Twenty One Gms
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| Directed by | Bibin Krishna |
| Written by | Bibin Krishna |
| Produced by | Rinish KN |
| Starring | Anoop Menon Renji Panicker Leona Lishoy Anu Mohan Ranjith Vivek Anirudh Lena |
| Cinematography | Jithu Damodar |
| Edited by | Appu N. Bhattathiri |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
Production company | The Front Row Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Twenty One Gms is a Malayalam-language suspense thriller film written and directed by Bibin Krishna in his debut.[1] The film stars Anoop Menon as Crime Branch DYSP Nanda Kishore who investigates a series of murders that takes place within a week.[2] Twenty One Gms also features Renji Panicker, Leona Lishoy, Anu Mohan and Ranjith in major supporting roles.[3] Produced by Rinish KN under the banner of The Front Row Productions, the cinematography of the film was done by Jithu Damodar and was edited by Appu N. Bhattathiri.[4] The soundtrack was composed by Deepak Dev, with lyrics written by Vinayak Sasikumar.[5][6]
Plot Summary
A series of murders takes place in a city within a span of few weeks. Nanda Kishore (Anoop Menon), the DYSP of Crime Branch is tasked with the investigation. Anjali found some incriminating evidence against her hospital Managing Director, John Samuel and tried to leak it to an independent reporter. Knowing this, John arranged her death. Incriminating evidence later found by Kishore uncovers unethical and unauthorized pharmaceutical trials conducted on healthy patients in John's hospital. Kishore's daughter was one of the victim of these medical trials and he was recovering from her death. Kishore who had figured out the unsub (unknown subject) and the motive of the murders, shuts his eye because it provides him and his family "an eye for an eye" kind of justice.
Cast
- Anoop Menon as Crime Branch D.Y.S.P Nanda Kishore
- Leona Lishoy as Gouri wife of Nanda kishore
- Alexander Prasanth as Circle Inspector Sreenivasan
- Anu Mohan as Sub Inspector Sunny
- Ranjith as Dr.John Samuel
- Chandunath G Nair as Martin
- Aji John as Jimmy
- Jeeva Joseph as Nikhil
- Bineesh Bastin as Tipper Tonny
- Manasa Radhakrishnan as Anjali
- Nandhu as Fr. Joseph
- Mareena Michael Kurisingal as Abhirami
- Lena as Crime Branch S.P Rachel
- Shanker Ramakrishnan as Shihab Mohd. Investigating Journalist
- Renji Panicker as Dr. Alex Koshy Psychiatrist
- Rajeesh Kartha as flower merchant
- Vivek Anirudh
Production
Pre-production work for the film started in December 2020 and was completed "within a span of 15 days".[3] Principal photography of the film commenced in January 2021 and concluded on March, carried out primarily at Kochi and Vagamon.[7]
Release
The film released on theatres on 18 March 2022.
Home Media
The digital rights of the film were acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and it started streaming on 10 June 2022. The satellite rights of the film were acquired by Asianet.
Reception
The film generally received positive reviews from critics and audience. The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "A thriller that saves its twists till the end"[8]
References
- ^ "അനൂപ് മേനോൻ നായകനായി ട്വന്റി വണ്, മോഷൻ പോസ്റ്റര് പുറത്തുവിട്ടു". Asianet News (in Malayalam). 31 May 2021.
- ^ "ക്രൈംബ്രാഞ്ച് ഡി.വൈ.എസ്.പിയായി അനൂപ് മേനോൻ; 'ട്വൻ്റി വൺ' പൂർത്തിയായി". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b Nagarajan, Saraswathy (8 June 2021). "'Twenty One Gms': When two debutants joined together to make a whodunit". The Hindu.
- ^ "Anoop Menon's investigation thriller film '21 Grams' first look motion poster is here". The Times of India. 31 May 2021.
- ^ "അനൂപ് മേനോൻ നായകനാകുന്ന 'ട്വൻറി വൺ ഗ്രാംസ്' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് മോഷൻ പോസ്റ്റർ മോഹൻലാൽ പുറത്തിറക്കി". News18 India (in Malayalam). 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Twenty One Grams". Times of India. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Twenty One Gms: Anoop Menon headlines debutant's feature". Cinema Express. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Twenty One Grams Movie Review: A thriller that saves its twists till the end". The Times of India.