Puli Murugan

Pulimurugan
Theatrical-release poster
Malayalam	പുലിമുരുഗൻ
Directed by	Vysakh
Produced by	Tomichan Mulakuppadam
Written by	Udayakrishna
Starring	Mohanlal Kamalini Mukherjee Jagapati Babu Lal
Music by	Gopi Sunder
Cinematography	Shaji Kumar
Edited by	Johnkutty
Production company	Mulakupadam Films
Distributed by	Mulakupadam Release
Release date	7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) (India)
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹25 crore
Box office	est.₹152 crore

Pulimurugan (English: Leopard-Murugan) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action adventure film directed by Vysakh, starring Mohanlal in the titular role, and co-stars Kamalini Mukherjee, Jagapati Babu, Lal, Vinu Mohan, and Bala. It is the first independent screenplay by Udayakrishna of the Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas duo. The film is produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam of Mulakuppadam Films. The score and soundtrack are composed by Gopi Sunder, while cinematography is handled by Shaji Kumar.

Principal photography commenced on 24 July 2015 in Kochi, Kerala and completed filming on early February 2016. The film was released in India on 7 October 2016, it received positive reviews from critics, who praised the action scenes, Mohanlal's acting, and direction. Made on a budget of ₹25 crore, Pulimurugan so far has grossed over ₹152 crore worldwide. It became the first film to cross ₹100 crore mark and ₹150 crore mark in the Malayalam film industry, and is currently the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever and the third highest-grossing South Indian film of 2016. Manyam Puli, a Telugu dubbed version, was released in 500 screens across Andhra Pradesh and Telengana on 2 December 2016.