Tovino
Thomas'
most
awaited
film
Minnal
Murali
will
soon
start
streaming
on
Netflix.
The
film
will
have
a
direct-to-OTT
release
on
the
popular
platform
on
December
24,
Friday.
According
to
reports,
the
superhero
film
will
start
streaming
on
Netflix
from
1.30
pm
(IST).
Minnal
Murali
will
be
out
in
Malayalam,
Telugu,
Tamil,
Kannada,
Hindi
and
English
languages.
The
2-hour-39-minute
film
revolves
around
a
tailor
(played
by
Tovino),
who
gains
special
powers
after
being
struck
by
lightning.
The
film
was
premiered
at
the
2021
edition
of
the
Mumbai
Film
Festival
on
December
16,
where
it
received
a
thunderous
response
from
critics
and
audiences
alike.
In
fact,
a
lot
of
early
reviews
are
already
out
on
the
internet,
and
going
by
them,
looks
like
Minnal
Murali
is
worth
all
the
hype
and
will
indeed
live
up
to
the
expectations
of
movie
aficionados.
Directed
by
Basil
Joseph,
the
superhero
film
marks
his
second
collaboration
with
the
leading
man
after
Godha
(2017).
For
those
who
are
unaware,
Basil
is
also
an
actor
and
has
shared
screen
space
with
Tovino
in
films
Mayanadhi
(2017),
Virus
(2019)
and
Kilometers
and
Kilometers
(2020).
Though
Minnal
Murali
was
expected
to
release
in
theatres,
the
makers
had
to
postpone
the
plan
multiple
times
owing
to
the
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.
Starring
Guru
Somasundaram,
Vasisht
Umesh,
Aju
Varghese,
Femina
George,
Harisree
Ashokan,
Mammukoya,
Baiju
Santhosh,
Bijukuttan,
Jude
Antany
Joseph,
P
Balachandran,
Shelly
Kishore,
Azees
Nedumangad,
Minnal
Murali
is
produced
by
Sophia
Paul
under
Weekend
Blockbusters.
The
film
is
Tovino's
second
venture
to
release
on
an
OTT
platform
after
Kaanekkaane.
The
handsome
hunk
previously
starred
in
Dulquer
Salmaan's
Kurup,
in
which
he
made
a
cameo
appearance.