Neeli (film)
Neeli is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language horror film written and directed by Althaf Rahman. The film stars Anoop Menon, Mamta Mohandas and Baby Mya. It was produced by T. A. Sundar Menon under the banner of Sun Ads And Film Productions.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Directed by | Althaf Rahman |
Screenplay by | Muneer Mohammadunni, Riyas Marath |
Produced by | T. A. Sundar Menon |
Starring | Anoop Menon Mamta Mohandas Baby Mia |
Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
Edited by | V. Sajan |
Music by | Sharreth Vasudevan |
Production company | Sun Ads And Film Productions |
Release date | 11 August 2018 |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The film's protagonist Lekshmi (Mamta) is a speech therapist and a single mother. She along with her daughter returns to their ancestral village in Kalingadu, after her husband (Rahul Madhav) passes away. During one night, Lakshmi is attacked and her daughter kidnapped. The rest for the tale is the pursuit of the daughter. After obvious efforts to track down her daughter fail, Lekshmi seeks the help of an supernatural power in the village, Neeli. A paranormal investigator Reny (Anoop Menon) enters the fray along with two good-hearted thieves played by Baburaj and Sreekumar along with a photographer essayed by Zinil Zainudeen - the trio take care of the comedic devices in the film. Not that it needed many, especially with Reny's gizmos that could track any energy based on its smell.
Cast
- Anoop Menon as Reni
- Mamta Mohandas as Lakshmi
- Babu Raj as Prabhakaran
- Baby Miya as Thara
- S. P. Sreekumar as Jalal
- Zinil Zainuddin
- Rahul Madhav as Alex Mathew
- Anjana Menon as spiritual lady
- Swasika in a dance performance
- Megha Mathew as Zareena
- Dhruv as Chemmadan Raghavan
- Kukku
- Nityasri
- Balaji
- Megha Nair
Release
Neeli was released in India on 11 August 2018.
References
- "Neeli on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Neeli". The Times of India. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "Mamta Mohandas' Neeli release pushed by a day due to heavy rainfall". The Times of India.
- "Mamta Mohandas reveals why Neeli is a special film for her". The Times of India.
- "Neeli (2018) | Neeli Movie | Neeli Malayalam Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos".