Manjummel Boys is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film written and directed by Chidambaram. It is produced by Soubin Shahir, Babu Shahir and Shawn Antony under Parava Films. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Lal Jr., Deepak Parambol, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Arun Kurian, Khalid Rahman and Shebin Benson. It is based on a true incident from 2006.[3] The film follows a group of friends from a small town called Manjummel near Kochi, who decide to have a vacation in Kodaikanal, which is affected when one of them becomes trapped in the Guna Caves.
The film was theatrically released on 22 February 2024 in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and received widespread acclaim from audience and critics.[4]and released In OTT on 5 may 2024 on Disney+ Hotstar.[5] It became the first film in the Malayalam film industry to earn more than ₹200 crore, and set several box-office records, becoming the highest grossing Malayalam film ever surpassing the record set by 2018.[2] It also became the highest grossing Malayalam film of 2024, highest grossing malayalam film overseas as well as one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2024.
^"This film made in Rs 20 crore with no superstars, heroine, all new actors, is fastest to earn Rs 100 crore in industry". DNA India. 7 March 2024.
^ ab"സൂപ്പർ താരങ്ങളില്ല, ഓടിയത് 73 ദിവസം, നേടിയത് 240 കോടി ! 'മഞ്ഞുമ്മൽ' പിള്ളേർ നാളെ ഒടിടിയിൽ, ആകെ നേടിയത് ?". AsianetNews (in Malayalam). 4 May 2024.
^"Soubin Shahir's Manjummel Boys, based on true events, has this thrilling connection to Kamal Haasan's Gunaa". OTT Play. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^Praveen, S. R. (22 February 2024). "Immaculately crafted survival thriller". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^"'manjummel boys' का OTT रिलीज़: 5 may को देखें आपके घरो मैं - Takatak khabar". 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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takes a stand against theaters and threatens non-cooperation over the 'ManjummelBoys' screening dispute". The Times of India. 2024-02-18. ISSN 0971-8257...
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