Moothon (2019)

Name: Moothon
Director: Geethu Mohandas
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2019-10-18
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Cast: Sanjana Dipu, Nivin Pauly, Dileesh Pothan, Roshan Mathew

Crime Drama

Director: Geethu Mohandas

Cast: Sanjana Dipu, Nivin Pauly, Dileesh Pothan, Roshan Mathew

Runtime110 min

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A child from Lakshadweep sets off to Mumbai in pursuit of Akbar, an elder brother who left the island due to his sexual orientation.

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Moothon, the 2019 drama directed by Geethu Mohandas, offers a poignant and visually striking exploration of gender identity, sexuality, and the complexities of family. With standout performances from Nivin Pauly and Roshan Mathew, the film blends crime and social themes to create a powerful and thought-provoking cinematic experience that will resonate with fans of character-driven narratives.

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Moothon, also known internationally as The Elder One, is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Geetu Mohandas, and jointly produced by S. Vinod Kumar, Anurag Kashyap, Ajay G. Rai and Alan McAlex. Featuring a bilingual narrative in the Jeseri dialect of Malayalam and Hindi, the film stars Nivin Pauly, Shashank Arora, Sobhita Dhulipala, Melissa Raju Thomas, Sanjana Dipu and Roshan Mathew. Hindi-language dialogues were written by Anurag Kashyap. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received a positive critical response. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the New Wave Movement.