Arikil Oraal

Arikil Oraal
Directed by Sunil Ibrahim
Produced by Ashiq Usman
Screenplay by Sunil Ibrahim
Story by Sunil Ibrahim
Starring Indrajith Sukumaran
Nivin Pauly
Remya Nambeeshan
Prathap Pothen
Lena Abhilash
Music by Gopi Sunder
Cinematography Krish Kymal
Edited by V. Saajan
Production
company
Milestone Cinemas
Release dates
  • August 30, 2013
Country India
Language Malayalam

Arikil Oraal is a 2013 psychological thriller film scripted and directed by Sunil Ibrahim.[1][2] The central character played by Indrajith Sukumaran as a creative ad director Siddharth with Remya Nambeesan as a trained dancer Veena and Nivin Pauly as Ichcha a waiter at a cafe. Supporting roles played by Prathap Pothen as a psychologist and Lena Abhilash as the head of a corporation. The movie is following Indrajith's character.[3] The cinematography was by Krish Kymal, and the music was scored by Gopi Sunder.[4] Arikil Oraal was produced by Ashiq Usman under the banner of Milestone Cinemas.[5] The film started shooting in April 2013 in Kochi.[6] The film released on 30 August 2013.[7][8] It was equally praised by both critics as well as audiences. The movie was further noticed during its DVD release. Sunil Ibrahim was appreciated for his raw film-making style and strong characterizations.

Plot

Sidharth (Indrajith) is the creative head of a prominent advertising agency. He has just been transferred to Kochi from Bangalore. Veena is Siddhu's girlfriend and runs a contemporary dance troupe. Icha (Nivin Pauly) is Veena's friend and a waiter in an upmarket coffee shop. When they fail to find a suitable place for Siddhu to stay, Veena suggests that he share Icha's place until he finds his own accommodation. Siddhu instantly agrees, but Icha agrees reluctantly. Soon Siddharth and his girlfriend Veena find themselves caught in a horrific riddle - they find Icha at two different places at the same time. Their search for answers turns to be a brilliant psychological probe and forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Music

Gopi Sunder composed the music. Actors Indrajith Sukumaran and Remya Nambeesan sang one song each along with Chithra Iyyer, and Shreya Raghav.[5]

Tracklist

No Title Singers Length
1 Kanavil Kanavil Remya Nambeesan 03:44
2 Hey Ithuvazhi Indrajith Sukumaran & Chithra Iyyer 03:58
3 Kanavinum Gopi Sunder & Shreya Raghav

Reception

The movie was met with positive reviews gaining more popularity on the release of its DVD

Remake

Sunil Ibrahim announced that he would be remaking Arikil Oraal in Tamil and that it would be different from the Malayalam version with only the main premise being similar in both.

References

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  2. "'Arikil Oraal' is director Sunil's second Malayalam venture". IBN Live. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "Stranger beside me - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. "Remya Nambeesan's training for her role as a contemporary dancer". Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "On tenterhooks - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. "Indrajeet's 'Arikil Oraal' starts rolling". Sify.com. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. "This Week's Mollywood Releases - Oneindia Entertainment". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. "Arikil Oraal [2013]". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. "Arikil Oraal - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  10. "Movie Review (Mal): Arikil Oral - Trivandrum News | Yentha.com". yentha.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. "Arikil Oraal Review". metromatinee.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.