Vilaayath
Budha
X
Review:
The
Malayalam
action
thriller
Vilaayath
Budha,
starring
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
opened
in
theaters
on
November
21,
2025.
Directed
by
Jayan
Nambiar
in
his
debut,
the
film
is
adapted
from
the
novel
of
the
same
name
by
G.
R.
Indugopan.
Shammi
Thilakan
plays
a
key
role
alongside
Prithviraj,
with
supporting
performances
from
Priyamvada
Krishnan,
Anu
Mohan,
and
Dhruvan.
Originally
conceptualized
by
Sachy
in
2020,
the
project
was
taken
over
by
Jayan
Nambiar
following
Sachy’s
passing
in
June
of
that
year.
The
film
features
music
by
Jakes
Bejoy,
cinematography
by
Arvind
S.
Kashyap
ISC
and
Renadive,
and
editing
by
Sreejith
Sarang.
Vilaayath
Budha
tells
the
story
of
a
conflict
between
a
teacher
and
his
bandit
disciple
over
a
rare
sandalwood
tree
on
a
hilltop
in
Marayoor.
The
narrative
is
set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
region’s
dense
forests,
and
the
storyline
explores
the
tensions
arising
from
greed
and
loyalty.
Soon
after
the
theatrical
release,
viewers
began
sharing
their
initial
impressions
on
X
(formerly
Twitter)
and
other
social
media
platforms.
While
these
posts
are
not
formal
reviews,
they
offer
a
glimpse
into
how
early
audiences
are
engaging
with
the
film.
Detailed
critical
evaluations
and
box
office
reports
are
expected
to
follow
in
the
coming
hours
and
days.
Early
audience
reactions
will
be
updated
here
as
they
come
in.
Vilaayath
Budha:
Cast
and
Behind-the-Scenes
Credits
The
film’s
cast
features
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Shammi
Thilakan,
Anu
Mohan,
Dhruvan,
Kiran
Peethambaran,
Adat
Gopalan,
Pramod
Veliyanadu,
Vinod
Thomas,
Teejay
Arunachalam,
Aravind,
Santhosh
Damodaran,
Manikandan,
TSK,
Priyamvada
Krishnan,
and
Rajasree
Nair.
The
film
is
produced
by
Sandip
Senan
and
A.
V.
Anoop,
with
Rajesh
Pinnadan
co-writing
the
screenplay
alongside
Indugopan.
Executive
production
was
managed
by
Sangeeth
Senan.
Technical
contributions
include
production
design
by
Benglan,
art
direction
by
Jithu
Sebastian,
stunts
coordinated
by
Rajasekhar,
Kalai
Kingson,
Supreme
Sundar,
and
Mahesh
Mathew,
sound
design
by
Ajayan
Adat
and
Piousmon
Sunny,
and
color
grading
by
Liju
Prabhakar.
The
VFX
was
handled
by
Black
Maria
Studio,
Accel
Media,
A
2K24
Company,
and
Spectre
Post
Pvt
Ltd,
under
the
direction
of
Rajesh
Nair.
Additional
team
members
include
project
designer
Manu
Alukkal,
line
producer
Raghu
Subhash
Chandran,
trailer
editor
Mahesh
Bhuvanend,
and
publicity
design
by
Yellowtooths.
Stills
were
captured
by
Sinat
Savier,
with
title
design
by
Oldmonks
and
animation
by
Sarath
Vinu.
As
Vilaayath
Budha
continues
its
theatrical
run,
more
audience
reactions
and
detailed
reviews
are
expected
to
emerge
in
the
coming
days.