Djinn (2023 film)

Djinn is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by Sidharth Bharathan and produced by Sudheer VK and Manu Valiyaveettil under the banner Straightline Cinemas. The film stars Soubin Shahir in the title role, along with Sharaf U Dheen, Shine Tom Chacko and Santhy Balachandran.

The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Gopinadhan,[1] who had penned Dulquer Salmaan's Kali. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, while Girish Gangadharan has been roped in as the cinematographer and Deepu Joseph has done the editing.

Cast

 * Soubin Shahir as Lalappan
 * Sharaf U Dheen as Sukesh / Django
 * Shine Tom Chacko as Sudheep
 * Santhy Balachandran as Safa
 * Leona Lishoy as Thara Koshi
 * Sabumon Abdusamad as Paul Kattukaran
 * Jaffar Idukki as Aniyan Nair
 * Nishanth Sagar as Anwar Ibrahim
 * Sudheesh as Doctor
 * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Sulekha
 * Smitha Ambu as Kaali
 * Bhanumathi Payyanur as Malli

Production
The shooting of the film was completed in mid-March 2020.

Music
The music for the film is composed by Prashant Pillai with lyrics for the songs written by Santhosh Varma and Anwar Ali.

Critical reception
Anjana George, critic of Times of india, gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that, "Djinn is a movie for entertainment and after thoughts. Normality is an illusion. What's normal for a tiger is chaos for a deer." S.R. Parveen, critic of The Hindu, wrote that, "Despite few bright spots, fails in trying to do too many things." Sajin Shrijith, critic of Cinema Express, stated that, "Djinn may not be a flawless film, but it at least confirms my belief that Soubin delivers his best with the right directors." and gave 3 stars out of 5.