I Am Kathalan

<p>Unable to find employment after graduating due to his backlogs and less-than-impressive projects, Vishnu is at a crossroads in his love life after his girlfriend Shilpa decides to move on, as she can’t imagine a life with someone who has nothing going for him. After an encounter with her dad Chacko leaves him humiliated, Vishnu vows to take revenge on Chacko’s chit-fund company, using his cyber skills under the name of which means “lover” in the Indian language . He hacks their server several times, leaving them with financial losses. Things turn complicated when an ethical hacker named Simi enters and helps Chacko to find Kathalan, the masked hacker. Shilpa ends up marrying an accountant in her father’s company and he decides to taunt Vishnu so that they can somehow catch up but Vishnu covers his tracks so well that he is never caught for his cyber hacking crimes. Vishnu’s father finally gifts him with a laptop and just asks him to “do good” with it and the movie ends with a twist that you wouldn’t expect as he interviews with the same person who has been trying to track him down. This film marks ‘s fourth directorial project. On 24 November 2022, he revealed his collaboration with and writer with a title poster. Produced by Dr. Paul Varghese and Krishnamoorthy under the banner of Dr. Paul Entertainment, the film is also co-produced by Tinu Thomas. Cinematographer Sharan Velayudhan handled the cinematography, while the editing was done by Akash Joseph Varghese. Following the success of , reunited with for their next project. The team has announced that , , and Anshima Anilkumar will join the cast, with Anshima Anilkumar, who acted in , taking on the female lead role. The film will also feature , Vineeth Vasudevan, Vineeth Viswam, Arshad Ali, and Arshad in key roles. Additionally, the director revealed that the film will introduce some newcomers. The commenced on 9 November 2022, with a puja ceremony. The shoot spanned more than 35 days, concluding on 20 December 2022. Filming occurred in and around , . The music and original background score was composed by Sidhartha Pradeep, who has earlier worked in (2016) and (2021). The music rights of the film were bagged by . The film released on 7 November 2024. The film was released on OTT platform on 17 January 2025. Anjana George of gave the film 3/5 stars and wrote, “Overall, offers a fresh, serious take on the genre, but its slow pace and focus on emotional depth may not engage all viewers”.</p>