Avihitham
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| Directed by | Senna Hegde |
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| Story by | Ambareesh Kalathera |
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| Edited by | Sanath Sivaraj |
| Music by | Sreerag Saji |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Avihitham (transl. Illicit) is a 2025 Malayalam-language black comedy-drama film directed by Senna Hegde, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ambareesh Kalathera. The film has an ensemble cast including Unni Raj, Renji Kankol, Vineeth Chakyar, Dhanesh Koliyat, Rakesh Ushar and Vrinda Menon. It is produced by E4 Experiments in association with Imagin Cinemas and Marley State of Mind. Sreeraj Raveendran and Ramesh Mathews handle the cinematography and Sanath Sivaraj edits the film. Sreerag Saji composes the songs and background score.[1][2]
Avihitham released theatrically on 9 October 2025 in GCC[3] and on 10 October 2025 in India.[4]
Plot
[edit]One night, while returning home after drinking with friends, Prakashan comes across an affair between a young man named Vinod, a neighbour, and a young woman in the field of Madhavan, a carpenter in the village. Prakashan shares this matter with Venu, a tailor. The next night, they all witness the affair firsthand.
Cast
[edit]- Unni Raj as Venu
- Renji Kankol as Prakashan
- Vineeth Chakyar
- Dhanesh Koliyat
- Rakesh Ushar
- Vrinda Menon as Nirmala
- Ajith Punnad
- Unnikrishnan Parappa
- Aneesh Chemmarathi
- T. Gopinathan
- Vijisha Nileshwar as Geetha
- Ammini Chandralayam
- Parvana Raj
- Beena Kodakkad
- Vismaya Sasikumar
- Premalatha
- Shyamili Das
- Vipin K.
- Swapna Pallam
- Mukesh O. M. R.
- Sayanth
- Karthika Vijayakumar
- Prabhakaran Velaswaram
- Shubha C. P.
- Lakshmanan Manniath
Soundtrack
[edit]| Avihitham | |
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| Released | 2025 |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 7:32 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | E4 Entertainment |
The soundtrack album of the film is composed by Sreerag Saji. The first single Ayyaye was released on 6 October 2025.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ayyaye" | Titto P. Thankachen | Zia Ul Haq, Sreerag Saji | 03:57 |
| 2. | "Vallatha Narakangal" | Titto P. Thankachen | Harikrishnan U. | 00:56 |
| 3. | "Aaro Paranjarinja" | Harikrishnan U. | Mariya Johny | 02:39 |
| Total length: | 07:32 | |||
Release
[edit]The title poster of the film was released on 17 August 2025.[6] The teaser of the film was released on 6 September 2025[7] and the trailer was released on 25 September 2025.[8][9]
Avihitham released theatrically on 9 October 2025 by Home Screen Extertainment in GCC[3] and on 10 October 2025 by E4 Experiments in Kerala and by AP International in the rest of India.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Senna Hegde's next film titled Avihitham". The New Indian Express. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "'Avihitham': Filmmaker Senna Hegde announces his next". The Hindu. 18 August 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ a b @homescreenentertainment; (8 October 2025). "Avihitham has cleared Gulf censor and will hit your favourite theatres on October 9". Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Senna Hegde's Avihitham gets release date". Cinema Express. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "'അയ്യയ്യേ നിർമ്മലേ...' ചിരിപ്പിച്ച് 'അവിഹിത'ത്തിലെ ആദ്യഗാനം എത്തി". The Indian Express (in Malayalam). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "'പദ്മിനി'ക്ക് ശേഷം പുതിയ ചിത്രവുമായി സെന്ന ഹെഗ്ഡെ; 'അവിഹിതം' ടൈറ്റിൽ പോസ്റ്റർ". Asianet News (in Malayalam). 18 August 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "With 'Avihitham', Filmmaker Senna Hegde Returns to Kanhangad". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Senna Hegde's next directorial Avihitham gets a release window, trailer out". Cinema Express. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Krishna, Gayathri (25 September 2025). "Avihitham trailer: Senna Hegde is all set for another bold dark comedy set in Kasaragod". OTTPlay. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ P., Divya (1 October 2025). "Avihitham release date: Here's when to watch noted director Senna Hegde film in theatres". OTTPlay. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ @APIfilms (3 October 2025). "Avihitham to audiences across India (excluding Kerala), releasing this October 10" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Twitter.