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Theatre: The Myth of Reality (2025)

Theatre: The Myth of Reality poster
Original title
തിയേറ്റർ
Directed by
Sajin Baabu
Genre
drama, mystery
Country
India
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
UA
Rating
2.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mystery film set in Kerala. It follows characters caught between fading local traditions and blurred lines of myth and reality.

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What happens

Theatre: The Myth of Reality is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film written and directed by Sajin Baabu. The film stars Rima Kallingal and Sarasa Balussery in the lead roles. It is produced by Anjana Philip and Philip Zacharia under the banner Anjana Talkies and co-produced by Santhosh Kottayi. Syamaprakash M. S. handles the cinematography and Appu N. Bhattathiri edits the film. Saeed Abbas composes the songs and background score. The film explores the fragile boundaries between myth and reality, while bringing to life the fading traditions and mystical undercurrents of Kerala. Theatre had its world premiere on 9 October 2025 at the Eurasian Bridge International Film Festival, Yalta. It was released theatrically on 16 October 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film won two Kerala Film Critics Association Awards – Best Actress and a Special Jury Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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