| Siddy | |
| Director: | Pious Raj |
| Producer: | Maheswaran Nandagopal |
| Starring: | Aji John Rajesh Sharma Akshaya Udayakumar I M Vijayan |
| Music: | Ramesh Narayan |
| Editing: | Ajith Unnikrishnan |
| Cinematography: | Karthik S. Nair |
| Studio: | Surya film Productions |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Siddy is a 2022 Malayalam-language thriller film, directed by Pious Raj for producer Maheswaran Nandagopal. The film stars Aji John and former International footballer I M Vijayan in lead roles. The debut directorial is heavily inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky' s Crime and Punishment.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Principal photography started in August 2021 and the film will also be dubbed into Tamil.[8]
Siddy is the journey through the life and mind of a law student who turns into a murderer.
Pious Raj, an advertisement films director,[9] inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky' s Crime and Punishment, launched himself as director as Maheswaran Nandagopal bankrolled the project. Former International footballer and actor I M Vijayan was signed[10] for an important role along with Aji John, an actor as well as director who has helmed Hotel California.[4] Composer Ramesh Narayan who does only selective films was signed for the film with Karthik S.Nair, an associate of Ravi Varman as cinematographer.[7] The film began the shooting at the time of second phase lockdown at the locations of Ernakulam, Vizhinjam harbour and Kovalam.[1] Ramesh Narayan said that he signed the film, as the director wanted him to use Hindustani music as a different genre.[8]