Jallikattu (2019 film)

Jallikattu (2019 film)

Jallikattu is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film stars Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad and Santhy Balachandran. The plot follows a bull that escapes from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village.

About Jallikattu (2019 film) in brief

Summary Jallikattu (2019 film)Jallikattu is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film stars Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad and Santhy Balachandran. The plot follows a bull that escapes from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village and the entire village men gathering to hunt down the animal. It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards from among 27 other films. It is the third Malaysalam film after Guru and Adaminte Makan Abu to be chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars.

Jallik Attu premiered on 6 September 2019 at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim. The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Friday Film House on 28 September 2019. It wasrically released on 4 October 2019 in Kerala with the same title and dubbed in Telugu in Aha Aha, based on the short story Maoist by Hareesh. The film score was produced by Prashantai.