Kishkindha Kaandam
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| Directed by | Dinjith Ayyathan |
| Written by | Bahul Ramesh |
| Produced by | Joby George Thadathil |
| Starring | Asif Ali Vijayaraghavan Aparna Balamurali |
| Cinematography | Bahul Ramesh |
| Edited by | Sooraj E. S. |
| Music by | Mujeeb Majeed |
Production company | Goodwill Entertainments |
| Distributed by | Phars Films Yash Raj Films (UK/Europe) |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹7 crore |
| Box office | ₹77 crore |
Kishkindha Kaandam (transl. Kishkindha Chapter) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by Dinjith Ayyathan and written by Bahul Ramesh. The film stars Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, Vijayaraghavan, Jagadish and Ashokan. The story takes place in the monkey-inhabited Kallepathi reserve forest where ex-military officer Appu Pillai and his son Ajay Chandran, a forest officer, reside.
Principal photography began in July 2023 and was wrapped up after 40 days of filming in Kerala and Hyderabad in August 2023. The film's music was composed by Mujeeb Majeed while the editing and cinematography was done by Sooraj E. S. and Bahul Ramesh respectively.
The film released on 12 September 2024 to critical acclaim gaining praise for the story, screenplay, background score, the performances of the lead cast and became a commercial success at the box office. It is the highest grossing film of Asif Ali's career in a leading role. It also emerged as the 9th highest grossing Malayalam film of 2024 and one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of all time.