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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Night Drive
| image = Night Drive (film).jpeg
| caption = Official theatre poster
| director = [[Vysakh]]
| producer = Neeta Pinto<br /> Priya Venu
| writer = Abhilash Pillai
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran]]
*[[Roshan Mathew]]
*[[Anna Ben]]
}}
| music = [[Ranjin Raj]]
| cinematography = [[Shaji Kumar]]
| editing = Sunil S. Pillai
| studio = [[Anto Joseph|Aan Mega Media]]
| distributor = Aan Mega Media
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|03|11}}
| country = India
| runtime = 118 minutes
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Night Drive''''' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language [[crime thriller]] film directed by [[Vysakh]] and written by Abhilash Pillai starring [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Roshan Mathew]], [[Anna Ben]] and [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]. The movie tells the story of how a young couple lands in trouble after meeting an accident. The film was released on 11 March 2022.

==Plot==
The plot is about a young couple who are out on a drive and meet an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony in their pursuit.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as [[Inspector of Police#India|CI]] Benny Moopan
*[[Roshan Mathew]] as Georgy
*[[Anna Ben]] as Riya Roy
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Minister (government)|Minister]] Rajan Kurup
*[[Kalabhavan Shajon]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#Kerala|DYSP]] Chacko Cherian
*[[Alexander Prasanth]] as Francis/Pranchi
*[[Sreevidya Mullachery]] as Ammini Ayyappan/Ayyappan
*[[Santhosh Keezhattoor]] as [[Police Constable#Kerala|CPO]] Pappan
*[[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]] as Balu Krishna (Rajan Kurup's P.A)
*[[Surabhi Santosh]] as Amina (Balu's wife)
*[[Srikant Murali]] as [[Doctor (title)|Dr.]] Firoz
*[[Sudheer Karamana]] as Jaleel (Rajan Kurup's P.A)
*[[Sohan Seenulal]] as Santhosh (Rajan Kurup's P.A)
*[[Muthumani]] as [[Commissioner of Police#India|City Police Commissioner]] Sharanya Varma [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Renji Panicker]] as Roy (Riya's Father) (Cameo appearance)
*[[Shaju Sreedhar]] as Anil Nair (Channel Head)
*Della George as Reporter
{{Colend}}

== Music ==
The music was composed by [[Ranjin Raj]] and features one song, titled "Paathi Paathi Parayathe", sung by [[Kapil Kapilan]] and Nithya Maammen. Murukan Kattakada is the lyricist of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/vysakh-directed-new-film-night-drive-song-out-r4ijo4 |title=Night Drive Song : മുരുകൻ കാട്ടാക്കടയുടെ വരികള്‍ക്ക് രഞ്‍ജിൻ രാജിന്റെ സംഗീതം, 'നൈറ്റ് ഡ്രൈവി'ലെ ഗാനം |date=22 December 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 | website=Asianet News}}</ref>

==Release==

===Theatrical===
The film was first scheduled to be released in March 2021 but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. It was theatrically released on 11 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2022 |title=Roshan Mathew-Anna Ben thriller Night Drive release date announced |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/feb/21/roshan-mathew-anna-ben-thriller-night-drive-release-date-announced-29874.html |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

===Home media===
The film was digitally streamed on Manoramax, Netflix & Amazon Prime. It is also available in [[Hindi]] & [[Marathi language]] dubbed versions currently streaming on [[Ultra Media & Entertainment|Ultra Play]] & [[Ultra Media & Entertainment|Ultra Jhakaas]] app respectively.

==Reception==

V Vinod Nair of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it a 3.5/5 rating and wrote that "If you are looking for a good thriller to kick off your weekend, ''Night Drive'' is the film for you".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/night-drive/movie-review/90157226.cms|title=Night Drive Movie Review: An engrossing, edge-of-seat thriller|work=The Times of India}}</ref> A critic from ''[[HT Media|OTT Play]]'' stated that "Though ''Night Drive'' starts off as an atypical Vysakh thriller and eventually veers towards the director's familiar territory, the refreshing casting choices do the film a world of good in making it entertaining".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/night-drive-movie-review-roshan-mathew-anna-ben-indrajiths-unpredictability-steer-this-slick-thriller/1d78407837644|title=''Night Drive'' movie review: Roshan Mathew, Anna Ben, Indrajith's unpredictability steer this slick thriller|website=OTTPlay}}</ref> Anushka Rao of Digital Mafia Talkies wrote that "It is a highly recommended watch that is well worth your time."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Anushka |date=23 April 2022 |title=Night Drive' Ending, Explained: Did Georgy And Riya Implicate The Minister Of State? |url=https://dmtalkies.com/night-drive-ending-explained-2022-malayalam-film-vysakh/ |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=Digital Mafia Talkies}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|15477096}}
* ''[https://www.ultraplay.in/movie/night-drive/xmsavitmgepl Night Drive (Hindi)]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment |Ultra Play]]
* ''[https://www.ultrajhakaas.com/movie/ti-akalpit-ratra-night-drive/fs3dw7raovue Night Drive (Marathi)]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment |Ultra Jhakaas]]

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[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:2022 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2022 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ranjin Raj]]

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