Manjummel Boys

Manjummel Boys is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film written and directed by Chidambaram. It is produced by Soubin Shahir, Babu Shahir and Shawn Antony under Parava Films. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Deepak Parambol, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Lal Jr., Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Arun Kurian, Khalid Rahman and Shebin Benson. Based on a real-life incident that happened in Guna Caves in 2006, the film follows a group of friends from a small locality called Manjummel near Kochi, who decide to have a vacation in Kodaikanal, which is affected when one of them becomes trapped in the Guna Caves.

The film was officially announced in January 2023. Principal photography commenced the same month and wrapped by mid-July. It was shot across Kodaikanal, Palani, Ernakulam, Kochi and Perumbavoor with some parts of the film also being shot at Guna Cave itself. The film has music composed by Sushin Shyam, cinematography by Shyju Khalid and editing by Vivek Harshan.

Manjummel Boys was released worldwide on 22 February 2024 in theatres to critical acclaim with praise for its technical aspects, cast performances, background score, writing, and direction. It emerged as the first film in Malayalam cinema to earn more than ₹200 crore, became the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time overtaking 2018 (2023) until it was surpassed by L2: Empuraan (2025). It is currently the second highest grossing Malayalam film in India and the third highest grossing Malayalam film worldwide. It has won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at 55th Kerala State Film Awards. It is the highest number of awards ever won by a film in the Kerala State Film Awards.