Kaattu
Kaattu () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language period film directed and produced by Arun Kumar Aravind. It was written by Ananthapadmanabhan based on the short story by his father Padmarajan. The film is set in late 1970s, it stars Asif Ali, Murali Gopy, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Manasa Radhakrishnan. Kaattu was released in India on 19 October 2017 on the occasion of Diwali. Cast Asif Ali as Nuhukannu Murali Gopy as Chellappan Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Muthulakshmi Shebin Benson as Afsal Manasa Radhakrishnan as Ummukkulsu Unni P. Dev as Pauly Pankan Thamarassery as Moopan Saritha Kukku as Kochuparvathi Shikha as Pauly's lover N. Santhanam as Nunkalaisangamam Production The film scripted by Ananthapadmanabhan is based on his father Padmarajan's short story. The filming commenced in April 2017. The story happens in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border set in late 1970s. The film was shot in Palakkad, Kerala. According to Aravind, the film is "a mix of many genres". Ali plays the character Nuhukannu, "we happened to make a few sketches to shape the look of Nuhukannu and it's the face of Asif Ali that came to our mind, once they were complete", said Aravind. Gopy plays the role of Chellappan, which he describes as