Purusha Pretham

Purusha Pretham is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language police procedural film directed by Krishand and produced under the banners of Mankind cinemas and Einstein Media by Jomom Jacob, Dijo Augustine and Einstein Zac Paul. The film features Darshana Rajendran, Alexander Prasanth, Jagadish, Maala Parvathi, Rahul Rajagopal and Geethi Sangeetha in prominent roles. The screenplay Ajith Haridas, Vysakh Reetha is the chief associate director for the movie. The film is a police procedural story. The film was released on 24 March 2023, on the OTT platform SonyLIV.

Cast

 * Alexander Prasanth as SI Sebastian
 * Darshana Rajendran as Susan
 * Jagadish as CPO Dileep
 * Devaki Rajendran
 * Maala Parvathi as Public Prosecutor Adv. Bhanumathy
 * Balaji Sharma as Police surgeon

Release
The film was released on 24 March 2023 on the OTT platform SonyLIV.

Reception
A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The humorous narrative of ‘Purusha Pretham’ packs a punch as it holds a mirror to the discrimination and red-tapism in the hierarchical police force and in society at large". A critic from The Times of India wrote that "A surprising and refreshing movie, Purusha Pretham, shows the humour in the grim lives of people in various sections of society and in terrible situations in life". A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "If Aavasavyuham was an arbit documentation of an amphibian hunt, Purusha Pretham, starring Darshana Rajendran and Prasanth Alexander, is an arbit documentation of a comedy of errors".