Manjummel Boys 2024

Manjummel Boys is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film written and directed by Chidambaram. It is produced by Soubin Shahir, Babu Shahir and Shawn Antony under Parava Films. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Deepak Parambol, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Lal Jr., Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Arun Kurian, Khalid Rahman and Shebin Benson. Based on a real-life incident that happened in Guna Caves in 2006, the film follows a group of friends from a small locality called Manjummel near Kochi, who decide to have a vacation in Kodaikanal, which is affected when one of them becomes trapped in the Guna Caves. The film was officially announced in January 2023. Principal photography commenced the same month and wrapped by mid-July. It was shot across Kodaikanal, Palani, Ernakulam, Kochi and Perumbavoor with some parts of the film also being shot at Guna Cave itself. The film has music composed by Sushin Shyam, cinematography by Shyju Khalid and editing by Vivek Harshan. Manjummel Boys was released worldwide on 22 February 2024 in theatres to critical acclaim.