Poster of the film Dheeran

Dheeran

Drama Malayalam


A man’s experiences of being a hero and an outcast in his village lead him to taking justice into his own hands.

Cast:Rajesh Madhavan, Shabareesh Varma, Jagadish, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Manoj K Jayan, Vineeth Radhakrishnan
Director:Devadath Shaji
Writer:Devadath Shaji
Editor:Finn George Varghese
Camera:Harikrishnan Lohithadas

Guild Reviews

Image of scene from the film Dheeran

Rustic humour works, but film loses its way midway through

FCG Member Reviewer S. R. Praveen
S. R. Praveen | The Hindu
Sun, July 6 2025

Despite plot conveniences towards the end, the film never strays away from its lighter treatment

Right from the title Dheeran (brave), which defines the protagonist, almost every other character in Devadath Shaji’s debut directorial has a defining trait. From a Hindi-obsessed welder to a local don who is more interested in his perfume business to an illicit liquor brewer who has a penchant for stirring up trouble even in the most peaceful of circumstances, it is a motley crew of oddballs. Eldhose (Rajesh Madhavan), the protagonist, gets that unlikely name which he struggles to live up to from an act of bravery in childhood, that also becomes a moment of tragedy in his life. Director Devadath Shaji, who wrote the screenplay of Bheeshmaparvam, gives a wrapping of humour to convey all that he wants to. Beneath its surface layer of easy humour, which keeps the film engaging atleast until the halfway point, Dheeran is also about the long-lasting impact of certain events in the lives of people. One particular incident leaves all those who are involved in it deeply scarred, some physical while for some others it is mental. The incident also dictates the whole village’s perception of a particular character.

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