--- title: 'Odiyan (2018)' type: 'film' director: 'V. A. Shrikumar Menon' released: '2018-10-18' runtime_minutes: 167 genres: - 'Fantasy' countries: - 'India' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/odiyan-2018' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6707906/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Odiyan (2018) 2018 · 167 min · Fantasy · India ## Synopsis Odiyan (transl. Shapeshifter) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language supernatural fantasy drama film directed by V. A. Shrikumar Menon in his feature film debut. Written by Harikrishnan, it is based on the legend of the Odiyan clan, who in Kerala folklore are men believed to possess shapeshifting abilities and can assume animal forms. Odiyans are said to have inhabited the Malabar region of Kerala before the widespread use of electricity. The film stars Mohanlal in the title role, alongside an ensemble cast of Prakash Raj, Manju Warrier, Siddique, Innocent, Manoj Joshi, Sana Althaf, Kailesh, Narain, Sreejaya Nair and Nandu. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. Manikyan, a notorious Odiyan, returns to his village after an exile of 15 years to see his lover once, including his friends, Damodharan and more over, Manikyan's girlfriend Prabha. His arrival causes much unease to some of the villagers, especially Ravunni Nair, Prabha's cousin brother, who has a personal grudge against him. ## Credits - **Producer:** [Antony Perumbavoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-perumbavoor) - **Director:** [V. A. Shrikumar Menon](https://cinepixo.com/people/v-a-shrikumar-menon) - **Original Music Composer:** [M. Jayachandran](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-jayachandran) - **Director of Photography:** [Shaji Kumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaji-kumar) - **Editor:** [John Kutty](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kutty) ## Cast - [Mohanlal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohanlal) as Odiyan Manikyan - [Prakash Raj](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-raj) as Raavunni Nair - [Manju Warrier](https://cinepixo.com/people/manju-warrier) as Prabha - [Manoj Joshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoj-joshi) as Muthappan / Moothon - [Innocent Vareed Thekkethala](https://cinepixo.com/people/innocent-vareed-thekkethala) as Gopi - [Sidhique](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidhique) as Damodaran Nair - [Narain](https://cinepixo.com/people/narain) as K. Prakashan - [Nandhu](https://cinepixo.com/people/nandhu) as Ezhuthachan - [Kailash](https://cinepixo.com/people/kailash) as Ravi - [Sreejaya Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/sreejaya-nair) as Thankamani Varassiar - [Sana Althaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/sana-althaf) as Meenakshi - [Santhosh Keezhattoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/santhosh-keezhattoor) as Vasudevan - [Aneesh G. Menon](https://cinepixo.com/people/aneesh-g-menon) as Unnikrishnan - [Antony Perumbavoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-perumbavoor) as KSEB Employee - [Rajendran](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajendran) as Odiyan ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.odiyan.in Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/odiyan-2018 Film facts: Wikidata (Q39074511); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.