Dridam
2026 Indian film
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Dridam is a 2026 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Martin Joseph and produced by Mukesh R. Mehta and C. V. Sarathi under the banner E4 Entertainment.[1] Presented by Jeethu Joseph, the film stars Shane Nigam in the lead role, with Dinesh Prabhakar, Saniya Fathima, Shobi Thilakan, Krishna Praba, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, and Kottayam Ramesh in supporting roles.
Linto Devasia
C.V. Sarathi
Dinesh Prabhakar
Saniya Fathima
Shobi Thilakan
Krishna Praba
Abhiram Radhakrishnan
| Dridam | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Martin Joseph |
| Written by | Jomon John Linto Devasia |
| Produced by | Mukesh R. Mehta C.V. Sarathi |
| Starring | Shane Nigam Dinesh Prabhakar Saniya Fathima Shobi Thilakan Krishna Praba Abhiram Radhakrishnan |
| Cinematography | P. M. Unnikrishnan |
| Edited by | V. S. Vinayak |
| Music by | Sreerag Saji |
Production companies | E4 Entertainment Bedtime Stories |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Dridam was theatrically released on 8 May 2026.
Premise
Vijay Radhakrishnan, a young police officer got his first posting as Sub Inspector at Kuzhinilam in Idukki District, a quiet station.
The peace was destroyed when a body of an unknown person who was murdered,was found on the local plantation, after a palm was found nearby. The police happened to meet with another crime, a robbery on a local finance company, Aanamala Finance, in between their investigation. But the situation got even worser when they found another body in a nearby dam. The fact between the two murders is that they were done similar to each other.
Vijay got an information that a person was found in a nearby plantation in Makkimala carrying a body. When the police searched the place, Vijay was struck down after finding a corpse which was placed on a pit. The corpse was holding a gold ornament in his left hand and it was found that the gold was taken from Aanamala Finance showing a proof that the gold was mortgaged there. They also found out that the person was an immigrant labourer hailing from tamil nadu along with 3 other labourers who absconded from a working site.
Cast
- Shane Nigam as SI Vijay Radhakrishnan
- Dinesh Prabhakar as CPO Satyan
- Saniya Fathima as CPO Vidya Jayachandran
- Shobi Thilakan as ASI Krishnan Kurup
- Krishna Praba as CPO Remya Surendran
- Abhiram Radhakrishnan as Manoj
- Kottayam Ramesh as SCPO Balan Nair
- Mathew Varghese as DySP Alex Jacob
- Joji K. John as Shaji
- Nandan Unni as CPO Anand
- Vinod Bose as CPO Bibish
- Prasant Murali as Saneesh
- Bitto Davis as Sabu
- Sreedhanya as Vijay's mother
- Abhishek Raveendran as Aanamala finance manager
- Sreejith Gangadharan
- Adam Ayub as Forensic Surgeon
Release
Theatrical
Dridam was released in theatres on 8 May 2026.
Home media
The film began streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from 12 June 2026.[2]
Reception
Goutham S of Pinkvilla gave 2 out of 5 stars, writing that "Despite its shortcomings, Dridam has enough going for it to keep an average viewer mildly engaged. However, the freshness and originality a mystery thriller requires to fully captivate its audience are largely missing, which affects the overall experience even on OTT platforms".[3] S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote that "Despite initial promise, ‘Dridam’ falters under the weight of clichéd storytelling and excessive violence, failing to deliver the suspense and depth expected from the genre".[4] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave 1.5 out of 5 stars, writing "Considering that the Shane Nigam-starrer often attempts to be a police procedural, there is an abundance of dialogues, and most of it sounds soulless and uninspired".[5] Sajin Shrijith of The Week gave 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing "For a change, it's refreshing to see a police hero who doesn't have any vices or doesn't suffer from a triggering trauma from a past tragedy. Shane Nigam's new film creates this impressive smoke-and-mirrors effect that enhances the impact of the finale".[6]
