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| name          = The Thriller
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[B. Unnikrishnan]]
| director      = [[B. Unnikrishnan]]
| producer      = Sabu K. Cherian
| based_on      = Murder Case of Paul Muthoot George
| producer      = Sabu Cherian
| writer        = B. Unnikrishnan
| writer        = B. Unnikrishnan
| starring      = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]<br>[[Catherine Tresa]]<br>[[Lalu Alex]]<br>[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]<br>[[Sampath Raj]]
| starring      = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]<br />[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]<br />[[Lalu Alex]]<br />[[Catherine Tresa]]<br />[[Prajin]]<br />[[Mallika Kapoor]]<br />[[Sampath Raj]]
| music          = [[Dharan (music director)|Dharan Kumar]]<br>[[Ishaan Dev]]
| music          = [[Dharan (music director)|Dharan Kumar]]
| cinematography = Bharani K. Dharan
| cinematography = Bharani K. Dharan
| editing        = [[Manoj (Malayalam film editor)|Manoj]]
| editing        = [[Manoj (Malayalam film editor)|Manoj]]
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| studio        = Ananda Bhairavi
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| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|11|17}}
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| country        = India
| language      = [[Malayalam]]
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'''''The Thriller''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Malayalam]] [[thriller (genre)|action thriller film]] written and directed by [[B. Unnikrishnan]]. It stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Catherine Tresa]], [[Lalu Alex]] [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Sampath Raj]] in pivotal roles.<ref>http://deepwarriors.com/the-thriller-malayalam-movie-cast-crew-wiki-pictures</ref> It was released on 17 November. Later on,
'''''The Thriller''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Crime film|crime thriller film]] written and directed by [[B. Unnikrishnan]]. It stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Catherine Tresa]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Lalu Alex]], [[Prajin]], [[Mallika Kapoor]], and [[Sampath Raj]] in pivotal roles. It was released on 17 November. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi under the same title.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/12/stories/2010111251210100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108094846/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/12/stories/2010111251210100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title='Thriller' on the cards|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan|access-date=2010-11-12|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/the-thriller-review-malayalam-pclxKtgffjfja.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929075951/https://www.sify.com/movies/the-thriller-review-malayalam-pclxKtgffjfja.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2020|title = The Thriller|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-the-thriller-review/20101118.htm|title=The Thriller lacks thrills}}</ref> The film is based on the murder case of renowned banker [[The Muthoot Group|Paul Muthoot]], who was murdered in 2009.
It was dubbed in Hindi under the same title. <ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/12/stories/2010111251210100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108094846/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/12/stories/2010111251210100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title='Thriller' on the cards|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan|accessdate=2010-11-12|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 November 2010}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
 
[[Deputy commissioner|DCP]] Niranjan, a furious police officer, is assigned to investigate the murder case of prominent businessman Simon Palathungal (based on Paul Muthoot), which formed the headlines in the [[Kerala]] media for more than three months. The case had attracted attention for its mysterious planning and execution. Through this investigation, Niranjan finds out that a big crime racket is behind Simon's murder. Niranjan also has enmity with Martin Dinakar, a [[Dubai]]-based gold smuggler who is Simon's rival enemy and a headache in Niranjan's investigation. The rest of the film shows how Niranjan tries to bring the real culprit of the murder case. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21150/road-rage-killed-muthoot-scion.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100226055724/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21150/road-rage-killed-muthoot-scion.html| archive-date = 2010-02-26| title = Road rage killed Muthoot scion: Kerala police}} </ref>
The film is based on the murder case of a business man which formed the headlines in the media of [[Kerala]] for more than three months. The case had attracted attention for its mysterious planning and execution.<ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21150/road-rage-killed-muthoot-scion.html</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as [[Deputy Commissioner of Police#India|DCP]] Niranjan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India|DCP]] Niranjan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Catherine Tresa]] as Meera Krishnakumar
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Ex-[[Additional Director General of Police#India|ADGP]] Balagopal [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Prajin]] as Simon  Joseph Palathungal
*[[Lalu Alex]] as [[Director General of Police#India|IG]] Thomas George [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Mallika Kapoor]] as Meghna Gupta
*[[Catherine Tresa]] as Meera, Niranjan's girlfriend
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Additional Director General of Police#India|ADGP]] Balagopal [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Prajin]] as Simon Joseph Palathungal (character based on Paul Muthoot George)
*[[Lalu Alex]] as [[Inspector General of Police#India|IG]] Thomas Mathew [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Mallika Kapoor]] as Meghna Gupta, Simon's fiancée
*[[Sampath Raj]] as Martin Dinakar
*[[Sampath Raj]] as Martin Dinakar
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Niranjan's Father, an Ex-[[Sub Inspector#India|Sub Inspector]]
*[[Vincent Asokan]] as [[RDX]] Anil
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Manmohan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Commissioner of Police#India|City Police Commissioner]]
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Manmohan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Commissioner of Police#India|City Police Commissioner]]
*P.Sreekumar as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#India|DySP]] Shihabudeen
*[[P. Sreekumar]] as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police#India|ACP]] Shihabudeen [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Subair]] as [[Circle Inspector#India|CI]] Alex
*[[Subair]] as [[Circle Inspector#India|CI]] Alex
*[[Uma Padmanabhan]] as Meera's Mother
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Ex-[[Sub Inspector#India|Sub Inspector]] Sadhasivan, Niranjan's father
*[[M. R. Gopakumar]] as Adv.Uthaman Pillai
*[[Riyaz Khan]] as [[quarry|Paramada]] Subhash
*[[Riyaz Khan]] as Paramada Subhash
*[[M. R. Gopakumar]] as Adv.Uthaman Pillai, Meera's uncle
*[[Kollam Thulasi]] as [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]  
*[[Uma (Tamil actress)|Uma]] as Meera's mother
*[[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as [[Director General of Police#India|DGP]] Eapen [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Kollam Thulasi]] as Narayanan, [[Home Minister]] of [[Kerala]]  
*[[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as [[Director General of Police#India|DGP]] Mathew Eapen [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*Tosh Christy as Joshua
*[[Dinesh Panicker]] as Joseph Palathungal, Simon's father
*[[Kishor Satya]] as Jacob Joseph Palathungal, Simon's brother
*[[Mamta Mohandas]] as the dancer (special appearance)
*V. K. Baiju as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Philipose
*[[Sasi Kalinga]] as [[Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police|ASI]] Shivarajan
*[[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]] as Udayabhanu
*[[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]] as Udayabhanu
*[[Sasi Kalinga]] as ASI Shivarajan
*Tosh Christy as Joshwa
*[[Dinesh Panicker]] as Joseph Palathingal
*[[Kishor Satya]] as Simon Joseph's Brother
*[[Mamta Mohandas]] as Special Appearance
*V. K. Baiju as [[Sub Inspector]]
{{colend}}
{{colend}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''The Thriller'' was the fifth consecutive super star project of [[B. Unnikrishnan]], the previous ones being ''[[Smart City]]'', ''[[I G Inspector General]]'', ''[[Madambi]]'' and ''[[Pramaani]]'' starring [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Mohanlal]] and [[Mammootty]].
[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] stars in "The Thriller". Katherine, [[Mallika Kapoor]] and [[Sampath Raj]] are in the film as well.<ref name="hindu"/>
<ref name="hindu"/> In ''The Thriller'', he teams up with Prithviraj, constantly hailed by media as an upcoming superstar. The director once again chose a contemporary investigative story that takes viewers on a breathless roller coaster ride of suspense and intrigue.<ref name="hindu"/> Unnikrishnan said he spent several months studying similar cases and the investigative methods of the police, including the working of the cyber cell to come up with a logical narrative.<ref name="hindu"/>


Prithviraj plays a tough and canny cop who is investigating the murder, in the film. "This is the first time I am acting as a police officer who is tracking a killer. It is an out-and-out suspense thriller," says Prithviraj. Although he has donned the khaki in several films, he is the first time playing a role that has him investigating a specific case.<ref name="hindu"/> The director has also cast several new faces in the film to play important characters. While Prajan plays the young entrepreneur (Simon Palathingal) who is mysteriously found dead on the highway, Miss South India runnerup Katherine plays the female lead in the film. [[Mallika Kapoor]] also plays an important character. Tamil actor [[Sampath Raj]] has been cast in a negative role.<ref name="hindu"/>
The first schedule of ''The Thriller'' takes place in and around Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam, and Vizhinjam. The second schedule is likely to take place in a foreign country.
 
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianterminal.com/forum/first-cut-first-show/77425-the-thriller-prithviraj-as-police-official.html|title = ║█║►THE THRILLER - Prithviraj as Police - Official◄◄║█║}}</ref>
The first schedule of ''The Thriller'' is taking place in and around Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam and Vizhinjam. The second schedule of the film is likely to take place in a foreign country.
<ref>http://indianterminal.com/forum/first-cut-first-show/77425-the-thriller-prithviraj-as-police-official.html</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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| title5 = Orma Than Nilave  
| title5 = Orma Than Nilave  
| extra5 = [[Alphons Joseph]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| extra5 = [[Alphons Joseph]], [[Shweta Mohan]]
| title6 = Aarandum Koorikootti
 
| extra6 = [[Mammootty]], Bashir
 
| title7 = Paadan Ninakkoru
 
| extra7 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
 
| title8 = Maavin Chottile
| extra8 = Shweta Mohan
| title9 = Oru Minna Minni
| extra9 = [[Jassie Gift]], Devanand, Pradeep Palluruthy
}}
}}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.themoviethriller.com/}}{{dead link|date=November 2014}}
* {{Official website|http://www.themoviethriller.com/}} {{dead link|date=November 2014}}
* {{IMDb title|tt1820707}}
* {{IMDb title|tt1820707}}


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Latest revision as of 02:16, 4 March 2026

This article is about the 2010 Malayalam thriller film. For other uses, see Thriller.

The Thriller
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. Unnikrishnan
Produced bySabu Cherian
Written byB. Unnikrishnan
Based onMurder Case of Paul Muthoot George
StarringPrithviraj Sukumaran
Siddique
Lalu Alex
Catherine Tresa
Prajin
Mallika Kapoor
Sampath Raj
Music byDharan Kumar
CinematographyBharani K. Dharan
Edited byManoj
Production
company
Ananda Bhairavi
Release date
  • 17 November 2010 (2010-11-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The Thriller is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Catherine Tresa, Siddique, Lalu Alex, Prajin, Mallika Kapoor, and Sampath Raj in pivotal roles. It was released on 17 November. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi under the same title.[1][2][3] The film is based on the murder case of renowned banker Paul Muthoot, who was murdered in 2009.

Plot[edit | edit source]

DCP Niranjan, a furious police officer, is assigned to investigate the murder case of prominent businessman Simon Palathungal (based on Paul Muthoot), which formed the headlines in the Kerala media for more than three months. The case had attracted attention for its mysterious planning and execution. Through this investigation, Niranjan finds out that a big crime racket is behind Simon's murder. Niranjan also has enmity with Martin Dinakar, a Dubai-based gold smuggler who is Simon's rival enemy and a headache in Niranjan's investigation. The rest of the film shows how Niranjan tries to bring the real culprit of the murder case. [4]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Prithviraj stars in "The Thriller". Katherine, Mallika Kapoor and Sampath Raj are in the film as well.[1]

The first schedule of The Thriller takes place in and around Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam, and Vizhinjam. The second schedule is likely to take place in a foreign country. [5]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Priyankari"  Haricharan, Mamta Mohandas  
2. "Thriller Thriller"  Prithivraj, Sunitha Parthasarathy  
3. "Mizhiyil"  Ranjith, SuVi  
4. "Priyakari"  Benny Dayal  
5. "Orma Than Nilave"  Alphons Joseph, Shweta Mohan  

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saraswathy Nagarajan (12 November 2010). "'Thriller' on the cards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Thriller". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Thriller lacks thrills".
  4. ↑ "Road rage killed Muthoot scion: Kerala police". Archived from the original on 26 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "║█║►THE THRILLER - Prithviraj as Police - Official◄◄║█║".

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