

Freddy is the son of David Christudas, Roselyn's elder brother and Sulaiman's nephew. They then intimidate Freddy, a juvenile arrested for throwing steel bombs at the police, into doing it. The police assign Shibu, a goon to kill Ali in custody extrajudicially but he dies in an explosion.

At the airport, the police arrest Ali under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA). Ali and his friend Aboobacker, a political leader, are on the verge of fallout over land acquisition from the locals for a harbour project. He prepares to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage in his middle years on the insistence of his Christian wife Roselyn. The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on 15 July 2021 as a result of non-existent theatrical releases due to COVID-19 pandemic, to critical acclaim from critics praising the characterisation and performances of the lead cast members especially that of Faasil's performance with many critics saying it as his career's best, direction, story, screenplay, music, cinematography and other major technical aspects of the film.Īhammadali Sulaiman is the godfather of Ramadapally, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram where Muslims and Christians live together. The theatrical release of Malik was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The plot of the film might be loosely based on the 2009 Beemapally police shooting. The film's theatrical release was postponed multiple times due to COVID-19 pandemic, and was later opted for an OTT release through Amazon Prime Video on 15 July 2021. Cinematography was handled by Sanu John Varghese. Principal photography began on 3 September 2019 and completed on 18 January 2020, with major portions filmed across Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Lakshadweep. The film stars Fahadh Faasil and Nimisha Sajayan in the lead roles with Vinay Forrt Jalaja, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan and Indrans in supporting roles. It was produced by Anto Joseph through Anto Joseph Film Company along with Carnival Movie Network. King) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film directed, written and edited by Mahesh Narayanan.
