagarajan	4:24
Total length:				10:56

Reception

Maalai Malar appreciated the film's cinematography, editing and music, but rated the film losing its knit in the second half after a decent first half.^[5] RK Spark of Zee Tamil stated that, though the film is technically sound, the second half of the film lost its grip. He also appreciated the performances of Jithan Ramesh and Anju Sasi.^[6] Raisa Nasreen of Times Now rated the film with 3/5 stars, stating that Jithan Ramesh film unveils mystery and suspense In Sathyamangalam forest.^[7]