Purusha Pretham is a unique entry in the 2023 Malayalam cinema landscape, offering a dark, comedic, and sometimes intense look into the life of a police officer navigating a bizarre procedural crisis. Whether in Malayalam or Hindi, it offers a refreshing take on the crime genre.
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Purusha Pretham premiered directly as a digital release on SonyLIV. The platform hosts the original Malayalam audio track along with dubbed versions, including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
The story centers on (played by Alexander Prasanth ), a sub-inspector known for telling exaggerated, heroic tales about himself while actually being a deeply insecure person. His routine is disrupted when an unidentified male corpse is found floating in a river. After a jurisdictional dispute with another station, Sebastian’s team is forced to handle it. Download - Purusha Pretham -2023- -Hindi-Malay...
Sebastian and his subordinate Dileep (Jagadish) hurriedly bury the body. Chaos ensues when a woman named Susan (Darshana Rajendran) claims the body is her missing husband. When they attempt to exhume it for identification, the corpse has mysteriously gone missing, leading to a desperate, often hilarious attempt by the police to cover their tracks.
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: A small, rain-drenched police station in Kerala. Purusha Pretham is a unique entry in the
Darshana Rajendran and Prasanth Alexander deliver captivating performances that anchor the bizarre events of the film.
. It is often compared to other avant-garde Malayalam films like Jallikattu for its bold cinematic choices. Storyline & Genre
The story centers on Sub-Inspector Sebastian (Prasanth Alexander), a cop who maintains a "superhero" reputation through exaggerated stories of his bravery. His life and career begin to unravel when he misplaces an unidentified male corpse—a "pretham"—that he was responsible for. The platform hosts the original Malayalam audio track
(Super Sebastian) delivers a standout performance as the delusional, boastful cop. Darshana Rajendran
Writer Ajit Haridas crafts a screenplay that is witty and layered. The film satirizes everything from police bureaucracy and media sensationalism to the judicial system. The dialogue is sharp, and the humor is derived from the absurdity of the situation rather than forced jokes.
The story revolves around (played brilliantly by Prasanth Alexander), a cop stationed at Chelanallur who hides his deeply fragile ego behind exaggerated tall tales of personal bravery. While he projects a macho "super-cop" persona to the world, his domestic reality involves quietly taking care of his bedridden mother.
What follows is a bureaucratic and personal nightmare when the body is misplaced, and a woman named Susan (Darshana Rajendran) arrives, claiming the corpse is her missing husband. The film cleverly intertwines this central mystery with the protagonists' messy personal lives, holding a mirror to the red-tapism, caste discrimination, and absurdity within the hierarchical police force and society at large.
| Detail | Information | | :--- | :--- | | | Purusha Pretham (transl. "Male Ghost") | | Director | Krishand | | Language | Malayalam (Dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada) | | Release Date | 24 March 2023 (Direct-to-OTT) | | Runtime | 2 hours 32 minutes | | OTT Platform | SonyLIV | | Other Streaming Platforms | Airtel Xstream, OTTplay |