Amith Chakalakkal and Mokksha's Chithini second look poster

The film Chithini is in the post-production stage

Second Look

Chithini is a Malayalam horror family emotional thriller movie directed by East Coast Vijayan. The film Chithini features family audience favorites Amith Chakalakkal and Vinay Fort as the lead heroes and Bengali actress Mokksha, who gave an amazing performance as Devi in the hit film 'Kallanum Bhagavathiyum' plays the heroine along with newcomers Arathy Nair and Enakshi. The big-budget movie is produced by East Coast Vijayan under the banner of East Coast Communications Pvt. Ltd and the seventh film from the label. The movie also stars Malayalam's top actors Johnny Antony, Joy Mathew, Sudheesh, Srikanth Murali, Jayakrishnan, Manikantan Achary, Sujith Shankar, Pramod Veliyanad, Rajesh Sharma, Unniraja, Anoop Sivasevan, Koottickal Jayachandran, Gibin Gopinath, Jitin Babu, Shiva Damodar, Vikas, Powly Valsan and Ambili Ambaly. The screenplay and dialogues were written by East Coast Vijayan and KV Anil from the story of KV Anil, after the film 'Kallanum Bhagavathiyum'.

Ratheesh Ram is handling the cinematography of the film and Johnkutty does the editing. This is also the seventh film produced by East Coast. The chief associate director of the film is Subhash Elampal and the associate directors are Anoop Sivasevan, Asim Kottoor, Saju Pottayilkada, and Anoop. Another highlight is the reunion of the "Kallanum Bhagavathiyum" team. Rajasekaran is the executive producer.

The second look poster of 'Chithini' by East Coast Vijayan starring Amith Chakalakkal, Vinay Fort, Mokksha of Kallanum Bhagavathiyum fame, and newcomers Arathy Nair and Enakshi was released on 14 April 2024.

The film Chithini is packed up on 2 March 2024 enjoying and experiencing after 52 days of shooting without a schedule break. The shooting of the movie 'Chithini' by East Coast Vijayan started in Palakkad on 15 January 2024. The shooting was completed in beautiful locations like Kawa, Dhoni Forest, Puducherry, Chinganchira, Kodumba, and Walayar.

The tentatively titled horror family emotional thriller East Coast Production No. 7 titled 'Chithini'. The title Chithini was calligraphed by KP Muraleedharan.

The pooja for the film, scripted and directed by East Coast Vijayan was performed switch-on ceremony at Edappally Anchumana Devi Temple on 24 October 2023.

The music for the film is composed by Ranjin Raj, a prominent young music director with the lyrics by East Coast Vijayan, Santhosh Varma, and Suresh. There are four songs in the film Chithini. The singers are Sathyaprakash, Harisankar, Kapil Kapilan and Sanah Moidutty. Folk song artists from Wayanad have also featured in a folk song in this film. Kala Master does the dance choreography.

Chithini movie will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada languages besides Malayalam. Filming has been completed at several locations in Palakkad and surrounding areas like Malampuzha, Kava, Dhoni Forest, Puducherry, Chinganchira, Kodumba, Walayar, Chittoor, Thathamangalam, Kollengode, and Kalamandalam etc. The post-production work of this film has started.