Kalamkaval
| Kalamkaval | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jithin K. Jose |
| Written by | Jithin K. Jose Jishnu Sreekumar |
| Starring | Mammootty Vinayakan |
| Cinematography | Faisal Ali |
| Edited by | Praveen Prabhakar |
| Music by | Mujeeb Majeed |
Production company | Mammootty Kampany |
| Distributed by | Wayfarer Films |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam Tamil |
| Box office | est. ₹85.2 crore |
Kalamkaval: The Venom Beneath is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by debutant Jithin K. Jose, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jishnu Sreekumar. The film is produced by Mammootty Kampany and stars Mammootty and Vinayakan along with Rajisha Vijayan, Gayatri Arun, Shruti Ramachandran and Gibin Gopinath, in supporting roles. The film's soundtrack album was composed by Mujeeb Majeed. The film, while primarily in Malayalam, has also around 40% of its dialogues in Tamil.
Kalamkaval was released in theatres on 5 December 2025 and received positive reviews from critics and audience, who praised the performances, particularly of Vinayakan and Mammootty, narration, direction, cinematography, music and writing. The film emerged as the fifth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025 and one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.