Padavettu is gaining good reviews from the audience. It was written and directed by debutant Liju Krishna with Nivin Pauly in the lead role. The film Padavettu hit theatres on Friday and received more bookings on Sunday than on its release day. The film Padavettu received good word of mouth publicity in the initial days and is getting good theatre occupancy even today on Diwali. The makers are confident that the film Padavettu will do well at the box office over the four-day extended weekend.
Netflix bought the OTT rights to the film, which was made on a budget of 12 crores, for a huge amount. Surya TV has the satellite rights to the film. The makers inform us that the film has earned a pre-business of 20 crores even before its release. Nivin Pauly played the role of Koroth Ravi in the film Padavettu, which tells the story of the life of a farmer in the village of Malur.
Apart from Nivin Pauly, the film Padavettu also stars Aditi Balan, Shammi Thilakan, Shine Tom Chacko, and Indrans. The film Padavettu is produced by Vikram Mehra, Siddharth Anand Kumar, and Sunny Wayne. Sahil Sharma is the co-producer. Bibin Paul, Suraj Kumar, and Akshay Valsangkar. Ashish Mehra is the executive producer.
Deepak D Menon directed the film Padavettu. Shafiq Muhammad Ali edited it; Govind Vasantha composed the music. Abhijit Deb produced it; and Subhash Karun directed the art. Makeup by Ronex Xavier, Costume Design by Mashar Hamza. Visual Effects by Mindsteen Studios, Production Controller by Javed Chemb. Action Director Dinesh Subbarayan, DI Colorist Prasat Somasekhar. Digital Promo Harikrishnan BS, Teaser Cut Shafiq Mohammad Ali. Ranjini Achuthan, Stills Bijit Dharmadam, SBK Shuhaib. Media Designs Old Monks, PRO Athira Diljit.