9 (2019)

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9 is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction horror film written and directed by Jenuse Mohamed. It was jointly produced by Prithviraj Productions and SPE Films India, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing International. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Wamiqa Gabbi, Alok Krishna, Mamta Mohandas, and Prakash Raj in lead roles. It marks the first regional Indian film production and distribution of Sony Pictures and the debut of Prithviraj Productions.

Production

On 6 November 2016, The Times of India reported that Jenuse Mohamed is set to direct an untitled science fiction horror film written by himself, with Prithviraj Sukumaran signed to play the lead role. Confirming the project to the news-daily, Mohamed said that they are hoping to start filming after March 2017, and the film will be mostly shot in Himachal Pradesh and in Kerala for the remaining portion.

Jenuse wrote the complete screenplay of 9 within a week. He approached Prithviraj in 2016. Prithviraj initially signed the film as an actor and producing the film was not in his mind, but later when he decided to launch a production house with his wife, Supriya Menon, they chose 9 as their debut production. Its pre-production began in 2017.

Principal photography began on 9 April 2018 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Filming also took place in Kochi. The shooting schedule in Kerala was completed on 18 April. The final scenes in this schedule was shot at Kuttikkanam hill station in Idukki district. Abinandhan Ramanujam was the cinematographer. High precision movie camera was required for filming as almost 60 percent of the film was to be shot at night.

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