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Summary
Paappan (2022, Malayalam) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
Abraham Mathew Mathan aka Paappan, a voluntarily retired S.P. from the Crime Branch who is unwillingly reinstated to the force for investigating a long-standing murder case.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Joshiy · written by R.J. Shaan · music Jakes Bejoy
JoshiyDirector
R.J. ShaanWriter
Jakes BejoyMusic
Ajay David KachappillyCinematography
Shyam SasidharanEditing
Suresh GopiLead
Neeta Pillai
Gokul Suresh
Asha Sarath
Nyla Usha
Kaniha
Vijayaraghavan
Chandhunadh
Janardhanan
Nandhu
Tini Tom
Shammi Thilakan
Full crew
SoundVishnu Govind · Sree Sankar
Production designNimesh Thanoor
CostumePraveen Varma · Akshayaa Premnath
ActionMafia Sasi
MakeupRonex Xavier
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Summary
Abraham Mathew Mathan aka Paappan, a voluntarily retired S.P. from the Crime Branch who is unwillingly reinstated to the force for investigating a long-standing murder case.
Paappan (2022, Malayalam) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
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What the critics said
2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Saraswathy Nagarajan · 30 Jul 2022
Nagarajan calls Paappan an entertaining crime thriller anchored by a subdued Suresh Gopi and a strong Neeta Pillai, recommending it to fans and… Read it there →
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65
Sajin Shriijth · 29 Jul 2022
The critic finds Paappan largely exhausting and outdated despite a few neat touches — a refreshing twist, an interesting daughter-investigator… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
33
Why there’s no score yet. A Filmi Score is the mean of our 0–100 readings and we don’t show one built on fewer than three. This film has 2 reviews on file — each row above shows the critic’s own rating where one exists. The score appears the Friday after enough reviews land.
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Where can I watch Paappan?
Paappan is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Paappan?
We have read 2 reviews of Paappan, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.
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