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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Keedam
| image = Keedam poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rahul Riji Nair]]
| producer = [[Rahul Riji Nair]]<br />Sujith Warrier<br /> Lijo Joseph<br /> Ranjan
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Rajisha Vijayan]]
*[[Sreenivasan]]
*[[Manikandan Pattambi]]
*[[Rahul Riji Nair]]
}}
| music = Sidhartha Pradeep
| cinematography = Rakesh Dharan
| editing = Christy Sebastian
| studio = First Print Studios<br />Fairy Frames Productions
| distributor = Capital Studioz
| released = {{Film date|2022|5|20|df=y}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Keedam''''' ({{translation|[[Pest (organism)|Pest]]}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[Rahul Riji Nair]] and starring [[Rajisha Vijayan]] and [[Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rahul Riji Nair's new film 'Keedam' discusses current theme of data theft |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2022/05/23/rahul-riji-nair-keedam-discusses-current-theme-data-theft.html |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=OnManorama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/keedam-teaser-rajisha-vijayan-in-a-never-seen-before-avatar-will-keep-you-hooked/articleshow/90623140.cms |title=Keedam teaser: Rajisha Vijayan in a never seen before avatar will keep you hooked |website=The Times of India |date=3 April 2022}}</ref> The film was released in theatres on 20 May 2022.

==Plot==
[[Computer security|Cybersecurity]] expert Radhika Balan's life turns chaotic when she falls prey to a [[cyberstalking]] incident. She decides to settle the score with the criminals.

== Cast ==
*[[Rajisha Vijayan]] as Radhika Balan
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Balan
*[[Rahul Riji Nair]] as Vijay
*[[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] as CI Charles<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/a-man-of-pure-dedication-says-vijay-babu-after-sharing-a-picture-with-sreenivasan/articleshow/87906911.cms |title="A man of pure dedication", says Vijay Babu after sharing a picture with Sreenivasan |website=The Times of India |date=25 November 2021}}</ref>
*[[Manikandan Pattambi]] as Kuttettan
*Renjit Shekar Nair as Thurumbu Aji
*Anand Manmadhan as Zam
*Mahesh Nair as Kili Biju

*Arjun Ranjan as Muthu

==Production ==
The film's director, [[Rahul Riji Nair]], previously directed the Sports Drama ''[[Kho-Kho (2021 film)|Kho-Kho]]'' starring [[Rajisha Vijayan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rajisha-vijayan-and-rahul-riji-nair-to-reunite-for-keedam-heres-the-first-look/articleshow/89291200.cms |title=Rajisha Vijayan and Rahul Riji Nair to reunite for 'Keedam', here's the first look |website=The Times of India |date=2 February 2022}}</ref> In this film, Rajisha Vijayan plays a cyber security expert.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/keedam-rajisha-vijayan-to-play-a-cyber-security-expert-in-the-film/articleshow/89319857.cms |title=Keedam: Rajisha Vijayan to play a cyber security expert in the film |website=The Times of India |date=3 February 2022}}</ref>

==Music==
The music rights of the film is owned by [[Saregama]].
The music of the film is composed by Sidhartha Pradeep. Lyrics are written by [[Vinayak Sasikumar]], Neeraj Kumar and Mridul.{{fact|date=February 2024}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kattu Thee
| length1 = 3:30
| lyrics1 = [[Vinayak Sasikumar]]
| extra1 = Souparnika Rajagopal, Bindu Anirudhan
| title2 = Subah
| length2 = 3:03
| lyrics2 = [[Vinayak Sasikumar]], Neeraj Kumar, Mridul
| extra2 = Amrita Jayakumar
| total_length = 6:33
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Extended soundtrack
| all_writing =
| title1 = Murder on Road
| length1 = 1:48
| title2 = Radhika Kidnapped
| length2 = 2:51
| title3 = Intension or Purpose
| length3 = 0:20
| title4 = The Brutal Fight
| length4 = 5:10
| title5 = The New Beginning
| length5 = 1:38
| title6 = Father Daughter Theme 2
| length6 = 0:28
| title7 = Prostitute in Car
| length7 = 2:09
| title8 = The Hunt for the Hunter
| length8 = 2:07
| title9 = Radhika Kidnap Flashback
| length9 = 1:04
| title10 = Decoding Muthumani
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = Balans Trauma
| length11 = 2:51
| title12 = Gold Smuggling Busted
| length12 = 6:34
| title13 = Keedam Theme 1
| length13 = 0:31
| title14 = Radhika Balan Theme
| length14 = 0:19
| title15 = Hacker Theme
| length15 = 0:51
| title16 = Hook Up for a Date
| length16 = 0:18
| title17 = Gold Unravels
| length17 = 2:18
| title18 = Have you Hacked your Wife
| length18 = 0:45
| title19 = Porn Message
| length19 = 0:37
| title20 = Are you Tracking Me
| length20 = 0:34
| title21 = Gang Internal Conflicts
| length21 = 1:01
| title22 = Kuttetan Radhika Face Off
| length22 = 1:31
| title23 = Police gets a Lead
| length23 = 0:50
| title24 = CCTV Case Solving
| length24 = 1:28
| title25 = Hacker Theme 2
| length25 = 0:22
| title26 = Stalking Radhika
| length26 = 1:29
| title27 = Secret Reveal
| length27 = 0:50
| title28 = Biju Thrash Talk
| length28 = 0:22
| title29 = Biju Second Call
| length29 = 0:39
| title30 = Biju Third Call
| length30 = 0:13
| title31 = Biju Fourth Call
| length31 = 1:00
| title32 = Murder Mystery Unfolds
| length32 = 1:49
| title33 = Intruder Identified by Criminals
| length33 = 1:24
| title34 = Social Engineering Theme
| length34 = 0:48
| title35 = Police Station Confrontation
| length35 = 0:20
| title36 = Ajith Phone Missing
| length36 = 0:29
| title37 = Unethical Hacking
| length37 = 1:31
| title38 = Radhika Tries to Call Balan
| length38 = 0:24
| title39 = Charles Confronts Aji and Biju
| length39 = 0:33
| title40 = Ajith in Police Station
| length40 = 0:37
| total_length = 54:11
}}

==Release==
===Theatrical===
The film was released in theatres on 20 May 2022.

=== Home media ===
The film was digitally streamed on [[ZEE5]] from 1 July 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Rajisha Vijayan starrer 'Keedam' gets an OTT release date |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/rajisha-vijayan-starrer-keedam-gets-an-ott-release-date/articleshow/92515017.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It is also available in [[Hindi]] & [[Marathi language]] dubbed versions currently streaming on [[Ultra Media & Entertainment|Ultra Play]] & [[Ultra Media & Entertainment|Ultra Jhakaas]] app respectively.

== Reception ==
=== Critical reception ===
S. R. Praveen of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "Setting aside the ethical part, the movie can be viewed positively as one woman's valiant fightback, using her own tools, against a group of thugs who intrude into her personal space".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/keedam-movie-review-a-discourse-on-the-ethical-concerns-around-surveillance-and-cybersecurity/article65439369.ece |title='Keedam' movie review: A discourse on the ethical concerns around surveillance and cybersecurity |first=S. r |last=Praveen |newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 May 2022 }}</ref>

A critic from ''[[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Online]]'' wrote that "Nevertheless, Keedam is a mirror on the invasion of privacy and the concerns arising from that portrayed through the prism of cybersecurity, though we wish it could pan a wider canvas".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2022/05/21/keedam-review-rajisha-vijayan-rahul-riji-nair.html |title=Keedam review: A mirror on cybersecurity and its ethical concerns |website=OnManorama}}</ref>

[[Anna M.M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' said that "''Keedam'' is, wisely, not prescriptive on the question of technology-driven vigilante justice, but it avoids addressing the complexities involved in the use of surveillance techniques including their misuse by the powers that be".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/keedam-movie-review-suspenseful-but-simplistic-tech-thriller-scores-by-overturning-the-man-as-protector-trope-10715611.html |title=Keedam movie review: Suspenseful but simplistic tech thriller scores by overturning the man-as-protector trope |date=25 May 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>

Cris of ''[[The News Minute]]'' stated that "Even though all the elements are there – a good cast, convincing villains, a setting that fits – the filmmaking falls inadequate".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/keedam-review-rajisha-vijayan-shines-unconvincing-film-stalking-164214 |title=Keedam review: Rajisha Vijayan shines in an unconvincing film on stalking |date=21 May 2022 |website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/review/keedam-malayalam-movie-review-rating-rajisha-vijayan-sreenivasan-652903/ |title=കെട്ടുറപ്പുള്ള തിരക്കഥ, കയ്യടക്കത്തോടെ രജിഷയും ശ്രീനിവാസനും; 'കീടം' റിവ്യൂ}}</ref>

== References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt15943910}}
* ''[https://www.ultraplay.in/movie/keeda-keedam/ncjrzdxkzmxd Keedam (Hindi)]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment |Ultra Play]]
* ''[https://www.ultrajhakaas.com/movie/keeda-keedam/6bx6yaf8gdpt Keedam (Marathi)]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment |Ultra Jhakaas]]

[[Category:2022 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]

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Peter05220035516 at 09:41, 3 March 2026