Maranamass

Maranamass
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sivaprasad
Screenplay by	Siju Sunny Sivaprasad
Story by	Siju Sunny
Produced by	Tovino Thomas Tingston Thomas Rapheal Pozholiparambil Thanzeer Salam
Starring	Basil Joseph Rajesh Madhavan Siju Sunny Babu Antony Anishma Anilkumar Suresh Krishna
Cinematography	Neeraj Revi
Edited by	Chaman Chakko
Music by	JK
Production companies	Tovino Thomas Productions Rapheal Productions World Wide Films
Release date	10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	est.. 10cr - 12 cr (6 days)

Maranamass is a 2025 Indian Malayalam language black comedy film written and directed by Sivaprasad in his directorial debut. The film stars Basil Joseph in the lead role with Anishma Anilkumar, Rajesh Madhavan, Babu Antony, Suresh Krishna and Siju Sunny in supporting roles.It is jointly produced by actor Tovino Thomas and his brother Tingston Thomas under his banner Tovino Thomas Productions along with Raphael Pozholiparambil of Raphael Productions and Thanzeer Salam of Worldwide Films.

The film was released on 10 April 2025, coinciding with Vishu to positive reviews.

Summary

Maranamass is the story of a serial killer similar to Ripper Chandran, who is terrorizing a city. But unexpectedly, the killer, the target, a girl, her lover and others end up in a night bus and dramatic events unfold leading to the unique climax with many surprises.

Cast

• Basil Joseph as Luke P P aka Lukeachan
• Rajesh Madhavan as Sreekumar "SK", A serial killer
• Siju Sunny as Aruvi
• Babu Antony as Ajay Ramachandran DySP
• Suresh Krishna as Jithin "Jikku" Kumar
• Anishma Anilkumar as Jessy, Luke's love interest.
• Pooja Mohanraj
• Joemon Jyothir
• Puliyanam Poulose as Keshavakurup
• Dheeraj Denny
• Prashant Alex as Sam K D/Tiger sir
• Tovino Thomas as the corpse of a man named Umesh (cameo)
• Guru Somasundaram as a Tattoo artist (cameo)
• Arjai

Production

The film was announced on 9 April, 2024 by actor Tovino Thomas, who co-produced the film. The film has a tagline as 'Not a mass padam'. The first look poster of the film was released on Valentine's Day, the 14th of February, 2025 with lead actor Basil Joseph appearing as a funky haired sigma male. Actor Siju Sunny, apart from writing the story, has also written the dialogues along with the film's director Shivaprasad. Neeraj Revi was roped in as cameraman while Jay Unnithan was assigned for music. The makers also signed veteran actor Babu Antony as Ajay Ramachandran DySP, who takes over the investigation of serial killings that form the crux of the story. The promo video of the film with Basil pokes fun at a popular news anchor in Kerala was released on 13 March, 2025. The trailer of the film was released on 2 April, 2025. In an interview, screenwriter Siju Sunny said, "It is exhilarating to see the characters one has created, coming alive on screen", concluding it as a, "priceless feeling".

Reception

Marana Mass received positive reviews from critics. Writing for Onmanorama, Princy Alexander wrote,"Most films on serial killers often take the dark route. But in 'Maranamass', directed by debutant Shivaprasad and headlined by Basil Joseph, there is no space for such fear even when an entire village knows that a serial killer is out on the loose. Instead, the makers weave in trunk loads of confusion and chaos, giving you a story that has plenty to laugh about." Rating the film 3/5, Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express wrote, "The crowning moment of Maranamass is the way things are finally given a closure, and it doesn’t make us go all gaga over it, but just give it a cursory nod as if we understand why SK did what he did. The film pulls us in right from the first frame, and even when there are moments when the grip loosens, it gets a hold at just the right times. And, in a film as grey, over-the-top, and blasphemous as Maranamass, the laughs keep on coming, and it just makes you wish they had just gone crazier with the premise in hand. Now, that would have been a kola mass too." Janani K of India Today rated the film 3/5 mentioning,"Maranamass is yet another great attempt at dark comedy from Malayalam cinema. While there are drawbacks, the performances and the quirky characters make it an enjoyable affair." In her review for The News Minute, Sukanya Shaji praised the performances of the cast whilst criticising the screenplay in the second half for being disjointed. Sanjith Sidhardhan of OTTPlay rated the film 3/5 mentioning,"Basil Joseph's dark comedy, though packed with laughs, works only in parts. However, the film is a breezy watch if you want to enjoy the Vishu weekend, leaving all the care behind."

External links

• Maranamass at IMDb