Bougainvillea out on OTT: The Amal Neerad directorial, which features Kunchacko Boban and Jyothirmayi in the lead roles, is now available for streaming on Sony LIV.
Last Updated: 10.26 PM, Dec 12, 2024
Bougainvillea, the mystery thriller film marked cinematographer-filmmaker Amal Neerad’s ninth outing, as a director. The movie, which features Kunchacko Boban and Jyothirmayi in the lead roles, received mixed reviews from both the audiences and critics. Fahadh Faasil made a cameo appearance in the film, which emerged as an average grosser at the box office. Bougainvillea has now had its OTT release on popular streaming platform, Sony LIV.
As per the latest updates, Amal Neerad’s mystery thriller film had its OTT release on popular streaming platform Sony LIV, earlier than expected. Bougainvillea, which was originally expected to hit the big screens on Friday, December 13, 2024, had its streaming debut today (December 12, 2024), by the evening. Kunchacko Boban and Amal Neerad’s film is now available for streaming in the platform in five languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. The film is also available for streaming on OTT Play Premium.
The movie, jointly scripted by novelist Lajo Jose and director Amal Neerad, is loosely based on the writer’s popular novel, Ruthinte Lokam. Bougainvillea depicts the story Reethu, a woman who suffers from retrograde amnesia, and her husband, Dr. Royce Thomas, a medical practitioner. The couple’s life turns upside down after David Koshy IPS, a cop, suspects Reethu for the serial missing cases of women tourists. Kunchacko Boban and Jyothirmayi play Dr Royce Thomas and Reethu respectively in the film, while Fahadh Faasil makes a cameo appearance as David Koshy.
Bougainvillea features Sharaf U Dheen, Srindaa, Veena Nandakumar, Shobi Thilakan, Jinu Joseph, Athira Patel, Vijilesh Karayad, Nisthar Sait, and others in the supporting roles. Sushin Shyam composed the songs and original score for the film. Anend C Chandran is the director of photography. Vivek Harshan handled the editing. Bougainvillea is jointly produced by lead actors Jyothirmayi and Kunchacko Boban, under the banners Amal Neerad Productions and Udaya Pictures.