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Twenty One Gms
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Wikipedia article
'Twenty One Gms' is a Malayalam-language suspense thriller film written and directed by Bibin Krishna in his debut. The film stars Anoop Menon as Crime Branch DYSP Nanda Kishore who investigates a series of murders that takes place within a week. 'Twenty One Gms' also features Renji Panicker, Leona Lishoy, Anu Mohan and Ranjith in major supporting roles. Produced by Rinish KN under the banner of The Front Row Productions, the cinematography of the film was done by Jithu Damodar and was edited by Appu N. Bhattathiri. The soundtrack was composed by Deepak Dev, with lyrics written by Vinayak Sasikumar.
Plot Summary
A series of murders takes place in a city within a span of few weeks. Nanda Kishore (Anoop Menon), the DYSP of Crime Branch is tasked with the investigation. Anjali found some incriminating evidence against her hospital Managing Director, John Samuel and tried to leak it to an independent reporter. Knowing this, John arranged her death. Incriminating evidence later found by Kishore uncovers unethical and unauthorized pharmaceutical trials conducted on healthy patients in John's hospital. Kishore's daughter was one of the victim of these medical trials and he was recovering from her death. Kishore who had figured out the unsub (unknown subject) and the motive of the murders, shuts his eye because it provides him and his family "an eye for an eye" kind of justice.
Cast
* Anoop Menon as Crime Branch DYSP Nanda Kishore
* Leona Lishoy as Gouri, wife of Nanda Kishore
* Alexander Prasanth as CI Sreenivasan
* Anu Mohan as SI Sunny
* Ranjith as Dr. John Samuel
* Manasa Radhakrishnan as Anjali
* Chandunath G Nair as Martin
* Vivek Anirudh as Vinay
* Lena as Crime Branch SP Rachel IPS
* Aji John as Jimmy
* Jeeva Joseph as Nikhil
* Bineesh Bastin as Tipper Tonny
* Nandhu as Fr. Joseph
* Mareena Michael Kurisingal as Abhirami
* Shanker Ramakrishnan as Shihab Mohammed an Investigating Journalist
* Renji Panicker as Dr. Alex Koshy, Psychiatrist
* Rajeesh Kartha as flower merchant
Production
Pre-production work for the film started in December 2020 and was completed within a span of 15 days. Principal photography of the film commenced in January 2021 and concluded on March, carried out primarily at Kochi and Vagamon.
Release
The film released on theatres on 18 March 2022.
Home Media
The digital rights of the film were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and it started streaming on 10 June 2022. The satellite rights of the film were acquired by Asianet.Reception
The film generally received positive reviews from critics and audience. 'The Times of India' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "A thriller that saves its twists till the end"
References
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