Malikappuram

Malikappuram is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action adventure drama film directed by Vishnu Sasi Sankar and written by Abhilash Pillai. The film stars Unni Mukundan alongside Deva Nandha, Sreepath, Alphy Panjikaran, Sampath Ram, Saiju Kurup, Ramesh Pisharody, T. G. Ravi, Sreejith Ravi, Manoj K. Jayan, and Renji Panicker in supporting roles. The plot centres around Kallu, an eight-year-old girl who is a devotee of Ayyappan and desires to visit Sabarimala Temple. The principal photography commenced in September 2022 and the film was wrapped up in November 2022. The film was shot in places like Konni, Kalleli, Lahai, Pamba, Erumely and Sabarimala Temple. The cinematography was done by Vishnu Narayanan, with editing handled by Shameer Muhammed. Ranjin Raj composed the soundtrack for the film. Malikappuram was released theatrically on 30 December 2022 and received positive reviews from critics and emerged as a box office success, becoming the second highest grosser in Unni Mukundan's career after Marco (2024). It was featured at the 54th IFFI Indian panorama section.