The Hitlist
| The Hitlist | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bala |
| Screenplay by | Bala |
| Dialogue by | U. Harish Subhod Cherthala |
| Produced by | Bala |
| Starring | Bala Dhruv Sharma Aishwarya Devan |
| Narrated by | Mohanlal (Malayalam) Sudeepa (Kannada) |
| Cinematography | Madhu Neelakandan |
| Edited by | Samjith Mohammed |
| Music by | Alphons Joseph |
Production company | Arunachalam Pictures |
| Distributed by | Celebs & Red Carpet |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages |
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The Hitlist is a 2012 Indian action thriller film written, directed and produced by Bala (in his directorial debut). It was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film stars Bala, Dhruv Sharma (in his Malayalam debut), and Aishwarya Devan, while Samudrakani, Thalaivasal Vijay, Riyaz Khan, Tini Tom, and Sasi Kalinga plays supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The plot follows ACP Vikram Rathod, who is assigned to catch a serial killer who has been murdering police officers.
The film completed production in late-June 2012. The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.
Plot
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Cast
[edit | edit source]- Bala as ACP Vikram Rathore IPS
- Dhruv Sharma as Dhruv
- Aishwarya Devan as Avanthika
- Riyaz Khan as CI Simon
- Krishna as Anand
- Thalaivasal Vijay as IG Robert IPS
- Sreejith Ravi as Peter
- Sasi Kalinga as Madhavan
- Tini Tom as Stephen
- Riza Bava as DGP
- Suresh Krishna as Commissioner
- Kiran Raj as SP
- Samudrakani as DSP Anapazhakan
- Sandhya as Gouri
- Sukanya as Herself
- Unni Mukundan as SI Ajai Kumar (Cameo appearance)
- Narain as Dr. Lewis (Cameo appearance)
Production
[edit | edit source]The Hitlist marks the directorial debut of actor Bala.[1] Screenplay was also written by him. He also played the lead role, while Kannada actor Dhruv Sharma and Aishwarya Devan portrayed other two principal characters. Filming began in Kochi. Initially, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Unni Mukundan were supposed to make cameo appearances.[2] In the film, Mukundan and Narain appeared in cameo roles. Bala also produced the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. Mohanlal and Sudeepa did voice-over in Malayalam and Kannada versions, respectively.[3]
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph . The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma & Jophy Tharakan.
- Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kadhakalumezhuthi" | Santhosh Varma | Alphons Joseph, San Jaimt | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Kannake" | Santhosh Varma, Jophy Tharakan | Alphons Joseph, Amrutha Suresh | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Manathe Vellikinnathil" | Jophy tharakan | Sayanora Philip | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Akalaminnarikilalle" | Santhosh Varma | Amritha Suresh | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 15:84 | |||
Release
[edit | edit source]The Malayalam version The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.[4] The Kannada version remains unreleased.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Hitlist at JioCinema
- The Hitlist at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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