Padakkalam (Hindi)
2h 4m
May 8, 2025
Padakkalam is a 2025 Indian Malayalam language supernatural fantasy comedy film written and directed by Manu Swaraj featuring Suraj Venjaramoodu, Sharafudheen and Sandeep Pradeep in lead roles. Padakkalam was released in theatres on 8 May 2025. The film became a commercial success at box office.
Padakkalam – Plot
Four nerdy comic book enthusiasts find themselves in an unexpected adventure when their school’s charming new professor turns their academic world upside down with supernatural events.
Padakkalam – Cast
- Sandeep Pradeep as Jithin
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Shaji
- Sharaf U Dheen as Renjith
- Saaf as Kannan
- Arun Pradeep as Ramsad
- Arun Ajikumar as Nakul
- Niranjana Anoop as Jeevika
- Pooja Mohanraj as Shobha
- Ishan Shoukath as Lijo
- Vijay Babu as Dr. S Shameer (Cameo)
Release
Theatrical
Padakkalam was released theatrically in India on 8 May 2025.
Internationally, the film premiered in United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain on 15 May 2025. It was also released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 23 May 2025.
Home Media
The film began streaming on JioHotstar from 10 June 2025.
Reception
Critical response
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times rated 2/5 stars and wrote “Padakkalam is a decent attempt by director Manu Swaraj to give the audiences a clean campus supernatural fantasy comedy but it is the poor writing that lets down the film.” Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated 1.5/5 stars and wrote “Despite having a fascinating plot, the Suraj Venjaramoodu and Sharaf U Dheen-starrer is let down completely by aimless writing.” Vishal Menon of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote “‘Padakkalam’ takes a few outrageous steps to give us a plot that goes beyond the basic setup-payoff pattern of most body-swap comedies.”