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Meesha

Drama Malayalam


A forest guard, Midhun, invites his old friends to a reunion in the woods. What starts as a warm get-together slowly turns into a night of tension, betrayal, and survival, as secrets unravel and friendships crack under pressure.

Cast:Kathir, Shine Tom Chacko, Hakkim Shajahan, Sudhi Koppa, Srikant Murali, Jeo Baby
Director:Emcy Joseph
Writer:Emcy Joseph
Editor:Manoj
Camera:Suresh Rajan

Guild Reviews

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A Solid Survival Drama That Loses Its Way In The Forest

FCG Member Reviewer Vishal Menon
Vishal Menon | The Hollywood Reporter India
Sat, August 16 2025

Kathir and Hakim Shah's complex characters deserved a better film.

Hidden within the surface of Meesha (moustache) is an intense drama about lost friendships and betrayal. This friendship may be described simply as one between Anandhu (Hakim Shah) and Mithun (Kathir), but there are larger factors at play to keep them separate. From the outside, it looks like caste is what divides them most. Although they both appear to belong to the same financial class, Anandhu hails from privilege. He appears to stay in an agraharam, and when he struggles to find a job, we hear him complain about reservations and the surname that has kept him poor. On the other end is Mithun, a childhood buddy of Anandhu’s. But as they grow up together, they face societal hurdles that keep them apart. Mithun belongs to a community of fishermen, and he lives in a colony that becomes the hot topic of Meesha. A corporate textile factory is said to come up in this colony, promising jobs, homes, and money to each resident. It will likely lead to development in the future, but for now, it requires this group of 2000 to be relocated.

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