Under World

2019 film by Arun Kumar Aravind

1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) (India)

Running time

160 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Under World is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by Arun Kumar Aravind, written by Shibin Francis and starring Asif Ali, Samyuktha Menon, Farhaan Faasil, Mukesh, and Jean Paul Lal in the lead roles.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The film was released on 1 November 2019 and received mixed reviews from both the audience and critics but became a flop at the box-office

Premise

Stalin and Majeed are two young gangsters who want to earn quick money through any means possible. However, things take a turn when they cross paths with Padmanabhan and Solomon.

Cast

Asif Ali as Stalin John
Farhaan Faasil as Majeed
Mukesh as Padhmanabhan Nair
Samyuktha as Aishwarya
Jean Paul Lal as Solomon
Nishanth Sagar as Mani
Srikant Murali as Potti
Meghanathan as Shahul Hameed
Arun Cherukavil as Sadasivan
Muthumani as Adv. M. Padmavathi
Sreelakshmi as Stalin's mother
Amalda Liz as Annie
Meghanathan as Mehboob
Shivan V. Arun as Younger Farhaan
Bipin Chandran as Rajan Mulankadu
James Eliya as Mujeeb
John Vijay as Mohammed Sanafar
Alex J. Pulickal as Suhas
Vijayan as S I Prathapan
Kalabhavan Haneef as Barber
Pauly Valsan as Nurse
Arjun Ashokan as Frog catcher (cameo)
Ganapathi S Poduval as Frog watcher (cameo)
Balu Varghese as Frog catcher (cameo)

Reception

Critical response

The Times of India gave the film three out of five stars and wrote that "The Arun Kumar Aravind directorial, written by Shibin Francis, aptly fits into the genre of gang war movies and crime drama".^[6] On the contrary, The Hindu stated that "Riding high on its style quotient, accentuated by an effective background score, Underworld does not have the substance to make it a memorable take on the world of crime."^[7]

References

^ "Asif Ali's Underworld to release in November". The New Indian Express.
^ "Asif Ali's son to debut in 'Underworld'". The News Minute. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Asif Ali-Arun Kumar Aravind's 'Underworld' arriving in August". The New Indian Express.
^ "'Underworld': Asif Ali's next goes on floors - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Underworld movie review highlights: A first half about the underworld and one-upmanship - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Under World Movie Review: A film about the endless drive to make money and one-upmanship". The Times of India.
^ Praveen, S. r (3 November 2019). "'Underworld' movie review: A rather flat take on the world of crime". The Hindu.