Rekhachithram (2025)

Name: Rekhachithram
Released: 2025-01-09

Original title: രേഖാചിത്രം
Directed by: Jofin T. Chacko
Country: India
Rated: 12A
Rating: 6.8 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere: IMDb

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A police officer returns to duty in a small town and handles a suicide case that opens up an old crime, leading him to investigate the disappearance of a young girl from a film shoot years ago.

mysterioussuspensefulgrittynostalgicbittersweetslow-burnsomberunsettling

What happens

Rekhachithram (transl. Facial composite) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language mystery crime drama film directed by Jofin T. Chacko, scripted by John Manthrikal, based on a story by Ramu Sunil. The film was produced by Kavya Film Company and Ann Mega Media. It stars Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan with Manoj K. Jayan, Siddique, Jagadish, Saikumar, Harisree Ashokan and Indrans. In Malakkappara, Vivek rejoins the police as a station house officer and takes charge of suicide case of Rajendran who revealed details on a crime he had done years ago; the investigation leads to disappearance of a young girl from the filming location of Bharathan's Kathodu Kathoram. The filming started on 3 May 2024 and concluded on 15 July 2024. The film title was officially announced on 13 August 2024. The soundtrack and score were composed by Mujeeb Majeed. Shameer Muhammed was the editor and Appu Prabhakar the cinematographer. It was released theatrically on 9 January 2025. It received positive reviews from critics and emerged as the eighth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025 so far earning more than ₹57 crore worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.