Salmon 3D

Salmon 3D is a 2023 Indian Tamil language 3D horror film written and directed by Shalil Kallur. The film stars Vijay Yesudas^[1][2][3] along with Jonita Doda, Rajiv Pillai, and Tanvi Kishore in important characters.^[4][5][6]

Salmon 3D
Film poster
Directed by	Shalil Kallur
Written by	Shalil Kallur
Produced by	MJS Media Shaju Thomas Jose D.Pekkattil Joyson D.Pekkattil Key Entertainments Bose Kurian
Starring	Vijay Yesudas Jonita Doda Neha Saxena Rajiv Pillai Shiyas Kareem Minakshi Jaiswal Tanvi Kishore Basheer Bashi Shalil Kallur
Cinematography	Rahul Menon
Edited by	Shyam Sasidharan
Music by	Sreejith Edavana
Distributed by	MJS Media
Release date	30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

The film began principal photography on 23 November 2019, and was shot mainly in Kerala, Dubai and Malaysia.^{[7][8][9][10]} The film was a box office failure.^[11]

Plot

Sarfarosh, his wife Sameera and their daughter Shazaan are settled in Dubai, living what appears to be an idyllic expatriate life. However, their peaceful existence is shattered when a brutal murder occurs at a social gathering they attend. This tragic incident not only destroys their sense of security but also threatens to unravel everything they have built together as a family.

As the investigation unfolds, Sarfarosh finds himself caught in a web of suspicion and intrigue. The murder case becomes increasingly complex, with multiple suspects and hidden motives coming to light. Every dream and aspiration that Sarfarosh and his family had nurtured seems to crumble in the face of this horrific crime.

However, amidst the chaos and despair, there exists a supernatural force - a mysterious power that possesses knowledge of what truly transpired that fateful night. This otherworldly entity becomes Sarfarosh's only beacon of hope in his desperate quest for justice and truth. As he delves deeper into the paranormal realm, Sarfarosh must confront not only the human perpetrators of the crime but also supernatural forces that blur the line between reality and the unknown.

Cast

• Vijay Yesudas as Sarfarosh
• Jonita Doda as Sameera
• Rajeev Pillai as Jasim aka Govind Raj
• Neha Saxena as Kaala Bhairavi
• Dhruvanth as Fayaz
• Shiyas Kareem as Ramdev
• Minakshi Jaiswal as Vaiga
• Tanvi Kishore as Ancy
• Basheer Bashi as Steve
• Shalil Kallur as Nandan
• Anju Nair as Shima
• Deva Nandha as Avani
• Jabir  Muhammed as Hashim from Abudhabi
• Shini Ambalathodi
• Bismi Navas as Shamma
• Pattalam Sunny
• Seethu
• Vinu Abraham
• Nazreen Nazeer
• Darshini
• Naveen Illath
• Sangeetha Vipul
• Rashid
• Jyothi Chandran
• Jeremy Jacob
• Baby Hena
• Alim Ziyan
• Baby Devananda as Sheza
• Sumesh Mukhathala
• Zinaaj
• Razak
• Francis
• Premi Viswanath as Mariya from Manjeri

Production

Hyderabad based Key Entertainments, ventures into movies with the ₹150 million production Salmon,^[12] and the film shot in 3D is made in Tamil and dubbed in 6 Indian regional languages with a host of newcomers and noticed actors.^[13][14] PVR Cinemas^[15] has been assigned as the distributor of the film targeting an international release. Shyam Sasidharan, who has worked for Porinju Mariam Jose and Lailaa O Lailaa was signed as the editor with Rahul Menon as the cinematographer. Playback singer Vijay Yesudas, who has played lead roles in Avan, Padaiveeran and negative role in Maari,^[16][17] was signed to play the lead role.^[13] Basheer Bashi, Shiyas Kareem and Jabir Muhammed were offered important roles. Multi-linguist actress Tanvi Kishore was also signed for the film, that has a total number of 42 songs including all the 7 languages.^[12]

A special team of 3D technicians, Jeemon Pullely (3D stereoscopic director) and Vinex Varghese (3D stereoscopic supervisor) was assigned to work in the film with Folea studio Pvt ltd providing the 3D Camera and crew. Folea Film has been assigned as 3D stereoscopic VFX studio, while Shijin Hutton and Abhishek Nair was signed as sound designers with Jeemon K.Paily as stereographer of the film.^[18][19][20]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sreejith Edavana. A single from the Tamil version "Kaadhal En Kaviye" rendered by Sid Sriram released on 14 February 2021 and became popular.^[21]

Tamil Tracklist

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaadhal En Kaviye"	Sid Sriram	5:12
2.	"Raavil Viriyum"	Sithara, Sooraj Santhosh	5:02
3.	"Nee Pogum"	Vijay Yesudas	3:53

Release

The film was released on 30 June 2023.^[22][23][24]

Reception

A critic from Samayam wrote that "Rahul Menon and S Selvakumar's camerawork, Sid Sriram's singing and special effects are the standout experiences of Salmon".^[11]