Erida (film)

Erida is a 2021 Indian crime drama film directed by V. K. Prakash and scripted by YV Rajesh. The film was produced by Aji Medayil and Aroma Babu under the banner of Aroma Cinemas and Good Company in association with Prakash's Trends Ad Film Makers Pvt Ltd.

Erida is a reference to the Eris (mythology) the Greek goddess of conflict and discord. Samyuktha Menon plays the title character, while Nassar, Kishore, Hareesh Peradi and Dharmajan Bolgatty play other pivotal roles.

Erida released through the OTT service Amazon Prime Video on 28 October 2021.

Cast

 * Samyuktha Menon as Erida
 * Nassar as Shanker Ganesan
 * Kishore as Mathivanan
 * Hareesh Peradi as Vijay Maaran
 * Harish Raj as Inspector Sundar
 * Dharmajan Bolgatty as Servant
 * Nizhagal Ravi as Uncle
 * Hareesh Raj as Police Inspector
 * Y. V. Rajesh as Rajesh
 * Jolly Bastin as Vincent
 * Sanjay Pal as Sanjay
 * Sneha Nambiar as Shanker's wife

Production
The film took 55 days to shoot in Bangalore in 2020 while adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines. The first-look poster of the film was released on October 1, 2020. The cinematography of the film was by Loganathan Srinivasan, and the editing was handled by Suresh Urs.

Music
The music for the film was composed by Abhijith Shylanath.

Reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "While somewhere in the film is the seed of what could have been a fairly engaging film noir, the story just progresses with many flaws". A critic from OTTplay wrote that "With only a handful of engaging sequences, the movie which has nothing new to offer is a tiresome watch".