Thalavara
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- Akhil Anilkumar
- Appu Aslam
- Shebin Backer
- Mahesh Narayanan
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| Directed by | Akhil Anilkumar |
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| Story by | Akhil Anilkumar |
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| Cinematography | Anurudh Aneesh |
| Edited by | Rahul Radhakrishnan |
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| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Malayalam, Tamil |
Thalavara (transl. Fate line) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age drama film directed by Akhil Anilkumar and written by Akhil Anilkumar and Appu Aslam. The film stars Arjun Ashokan and Revathy Sarma in the lead roles. It is produced by Shebin Backer under Shebin Backer Productions and Mahesh Narayanan under his banner Moving Narratives. Anurudh Aneesh handles the cinematography and Rahul Radhakrishnan edits the film. Electronic Kili composes the songs and background score.
Thalavara was released in India by Central Pictures on 22 August 2025. It received critical acclaim from critics.
- Arjun Ashokan as Jyothish (Panda)
- Revathy Sarma as Sandhya
- Ashokan as Kannappan, Jyothish's and Jyothi's father
- Shebin Benson
- Devadarshini as Asha, Jyothish and Jyothi's mother
- Sarath Sabha as Ganesh aka double
- Athira Mariyam as Jyothi, Jyothish's sister
- Abhiram Radhakrishnan as Shine
- Prasant Murali as Vinayak Raj
- Sam Mohan as Vimal
- Harish Kumar
- Sohan Seenulal
- Shaju Sreedhar as Sandhya's father
- Vishnu Reghu as Sudheesh
- Muhammad Rafi as Kilavan
- Manoj Moses as Minnal
- Aswath Lal
- Amith Mohan Rajeswari as Navaneeth
- Naseer as Police Officer
Production
Principal photography began on 3 June 2024.[1][2][3] The filming wrapped on 24 November 2024.[4]
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
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| Released | 2025 |
| Recorded | 2024 |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 16:08 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | Think Music |
The soundtrack album of the film is composed by Electronic Kili and Vijay Anand. Think Music procured the audio rights of the soundtrack. The first single Kand Kand was released on 30 July 2025.[5] The second single Ilakozhiye was released on 9 August 2025.[6] The third single Nila Nila teaser was released on 17 August 2025.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Maare Maare" | Titto P Thankachen | Electronic Kili & Vishnu Das | Vishnu Das, Electronic Kili & Vijayanand | 02:34 |
| 2. | "Nila Nila" | Titto P Thankachen | Vijayanand | Ananthu | 02:34 |
| 3. | "Kand Kand" | Muthu | Electronic Kili | Manikandan Ayyappa & Electronic Kili | 02:34 |
| 4. | "Ilakozhiye" | Muthu | Electronic Kili | Rakhoo, Sai Prabha | 03:48 |
| 5. | "Kayamboo" | Muthu | Electronic Kili | Vijayanand & Dhaliya Navas | 02:48 |
| 6. | "Swargathil Ethi" | Muthu | Electronic Kili | Electronic Kilil | 02:32 |
| Total length: | 16:08 | ||||