^ "Suresh Gopi's Kaaval to release on November 25".Though there is an investigative episode in the story towards the end, its late arrival doesn’t help trigger a sense of engagement, at that point". Its pace is quite sleep-inducing and even predictable in places, in the first-half. The film’s story or its presentation, however, aren’t fetching enough to keep one genuinely invested in its proceedings. Ranjin Raj has yet again offered some quality melody through this film and the song ‘Ennomal’ is sure to top music charts too for a while. The Times of India gave a rating of 3.5 out on 5 and wrote "It’s great to watch Suresh Gopi’s towering presence and action sequences on screen, for he delivers them with sincerity. The film will be released on 27th December on Netflix. Home media Īsianet acquired the satellite rights & Netflix acquired the digital rights of the film. However, in October 2021, the makers announced for a theatrical release on 25 November 2021.
In early April 2021, it was reported that the theatrical release date was scheduled in July 2021. In January 2021, the producer confirmed turning down an offer of 7 crore for digital release. Kaaval (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) No. The film score is been composed by Ranjin Raj.The lyrics were written by BK Harinarayanan The film's post production works began on 1 June 2020. Praveen, music director Ranjin Raj and editor Mansoor Muthutty were confirmed as part of the crew. National award-winning cinematographer Nikhil S. It also features Rachel David, Muthumani, Sujith Shankar, Alencier Ley Lopez and Kannan Rajan P. Goodwill Entertainments' Joby George was the film's producer. Suresh Gopi joined the sets on 27 January 2020. Principal photography began on 25 January 2020, in Kattappana, Kerala. Filming was set to commence by late January 2020. Due to other work commitments, Lal opted out of the film and Renji Panicker replaced him. On 27 October 2019, the title of the film was officially announced. Suresh Gopi was said to portray a two-shaded character. The film reportedly set against the backdrop of a forest was said to have Idukki as the main location.
However, due to technical reasons, the filming of the movie got delayed and by this time Nithin had planned another thriller starring Suresh Gopi and Lal. He later confirmed about the film which was to be written and produced by his father Renji Panicker. Speculations about Nithin Renji Panicker directing Suresh Gopi in the sequel of Lelam (1997) were reported in medias by late 2016.