Two years of Thallumaala: A genre-breaking film from Khalid Rahman

Movies By Arjun Ramachandran Aug 13, 2024 Read the article

Khalid Rahman’s directorial Thallumaala (2022) has explored a genre not often seen in Malayalam cinema.

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The Tovino Thomas-starrer had a fantastic run in theatres, becoming one of the most successful films of his career.

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The title, Thallumaala, means “a chain of fights”, and that’s exactly what the movie delivers.

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The Malayalam movie is packed with street fights, involving Tovino Thomas’s character and his friends (played by Lukman Avaran, Adhri Joe, and Austin Dan).

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The flick collected over ₹50 crore at the global box office, thus becoming the highest grosser in Tovino Thomas’s career until it was surpassed by 2018: Everyone is a Hero in 2023.

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Thallumaala is set in Ponnani, a town in Kerala’s Malappuram district.

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Thallumaala is an experimental film in terms of technique and storytelling.

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Its use of technology and graphics resonated well with younger audiences, who could relate to the characters and their frequent brawls.

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