“Jallikattu” originally premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim, and director Lijo Jose Pellissery went on to win the best director prize at the 50th International Film Festival of India. It is produced by O Thomas Panicker, and executive produced by Naushad Salahudin and Guneet Monga (“The Lunchbox”) alongside XYZ Films. The film stars Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad and Santhy Balachandran. A mission to catch and kill the deadly animal quickly unleashes the villagers’ own primal instincts, culminating in a senseless and self-destructive frenzy of violence. The pic follows the upheaval that unfolds when a butcher’s buffalo escapes and runs amok through a remote village in the hill ranges of Kerala, in southern India.
Jayakumar, based on the short story “Maoist” by Hareesh. Drafthouse parent company Alamo Drafthouse launched curated VOD platform Alamo on Demand in May.ĭirected by Lijo Jose Pellissery, “Jallikattu” is an Indian Malayalam-language action film with a screenplay by S. XYZ and Drafthouse are planning a spring release that will include theatrical support, as well as all digital platforms along with a Blu-Ray edition of the film. “ blew us away because it felt like it was beamed in from another dimension and left a permanent imprint on our brain,” said Drafthouse Films in a statement shared with Variety.
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