100 Degree Celsius

100 Degree Celsius is a 2014 Malayalam film written and directed by Rakesh Gopan. A women-centric thriller scripted by Rakesh Gopan, it stars Shwetha Menon, Meghna Raj, Bhama, Ananya and Haritha Parokod. Based on a real-life incident, 100 Degree Celsius revolves around the lives of five women - a housewife, banker, IT professional, TV reporter and a college student. The film started shooting in June 2013.100 Degrees Celsius will be Malayalam cinema's first two-part film. It is produced under the banner of R.R. Entertainments. Cinematographer is Satyanarayanan and music director is Gopi Sundar.

Debutante director Rakesh Gopan, who had served as associate to VKP and Rajasenan said, "It's based on a true story that happened in Kochi. The main characters are an IT professional, a TV channel reporter, a bank employee, a college student and a housewife", adding that the team will also bring out the real people who inspired the story, during the promotion of the film. "All these characters live in a flat and the story revolves around an incident that happens there. They try to cover this up and ultimately, it leads to their lives turning upside down. A thriller, the film deals with various issues that women in today's society have to go through - for instance, blackmailing" Rakesh said. Rakesh Gopan after months of scripting, found it was long for a single movie and decided to split it into two parts.

The film was earlier titled Mirror and was reported to star Shwetha Menon, Bhama, Gauthami Nair, Meghana Raj and Aparna Nair. Later Gauthami Nair and Aparna Nair opted out citing date issues. While actress Ananya replaced Gauthami, Aparna was replaced by Kollywood actress Haritha Parokod, who made her debut in Malayalam. Shwetha Menon plays a techie, Bhama, a bank employee, Meghna Raj, a news channel reporter, Ananya, a student, and Haritha a home-maker. Earlier, it was reported that Lakshmi Rai was also a part of the project. However, the director refuted the rumours and said, "Lakshmi Rai was never part of it." Krish J Sathar was roped in as the male lead. Later the makers also cast a relative newcomer, Anu Mohan. With the film split into two, the makers also decided to make changes in the cast and cast Tamil and Telugu actor Shaam and Bollywood actress Radhika Apte, who both will make their Mollywood debut.