Painkili
| Painkili | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sreejith Babu |
| Written by | Jithu Madhavan |
| Produced by | Fahadh Faasil Jithu Madhavan |
| Starring | Sajin Gopu Anaswara Rajan |
| Cinematography | Arjun Sethu |
| Edited by | Kiran Das |
| Music by | Justin Varghese |
Production companies | Urban Animal Fahadh Faasil and Friends |
| Distributed by | Bhavana Studios |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 5 crores |
| Box office | 60 crores |
Painkili (transl. Parrot) is a 2025 Indian romantic comedy film, written by Jithu Madhavan and directed by Sreejith Babu in his directorial debut. The film stars Sajin Gopu, Anaswara Rajan and Roshan Shanavas in lead roles.[1][2] The film is jointly produced by actor Fahadh Faasil and director Jithu Madhavan.
It was released on 14 February 2025 (Valentine's Day).[3] The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its music and story but criticism for its comedy and lack of good script.
Plot
[edit]Sheeba Baby, a young girl tries desperately to escape her home inorder to evade her marriage which is fixed against her wishes by her parents. She attempts eloping and wooing a local goon named Peter hoping to use him to stand against her father, but all the plans backfire and she is left without any option other than to return home.
Suku Sujithkumar is a local graphic design shop owner. He is a hopeless romantic and despises his father for giving him an old fashioned name. Suku's best friends are Paachan, who looks upto him and Aneesh alias Kunjaayi who runs an electric repair shop. His neighbour Suma, a nurse has feelings for him but he doesn't reciprocate citing that she's like a sister to him, much to her dismay. One day, he sets out to Coimbatore with Paachan for purchasing a new digital printer. While they’re at a Lodge for the night, a thief tries to steal Suku’s motorcycle bullet. The friends pursue the thief and Suku ends up accidentally killing him. Suku and Paachan escapes from Coimbatore that night back to their village. Suku is completely shaken and doesn’t want to go to jail, so Paachan introduces him to his uncle Thanku, a petty criminal well versed in criminal law and police procedure. Thanku scares him that he'll surely be caught in no time and advices him to fake insanity as a plea. For that he refers him to a mental health institution inorder to forge a certificate to present in court. Suku is forced to get admitted in the institution for 10 days to get the certificate and in the meantime his mother and her friends goes on a leisure trip and passes by the institution and sees Suku there as a patient. Soon gossips spreads throughout the village that Suku has gone insane. 10 days later, he is released and Paachan informs him that the case has been closed by the police as a hit and run incident and they've escaped capture. When Suku returns back, everyone including his family starts treating him as a mentally ill man despite his growing frustration.
Meanwhile, Sheeba woos Kunjaayi and he decides to visit her house at night where her pre-wedding celebrations are being held. He convinces a reluctant Suku to come along with him but things take a hilarious turn when Sheeba uses it as an opportunity to elope again and Suku is forced to take her to his house to evade her angry parents and relatives. He believes Kunjaayi orchestrated the eloping but to his shock, gets to know that Kunjaayi had no intentions for any of this and this was Sheeba's idea all along. He is now forced to let Sheeba stay at his house for the night but hilarity ensues as she is found out by his family in the morning and Sheeba tells them that she's Suku's girlfriend and has eloped with him, which his family happily accepts.
Suku, Paachan, Kunjaayi and Suma starts coming up with plans to get rid of Sheeba, but everything fails. They get to know that she is an orphan and her parents are actually her step-parents who desires to snatch away her inheritance by forcibly marrying her off. She wishes to complete her education and live freely which doesn't sit well with them and she's only playing this game to not go back to them. Forever a hopeless romantic, Suku falls for Sheeba and comes up with some cringe attempts to impress her. A disgusted Sheeba ridicules Suku who ends up having a mental breakdown. Meanwhile, Sheeba's step-father approaches Suku's house with a couple of goons with the intentions of taking her away but is forced to run away as a heartbroken Suku attacks them violently like a man possessed. In the end, Suku discloses the truth to his family and swears that he will enroll Sheeba in a women's hostel and will take care of her education.
Now enrolled in a hostel, Sheeba gets to live the life that she's always desired and wishes to live off her inheritance for which she'll be moving legally. She thanks Suku for his help and apologises to him for all the troubles he suffered because of her. Suku uses this opportunity to secretively confess his love for her again only to get rejected once more. On the way back home, Suku for the first time acknowledges Suma's love for him and proposes to her which she happily accepts.
Cast
[edit]- Sajin Gopu as Suku Sujithkumar
- Anaswara Rajan as Sheeba Baby
- Jisma Vimal as Suma, a nurse
- Roshan Shanavas as Paachan, Suku's friend
- Abu Salim as Sujithkumar, Suku's father
- Chandu Salimkumar as Aneesh a.k.a. Kunjayi, Suku's friend
- Lijo Jose Pellissery as Thanku, in a cameo appearance.
- Riyaz Khan as Peter
- Aswathy B as Suku's sister
- Ambili Ayappan
- Pramod Kumar as Suku's Brother-in-law
Soundtrack
[edit]| Painkili | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | February 14, 2025 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | Think Music |
Track Listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby Baby" | Lalitha Vijayakumar, Himna Hilari, Hinitha Hilary | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Lola" | George Peter | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Mama Meenakshi" | Neeraj Ramesh | 2:06 |
| 4. | "Vazhkai" | Dhivyaraja Mazan | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Haydole" | Himna Hilari, Hinitha Hilary | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Lock Song" | George Peter, Sublahshni | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Thetti" | Neeraj Ramesh | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Heart Attack" | FEJO | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Mad Suku" | Neeraj Ramesh | 2:33 |
| Total length: | 27:40 | ||
Marketing
[edit]The first look poster with the title of the film was released on 1 December 2024 with actor Sreejith Babu making his directorial debut.[4][5][6][7] The second look poster was released on 20 January 2025.[8]
The first single of the film, titled "Heart Attack", was released on 29 January 2025,[9][10] with the tagline "A Justin Varghese Angioplasty". The song was written by Vinayak Sasikumar and sung by Fejo.[11][12]
Release
[edit]The film was released on 14 February 2025 in theatres. It started streaming on manoramaMAX on 11 April 2025.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "ആവേശം ടീം വീണ്ടും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു; കൗതുകം നിറച്ച് പൈങ്കിളിയുടെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക്, നിർമാണം ഫഹദ് ഫാസിൽ". Mathrubhumi. 1 December 2025. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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- ^ "'പൈങ്കിളി'യിലെ ഫസ്റ്റ് സിംഗിൾ 'ഹാർട്ട് അറ്റാക്ക്' പുറത്ത്". Media One. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "ഇത് 'അമ്പാന്' തന്നെയോ! പ്രണയനായകനായി സജിന് ഗോപു, 'പൈങ്കിളി'യിലെ പാട്ടെത്തി". Asianet News. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Heart Attack From Sajin Gopu-Anaswara Rajan's Painkili Is A Fun, Quirky Number!". Times Now. 30 January 2024. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Justin Varghese's 'Angioplasty' on Painkili's 'Heart Attack': First single out now". Mathrubhumi. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "'Painkili' OTT release: Where to watch the Anaswara Rajan starrer". The Times of India. 15 March 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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