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Wikipedia article




'The Hitlist' is a 2012 Indian action thriller film written, directed and produced by Bala in his directorial debut). It was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The plot follows ACP Vikram Rathod, who is assigned to catch a serial killer who has been murdering police officers.

The film completed production in late-June 2012. 'The Hitlist' was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.

Cast



* BALA as ACP Vikram Rathod IPS

* Dhruva Sharma as Druv

* Aishwarya Devan as Avanthika

* Riyaz Khan as CI Simon

* Krishna as Anand

* Thalaivasal Vijay as IG Robert IPS

* Sreejith Ravi as Peter

* Sasi Kalinga as Madhavan

* Tini Tom as Stephen

* Riza Bava as DGP

* Suresh Krishna as Commissioner

* Kiran Raj as SP

* Samudrakani as DSP Anapazhakan

* Sandhya as Gouri

* Sukanya as Herself

* Unni Mukundan as SI Ajai Kumar (Cameo appearance)

* Narain as Dr. Lewis (Cameo appearance)

Production



'The Hitlist' marks the directorial debut of actor Bala. Screenplay was also written by him. He also played the lead role, while Kannada actors Dhruv Sharma and Aishwarya Devan portrayed other two principal characters. Filming began in Kochi. Initially, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Unni Mukundan were supposed to make cameo appearances. In the film, Mukundan and Narain appeared in cameo roles. Bala also produced the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. Mohanlal and Kiccha Sudeep did voice-over in Malayalam and Kannada versions, respectively.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph . The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma & Jophy Tharakan.

; Track listing

Reception



'The Hitlist' was released in theatres on 7 December 2012. 'CNN-News18' rated the film 5.5 in a scale of 10 and wrote that the film is "a hotch-potch of many Hollywood thrillers and more faithful replica of Jason Statham's 'Blitz', it "may partially satisfy the demands of the die hard fans of action films". While the cinematography and Dhruv's acting was praised, screenplay and Bala's unconvincing portrayal of the lead role was criticised.

References




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