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{{Infobox film
| name = Outsider
| image = Outsider_malayalam_movie_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Premlal
| producer = Gireesh
| writer = Premlal
| starring = [[Sreenivasan]]<br />[[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]]<br />Ganga Babu<br />[[Pasupathy]]
| music = Sangeeth
| cinematography = Premlal
| editing =
| studio = Gowry Meenakshi Movies
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|03|30}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Outsider''''' is a 2012 [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by Premlal, starring [[Sreenivasan]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]], Ganga Babu and [[Pasupathy]] in the lead roles. It is produced by Gireesh under the banner of Gowri Meenakshi Movies, and is shot in [[Chalakudy]] in [[Kerala]] and [[Nagercoil]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Synopsis==
The film is about an ordinary middle-class man whose life turns upside down when a criminal tries to control him. It's about his struggles and how he comes to terms with his life.

==Cast==
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Sivankutty
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]] as Mukundan
* [[Pasupathy]] as Komban Lawrence
* Ganga Babu as Manju
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Balagopalan
* [[Joju George]]

==Production==
The film, produced under the banner of Gowry Meenakshi Movies, was launched on 2 January 2012,<ref>{{cite web|title=Premlal's Outsider launched|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/premlal-s-outsider-launched-news-malayalam-mbflw3dhjib.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909081229/http://www.sify.com/movies/premlal-s-outsider-launched-news-malayalam-mbflw3dhjib.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2012|access-date=12 January 2012|publisher=[[Sify.com]]|date=5 January 2012}}</ref> and principal production also started on the same day in and around [[Chalakudy]] in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Outsider' at Chalakudy|url=http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=14803|access-date=12 January 2012|newspaper=[[Kerala Kaumudi]]|date=10 January 2012}}</ref> ''Outsider'' was the first Malayalam film to start production in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sidhardhan|first=Sanjith|title=Outsider kicks off 2012 in Mollywood|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-06/news-interviews/30597095_1_mollywood-film-kollywood|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715000449/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-06/news-interviews/30597095_1_mollywood-film-kollywood|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|access-date=12 January 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 January 2012}}</ref> The shooting will later shift to [[Nagercoil]].<ref name="Express">{{cite news|title=Sreenivasan Indrajith in Outsider|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Sreenivasan-Indrajith-in-Outsider/895304/|access-date=12 January 2012|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=6 January 2012}}</ref>

''Outsider'' is Premlal's second directorial venture. His debut film, ''[[Aathmakatha]]'' (2010), a drama which also starred Sreenivasan in the lead, was a critical success and went on to win many a laurels. It was screened at a number of international film festivals in India and abroad. According to Premlal, ''Outsider'' is tagged as an emotional action thriller in Malayalam.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sreenivasan, Indrajith in 'Outsider'|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/movies/welcome/printpage/115158/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910012053/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/movies/welcome/printpage/115158/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2012|access-date=12 January 2012|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref>

Sreenivasan and Indrajith come together for the first time in ''Outsider'', which tells the tale of revenge.<ref name="Express"/> Ganga Babu, who is making her debut as a lead actress in Malayalam cinema, is the female lead in the film. The actress was there as a child artiste in ''[[Nivedyam (2007 film)|Nivedyam]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sreekumar|first=Priya|title=Sreenivasan and Indrajith in Outsider|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sreenivasan-and-indrajith-outsider-879|access-date=12 January 2012|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=27 December 2011}}</ref> Tamil actor Pasupathy, who has earlier acted in Malayalam movies, is playing the main antagonist in the film .

==Reception==
Unlike Premlal's previous work, ''Outsider'' received mixed reviews.
* ''The Times of India'' said, "The thread of Outsider teems with so many possibilities, which could have easily been converted into a fine narrative."<ref>http://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/regional/others/malayalam-movie-reviews/Outsider/articleshow/12484145.cms</ref>
* ''The Hindu'', said that the film "lacks novelty or punch."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3277551.ece/ | location=Chennai, India }} {{Dead link|date=June 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>
* Rediff.com commented that "Outsider is a confused effort as it falls somewhere between a thriller and an emotional tale."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-outsider-is-confusing/20120402.htm|title=Review: Outsider is confusing}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2282670|Outsider}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2012 thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chalakudy]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]

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