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Shikkar

Shikkar: The Hunt
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Malayalam ശിക്കാര്‍
Directed by M. Padmakumar
Produced by K. K. Rajagopal
Written by S. Suresh Babu
Starring Mohanlal
Samuthirakani
Ananya
Sneha
Kailash
Music by M. Jayachandran
Background Score:
Ouseppachan
Cinematography Manoj Pillai
Edited by Ranjan Abraham
Production
company
Sreeraj Cinema
Distributed by Maaxlab (India)
P J Entertainments (Europe)
Release date
  • 9 September 2010 (2010-09-09) (India)
Running time
165 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam
Budget 3.5 crore (US$550,000)
Box office 12 crore (US$1.9 million) (In 20 days)
Shikkar: The Hunt
Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran
Released
10 August 2010
Recorded Music Lounge Studios, Chennai
Genre Soundtrack
Label
Satyam Audios
Producer M. Jayachandran
M. Jayachandran chronology
Sahasram
(2010)
Shikkar
(2010)
Khaddama
(2011)

Shikkar (English: The Hunt) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam mystery-thriller film directed by M. Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu which was produced by Sreeraj Cinema. The film stars Mohanlal in lead role along with Kalabhavan Mani, Kailash, Ananya, Sneha, Samuthirakani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Suraj Venjaramood and Mythili in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran composed the music for the lyrics of Gireesh Puthenchery. The art direction was done by Manu Jagadh.

Shikkar was a Ramzan release on 9 September 2010, it received mixed reviews from the critics, and garnered critical praise for cinematography and Mohanlal's performance. It was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of 2010. The film received the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Popular Film.

The story takes place at Chittazha, a mountainous terrain in Idukki where bamboo reeds flourish. After much wandering from place to place, Balraman (Mohanlal), a lorry driver who lost his wife Kaveri (Sneha), has finally settled down with his daughter Ganga(Ananya) at Chittazha. Peace evades him as his past catches up with him, and Balaraman has to take risky methods to safeguard his own life and that of his daughter's.

The film was mainly shot at various locations in Pooyamkutty, Kothamangalam, also in Telangana (Andhra Pradesh) and Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. The climax scenes were shot in Guna caves and the hills in Kodaikanal, including a place termed as "Devil's kitchen". The filming completed in August 2010.


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