Shikkar

Shikkar (2010)

ശിക്കാർ

The Hunt

Balaraman, a lorry driver, hopes for a peaceful life when he settles down with his daughter in Chittazha. However, his violent past soon catches up with him and forces him to take drastic measures.

Date of release
2010-09-09
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (18)
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Director
Padmakumar M

Casting

Interesting facts

Shikkar: The Hunt, or simply Shikkar (transl. Hunt/Hunter) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by M. Padmakumar, written by S. Suresh Babu, and produced by K. K. Rajagopal. The film stars Mohanlal, alongside Kalabhavan Mani, Samuthirakani, Lalu Alex, Sneha, Ananya, Mythili, Kailash, Jagathy Sreekumar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and Suraj Venjaramood in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran composed the songs, while the score was provided by Ouseppachan.

Production

The project was initially planned as Balaraman, to be directed by Lal Jose and written by S. Suresh Babu. However, it did not materialize at that time, and later, M. Padmakumar came on board.

The film was mainly shot at locations in Pooyamkutty and Kothamangalam in Kerala, Telangana (then part of Andhra Pradesh), and Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The climax scenes were shot in Guna Caves (Devil's Kitchen), and the hills in Kodaikanal. Filming completed in August 2010. The stunt scenes were choreographed by Thyagarajan. Mohanlal and Ananya performed their own stunts in the climax scenes in the caves.

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