An adaptation of the Hollywood film Trapped (2002), which itself was based on Greg Iles's novel 24 Hours, the film also borrows premises from the Canadian film Butterfly on a Wheel (2007).
Acting
Kunchacko Boban's sweaty desperation carries the whole thing
Direction
Kukku Surendran actually makes car chases tense in Kerala traffic
Director
Kukku Surendran
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is basically a triple-remake: Trapped (2002), Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), and Greg Iles's novel 24 Hours. Malayalam cinema said 'we can do all three at once.'
The film relocates the white-collar American thriller to Kerala's medical elite, making class resentment hit differently in India's caste-conscious society.
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