Kalamkaval
Sign in to saveKalamkaval: The Venom Beneath is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by debutant Jithin K. Jose, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jishnu Sreekumar. The film is produced by Mammootty Kampany and stars Mammootty and Vinayakan along with Rajisha Vijayan, Gayatri Arun, Shruti Ramachandran and Gibin Gopinath, in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack album was composed by Mujeeb Majeed. The film, while primarily in Malayalam, has also around 40% of its dialogues in Tamil.
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Kalamkaval is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Jithin K Jose. Produced by Mammootty through Mammootty Kampany, the movie features a cast including Mammootty, Vinayakan, Gayatri Arun, and Rajisha Vijayan. The production is categorized under the crime and drama genres.
The film was released with a tagline reading "The Venom Beneath." It has a runtime of 144 minutes according to TMDb and 139 minutes according to IMDb. On TMDb, it holds a vote average of 6.316 from 19 votes, while IMDb lists a rating of 7.2 based on 4411 votes. The film has generated a box office figure of 55 and is referenced by 16 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film · TMDB
6.3Early 2010s. A routine Kerala Police inquiry in the quiet village of Kottayikonam takes an unexpected turn when a trail of seemingly minor clues unravels into a string of disturbing cases. The investigation soon crosses into Tamil Nadu, revealing unsolved mysteries that have lingered for years.
Cast
- Vinayakan as Jayakrishnan
- Mammootty as Stanley Das
- Rajisha Vijayan as Divya
- Shruti Ramachandran as Deepa
- Kunchan as George
- Gibin Gopinath as Anand
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kalamkaval
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- Kalamkaval.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Jithin K. Jose
- Film.writer
- Jithin K. JoseJishnu Sreekumar
- Film.starring
- MammoottyVinayakan
- Film.music
- Mujeeb Majeed
- Film.cinematography
- Faisal Ali
- Film.editing
- Praveen Prabhakar
- Film.studio
- Mammootty Kampany
- Film.distributor
- Wayfarer Films
- Film.runtime
- 144 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Malayalam Tamil
- Film.gross
- crore
- Album.name
- Kalamkaval
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Mujeeb Majeed
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 August 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Filming and casting
- Music
- Tracklisting
- Marketing
- Release
- Theatrical
- Box office
- Home media
- Reception
- Critical reception
- References
- External links
Kalamkaval: The Venom Beneath is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by debutant Jithin K. Jose, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jishnu Sreekumar. The film is produced by Mammootty Kampany and stars Mammootty and Vinayakan along with Rajisha Vijayan, Gayatri Arun, Shruti Ramachandran and Gibin Gopinath, in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack album was composed by Mujeeb Majeed. The film, while primarily in Malayalam, has also around 40% of its dialogues in Tamil.
Kalamkaval was released in theatres on 5 December 2025. The film emerged as the fifth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025 and one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.
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