Virus | |
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വൈറസ് | |
Directed by | Aashiq Abu |
Written by | Muhsin Parari Suhas-Sharfu |
Produced by | Aashiq Abu Rima Kallingal |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi Additional Cinematography: Shyju Khalid[1] |
Edited by | Saiju Sreedharan |
Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production company | OPM Cinemas |
Distributed by | OPM Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Virus is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language medical thriller film co-produced and directed by Aashiq Abu set against the backdrop of the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. The film was written by Muhsin Parari and Suhas-Sharfu. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Kunchacko Boban, Indrajith Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Poornima Indrajith, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Revathi and Rahman.[2][3]
Principal photography took place from January to February 2019 in a single schedule shot extensively in Government Medical College, Kozhikode and Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikode . The film was released worldwide on 7 June 2019, receiving critical acclaim and was a box office success. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.[4]