Godha (film)

Godha
Directed by	Basil Joseph
Produced by	Dr. AV Anoop Mukesh R. Mehta
Written by	Rakesh Mantodi
Starring	Tovino Thomas Wamiqa Gabbi
Music by	Shaan Rahman
Cinematography	Vishnu Sarma
Edited by	Abhinav Sunder Nayak
Production company	AVA Productions E 4 Entertainment
Running time	120 mins
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹ 16 crore

Godha is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language sports-comedy movie directed by Basil Joseph, starring Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi and Renji Panicker in the lead roles. It was released on 19 May 2017

Basil Joseph announced 'Godha' next movie with Tovino Thomas and Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi through his Facebook page on March 5, 2016 .

Principal photography of the film began in October 2016. Wamiqa Gabbi sustained a lot of injuries in the making of the film. For the film, the actors underwent rigorous training in wrestling. The movie was shot in Chandigarh, Patiala, Ludhiana, Ottapalam and Pazhani.The shooting was completed by December 2016.

Film critic Veeyen lauded the movie and stated that "Basil Joseph’s tweaking of the sport movie recipe in ‘Godha’ works wonders and lifts it up straight on to a prized zone occupied by some of its triumphant predecessors. Strikingly directed and deftly written, ‘Godha’ steps up the rules of the game and wins the combat in a superb take-down."

Amrutha Menon P of Manorama Online praised Adithi's charisma, and described the film as "a simple sports story that will not disappoint you".