Kunchacko Boban, Jyothirmayi, and Fahadh Faasil starrer movie Bougainvillea was released in theaters earlier on October 17, 2024. Now, the movie directed by Amal Neerad is all set to make its debut on the streaming platform.
The psychological slasher crime thriller will be available for streaming on Sony Liv from December 13, 2024. The film’s OTT release would clock in close to 2 months after its theatrical premiere.
The official notification of the movie’s streaming was announced by the platform in a post captioned, “Every petal tells a story, every twist leaves you guessing. Bougainvillea blooms this 13th December only on SonyLIV.”
See the official post for Bougainvillea’s OTT release:
The movie Bougainvillea follows the life of Dr Royce Thomas, his wife, Reethu, and their children. However, years ago, Reethu had an accident that led her to become a patient of amnesia.
Although everything seems to going well in their lives, despite some minor setbacks with Reethu’s episodes, things take a turn when she becomes the prime suspect of a string of women gone missing. Now, Reethu must find a way to recollect and help the police in figuring out the case while battling her own illness with several buried secrets creeping out.
The movie is based on the novel called Ruthinte Lokham, authored by the film’s co-screenwriter, Lajo Jose. Aside from the lead actors, the film also had an ensemble cast of Veena Nandakumar, Sharaf U Dheen, Srinda, Shobi Thilakan, Jinu Joseph, and many more in key roles.
The film also marked as the comeback of actress Jyothirmayi to the silver screens after a hiatus of 11 years. The actress had previously appeared last in the movie Urava, back in 2014.
The movie received mixed to positive reviews from the critics and became a moderate success at the box office. Additionally, the movie’s music was done by Sushin Shyam.
Moving ahead, Kunchacko Boban is next set to play a key role in the Mammootty starrer movie called MMMN, directed by Mahesh Narayanan. The Malik director’s next also features Fahadh Faasil in a supporting role with Mohanlal playing an extended cameo.
Furthermore, Fahadh would soon also be appearing as the main antagonist in the Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule.