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{{Short description|Upcoming Indian survival thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Cicada (2024 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sreejith Edavana
| writer = Sreejith Edavana
| producer = Vandana Menon, Gopakumar P
| starring = [[Rajith Menon]]<br>Gayathri Mayura<br>Jaise Jose
| cinematography = Naveen Raj
| music = Sreejith Edavana
| studio = Theerna Films and Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|08|09}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Cicada''''' is a 2024 Indian [[Malayalam]] survival thriller film written and directed by Sreejith Edavana.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-21 |title='Cicada': 24 tracks across four languages for Sreejith Edavana's debut as composer |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/Aug/21/cicada-24-tracks-across-four-languages-forsreejith-edavanas-debut-as-composer-2607175.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722003305/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/Aug/21/cicada-24-tracks-across-four-languages-forsreejith-edavanas-debut-as-composer-2607175.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Meghana Raj Sarja and [[Prajwal Devaraj]] announced the movie in [[Kannada]].<ref name=":0" /> The film stars [[Rajith Menon]], Gayathri Mayura, and Jaise Jose.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-22 |title=Cicada {{!}} പാന്‍ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ ചിത്രവുമായി ശ്രീജിത്ത് ഇടവന സംവിധാന രംഗത്തേക്ക്; ടൈറ്റിൽ പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്ത് |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/entertainment/tv-and-theater/sreejith-edavana-directorial-debut-with-pan-indian-film-cicada/kerala20230722211905309309873 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ml |archive-date=2024-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722003306/https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/entertainment/tv-and-theater/sreejith-edavana-directorial-debut-with-pan-indian-film-cicada/kerala20230722211905309309873 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released on 9 August 2024.

== Cast ==
* [[Rajith Menon]]
* Gayathri Mayura
* Jaise Jose<ref name=":1" />
* [[Shalil Kallur]]
* Arun K Michael
* Merlin Reena
* Praveen Raveendran
* Adeline Simon Chittilappilly
* Stephy Santhu
* Mathayichan

== Production ==
The film is produced by Vandana Menon and Gopakumar P under the banner of Theerna Films and Entertainment. Srinath Ramachandran, Kevin Fernandez, Salman Faris, Gauri Timbal, Praveen Ravindran and others are co-producers.<ref>{{Cite web |title='സിക്കാഡ'; പാന്‍ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ ചിത്രം ടൈറ്റിൽ പോസ്റ്റർ |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/cinema/news-cinema-26-07-2023/1106557 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Deshabhimani |language=ml |archive-date=2024-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905063959/https://www.deshabhimani.com/cinema/news-cinema-26-07-2023/1106557 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=nirmal |title=മലയാളത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊരു സര്‍വൈവല്‍ ത്രില്ലര്‍; 'സിക്കാഡ' വരുന്നു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/cicada-malayalam-movie-from-august-9-sgdb0s |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml |archive-date=2024-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905064106/https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/cicada-malayalam-movie-from-august-9-sgdb0s |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Music ==
The film's music is composed by Sreejith Edavana, known for his work on ''[[Thirimali]], [[Shikari Shambu]],'' and ''[[Madhura Naranga]]'', among others. The movie features six tracks in four language.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-09 |title=Cicada to have unique audio tracks for each language |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/Sep/09/cicada-to-have-unique-audio-tracks-for-each-language-47498.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722003305/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/Sep/09/cicada-to-have-unique-audio-tracks-for-each-language-47498.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Music Composer Sreejith Edavana Turns Writer-director For Pan-India Film CICADA |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/music-composer-sreejith-edavana-turns-writer-director-for-pan-india-film-cicada-8411821.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2024 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2020s survival films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language thriller films]]

Cicada 2024 film - Revision history

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