Still from the new Malayalam movie, <i>The Thriller</i>
Stills : Prithviraj in The Thriller Still from the new Malayalam movie, The Thriller Aug 07, 2010 15:28 pm IST Published On Aug 07, 2010 15:28 pm IST Last Updated On Jul 24, 2011 00:16 am IST Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Malayalam actor, Prithviraj dons the cap of a police officer for his latest film The Thriller. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Prithviraj was last seen in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Raavanan, where too he played the role of a policeman. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email His performance in Raavanan was appreciated and some critics stated that he performed the role of Dev better than Tamil superstar Vikram in the Hindi version. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The Thriller has been directed by B Unnikrishnan, who is known for movies l ike Madambi, I G, Kerala Cafe and Pramani. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The female lead in The Thriller has been played by Kannada actress Katherine Theresa. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email According to reports, The Thriller is based on the mysterious killing of the scion of a premier business house in Kerala, Paul Muthoot. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The music of The Thriller is given by Dharan and cinematography by Bharani K. Dharan. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The Thriller also starts other southern actors like Siddique, Lalu Alex, Mallika Kapoor, Riyaz Khan, Sambath to name a few. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email This is for the first time Unnikrishnan is working with Prithviraj. He has directed superstars like Mohanlal and Mammotty in the past. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Prithviraj made his debut with Malayalam movie Nandanam in 2002. He later went on to do films like Stop Violence and Swapnakoodu. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email In 2006, Prithviraj became the youngest Malayalam actor to receive the Kerala State Award for Best Actor for his role in Vaasthavam. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The same year he was seen in Classmates, which became an all time blockbuster of Malayalam cinema. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Prithviraj has received rave reviews for his roles in films like Thalappavu and Thirakkatha. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The very talented actor made his Tamil debut with Kana Kandaen in 2005 as a suave villain.
