Karnan Napoleon Bhagath Singh is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language family thriller-cum-murder mystery written and directed by Sarath G Mohan. The film stars Dheeraj Denny, Aadhya Prasad, Indrans, Joy Mathew, Nandhu, Vijaya Kumar, Rony David Raj, Eldho Mathew, Althaf Salim, Aneesh Gopal and Karthik Vishnu. The film was produced by Monu Pazhedath under the banner of First Page Entertainment with music composed by Ranjin Raj. It was released on 4 February 2022 .[1]
Antony Varghese released the title poster and announced Dheeraj Denny in a lead role.[3] The first look of the film was revealed by Kunchacko Boban on 7 March 2020.[4] It is directed by Sarath G Mohan.[5] Later, the Unni Menon song "Kathorthu Kathorthu" from the film was released.[6] On 2 November 2020 a teaser was released.[7] and in January 2022 a trailer was released with the release date of the film.[8]
The film was scheduled to release on 28 January 2022.[9] It was later postponed due to COVID-19 to 4 February 2022.[10]
Reception
A critic from Mathrubhumi wrote that "The film revolves around friendship, love and family relationships. This is also a film that gives importance to the mother character".[11] A ManoramaOnline critic gave a mixed review.[12] A citic from Samayam gave 3 stars out of 5 in a mixed review.[13] Harikumar J. S of The Hindu wrote that " the debutant filmmaker says ‘Karnan Napoleon Bhagat Singh’, which is eyeing for a theatrical release, moves forward through the perspective of a young man gearing up to become a cop"[14]