Enkilum Chandrike

Enkilum Chandrike is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Adithyan Chandrashekar and produced by Vijay Babu under the banner of Friday Film House. It features Suraj Venjaramoodu, Basil Joseph, Saiju Kurup, Ashwin Vijayan, Niranjana Anoop, and Tanvi Ram as the main leads. The film was released on 17 February 2023.

Cast

 * Suraj Venjaramoodu as Pavithran
 * Tanvi Ram as Sujina, Pavithran's love interest and Chandrika's elder sister
 * Basil Joseph as Kiran
 * Saiju Kurup as Abhi, Chandrika's one-side love interest
 * Niranjana Anoop as Chandrika, Sujina's younger sister
 * Aswin Vijayan as Amal
 * Rajesh Sharma as Ravindran
 * Abhiram Radhakrishnan as Bibeesh
 * Maniyanpilla Raju as Shambu
 * Unni Raja as Photographer
 * Neeraj Madhav as Abhishek, Chandrika's real love interest(Cameo Appearance)

Production
The film is the first feature film for director Adithyan Chandrashekar. The title was announced in November 2022. The production company announced that the film would be released on 10 February 2023, then postponing it to 17 February to coincide with other releases on that date. The trailer was released on 4 February 2023.

Release
The film was released in theatres on 17 February 2023. The digital rights were acquired by ManoramaMAX, and it started streaming on the platform and also via Amazon Prime Video Channels on 1 April 2023.

Reception
The film received mixed responses upon release. Anna Mathews critic of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars, calling it a "Mild entertainer". S.R. Praveen from The Hindu wrote that "The humour falls flat in this old-fashioned tale" India Today gave it 3 stars out of 5 and stated that "It's more about love and friendship in general, but Adithyan Chadrashekar and Arjun Narayanan have given us a film that we can enjoy and leave the theatre smiling.

Box office
According to Times of India, the film collected Rs 1.67 crores at the box office.