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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Pathaam Valavu
| image = File:Pathaam Valavu.jpeg
| caption = Official Film Poster
| director = [[M. Padmakumar]]
| producer = Dr. Zacharia Thomas Gijo Kavanal Sreejith Ramachandran, Prince Paul Nitin Keni Naveen Chandra
| writer = Abhilash Pillai
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran]]
*[[Aditi Ravi]]
*[[Swasika]]
*[[Ajmal Ameer]]
}}
| music = [[Ranjin Raj]]
| cinematography = Ratheesh Ram
| editing = [[Shameer Muhammed]]
| studio = United Global Media Productions Mumbai Movie Studios Pvt. Ltd.
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2022|5|13|df=y}}
| country = India
| runtime = 122 Minutes
| language = Malayalam}}

'''''Pathaam Valavu''''' ({{translation|The Tenth Curve}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam language]] [[Crime-thriller film|crime thriller]] [[drama film]] directed by [[M. Padmakumar]]
written by Abhilash Pillai starring [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] in the lead role with [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Ajmal Ameer]], [[Aditi Ravi]] and [[Swasika]].<ref>
* {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/suraj-venjaramoodu-and-indrajith-sukumaran-to-star-in-m-padmakumars-pathaam-valavu/articleshow/85486763.cms|title=Suraj Venjaramoodu and Indrajith Sukumaran to star in M Padmakumar's 'Pathaam Valavu' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/05/12/patham-valavu-movie-release-emotional-family-thriller.html|title='Patham Valavu' promises to be an emotional family thriller|website=OnManorama}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/mar/24/padmakumar-suraj-indrajith-film-pathaam-valavu-to-release-in-may-2433470.html|title=Padmakumar-Suraj-Indrajith film 'Pathaam Valavu' to release in May|website=The New Indian Express|date=24 March 2022 }}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/suraj-venjaramoodu-starrer-film-pathaam-valavu-countdown-poster-out-rbnvn3|title=Pathaam Valavu : 'പത്താം വളവു'മായി സുരാജ്, കൗണ്ട്ഡൗണ്‍ പോസ്റ്റര്‍ പുറത്തിറക്കി|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref> The film's script was written by Abhilash Pillai, who also wrote ''[[Night Drive (film)|Night Drive]]'' (2022) also starring Indrajith Sukumaran.<ref>
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2022/mar/24/padmakumars-pathaam-valavu-gets-release-date-39769.html|title=Padmakumar's Pathaam Valavu gets release date|website=www.indulgexpress.com|date=24 March 2022 }}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/scenarist-abhilash-pillai-on-writing-the-scripts-for-malayalam-films-night-drive-and-patham-valavu/article65400726.ece|title=Scenarist Abhilash Pillai on writing the scripts for Malayalam films 'Night Drive' and 'Patham Valavu'|first=Shilpa Nair|last=Anand|date=12 May 2022|work=The Hindu}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/aradhana-jeevanatha-pathaam-valavu-movie-lyric-video-jk-527092.html|title=Pathaam Valavu | 'ആരാധനാ ജീവനാഥാ...'; പെരുന്നാള്‍ ഗാനവുമായി 'പത്താം വളവ്'|date=17 April 2022|website=News18 Malayalam}}<
* {{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/new-malayalam-release-hit-the-screen-on-may-13-649695/|title=ഈ ആഴ്ച റിലീസിനെത്തുന്ന ചിത്രങ്ങൾ}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pathaam-valavu-twitter-review-check-out-what-netizens-have-to-say-about-m-padmakumars-thriller/articleshow/91557108.cms|title='Pathaam Valavu' Twitter review: Check out what netizens have to say about M Padmakumar's thriller - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pathaam-valavu-trailer-suraj-venjaramoodu-indrajith-sukumaran-starrer-promises-an-engaging-thrill-ride/articleshow/90284328.cms|title='Pathaam Valavu' trailer: Suraj Venjaramoodu - Indrajith Sukumaran starrer promises an engaging thrill ride - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}
* {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pathaam-valavu-indrajith-sukumaran-suraj-venjaramoodu-starrer-gets-a-release-date/articleshow/90412268.cms|title='Pathaam Valavu': Indrajith Sukumaran - Suraj Venjaramoodu starrer gets a release date - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Aditi Ravi plays a mother in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/aditi-ravi-portraying-a-mothers-emotion-on-screen-was-a-challenge-for-me/articleshow/88645331.cms|title=Aditi Ravi: Portraying a mother's emotion on screen was a challenge for me - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Ajmal Ameer returns to Malayalam cinema with this film after a hiatus.<ref name=minute/>

== Plot ==
SI M. Sethunath is eager to go on leave for his wife Suja's delivery. He is 43 and Suja's first two pregnancies were miscarriages. He and his family are extremely worried. On the day when his leave was supposed to start, his superior Shihab Ali asks him to track down and capture Solomon who is out on parole and hasn't returned after his return date. Being an honest and straightforward officer who gives primary importance to duty, he readily takes up the task. Sethu goes to Solomon's house but Solomon runs away. Later in the day, Solomon tries to kill a guy but he's beaten up by the public . Sethu arrives on scene and arrests Solomon.

On the way back to the police station, they halt at a local teastall. While they were having tea, the teastall owner who knows Solomon very well, narrates his story to the police. He was an orphan and a well loved man in his village. He had fallen in love with a Hindu girl Seetha, and they both had eloped and gotten married. They had a daughter named Lachumol. One day during the local church festival, Lachu goes missing. The next day, Lachu's corpse is found, and the postmortem report tells that she was raped before death. The villagers assume that Head Constable Varadhan, who had wanted to marry Seetha was the culprit. SI Antony asks Varadhan to take time off as only he had a problem with Solomon and everyone is under the impression that he killed Lachu and for that reason villagers might attack him. With a heavy change of heart, Varadhan decided to investigate the case unofficially by himself. He finds out that the culprits are two drug addict youngsters, and they had committed the crime while under influence. Overcome with guilt and being responsible for Lachu's death, Varadhan tells Anthony that he had started a fight with Solomon on the festival and that if he hadn't started it, then Seetha might have been with Lachu. The court acquits the accused due to lack of evidence as the police also helps them.

Seetha tells Solomon that she wants both the culprits to be killed. Solomon kills one of them in front of the court but gets captured by their friends and relatives. Solomon is sent to jail. Now that he is out on parole , he tells Sethu that this would be his only chance to kill the second guy . But Sethu tries to calm him down and takes him to the jail . Meanwhile, Suja delivers a baby girl.

After Sethu returns from his time off, he visits Solomon in prison. Sethu tells Solomon that he does not have to worry about revenge anymore as the second guy is also dead . Sethu hands over a news paper report of a bike accident in which that youngster was killed. Solomon says that during his last 4 years in prison no God heard him and now if his prayers are answered, then that must be by someone who is also a father of a girl. Sethu silently walks away. In a flashback, it is shown that Sethu had killed that guy by running his official jeep over him after knocking him down from his bike, avenging Lachu's death.

Solomon gets released from jail after serving his term and reunites with Seetha who had been waiting for him.

==Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Solomon
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as [[Sub Inspector of Police#Kerala|SI]] M. Sethunath
*[[Aditi Ravi]] as Seetha, Soloman's wife
*[[Swasika]] as Suja, Sethu's wife
*[[Ajmal Ameer]] as [[Head Constable#Kerala|Head Constable]] Varadhan
*[[Sudheer Karamana]] as Father Stephen Koshy
*Kiara Rinku Tomy as Lachumol, Soloman's and Seetha's daughter
*[[Sohan Seenulal]] as [[Police Constable#Kerala|Constable]] Swami
*[[Aneesh G. Menon]] as [[Police Constable#Kerala|Constable]] Satheesh
*[[Jayakrishnan]] as [[Sub Inspector of Police#Kerala|SI]] Antony
*[[Major Ravi]] as [[Inspector of Police#Kerala|CI]] Shihab Ali, Sethunath's superior officer
*Nisthar Ahmed as Xavier
*Abhinav Raj as Jerin Xavier
*[[Binu Adimali]] as Constable Charlie
*Shaju Sreedhar as Paul
*[[Edavela Babu]] as Ajayan, Anju's father
*Joy John Antony as Mahesh
*Sudheer Paravoor as Kochachan
*Nandhan Unni as Pachu
*Krittika Pradeep as Anitha, Seetha's sister
*Pria Menon as Sethunath's mother
*Thushara Pillai as Seetha's mother
*Anjana Appukuttan as Anju's relative
}}

==Production and release==
The film began production in August 2021. The film had its theatrical release on 13 May 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/suraj-venjarammoodu-and-indrajith-team-up-for-pathaam-valavu-news-malayalam-viuldfjagcdbd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821012556/https://www.sify.com/movies/suraj-venjarammoodu-and-indrajith-team-up-for-pathaam-valavu-news-malayalam-viuldfjagcdbd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2021|title=Suraj Venjarammoodu and Indrajith team up for 'Pathaam Valavu|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/nov/24/first-look-of-m-padmakumars-next-pathaam-valavu-released-2387314.html|title=First look of M Padmakumar's 'Pathaam Valavu' released|website=The New Indian Express|date=24 November 2021 }}</ref> and [[Over-the-top media service|OTT]] release through [[ManoramaMAX]] on 22 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/list-of-5-south-india-releases-to-stream-on-ott-in-july-1977300-2022-07-19|title=List of 5 South India releases to stream on OTT in July |date=19 July 2022 |access-date=9 August 2022 |work=The India Today}}</ref>

==Dubbed versions==
The film is also available in [[Hindi]] & [[Marathi language]] dubbed versions currently streaming on [[Ultra Media & Entertainment|Ultra Play]] & [[Ultra Media & Entertainment|Ultra Jhakaas]] app respectively.

==Soundtrack==
Music by [[Ranjin Raj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/malayalam/movies/pathaam-valavu-movie-new-song-elamalakadinullil-out-now-film-to-release-in-theaters-soon-90775|title=Pathaam Valavu Movie : "ഏലമലകാടിനുള്ളിൽ" പുതിയ ഗാനവുമായി പത്താം വളവ്; ചിത്രം ഉടൻ തീയേറ്ററുകളിലെത്തും|date=8 May 2022|website=Zee News Malayalam}}</ref>

==Reception==
V. Vinod Nair of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated 3/5 and opined that "Patham Valavu can be a one-time watch with an interesting twist".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/pathaam-valavu/movie-review/91561199.cms|title=Pathaam Valavu Movie Review: An emotional cop-convict drama|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 May 2022|accessdate=31 August 2022}}</ref> Fair Maithutty of ''[[The News Minute]]'' wrote that "Pathaam Valavu is underwhelming".<ref name=minute>
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pathaam-valavu-review-underwhelming-crime-drama-nothing-new-offer-163963|title=Pathaam Valavu review: An underwhelming crime drama with nothing new to offer|date=14 May 2022|website=The News Minute}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/review/pathaam-valavu-movie-review-rating-suraj-venjaramood-indrajith-650467/|title=സോളമനായി തിളങ്ങി സുരാജ് വെഞ്ഞാറമൂട്; പത്താം വളവ് റിവ്യൂ}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/pathaam-valavu-movie-review-suraj-indrajiths-emotional-drama-hits-a-dead-end-due-to-lacklustre-writing/ce9cdcefac323|title=Pathaam Valavu movie review: Suraj, Indrajith's emotional drama hits a dead end due to lacklustre writing|website=OTTPlay}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt15302594}}
* ''[https://www.ultraplay.in/movie/khatarnak-mod-pathaam-valavu/dhccjg8wur5b Pathaam Valavu (Hindi)]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment |Ultra Play]]
* ''[https://www.ultrajhakaas.com/movie/nashibache-rahasya-pathaam-valavu/r1gsrg0kvdwk Pathaam Valavu (Marathi)]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment |Ultra Jhakaas]]

[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:2022 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2022 thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Padmakumar]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ranjin Raj]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]

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