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Khalifa
Directed byVysakh
Written byJinu V. Abraham
Produced byJinu V. Abraham
Dolwin Kuriakose
Suraj Kumar
Vikram Mehra
Siddharth Anand Kumar
StarringPrithviraj Sukumaran
Shine Tom Chacko
Arjun Das
CinematographySathyan Sooryan
Edited byShameer Muhammed
Music byJakes Bejoy
Production
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CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Khalifa, also known and marketed as Khalifa:Vengeance Will Be Written In Gold is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh, written by Jinu V. Abraham and produced by Theatre of Dreams, Saregama India Limited and Yoodlee Films.[1] The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko and Arjun Das (in his Malayalam debut) in lead roles. The music was composed by Jakes Bejoy, while Sathyan Sooryan and Shameer Muhammed handled the cinematography and editing respectively.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The film was officially announced on 16 October 2022, by Prithviraj.[3] The principal photography commenced in March 2023.[4] The shooting location was shot in Dubai, Nepal and Kerala.[5] The writer and producer, Jinu V. Abraham said "I finished writing the first half of the movie and narrated it to Prithviraj recently. He liked it. I am now working on the second half. It’s progressing slowly because of my production responsibilities too. Khalifa is a big film with a huge star cast, and we will be announcing an update soon".[6]

Music

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The music and background score is composed by Jakes Bejoy, in his maiden collaboration with Vysakh; nineth with Prithviraj after Ranam (2018), Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020), Kuruthi (2021), Bhramam (2021), Jana Gana Mana (2022), Kaduva (2022), Kaapa (2022) and Vilayath Buddha.

References

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  1. ^ "'Khalifa': Prithviraj Sukumaran Announces His Next Film With Director Vysakh". The Times of India. 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Prithviraj's next with Vysakh titled Khalifa". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "'Khalifa': Prithviraj Sukumaran announces his next film with director Vysakh". The Times of India. 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Prithviraj's Khalifa to begin in March 2023". Cinema Express. 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Prithviraj-starrer 'Khalifa' to be shot in Dubai, Nepal, Kerala". Mathrubhumi. 18 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Jinu Abraham reveals release plans for Mammootty's Bazooka and Prithviraj Sukumaran's Khalifa". OTTplay. 13 February 2024.
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Category:2020s Indian films Category:2020s Malayalam-language films Category:Films directed by Vysakh Category:Indian action thriller films Category:Upcoming films Category:Upcoming Malayalam-language films Category:Films scored by Jakes Bejoy