# Under World

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{{short description|2019 film by Arun Kumar Aravind}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Under World
| image          = Under World poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster 
| director       = [Arun Kumar Aravind](/source/Arun_Kumar_Aravind)
| producer       = D14 Entertainments <br /> Ali Ashiq
| writer         = [Shibin Francis](/source/Shibin_Francis)
| starring       = [Asif Ali](/source/Asif_Ali_(actor))<br />[Samyuktha Menon](/source/Samyuktha_Menon)<br />[Farhaan Faasil](/source/Farhaan_Faasil)<br />[Mukesh](/source/Mukesh_(actor))<br />[Jean Paul Lal](/source/Jean_Paul_Lal)
| music          = [Neha Nair](/source/Neha_Nair)<br />Yakzan Gary Pereira	
| cinematography = Alex J. Pulickal
| editing        = Ceejay Achu<br />Arun Kumar
| studio         = D14 Entertainments 
| distributor    = [Friday Film House](/source/Friday_Film_House) 
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|11|1|[India](/source/India)}}
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| country        = [India](/source/India)
| language       = [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)
| budget         = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
| gross          = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
}}
'''''Under World''''' is a [2019](/source/List_of_Malayalam_films_of_2019) [Indian](/source/Cinema_of_India) [Malayalam-language](/source/Malayalam_cinema) [gangster film](/source/gangster_film) directed by [Arun Kumar Aravind](/source/Arun_Kumar_Aravind), written by [Shibin Francis](/source/Shibin_Francis), and starring  [Asif Ali](/source/Asif_Ali_(actor)), [Samyuktha Menon](/source/Samyuktha_Menon), [Farhaan Faasil](/source/Farhaan_Faasil), [Mukesh](/source/Mukesh_(actor)), and [Jean Paul Lal](/source/Jean_Paul_Lal) in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/sep/14/asif-alis-underworld-to-release-in-november-2033328.html|title=Asif Ali's Underworld to release in November|website=The New Indian Express|date=14 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/asif-ali-s-son-debut-underworld-104841 | title=Asif Ali's son to debut in 'Underworld' | publisher=The News Minute | date=4 July 2019 | accessdate=14 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jun/24/asif-ali-arun-kumar-aravinds-underworld-arriving-in-august-1994568.html|title=Asif Ali-Arun Kumar Aravind's 'Underworld' arriving in August|website=The New Indian Express|date=24 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/underworld-asif-alis-next-goes-on-floors/articleshow/68113218.cms|title='Underworld': Asif Ali's next goes on floors - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=22 February 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/underworld-movie-review-highlights-a-first-half-about-the-underworld-and-one-upmanship/articleshow/71848683.cms|title=Underworld movie review highlights: A first half about the underworld and one-upmanship - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=November 2019 }}</ref> The film was released on 1 November 2019 and received mixed reviews from both the audience and critics. It eventually emerged as a flop at the [box-office](/source/box-office)

==Premise==
Stalin and Majeed are two young [gangsters](/source/gangsters) in  Kerala's underworld who want to earn quick money through any means. However, things take a turn when they cross paths with Padmanabhan and Solomon.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[Asif Ali](/source/Asif_Ali_(actor)) as Stalin John
*[Farhaan Faasil](/source/Farhaan_Faasil) as Majeed
*[Mukesh](/source/Mukesh_(actor)) as Padhmanabhan Nair
*[Samyuktha](/source/Samyuktha_Menon) as Aishwarya
*[Jean Paul Lal](/source/Jean_Paul_Lal) as Solomon
*[Nishanth Sagar](/source/Nishanth_Sagar) as Mani
*Srikant Murali as Potti
*[Meghanathan](/source/Meghanathan) as Shahul Hameed
*[Arun Cherukavil](/source/Arun_Cherukavil) as Sadasivan
*[Muthumani](/source/Muthumani) as Adv. M. Padmavathi
*[Sreelakshmi](/source/Sreelakshmi) as Stalin's mother
*[Amalda Liz](/source/Amalda_Liz) as Annie
*Shivan V. Arun as Younger Farhaan
*[Bipin Chandran](/source/Bipin_Chandran) as Rajan Mulankadu
*James Eliya as Mujeeb
*[John Vijay](/source/John_Vijay) as Mohammed Sanafar
*Alex J. Pulickal as Suhas
*Vijayan as S I Prathapan
*[Kalabhavan Haneef](/source/Kalabhavan_Haneef) as Barber
*[Pauly Valsan](/source/Pauly_Valsan) as Nurse
*[Arjun Ashokan](/source/Arjun_Ashokan) as Frog catcher (cameo)
*[Ganapathi S Poduval](/source/Ganapathi_S_Poduval) as Frog watcher (cameo)
*[Balu Varghese](/source/Balu_Varghese) as Frog catcher (cameo)
{{colend}}

== Reception ==
===Critical response===
''The Times of India'' gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "The [Arun Kumar Aravind](/source/Arun_Kumar_Aravind) directorial, written by [Shibin Francis](/source/Shibin_Francis), aptly fits into the genre of gang war movies and crime drama".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/under-world/movie-review/71852275.cms|title=Under World Movie Review: A film about the endless drive to make money and one-upmanship|work=The Times of India}}</ref> On the contrary, ''The Hindu'' stated that "Riding high on its style quotient, accentuated by an effective background score, ''Underworld'' does not have the substance to make it a memorable take on the world of crime."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/underworld-review-a-rather-flat-take-on-the-world-of-crime/article29872027.ece|title='Underworld' movie review: A rather flat take on the world of crime|first=S. r|last=Praveen|date=November 3, 2019|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|9274994}}

{{Friday Film House}}
Category:Indian gangster films
Category:Films directed by Arun Kumar Aravind
Category:2019 Malayalam-language films
Category:2019 Indian films
Category:Films scored by Neha Nair
Category:Films scored by Yakzan Gary Pereira

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