Screenplay by Raffi, protagonist Mubin M Rafi, directed by Nadhirshah - 'Once Upon a Time in Kochi' title announced
Nadhirshah - Raffi collaboration for the first time
Deepak Narayan is the chief associate director of the movie and Cylex Abraham is the project designer.
Director and screenwriter Raffi's son Mubin Rafi has been cast in the lead role. The title poster of the film has been released on 25 December 2023. The film is titled 'Once Upon a Time in Kochi'. This is the first time that Nadhirshah and Rafi have teamed up. It was Nadhirshah's dream to direct a film based on Rafi's script. When it came true, Rafi's son Mubin became the hero of the film. Nadirsha presents a new hero before the Malayalees.
The very special project has been announced on 17th August 2022 through Nadhirshah's social media page. The shooting of the movie begins in January 2023. Nadhirshah has said in all the interviews that he always looks up to Siddique-Lal and Raffi-Mecartin is always seen as the guru in cinema. Nadhirshah has hinted that the project, which will be directed from his guru's script, can be classified as a humor thriller. The movie is the seventh film of the director Nadhirshah, who has given hit movies to the Malayalam audience.
The music for the film 'Once Upon A Time In Kochi' is composed by HHesham Abdul Wahab with the lyrics of Hari Narayanan, Suhail Koya, Kunwar Juneja, and Shaheera Nazeer. Brinda Gopal and Prasanna Sujit are the dance choreographers of the film.
Once Upon A Time In Kochi movie hit the theaters worldwide on May 31, 2024. The movie release has been rescheduled as a theater organization in Kerala has announced a theater strike from February 23, 2024.
Trailer
Trackist
1. Kande Njan Akashathoru
Hesham Abdul Wahab, NadirShah, Muhammed Anas .. SingersSuhail Koya .. Lyricist
2. Pande Pande
Sithara Krishnakumar .. SingerBK Harinarayanan .. Lyricist
3. Thooval Nilaa
Harisankar, Dana Razik .. SingersBK Harinarayanan .. Lyricist
Nadirshah .. Music
4. Pande Pande
Hesham Abdul Wahab .. SingerBK Harinarayanan .. Lyricist
5. Halloween Song
Samad Sulaiman .. SingerKunwar Juneja .. Lyricist
Audio Jukebox
Video Jukebox
Zinda
Kunwar Juneja .. Lyricist
Samad Sulaiman .. Singer
Pande Pande - Finger Dance Version
Saheera Nazeer .. Lyricist
Sithara Krishnakumar .. Singer
Pande Pande
Saheera Nazeer .. Lyricist
Sithara Krishnakumar .. Singer
Thooval Nilaa
BK Harinarayanan .. Lyricist
Harisankar, Dana Razik .. Singers
Kande Njanaakaashathoru
Suhail Koya .. Lyricist
NadirShah, Muhammed Anas .. Singers
Synopsis
Since the film is set in Kochi, our lead actress, Janaki Jayan, is a member of a drug cartel and assists them in smuggling cocaine into the city. At one point, Janaki meets Officer Anand Das, who is personally determined to find every peddler in the city. Then there's Haibi, a boy Janaki used to study for the IELTS and had a crush on. In Nadhirshah's Once Upon a Time in Kochi, we witness Anand Das's attempts to overthrow the cartel and how these two become involved in it.LEAD CAST
Devika Sanjay as Janaki Jayan
Arjun Ashokan as SI Anand Das
Johny Antony as Jayan
Sminu Sijo as Latha
Jaffer Idukki as Chandrappan
Sudheer Karamana as Nicholas
Raffi as Usthad
Arun Narayan as Saleesh
Saju Navodaya as Franko
Riyaz Khan as Sharp Shooter Dicruz
Neha Saxena as ADGP
Samad Sulaiman a SHO Raghu
Malavika Menon as Rasiya
Aswath lal as Thaha
Arun Punalur as Praveen
Shine Tom Chacko as Film Star Ramkumar
Baiju Santhosh as DYSP Cylex Abraham
Kalandoor as SP Yadav
LEAD CREW
Nadhirshah .. Director
Kalandoor .. Producer
Raffi .. Writer
Shaji Kumar .. Cinematography
Shameer Muhammed .. Editor
Santhosh Raman .. Art Director
Ronex Xavier .. Makeup
Arun Manohar .. Costumes
* .. Background Score
Sreekumar Chennithala .. Production Controller
Silva Stunt, Mafia Sasi, PC Stunts .. Action
Manju Gopinath .. Pro
Yunas Kundai .. Stills
MacGuffin .. Designs
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