Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025)

Original title

ലോകഃ Chapter 1: ചന്ദ്ര

Directed by

Dominic Arun

Genre

fantasy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious woman named Chandra arrives in Bengaluru to fight evil. Her mission gets complicated when she becomes involved with a young man named Sunny and a corrupt cop tied to an organ trafficking ring.

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What happens

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film written and directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan for Wayfarer Films. It stars Kalyani Priyadarshan (in the title role) and Naslen, with Sandy, Chandu Salim Kumar and Arun Kurian in other significant roles and a cameo from Tovino Thomas and a vocal of Mammooty . In the film, Chandra, a mysterious woman, comes to Bengaluru to fight the evil. Her life changes after she meets young Sunny and his friends, and gets entangled with a corrupt cop Nachiyappa and an organ-trafficking ring associated with him. Pre-production began on 12 September 2024, with principal photography commencing under the working title Production No: 7, and was completed by 30 January 2025, lasting 94 days. The title was unveiled on 8 June 2025. Nimish Ravi, Chaman Chakko, and Jakes Bejoy formed the technical crew as the cinematographer, editor and music director respectively. Actress Santhy Balachandran is credited for additional screenplay. Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra was released theatrically on 28 August 2025. Upon its release, the film received widespread critical acclaim. The film was a box office success, becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, surpassing Empuraan (2025), and the first Malayalam film to cross the ₹300 crore mark globally. It was among the highest-grossing Indian films of 2025 and the highest-grossing female-led Indian films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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