Virus

A Malayalam medical thriller film based on the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. The film narrativises the series of events that led to the outbreak from patient zero to the final containment of the epidemic. It accurately potrayes the fear, pain and loss of a deadly disease whilst simulatenously capturing the government's proactive efforts to identify and contain the virus before it spreads far and wide. Written by Muhsin Parari and Suhas-Sharfu and directed by Aashiq Abu, Virus features an ensemble cast of Kunchacko Boban, Indrajith Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Tovino Thomas, Revathi, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Poornima Indrajith, alongside Rahman, Rima Kallingal, Sharaf U Dheen, Zakariya Mohammed, Indrans, Sreenath Bhasi, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan, Madonna Sebastian, Remya Nambeeshan, Basil Joseph, Soubin Shahir, Darshana Rajendran and Lukman Avaran. 


The film's pace and intensity coupled with its humanity-in-adversity theme earned it much praise including the honour featuring in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. It was among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of 2019 and earned accolades such as CPC Cine Awards, Vanitha Film Awards and Asianet Film Awards. Rajeev Ravi handled the cinematography of the film primarily shot in Government Medical College, Kozhikode and Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikode and Sushin Shyam composed the film's soundtrack and promotional song 'Spread Love'.