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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = The Priest<br />
| image = ThePriestPoster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Jofin T. Chacko]]<br />
| producer = [[Anto Joseph]] <br />[[B. Unnikrishnan]] <br/>V. N. Babu<br />
| based_on = ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' by Rachel Flowerday and Tahsin Güner <br> ''[[The Prodigy (film)|The Prodigy]]'' by Jeff Buhler<br />
| screenplay = Shyam Menon <br />[[Deepu Pradeep]]<br />
| story = Jofin T. Chacko<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Mammootty]]<br />
* [[Nikhila Vimal]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Rahul Raj]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Akhil George]]<br />
| editing = [[Shameer Muhammed]]<br />
| studio = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Anto Joseph|Anto Joseph Film Company]]<br />
* [[B. Unnikrishnan|RD Illuminations]]}}<br />
| distributor = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Anto Joseph Film Company<br />
* Truth Global Films (GCC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Truth Global Films to Release Mammooty's Priest Worldwide |url=http://allensmedia.com/blog/2021/01/22/truth-global-films-to-release-mammootys-priest-in-gcc/ |website=Allens Media Blog |publisher=Allens Media |access-date=22 January 2021 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129013232/http://allensmedia.com/blog/2021/01/22/truth-global-films-to-release-mammootys-priest-in-gcc/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|03|11|India}}<br />
| runtime = 147 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Priest''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2021|2021]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[Supernatural horror film|supernatural horror]] [[mystery film|mystery]] film directed by debutant [[Jofin T. Chacko]].<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web | title=Mammootty's next thriller titled 'The Priest' | website=The New Indian Express | date=14 January 2020 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jan/14/mammoottys-next-thriller-titled-the-priest-2089116.html | access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> The film stars [[Mammootty]], [[Nikhila Vimal]] and Baby Monica. [[Manju Warrier]] appears in an extended cameo role in the second half of the film.<ref>{{cite web | last=Features | first=CE | title=Mammootty-Manju Warrier film titled The Priest | website=[[Cinema Express]] | date=13 January 2020 | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/13/mammootty-manju-warrier-film-titled-the-priest-16506.html | access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> Produced jointly by [[B. Unnikrishnan]] and Anto Joseph,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/mammoottys-first-project-with-manju-warrier-is-titled-the-priest-first-look-out-2459109.html |title=Mammootty's First Project with Manju Warrier is Titled The Priest, First Look Out |website=News18.com |date=n.d.|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> the film features [[film score|original score]] and soundtrack composed and produced by [[Rahul Raj]].<br />
The film is itself inspired the basic threads of the story of the English TV series [[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|''Father Brown'']] and the 2019 released American horror thriller film, [[The Prodigy (film)|''The Prodigy'']].<br />
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The film was scheduled to release on 31 July 2020 on the occasion of [[Eid al-Adha]],<ref>{{cite web | author=IndiaGlitz | title=Meet Mammootty – 'The Priest' – Malayalam News | website=IndiaGlitz.com | date=13 January 2020 | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mammootty-looks-stunning-in-the-priest-first-look-poster-malayalam-news-251303 | access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=MOVIEBUZZ | title=Mammootty's 'The Priest'- First Look out! | website=[[Sify]] | date=12 January 2020 | url=https://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty’s-the-priest--first-look-out-news-malayalam-ubmrDcbibfjjf.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113041716/https://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty%E2%80%99s-the-priest--first-look-out-news-malayalam-ubmrDcbibfjjf.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 January 2020 | access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> but production was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/the-priest-team-to-begin-editing-and-sound-mixing/articleshow/75571506.cms|title=The Priest team to begin editing and sound mixing|work=Times of India|first=Sanjith|last=Sidhardhan|date=6 May 2020|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> The film released on 11 March 2021<ref name="rd:ie">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mammootty-the-priest-release-confirmed-for-march-11-7219677/|last=|first=|date=8 March 2021|title=Mammootty's The Priest release confirmed for March 11|work=The Indian Express|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> to generally mixed reviews but was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madhu|first=Vignesh|date=2021-03-11|title=The Priest Review: A gripping mystery thriller!|url=http://onlookersmedia.in/reviews/priest-review-gripping-mystery-thriller/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=onlookersmedia}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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[[Priest|Fr.]] Carmen Benedict, a parapsychologist is asked by a girl, Diya Alex, to investigate a string of suicides in a wealthy family named Alatt family. Elizabeth Alatt is the only surviving member; Fr. Benedict and a police officer [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Shekhar fix an appointment to meet her the next day to inquire about the mysterious suicides. However, she commits suicide that night. The only person with Elizabeth was Ameya Gabriel, a 11-year old orphan girl whom she picked up in [[Chennai]]. Ameya is a quiet, morose girl, who ran away from the orphanage. Ameya is sent back to the orphanage where an attempt on her life the same night warns Fr. Benedict and the police of a grave conspiracy, implying that she had seen Elizabeth's killer.<br />
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Fr. Benedict hires some local workers to search the Alatt house. A strip of potent psychiatric pills is found; the pills could be prescribed only by a registered medical practitioner. Further investigation reveals that Elizabeth was under the treatment of Dr. Sanjay as were all the other Alatt family members who committed suicide. Upon questioning, Dr. Sanjay admits to brainwashing Elizabeth to commit suicide and names two other accomplices. The case unfolds that all three of them were members of the Alatt Trust and conspired to kill the family to gain control of the Alatt family business, money and power. They confess their crime and are sentenced to jail.<br />
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It is then revealed that Diya had already died and it was her ghost that communicated with Fr. Benedict while she was invisible to others. Though the Alatt family murders are solved, Fr. Benedict finds a mysterious aura around Ameya, who remained tight-lipped about Elizabeth's murder and never cooperated with the police. Ameya always remained gloomy, sad, unhappy and foul-tempered until a new maths teacher, Jessy Cherian, joins the school. Jessy takes Ameya under her wing and steadily her grades and behaviour improve. Both of them creates a bond and liking to each other.<br />
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Summer vacations arrive, Ameya coaxes Jessy to get permission from the orphanage to allow her to spend 2-months of vacation with Jessy. Time passes in bliss for a few weeks until Siddharth, Jessy's fiancé, enters the story. Ameya's demeanour changes on seeing Siddharth; she storms away, breaks glass with her hand and eerily hounds Jessy while stating they do not need anyone else in their lives. Scared, Jessy contacts Fr. Benedict who states that Ameya is possessed by the soul of Elizabeth and she can only be saved by exorcism.<br />
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However, during the exorcism, Fr. Benedict realises that Ameya wasn't possessed by Elizabeth's soul but it was Jessy's elder sister Susan's soul, who died during an accident around 11 years ago. Through flashback scenes, it is revealed that Susan and Jessy lost their parents when Jessy was a little girl. Susan raises Jessy, and becomes a sports teacher in the school where Jessy and Siddharth studied.<br />
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One day, Jessy sneaks out of the home to attend a party with Siddharth and their common friends. Both get drunk and while driving back, they hit a scooter being ridden by Susan, who was searching for Jessy. It is revealed that Susan's soul possessed Ameya at birth to seek revenge from Siddharth for causing her death and separating her from Jessy. However, Fr. Benedict reveals to Susan that it was Jessy who was driving that fateful night and she had unknowingly caused the accident in a drunken state. Siddharth was actually trying to protect Jessy, who was still unaware of the reality, from the consequences. Susan's soul leaves Ameya's body after learning the truth and bidding a tearful and emotional goodbye to Jessy.<br />
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The story ends with a twist. Flashback scenes reveal that when Susan was taken to the hospital after the accident, she could have been saved. But, the doctor, Dr. Muralidharan chose to end her life to protect his friend, a sports teacher who was caught by Susan for administering [[steroid]]s to students. Fr. Benedict helped Susan's soul to exact revenge on the duo - seeing her ghost, their car swerved and had an accident, resulting their death. The movie ends with Fr. Benedict saying, "now Susan, you can [[rest in peace]]".<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Mammootty]] as [[Priest|Fr.]] Carmen Benedict<br />
*[[Nikhila Vimal]] as Jessy Cherian<br />
**Natania Mithin as Young Jessy<br />
*[[Manju Warrier]] as Susan Cherian (extended cameo)<br />
**Arya K Vivek as Young Susan (Cameo)<br />
*Baby Monica as Ameya Gabriel<br />
*[[Venkitesh V. P.]] as Siddharth (Sidhu)<br />
*[[Saniya Iyappan]] as Diya Alex Alatt<br />
*Sivadas Kannur as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DYSP]] Shekhar Balan <br />
*Sindhu Varma as Mother Superior<br />
*[[Jagadish]] as Adv. Sadasivam K A<br />
*[[Ramesh Pisharody]] as Dr. Sanjay<br />
*[[T. G. Ravi]] as Dr. Mathews<br />
*[[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as Chacko, School Principal<br />
*[[Lishoy]] as Alex Alatt<br />
*Jeeva Joseph as Anand Subramaniam <br />
*[[Madhupal]] as Dr. Muralidharan<br />
*Manoj Chennai as Sudarshan<br />
*[[Kochu Preman]] as Peon Paul<br />
*[[Sohan Seenulal]] as Sabu<br />
*Meera Nair as Elizabeth Alatt<br />
*Nitha Promy as Lisy Alex Alatt<br />
*[[Sminu Sijo]] as Sheela<br />
*[[Jitin Puthenchery]] as Manu<br />
*[[V. K. Prakash]] as Surendran, Manu's Father<br />
*[[Kalabhavan Haneef]] as Ganeshan, Anand's Father<br />
*[[Dinesh Panicker]] as Francis John<br />
*Tony as [[Sub Inspector]] Antony<br />
*[[Arjun Nandhakumar]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police|DIG]] Raheem Razak [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner of Police]]<br />
*[[Naseer Sankranthi]] as Orphanage Cook<br />
*Shiny T. Rajan as Teacher<br />
*Ameya Mathew as Annie<br />
*Thomas Kuriakose as Sports School Director<br />
*[[Rajan P Dev]] as Joseph Alatt (photo appearance)<br />
*Jayadevan as Security<br />
}}<br />
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=== Family Tree of Alatt family ===<br />
{{Tree chart/start|align=center|summary=An example family tree}}<br />
{{Tree chart||||||||JOSEPH||||| |||||JOSEPH=Joseph Alatt}}<br />
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{{tree chart||||ALEX|v|LISY|||||||JOSHI|-|ELIZABETH| | | | || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |LISY=Lisy Alex Alatt |ALEX=Alex Alatt |JOSHI=Joshi Alatt |ELIZABETH=Elizabeth Joshi Alatt |}}<br />
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{{tree chart| | | | || DIYA| | | | || ||||| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |DIYA=Diya Alex Alatt|}}<br />
{{Tree chart/end}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
The [[principal photography]] commenced in January 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/the-priest-first-look-mammootty/ |title=The Priest first look: Mammootty gives off an ominous vibe |work=The Indian Express |date=13 January 2020 |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> and had to put the filming into a temporary halt due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The last schedule was resumed in the first week of October and the team has completed filming the entire film in the first week of November.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/its-a-wrap-for-mammoottys-the-priest/articleshow/79036488.cms|title=It's a wrap for Mammootty's 'The Priest'|work=Times Of India|date=4 November 2020 |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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On 12 January 2020, the first look poster shared on social media revealed that [[Mammootty]] plays a [[priest]] in the film and showed his character in a [[Religious habit|habit]] with his hood on and perusing what seems to be the [[Bible]] against the backdrop of a church.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-jofin-t-chacko-movie-titled-priest/articleshow/73212758.cms|title=Mammootty-Jofin T Chacko movie titled Priest|work=Times Of India|date=12 January 2020 |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
===Theatrical===<br />
The film was originally scheduled to release in August 2020, but the premiere was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The release date was then projected to be on 4 February 2021,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mammootty-Manju Warrier film 'The Priest' to release in February first week|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/jan/22/mammootty-manju-warrier-film-the-priestto-release-in-february-first-week-2253266.html|date=22 January 2021|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> and was delayed again.<ref>{{Cite news|last=N|first=Srinath|date=30 January 2021|script-title=ml:The Priest release postponed {{!}} വീണ്ടുമൊരു മമ്മൂട്ടി ചിത്രം തിയേറ്ററിലെത്താൻ വൈകും; 'ദി പ്രീസ്റ്റ്' റിലീസ് മാറ്റിവച്ചു|title=The Priest release postponed {{!}} Another Mammootty movie to be delayed; The release of 'The Priest' has been postponed|work=News18 മലയാളം|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-mammootty-starring-the-priest-release-postponed-mm-tv-nsr-342917.html|language=ml|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> The film was set to release on 4 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last={arashar|first=Shivam|date=2 February 2021|title=Mammootty starrer The Priest to release on March 4|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mammootty-starrer-the-priest-to-release-on-march-4-1765062-2021-02-02|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> And on 2 March 2021, film was again postponed indefinitely as the team couldn't get approval from the [[Government of Kerala]] for night shows.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mammootty's The Priest is ready, but won't release this week|work= The new Indian express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mammootty-the-priest-is-ready-but-wont-release-this-week-7210619/|access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> The film was theatrically released on 11 March 2021 after the government gave permission for second shows in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mammootty's The Priest will Release on 11 March 2021|url=https://theupdate.in/the-preast-mammootty-manju-warrior-new-movie/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=The Update}}</ref><ref name="rd:ie" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-priest-first-weekend-box-office-collection-report-mammootty-starrer-hits-the-right-notes-962175.html|title='The Priest' first weekend box office collection report: Mammootty-starrer hits the right notes|date=15 March 2021|work=[[Deccan Herald]]}} ''The Priest'' is the first [[malayalam film]] to gross 1 crore from [[Saudi Arabia]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mammootty-starrer 'The Priest' to release on Amazon Prime Video on April 14|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/apr/09/mammootty-starrer-the-priest-to-release-on-amazon-prime-video-on-april-14-2287947.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=9 April 2021}}</ref> ''The Priest'' was the biggest Malayalam release after COVID-19 outbreak and released over 300 screens (50% occupancy) across the Kerala state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/mar/11/the-priest-arrives-in-style-with-second-shows-2274988.html|title='The Priest' arrives in style with second shows|date=11 March 2021|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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===Home media===<br />
The film streams on [[Amazon Prime]].<br />
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==Reception==<br />
===Box office===<br />
''The Priest'' collected ₹ 1.6 crore in [[Kerala]] in its opening day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/the-priest-first-weekend-box-office-collection-report-mammootty-starrer-hits-the-right-notes-962175.html|title='The Priest' first weekend box office collection report: Mammootty-starrer hits the right notes|date=15 March 2021|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> The film collected A$100,250 (₹56.07 lakhs) from Australia box office and became Industry hit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia Box-Office as on today|url=https://twitter.com/TheAakashavaani/status/1378022515008622594|website=[[Twitter]]|publisher=Aakashavani|access-date=30 June 2021|date=2 April 2021}}</ref> The film collected over ₹20 crore from Kerala box office with 16 crore of share and also became the first [[Malayalam film]] to gross over ₹1 crore in Saudi Arabia on first day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=വിദേശങ്ങളിൽ മലയാള സിനിമകളുടെ ആധിപത്യം; ലൂസിഫറിന്റെ ചരിത്രവിജയം ആവർത്തിച്ച് കുറുപ്പ്...|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/global-malayali/gulf/2021/11/17/dominance-of-malayalam-film-in-abroad.html|access-date=2021-11-17|website=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mammootty's One will start streaming on Netflix from this date|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mammootty-one-will-start-streaming-on-netflix-from-this-date-7289936/lite/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=26 April 2021}}</ref> The film was a commercial success and became the highest grossing Malayalam film from [[Singapore]] box office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theatrical Hit Malayalam Movies in Singapore Flag of Singapore (2021)|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/MoviesSingapore/status/1478258957638504450|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Movies Singapore|date=4 January 2022}}</ref> The film collected ₹35 crore in its final run at the box office.<ref name ="pr">{{Cite web|title=The Priest ചോരത്തുള്ളികൾ പോലും വി.എഫ്.എക്സ് സൃഷ്ടി; 'ദി പ്രീസ്റ്റിലെ' വിഷ്വൽ എഫെക്ക്ട്സ് വീഡിയോ പുറത്ത്|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-visual-effects-making-video-of-the-priest-movie-is-out-mm-394377.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=[[News18]]|date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies Of 2021: Kurup, Marakkar & Other Films That Ruled Kerala Box Office|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2021/highest-grossing-malayalam-movies-of-2021-kurup-marakkar-other-films-ruled-kerala-box-office-327124.html|website=Filmibeat|date=30 December 2020}}</ref> The film was the second highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2021, behind ''[[Kurup (film)|Kurup]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Will an OTT-only release benefit Prithviraj's 'Cold Case'?|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/will-an-ott-only-release-benefit-prithvirajs-cold-case-1002896.html|date=29 June 2021|website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=After a 'hit' 2021, Southern films to set box-office ringing in 2022|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/after-a-hit-2021-southern-films-to-set-box-office-ringing-in-2022/article38088969.ece|date=1 January 2022|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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===Critical response===<br />
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''[[Sify]]'' rated the film 4.5/5 and given the verdict for the film as ''An Engaging Thriller''. It stated that "The Priest may not be perfect but manages to keep the viewers glued on to the screen for sure. Try this one!."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Priest review: An engaging thriller|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/the-priest-review-an-engaging-thriller-review-malayalam-vdmeeTbicjfeb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313003850/https://www.sify.com/movies/the-priest-review-an-engaging-thriller-review-malayalam-vdmeeTbicjfeb.html|archive-date=13 March 2021|url-status=live|date=12 March 2021|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''[[International Business Times]]'' rated the film 3.5/5 and given the verdict for the film as ''A classic horror crime thriller''. It stated that "Magical visuals, Mammootty's performance, and uncompromising cinematic language. The Priest is one of the best horror-crime thrillers ever made in Mollywood.".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Priest movie review: Mammootty's film is a classic horror crime thriller|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/priest-movie-review-mammoottys-film-classic-horror-crime-thriller-834090|date=11 March 2021|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> <br />
Behindwoods gave it a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, ''Mammootty Plays Sherlock Holmes in a Bad Script''. [[Firstpost]] gave it a rating of 3.25 stars out of 5 and wrote, ''Some genuine scares here, but the effort to be cool is this Mammootty-starrer’s Achilles heel''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} [[The Indian Express]] gave it a rating of 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, ''Mammootty’s horror thriller fails to deliver on its promise''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}<br />
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==Music==<br />
The original songs and original film score were composed, arranged and produced by [[Rahul Raj]]. The lyrics for the three songs were penned by BK Harinarayanan. Nazarethin, the first single of the film was released on 24 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=|title=The Priest Song - Nazarethin (Lyrical)|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/malayalam/the-priest-song-nazarethin-lyrical/videoshow/80472926.cms|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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===Tracklist===<br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Original songs <br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Nazarethin<br />
| extra1 = Baby Niya Charly, Merin Gregory<br />
| length1 = 03:59<br />
| title2 = Neelambale<br />
| extra2 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]<br />
| length2 = 03:55<br />
| title3 = Kanne Uyirin<br />
| extra3 = Narayani Gopan<br />
| length3 = 04:33<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt11591306|The Priest}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian mystery films]]<br />
[[Category:Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Rahul Raj]]</div>2001:8F8:1C3B:4CA2:BC51:7B96:717E:54CF