Escape from Uganda

Escape from Uganda
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Directed by	Rajesh Nair
Produced by	Girisch Nair Usha Rajesh
Screenplay by	Sandeep Robinson Deepak Prabhakaran Nithin Bhadran
Story by	Rajesh Nair
Starring	Rima Kallingal Vijay Babu R. Parthiepan
Music by	Varun Unni
Cinematography	Vishnu Sarma
Edited by	Ratheesh Raj Gopi Sunder (Background Score)
Production company	Vaya Films River Nile Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Kalasanga, KAS & Right
Release date	29 November 2013 (2013-11-29)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	INR 6.50 Cr

Escape from Uganda is a 2013 Malayalam thriller film directed by Rajesh Nair. The cast includes Rima Kallingal, Vijay Babu, R. Parthiepan, Jojo, Tashu Kaushik, Winston Witecker and also Mukesh in a cameo appearance. The story is by Rajesh Nair, screenplay by Sandeep Robinson, Deepak Prabhakaran and Nithin Bhadran and dialogue by Salin Mankuzy. Several plots as well as the general thread of the movie have an uncanny similarity to the Hollywood thriller The Next Three Days. Escape From Uganda started rolling in Uganda from 7 July. It was shot completely in Uganda and was the first Malayalam film to be shot extensively in Africa.

Shikha Samuel (Rima Kallingal), along with her husband Jayakrishnan (Vijay Babu), has chosen of all places in the world, Uganda, to find refuge in, after her family in Kerala objects to their marriage. The couple is leading a happy life with their daughter, Meenakshi (Meenu) .Jayakrishnan is employed as a manager in a coffee shop and Shikha runs a designer boutique of her own. She soon sets up a boutique of her own in the African country. The tranquillity of their life is shattered when Shikha is arrested on the charges of committing two murders, one of the victim is the daughter of the local Mayor, who has pledged to keep her in jail for the rest of her life.

Rima Kallingal was signed to play the lead role of a mother of a three-year-old in the film. Caught in a fix, she plans an escape from the country. She was said to be seen in a never before seen avatar, doing some daredevil stunts for the first time in her career. Rima, who is trained in the Kerala martial art form Kalaripayattu and the Manipuri martial art Chau, will be using them in action sequences.

The film's cast also included a few actors from Uganda thanks to Xtrim Casting and Casting Director, Wilber Rugarama. Anita Kyalimpa, first runner up of Miss Uganda 2013, made her acting debut in the film as the murdered daughter of a city mayor, who was played by Ebonies’ John Bagenda while veteran Ugawood actor, Micheal Wawuyo, played the head of military intelligence. Actor and police officer, Wilberforce Mutete, played his day job role in the film too. Brenda Nanyonjo, Miss Uganda organiser and Tricksters star, Carlos Ombonya, were also part of the cast.