Outsider (2012 film)

The film is about an ordinary middle class man whose life turns upside down when a criminal tries to control him. It's about his struggles and how he comes to terms with his life.

• Sreenivasan as Sivankutty
• Indrajith as Mukundan
• Pasupathy as Komban Lawrence
• Ganga Babu as Manju
• Saikumar as Balagopalan
• Joju George

The film, produced under the banner of Gowry Meenakshi Movies, was launched on 2 January 2012,[1] and principal production also started on the same day in and around Chalakudy in Kerala.[2] Outsider was the first Malayalam film to start production in 2012.[3] The shooting will later shift to Nagercoil.[4]

Outsider is Premlal's second directorial venture. His debut film, Aathmakatha (2010), a drama which also starred Sreenivasan in the lead, was a critical success and went on to win many a laurels. It was screened at a number of international film festivals in India and abroad. According to Premlal, Outsider is tagged as an emotional action thriller in Malayalam.[5]

Sreenivasan and Indrajith come together for the first time in Outsider, which tells the tale of revenge.[4] Ganga Babu, who is making her debut as a lead actress in Malayalam cinema, is the female lead in the film. The actress was there as a child artiste in Nivedyam.[6] Tamil actor Pasupathy, who has earlier acted in Malayalam movies, is playing the main antagonist in the film .

Unlike Premlal's previous work, Outsider received mixed reviews.

• The Times of India said, "The thread of Outsider teems with so many possibilities, which could have easily been converted into a fine narrative." [7]
• The Hindu, said that the film "lacks novelty or punch."[8]
• Rediff.com commented that "Outsider is a confused effort as it falls somewhere between a thriller and an emotional tale."[9]

• Outsider at IMDb