Bijibal Maniyil

"Treasures of Terror Vol 2" is a 2024 direct-to-dvd hosted horror anthology with Vera VanGuard as host "Seducia Darkly". The lovely, slightly macabre, Seducia Darkly has some problems with her old deceased relatives. While she is trying to sort out their differences she will show you a collection of horror shorts. Shorts included are Legend of El Cucuy, Matches, Hollywood Post 43s Last Stand, Haunted Red, Dollyville, Drip and Confessions directed by Evette Vargas.

An ardent fan of Sherlock Holmes from childhood, Thomas tries his best to solve issues like Sherlock Holmes. How Thomas aspires to be an IPS officer but is selected for IRS. Thomas without losing his Sherlock Holmes instinct starts applying it in his line of work unveiling a major crime in a fun based manner.

Prasad (Suraj Venjaramoodu) and Sreeja (Nimisha Sajayan) enter wedlock and move to a new place to continue the rest of their lives. Unfortunate events begin to take place after Prasad (Fahadh Faasil), a small-time thief, robs Sreeja's gold chain during a bus journey. The rest of the plot deals with how the couple regains their precious ornament from him.

Rakshadikari Baiju Oppu explores the story of a funny and good-hearted man Baiju, portrayed by Biju Menon, who is an irrigation department official and also a patron (rakshadhikari) at the Brothers Club in Kumbalam. The feel good comedy film is directed by screenwriter-turned-director Ranjan Promod and stars Hannah Reji Koshi, of Darwinte Parinamam fame, as the female lead. Meanwhile, actors Aju Varghese, Deepak Parambol, Hareesh Kanaran, Vijayaraghavan, Janardhanan, Indrans, Dileesh Pothen and Alencier Ley Lopez have supporting roles in the movie. Prasanth Raveendran has worked as the cinematographer on the movie with the music being composed by Bijibal, and the movie is produced by 100th Monkey Movies Pvt Ltd.

`Leela` is a comedy entertainer which narrates the hilarious journey of Kuttiyappan ( Biju Menon ) with his trusted friend ( Vijayaraghavan ). Through the journey, they come across many interesting characters which take the movie into a new, emotional, ethereal level, and finally lands up in an unexpected climax.

This story has developed as the makers pondered on the issues faced by women during road trips; a woman travelling alone is not considered safe in India. Both Rima and Manju play modern women in the film, which will be a travel movie. Rima plays Rani and Manju will play Padmini.

Pathemari is a social drama, which revolves around Pallickal Narayanan, an NRI, played by Mammootty. Set against the backdrop of the Gulf migration of Keralites, it tells the story of Pallikal Narayanan and his friend Moydeen. It narrates their sacrifices that symbolise the lives of several Kerala migrants in the Gulf.

Set in the backdrop of God`s own country, Kerala, Acha Din is the story of a family from Jharkhand who is now settled in the city of Ernakulam. The film is a family entertainer.

`Love 24x7` is a love story set in the backdrop of media. The movie is written and directed by debutante Sreebala K Menon. Dileep plays Rupesh Nambiar, who works in a news channel. Nikhila Pavithran plays the female lead. She does the role of news reader Kabani. Sreenivasan plays the channel editor Ummer Abdulla. The movie showcases many interesting facts about media.

A love story set in the backdrop of media. A love story set in the backdrop of media. The movie is written and directed by debutante Sreebala K Menon. Dileep plays Rupesh Nambiar, who works in a news channel. Nikhila Pavithran plays the female lead. She does the role of news reader Kabani. Sreenivasan plays the channel editor Ummer Abdulla. The movie showcases many interesting facts about media.

Vellimoonga narrates the story of a rural politician and his ideologies humourously wrapped in a family entertainer.Biju Menon plays the role of a 41-year-old Mamachen who is tied in familial tussles and remains a bachelor. His father was a freedom fighter and a social activist, who dies and leaves his family with huge debts. Mamachen enters into politics only because of an unforeseen incident that occurs in his life

The film is a story of three very close friends who help and support each other in times of crisis. Apoorvan, Babumon and Chopra try to steal Apoorvan`s wife`s gold so as to support Babumon in his scientific experiments but this leads to a very messy situation and they are outcasted from the village. What happens thereafter forms the rest of the story.

The movie, Red Wine` means ``this is my blood``. The film tells the story of true friendship, love, social commitment and sacrifice. `Red Wine` revolves around the lives of three characters, two of whom are close companions. Even though they come from different circumstances they share common ideologies which is why they are so close..The story takes a turn when a total stranger enters their lives.

`Issac Newton Son of Philipose` narrates the story of the relationship between a father and a son. As expected by every parent, Moorikottukaran Philipose (Nedumudi Venu) and Sara too had their own colorful dreams when a son was born to them. Philipose who had great hopes and confidence about the future of his son and named him after the great scientist Isaac Newton. As a young man, Newton (Lal) overcame all the hurdles in life. But at one crucial point he was taken aback. At this juncture, Annie (Abhinaya) came to help him as a loyal supporter. Annie is Philipose`s friend, Kochausep`s daughter.. Annie plays a nursery school teacher. Will Isaac Newton be able to cross the last hurdle with Annie`s help?

The film revolves around a high-range village called Vellimala, a dam in this village and the people living there. The villagers of Vellimala consider the dam as a sign of their pride. Gopi Krishan, the central character, who took voluntary retirement from military service, reaches Vellimala as a labourer. Varghese is a government employee at the Dam site and Koshi Oommen, another character reaches there for some personal need. These three play the main three male characters in the film. Mamta Mohandas plays the role of a project officer at the Dam site and she also works for the development of the society. The story reveals the incidents happening when these characters and the villagers meet together.

The story centers around the Chandragiri family whose head Madhava Menon is liked by all in the village. His only son Arjun Madhav is a student in Manipal. As Madhava Menon`s popularity rises and spreads to other parts, so does the number of enemies who feel that he is stealing the limelight from them. Things reach a pass where Arjun had to be summoned from Manipal to clear up the atmosphere and restore order. The constant struggles between Madhava Menon and Arjun Madhav on one side and their enemies on the other side is the main theme in the story.

Innanu Aa Kalyanam is a drama film directed by Rajasenan, starring Rajat Menon, Malavika Wales and Saranya Mohan. The film is about two friends- Neelima (Malavika Wales) and Aisha (Saranya Mohan), both pursuing engineering. Karthik (Rajat Menon) also studies in the same college but hails from a low income family. How he and his friend Kunjumon (Roshan) influence Neelima`s and Aisha`s lives is the main plot of the film.

The story of Violin revolves around two youngsters who come close to each other because of their common love for music. The setting of the plot takes place in an Anglo-Indian community at Fort Kochi.

The story takes place in a small village in Kerala called Chithirapuram. A group of people from the village travel to attend the marriage of their friend Aravindan, a Chakyar Koothu exponent in a bus named Kudumbasree Travels. Meanwhile, Aravindan`s uncle Pachu and his friend Nittar are planning to break his marriage with Aswathi. Instead Pachu wants Aravindan to marry his daughter. On their way to attend the marriage, the group meets Sreedevi who keeps a lot of secrets and the story takes its turn at this point.

Mammootty plays Mohan, a school teacher who dreams of being an actor some day. What makes Mohan different is that he isn`t the kind who sits dreaming home; rather he leaves no stone unturned to make his dream come true. Prompted by a bunch of young film makers, Mohan decides to transform himself for a toughie role and joins a group of local thugs (Lal, Nedumudi, Salim Kumar & Vinayakan) under the guise of a Mumbai goon.

Loudspeaker is an interesting tale of how the lives of two men so different get entwined, and how one influences the other so deeply that the imprint is indelible. Well developed characters played by Mammootty and Sasi Kumar, this film is funny in parts, and grave in parts.

The story revolves around Sathyanath (Srinivasan) who falls asleep in the train and misses his destination. He meets Menon (Dileep), who is on his way to a hotel and strikes up a conversation with him. Menon`s wife Anuradha is a scribe and guides a sting operation on CM Chacko, who has vowed to kill the couple. Strange twists and turns follow, leading viewers into a suspense-filled saga of politics, power and intrigue.

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The Malayalam venture revolves around terrorism and shouldn`t be confused with the Tamil movie released in 2005. A bomb blast occurs on the Vilayam beach in Kerela, killing and injuring many. The Chief Minister is unhappy with the investigations and appoints a brave Crime Branch Officer Rishikesh (Suresh Gopi) to take charge. The probe leads him to a gamut of heinous crimes gone unnoticed for a very long time.

Mammootty is David John Kottarathil, a rich unrestrained planter, known popularly by the fancy name D K. He always enjoys life and roams around, getting drunk with his friends. He is the caretaker and secretary of the Cosmo Club. His father, John, accidentally kills Eappachayan,the father of Sara Eapen who D K is supposed to marry. The story takes a turn when Annie (Mukta) a medical student and Sara`s half sister who is taken cared of by David, is accused by the police for committing the murder of Benny, an upcoming politician and the son of political king and former Revenue Minister M C Paul (Vijayraghavan). Now David must save her and also reveal the political family leadership pattern prevalent in the state.

`Arabikatha` tells the tale of Keralites working in the Middle East from a totally different angle. Iqbal Kuttipuram narrates the story of a staunch Leftist migrating to Gulf to earn money.It is a film that everyone, especially those who delve into politics and those who depend on politics and politicians directly or indirectly - and that means all of us - should see. Arabikatha focuses on relevant issues, told interlaced with a plot that holds our interest.