Prithviraj's 2022 year ender 'Kappa' is still going strong at the box office

Kappa has grossed almost 12 crores after 12 days at the Box office, the movie has held on to the number 2 spot, with James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water taking the number one spot.

Kappa marks the third collaboration between Prithviraj and noted action director Shaji Kailas, who made a comeback this year with the mass action movie Kaduva.

Kaduva also starred Prithviraj in the lead and became the third highest-grossing Malayalam movie of 2022. Prithviraj has a great run at the box office in 2022, with movies like Jana Gana Mana and Kaduva and now Kappa.

The movie is a gritty crime drama set in Kerala's capital city of Trivandrum, the movie will focus on Kotta Madhu played by Prithviraj, and his rise to power from a small-time goon to a crime lord in Trivandrum's underworld.

The movie is written by G R Indugopan, with Jomon T John handling the cinematography with Shameer Muhammed in charge of the editing.

The movie has an ensemble cast that includes Prithviraj, Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, Anna Ben, Dileesh Pothan, and Jagadeesh.

Currently, Prithviraj has four Malayalam movies that are coming out in 2023 which are Aadujeevitham, Khalifa, Vilayath Buddha, Double Mohanan, and Kaaliyan.

He will also be appearing in the Telugu movie Salaar and the Hindi movie Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.

Meanwhile, Shaji Kailas will be kicking off 2023, with the upcoming pandemic thriller Alone which stars Mohanlal in the lead role. The movie will have the duo reuniting after a gap of 14 years.

Alone was initially going to be an OTT release but was changed to a theatrical release and the runtime has been increased by 20 minutes.

The movie will hit theaters on 26 January 2023.