Many critics and viewers have criticized Kunchacko Boban’sthriller for having an unsatisfying second half. Unmadham got negative reviews from critics and audience members with many blaming its weak second half.
Directed by editor Kiran Das, the Malayalam Psychological thriller released theatrically on July 31, 2026.
Writing the screenplay for Unmadham was Shahi Kabir. The film stars Lijomol Jose, Siddique, and Raina Radhakrishnan alongside Boban.
Kunchacko Boban plays Shelly who goes on a break after being rejected and decides to work as a screen writer. He rejoins work as a Police constable and gets transferred to another police station. After learning about the unsolved case file employees at his station claim is cursed. Whenever an employee takes hold of the file he ends up suspended or injured or dies unnaturally.
Seeking inspiration for his screenplay Shelly decides to work the case and slowly loses his mind trying to solve the mystery at hand.
Many applauded the first half of the film citing it to be very engaging and loved Kunchacko Boban’performance in the film. Meanwhile others weren’t too pleased with the sequel writing “the second half ruined the entire story or purpose of the movie.” Others noted how “Kunchacko Boban excels but second-half letdowns prevent Unmadham from being memorable.”
Filmfare appreciated Kunchacko Boban’s performance stating “The first half reels you in until Kunchacko loosens his grip post-interval.” A review by The Indian Express said, “Sriraman pens a cracking script that keeps the psychological drama impressively engaging. But Unmadham has several shortcomings.” The New Indian Express agreed writing, “too many loose ends which tamely settles for the ordinary after such an exciting beginning.”
Here are the box office collections of Unmadham:
The Malayalam film has been performing poorly at the box office. Running for a length of 162 minutes , Unmadham opened to a poor 0.7 crore net in India.
It witnessed zero growth after its opening weekend. The film recorded a total net collection of 3.72 crore in India after the completion of 10 days.
Unmadham concluded its run in theatres with a total net collection of 3.83 crore domestically and had a worldwide gross of 4.52 crore.
Music was given by T-Series while cinematography was by Manoj Parambil. T-Series and Panorama Studios produced Unmadham and will release digitally on Sony LIV from September 4, 2026. After 45 days.