The Kung Fu Master is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language martial arts film written and directed by Abrid Shine, produced by Shibu Thekkumpuram under the banner of Fullon Studio Frames. The film stars Neeta Pillai, Sanoop Dinesh and Jiji Scaria in major roles.[3] The music and background score of the film was composed by Ishaan Chhabra.[4] Arjun Ravi, actor-director Major Ravi's son made his debut as a cinematographer with this film.[5]

The Kung Fu Master
Directed by	Abrid Shine[1]
Written by	Abrid Shine
Produced by	Shibu Thekkumpuram
Starring	Neeta Pillai Jiji Scaria Sanoop Dinesh Sooraj S Kurup Anju Balachandran Sonet Jose
Cinematography	Arjun Ravi
Edited by	K. R. Midhun
Music by	Ishaan Chhabra
Release date	24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Running time	126 mins[2]
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Rishi Ram and his sister Rithu Ram are martial arts instructors settled in Rishikesh. They are leading a peaceful life, but Rishi becomes the target of a notorious martial arts gang after he turns police informer. After surviving an attack from the gang of criminals, Rishi and his sister Rithu sets out to hunt down the gang.[6]

Cast

• Neeta Pillai as Rithu Ram[7][8][9]
• Jiji Scaria as Rishi Ram
• Sanoop Dinesh as Louis Antony
• Sooraj S. Kurup as Naveen
• Anju Balachandran as Anu
• Sonet Jose as Killer Jenson

Production

The film was shot at Himalayan Valley, Badrinath and India-China border. Its martial arts sequences were influenced by the action films of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li.[5][10] Lead actress Neeta Pillai trained Kung fu for a year to do action scenes in the film.[11][12][13][14][15]

Soundtrack

The music and background score was composed by Ishaan Chhabra, and the lyrics for the songs were written by Sreerekha Bhaskaran.

Release

The film was released on 24 January 2020. Neeta Pillai's and Sanoop's performance were praised, though, with many praising the efforts they took. [16]

References

External links

• The Kung Fu Master at IMDb
• The Kung Fu Master on m3db