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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2025 Indian-Malayalam language action film}}<br />
{{For|the 2005 Hindi-language film|Karam (2005 film)}}<br />
{{Other uses|Karam (disambiguation){{!}}Karam}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karam<br />
| image = Karam 2025.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]<br />
| writer = [[Noble Babu Thomas]]<br />
| producer = {{ubl|[[Visakh Subramaniam]]|Vineeth Sreenivasan}}<br />
| starring = {{ubl|Noble Babu Thomas|[[Ivan Vukomanović]]|Audrey Miriam Henest|[[Manoj K. Jayan]]|Reshma Sebastian}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Jomon T. John]]<br />
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]<br />
| music = [[Shaan Rahman]]<br />
| studio = {{ubl|[[Merryland Studio|Merryland Cinemas]]|Habit of Life}}<br />
| distributor = Merryland Cinemas<br />
| released = {{Film date|2025|09|25|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 126 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2025 |title=''Karam'' (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/C5E6433500350DDC |access-date=23 September 2025 |website=[[Irish Film Classification Office]]}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = {{INR}}30 crore <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = {{INR}}2.4 crore<br />
}}<br />
'''''Karam''''' ({{Translation|Hand of God}}) is a 2025 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action film|action]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] and written by [[Noble Babu Thomas]]. The film stars Noble Babu Thomas, [[Ivan Vukomanović|Ivan Vukomanovic]], Audrey Miriam Henest, Reshma Sebastian, [[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]], and [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karam: Noble Babu Thomas is seen in the second trailer racing against the clock to save those he loves |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/karam-noble-babu-thomas-is-seen-in-the-second-trailer-racing-against-the-clock-to-save-those-he-loves/b150d1a9e2922 |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=[[OTT Play]]}}</ref> It is produced by [[Visakh Subramaniam]] and Vineeth Sreenivasan under [[Merryland Studio|Merryland Cinemas]] and Habit of Life. The soundtrack is composed by [[Shaan Rahman]].<ref name="tnie">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-17 |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan's next titled Karam, first look out |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Jul/16/vineeth-sreenivasans-next-titled-karam-first-look-out |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="m">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-16 |title='Karam' first look out: Vineeth Sreenivasan, Noble Babu Thomas reunite for intense thriller |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/karam-first-look-out-vineeth-sreenivasan-noble-babu-thomas-reunite-for-intense-thriller-hj1azqov |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref> <br />
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''Karam'' was released on 25 September 2025 to negative reviews from critics and audience who deemed it as the weakest film of Vineeth as a director and was a [[box-office bomb]], making it as the biggest failure of Vineeth's career.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Former [[Indian Armed Forces|Indian military]] officer Dev Mahendran and his family find themselves in a perilous situation in a foreign country, Lenarco, during an international conference.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Noble Babu Thomas]] as Dev Mahendran<br />
* [[Ivan Vukomanović]] as André Nicola<br />
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Mahendran, Dev's father<br />
* Audrey Miriam Henest as Sana Abdullah<br />
* Reshma Sebastian as Thara <br />
* [[Shweta Menon]] as [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Dr.]] Nandita Bose, Minister of External Affairs and Mahendran's ex-girlfriend<br />
* [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Rosario<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] as Kamal Muhammed<br />
* [[Sudev Nair]] as Sinto<br />
* Vishnu G. Varrier as Bato<br />
* [[Johny Antony]] as Abdullah, Sana's father<br />
* [[Redin Kingsley]] as Bhaskar<br />
* Vineeth Vasudevan as Amrit<br />
* Joji Mundakayam as Murali<br />
* Nazhan Bin Najmal as Ayaan<br />
* John Kaippallil as Salman Basheer<br />
* Rimmi Singh as Sana's mother<br />
* Vettai Muthukumar as Selvam<br />
}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
Filming took place across [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and along the borders of [[Russia]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. Filming also briefly took place in [[Shimla]], [[Chandigarh]] and [[Kochi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Anindita |date=2025-07-17 |title=Karam First Look Out: Vineeth Sreenivasan's Film To Release On THIS Date |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/regional-cinema/karam-first-look-out-vineeth-sreenivasans-film-to-release-on-this-date-aa-9447166.html |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=[[CNN-News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-16 |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan thriller debut 'Karam' first look poster out, see release date |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/07/16/vineeth-sreenivasan-thriller-debut-karam-first-look-poster-out-see-release-date.html |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Karam<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[Shaan Rahman]]<br />
| released = September, 2025<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 9m 34s<br />
| label = [[Saregama]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Written & Directed by God]]<br />
| prev_year = 2025<br />
}}<br />
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The film's music is composed [[Shaan Rahman]] with the lyrics written by [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] and Anu Elizabeth Jose. The music distribution rights have been acquired by [[Saregama]].<br />
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=== Track listing ===<br />
{{tracklisting|<br />
| headline = Karam Original music listing<br />
| total_length = 9:34<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Al Malik<br />
| extra1 = Harib Hussain, Anila Rajeev<br />
| lyrics1 = Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman<br />
| length1 = 2:53<br />
| title2 = Welcome to Lenarco<br />
| extra2 = Harishankar K. S., Isabel George, Megisha, Annet Xavier, Arundathi P.<br />
| lyrics2 = Anu Elizabeth Jose<br />
| length2 = 3:40<br />
| title3 = Uyarnnu Vaa<br />
| extra3 = Fejo, Vineeth Sreenivasan<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Fejo (rapper)|Fejo]], Vineeth Sreenivasan<br />
| length3 = 3:01<br />
}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
''Karam'' was released in theatres on 25 September 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-17 |title='Karam' first look out: Vineeth Sreenivasan promises a fresh action thriller |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/07/17/karam-first-look-out-vineeth-sreenivasan-movie-thriller.html |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=[[Malayala Manorama|OnManorama]]}}</ref>, released in [[United Kingdom]] on 27 September 2025 and on 29 September 2025 in [[Ireland]].<br />
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''Karam'' was released on [[manoramaMAX]] OTT on 7 November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan’s ‘Karam’ set for OTT release |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/11/06/karam-movie-ott-release.html |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=Vineeth Sreenivasan’s ‘Karam’ set for OTT release |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-11-03 |title='Karam' OTT: Where and when to watch the Noble Babu Thomas starrer online |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/karam-ott-where-and-when-to-watch-the-noble-babu-thomas-starrer-online/articleshow/125061830.cms |access-date=2025-11-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Anjali |date=2025-11-05 |title=Malayalam OTT releases this week: From Bad Girl to Karam — check list of new movies, web series to watch online |url=https://www.livemint.com/entertainment/malayalam-ott-releases-this-week-from-bad-girl-to-karam-check-list-of-new-movies-web-series-to-watch-online-11762332786488.html |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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===Distribution===<br />
[[Merryland Studio|Merryland Cinemas]] distributed the film in India. Phars Film acquired the overseas distribution rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-17 |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan's 'Karam' to hit screens on September 25 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vineeth-sreenivasans-karam-to-hit-screens-on-september-25/articleshow/122595532.cms |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
S.R. Praveen of [[The Hindu|''The Hindu'']] called the film "a staid, emotionally hollow film with nothing new to say".<ref>{{cite news |date=25 September 2025 |title=Karam movie review: A staid, emotionally hollow film with nothing new to say |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/karam-movie-review-a-staid-emotionally-hollow-film-with-nothing-new-to-say/article70093058.ece |access-date=26 September 2025 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Anandu Suresh of [[The Indian Express|''The Indian Express'']] gave 1 out of 5 stars, writing "If there's anything that has backfired as much as Vineeth Sreenivasan's direction and Noble Babu Thomas's writing, it's Shaan Rahman's music that has failed to do justice to the movie".<ref>{{cite news |date=25 September 2025 |title=Karam movie review: Vineeth Sreenivasan film is let down by extremely shoddy writing |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/karam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-film-is-let-down-by-extremely-shoddy-writing-10269974/lite/ |access-date=26 September 2025 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> Swathi P Ajith of ''[[Onmanorama]]'' observed that despite some strong performances, the film "struggles to hold attention and never rises above mediocrity".<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2025 |title=Karam movie review: Vineeth Sreenivasan, Noble Babu Thomas starrer review |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/09/25/karam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-noble-babu-thomas.html |access-date=26 September 2025 |website=Onmanorama}}</ref> Vishal Menon of [[The Hollywood Reporter|''The Hollywood Reporter'']] wrote "It’s not that one feels Vineeth is incapable of handling serious topics with real style. He’s done that in ''Thira'' before this and even in parts of ''Jacobinte Swargarajyam''. But with ''Karam'', he’s made a film that’s so out of his zone that we’re made to absorb the full weight of his discomfort. Of all the things you’d taken for granted in a Vineeth Sreenivasan film, heart or ''hridayam'' is strangely what’s missing most in Karam".<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2025 |title=Karam Movie Review: A Generic Lifeless Action Movie Written Around Genre Clichés |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/karam-movie-review-a-generic-lifeless-action-movie-written-around-genre-cliches/amp |access-date=26 September 2025 |website=Hollywood Reporter India}}</ref> <br />
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Anna Mathews of [[The Times of India|''The Times of India'']] gave 1.5 out of 5 stars, writing "It’s a shame that while the film does not skint on production values, the script and characters are so badly written that it is difficult to watch it unfold on screen".<ref>{{cite news |date=25 September 2025 |title=Karam Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/karam/movie-review/124120484.cms |access-date=26 September 2025 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Vignesh Madhu of [[The New Indian Express|''The New Indian Express'']] gave 2 out of 5 stars, writing "Technically polished but narratively hollow, Karam is a thriller that forgets the thrill".<ref>{{cite news |date=26 September 2025 |title=Karam movie review: Vineeth Sreenivasan flounders in his return to thrillers |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2025/Sep/26/malayalamreview2025sep25karam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-flounders-in-his-return-to-thrillers |access-date=26 September 2025 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Sanjith Sidhardhan of ''[[OTTplay]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing "Director Vineeth Sreenivasan’s latest movie ''Karam'', despite minimal promotions, had fans hoping it would showcase a different side of his filmmaking, akin to his 2013 thriller ''Thira''. The latter, despite receiving mixed reactions at the box office, has since become a cult hit, so it’s only natural that expectations for ''Karam'' were high. But does the film live up to them? Not quite".<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2025 |title=Karam movie review: Vineeth Sreenivasan’s thriller disappoints with its generic treatment |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/karam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasans-thriller-disappoints-with-its-generic-treatment/27bc0abd03663 |access-date=26 September 2025 |website=OTTplay}}</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|32638279|Karam}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Shaan Rahman]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Georgia (country)]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Russia]]<br />
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