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Rekhachithram (2025)

Rekhachithram poster
Original title
രേഖാചിത്രം
Directed by
Jofin T. Chacko
Genre
mystery, thriller, crime
Country
India
Runtime
2h 19m
Rated
12A
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

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.

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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)

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