{{about|the 2010 Malayalam thriller film|other uses|Thriller (disambiguation){{!}}Thriller}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = The Thriller | image = The Thriller poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = B. Unnikrishnan | based_on = Murder Case of Paul Muthoot George | producer = Sabu Cherian | writer = B. Unnikrishnan | starring = Prithviraj Sukumaran<br />Siddique<br />Lalu Alex<br />Catherine Tresa<br />Prajin<br />Mallika Kapoor<br />Sampath Raj | music = Dharan Kumar | cinematography = Bharani K. Dharan | editing = Manoj | studio = Ananda Bhairavi | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|11|17}} | country = India | language = Malayalam }} '''''The Thriller''''' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Catherine Tresa, Siddique, Lalu Alex, Prajin, Mallika Kapoor, and Sampath Raj in pivotal roles. It was released on 17 November. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi under the same title.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/12/stories/2010111251210100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108094846/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/11/12/stories/2010111251210100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title='Thriller' on the cards|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan|access-date=2010-11-12|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=12 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/the-thriller-review-malayalam-pclxKtgffjfja.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929075951/https://www.sify.com/movies/the-thriller-review-malayalam-pclxKtgffjfja.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2020|title = The Thriller|website=Sify }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-the-thriller-review/20101118.htm|title=The Thriller lacks thrills}}</ref> The film is based on the murder case of renowned banker Paul Muthoot, who was murdered in 2009.
==Plot== DCP Niranjan, a furious police officer, is assigned to investigate the murder case of prominent businessman Simon Palathungal (based on Paul Muthoot), which formed the headlines in the Kerala media for more than three months. The case had attracted attention for its mysterious planning and execution. Through this investigation, Niranjan finds out that a big crime racket is behind Simon's murder. Niranjan also has enmity with Martin Dinakar, a Dubai-based gold smuggler who is Simon's rival enemy and a headache in Niranjan's investigation. The rest of the film shows how Niranjan tries to bring the real culprit of the murder case. <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21150/road-rage-killed-muthoot-scion.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100226055724/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21150/road-rage-killed-muthoot-scion.html| archive-date = 2010-02-26| title = Road rage killed Muthoot scion: Kerala police}} </ref>
==Cast== {{colbegin}} *Prithviraj Sukumaran as DCP Niranjan IPS *Siddique as Ex-ADGP Balagopal IPS *Lalu Alex as IG Thomas George IPS *Catherine Tresa as Meera, Niranjan's girlfriend *Prajin as Simon Joseph Palathungal (character based on Paul Muthoot George) *Mallika Kapoor as Meghna Gupta, Simon's fiancée *Sampath Raj as Martin Dinakar *Vincent Asokan as RDX Anil *Anand as DIG Manmohan IPS, City Police Commissioner *P. Sreekumar as ACP Shihabudeen IPS *Subair as CI Alex *Vijayaraghavan as Ex-Sub Inspector Sadhasivan, Niranjan's father *Riyaz Khan as Paramada Subhash *M. R. Gopakumar as Adv.Uthaman Pillai, Meera's uncle *Uma as Meera's mother *Kollam Thulasi as Narayanan, Home Minister of Kerala *Shivaji Guruvayoor as DGP Mathew Eapen IPS *Tosh Christy as Joshua *Dinesh Panicker as Joseph Palathungal, Simon's father *Kishor Satya as Jacob Joseph Palathungal, Simon's brother *Mamta Mohandas as the dancer (special appearance) *V. K. Baiju as SI Philipose *Sasi Kalinga as ASI Shivarajan *Pawan as Udayabhanu {{colend}}
== Production == Prithviraj stars in "The Thriller". Katherine, Mallika Kapoor and Sampath Raj are in the film as well.<ref name="hindu"/>
The first schedule of ''The Thriller'' takes place in and around Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam, and Vizhinjam. The second schedule is likely to take place in a foreign country. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianterminal.com/forum/first-cut-first-show/77425-the-thriller-prithviraj-as-police-official.html|title = ║█║►THE THRILLER - Prithviraj as Police - Official◄◄║█║}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == {{Tracklist | extra_column = Singer(s) | extra1 = Haricharan, Mamta Mohandas | title1 = Priyankari | title2 = Thriller Thriller | extra2 = Prithivraj, Sunitha Parthasarathy | title3 = Mizhiyil | extra3 = Ranjith, SuVi | title4 = Priyakari | extra4 = Benny Dayal | title5 = Orma Than Nilave | extra5 = Alphons Joseph, Shweta Mohan
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.themoviethriller.com/}} {{dead link|date=November 2014}} * {{IMDb title|tt1820707}}
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Category:2010 crime thriller films Category:2010 films Category:2010 Malayalam-language films Category:2010 Indian films Category:2010s police procedural films Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Category:Films directed by B. Unnikrishnan Category:Films scored by Dharan Kumar Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram Category:Indian crime thriller films