Ottaal
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Screenplay by | Joshy Mangalath |
| Story by | Joshy Mangalath |
| Based on | Vanka by Anton Chekhov |
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| Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | B. Ajithkumar |
| Music by | Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Sreevalsan J. Menon (Background music) |
Production company | Director Cutz Film Company Ltd |
| Distributed by | Qube India Reelmonk |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Malayalam English |
Ottaal (English: The Trap) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj, an adaptation of the Anton Chekhov 1886 short story "Vanka". The film stars Ashanth K Sha and Kumarakom Vasudevan, as well as Shine Tom Chacko, Sabitha Jayaraj and Thomas G. Kannampuzha.
It became the first movie in India to be released online on the same day as its theatrical release. The film made history, becoming the first ever Malayalam movie to sweep all the top awards in the 20-year history of the International Film Festival of Kerala. It was one of four Malayalam films selected to be a part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2015.