Pani

<p>When the peaceful married life of a couple is unexpectedly disrupted by two youngsters with criminal inclination, the trials and tribulations connect the mobster lives of Thrissur by becoming a part of vengeance.The movie is primarily evolves around Mangalath Giri, his family and his close friends and loved ones. The film marks the directorial debut of Joju George. The film was officially announced in October 2023. On 16 December 2023, Joju George announced his collaboration with several newcomers for this project. M Riaz Adam and Sijo Vadakkan jointly produced the movie. joined the team to handle cinematography, while editor was Manu Antony. was signed to direct and play a lead role in this film. Some of the major cast members were selected from , such as Junaiz V. P. and . plays the female lead in this movie. The cast also includes , , , , in prominent roles. began on 9 October 2023, with a puja ceremony. It took more than 100 days to complete the shoot, wrapping up on 27 February 2024. Shooting took place in and around , . The music was composed by , and . The lyrics for all the songs in the film were penned by . The soundtrack consists of four tracks. was released in theatres on 24 October 2024. Swathi P. Ajith of wrote that “the movie is undoubtedly a mass entertainer that seeks to tap into your emotions, skillfully triggerring various feelings throughout”. Sanjith Sidhardhan of rated 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that “Joju George aces the directorial test with , which turns into a thrilling ride once it gets going. Backed by solid performances and good writing, Joju makes a confident debut as a director”. Anna Mathews of rated 3 out of 5 stars and said: “With violence being the new hero of massy entertainers, Joju is probably giving audiences what they want and he succeeds fairly well in this”. S. R. Praveen of stated that “Joju George’s gory drama works despite its typical revenge plot” as “[Joju] has quite a hold on the progression of events which keeps coming at almost the right pace and timing”. Rating 3 in a scale of 5, Vignesh Madhu of wrote that “Despite some generic writing and blips in crafting a thrilling latter half, Joju makes an assured debut with […] Sagar Surya and Junaiz V. P. are exceptional as the antagonists, elevating the film’s otherwise generic writing”. Anandu Suresh of gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and said: “While the first act is solid, suggesting that Joju George is on track to deliver an outstanding actioner, the script falters very soon and begins bombarding viewers with stale moments, incidents and dialogues”. Latha Srinivasan of wrote that “Joju George has made a good directorial debut, and presents it well on screen, even though the story is not new for the audience”. The film grossed 36.4 crore worldwide, of which 13.4 crore were from outside India. In April 2025, Joju George announced that the script for the sequel has been completed, and will begin filming later in the year. He also revealed plans for a third instalment confirming that the Pani franchise will continue as a trilogy. The second instalment of the trilogy is titled as . Unlike the predecessor, will feature a new cast with different storyline. Joju George will play role of Deluxe Benny. Filming will begin by December 2025.</p>