The Hitlist

The Hitlist is a 2012 Indian action thriller film written, directed and produced by Bala (in his directorial debut). It was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. The film stars Bala, Dhruv Sharma (in his Malayalam debut), and Aishwarya Devan, while Samudrakani, Thalaivasal Vijay, Riyaz Khan, Tini Tom, and Sasi Kalinga plays supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The plot follows ACP Vikram Rathod, who is assigned to catch a serial killer who has been murdering police officers.

The Hitlist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bala
Screenplay by	Bala
Dialogue by	U. Harish Subhod Cherthala
Produced by	Bala
Starring	Bala Dhruv Sharma Aishwarya Devan
Narrated by	Mohanlal (Malayalam) Sudeepa (Kannada)
Cinematography	Madhu Neelakandan
Edited by	Samjith Mohammed
Music by	Alphons Joseph
Production company	Arunachalam Pictures
Distributed by	Celebs & Red Carpet
Release date	7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Malayalam Kannada

The film completed production in late-June 2012. The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.

Plot

Cast

• Bala as ACP Vikram Rathore IPS
• Dhruv Sharma as Dhruv
• Aishwarya Devan as Avanthika
• Riyaz Khan as CI Simon
• Krishna as Anand
• Thalaivasal Vijay as IG Robert IPS
• Sreejith Ravi as Peter
• Sasi Kalinga as Madhavan
• Tini Tom as Stephen
• Riza Bava as DGP
• Suresh Krishna as Commissioner
• Kiran Raj as SP
• Samudrakani as DSP Anapazhakan
• Sandhya as Gouri
• Sukanya as Herself
• Unni Mukundan as SI Ajai Kumar (Cameo appearance)
• Narain as Dr. Lewis (Cameo appearance)

Production

The Hitlist marks the directorial debut of actor Bala.^[1] Screenplay was also written by him. He also played the lead role, while Kannada actor Dhruv Sharma and Aishwarya Devan portrayed other two principal characters. Filming began in Kochi. Initially, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Unni Mukundan were supposed to make cameo appearances.^[2] In the film, Mukundan and Narain appeared in cameo roles. Bala also produced the film. The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam and Kannada languages. Mohanlal and Sudeepa did voice-over in Malayalam and Kannada versions, respectively.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph . The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma & Jophy Tharakan.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kadhakalumezhuthi"	Santhosh Varma	Alphons Joseph, San Jaimt	2:53
2.	"Kannake"	Santhosh Varma, Jophy Tharakan	Alphons Joseph, Amrutha Suresh	4:52
3.	"Manathe Vellikinnathil"	Jophy tharakan	Sayanora Philip	4:48
4.	"Akalaminnarikilalle"	Santhosh Varma	Amritha Suresh	4:31
Total length:				15:84

Release

The Malayalam version The Hitlist was released in theatres on 7 December 2012.^[4] The Kannada version remains unreleased.