Virus is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language medical thriller film co-produced and directed by Aashiq Abu set against the backdrop of the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. The film was written by Muhsin Parari, Sharfu, and Suhas. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Tovino Thomas, Rahman, Indrajith Sukumaran, Indrans, Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Dileesh Pothan, Rima Kallingal, Madonna Sebastian, Ramya Nambeeshan, Joju George, and Revathi.[2][3]
Principal photography took place from January to February 2019 in a single schedule shot extensively in Government Medical College, Kozhikode. The film was released worldwide on 7 June 2019, receiving critical acclaim and was a major box office success.
Cast
- Kunchacko Boban as Dr. Suresh Rajan, Chief doctor
- Asif Ali as Vishnu Bhaskaran
- Tovino Thomas as Paul V Abraham, district collector
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Dr. Baburaj
- Revathi as C K Prameela, Minister of Health & Social Welfare
- Parvathy Thiruvothu as Dr. Annu
- Poornima Indrajith as Dr. Smrithy Bhaskar, Director of Health Services
- Rahman as Dr. Salim
- Rima Kallingal as Nurse Akhila
- Sharaf U Dheen as Sandeep, husband of Akhila
- Soubin Shahir as Unnikrishnan
- Zakariya Mohammed as Zakariya, the first patient
- Indrans as Razak, father of Zakariya
- Savithri Sreedharan as Jameela, mother of Zakariya
- Sreenath Bhasi as Dr. Abid Rahman
- Jinu Joseph as Dr. John Jacob, Dr Annu's husband
- Sreekanth Murali as Dr. Moopan
- Senthil Krishna as Excise Minister CP Bhaskaran
- Joju George as Babu (Attender)
- Dileesh Pothan as Prakashan, traffic police SI
- Madonna Sebastian as Dr. Sara Yakub, a survivor
- Remya Nambeeshan as Raji, Babu's wife
- Basil Joseph as Dr. Mithun
- Zeenath as Nurse Akhila's mother
- Sudheesh as Radhakrishnan
- Vettukili Prakash as Sadashivan (ambulance driver)
- Sajitha Madathil as Dr. Sreedevi
- Sarasa Balussery as Khadeeja
- Binu Pappu as Dr.Sudevan
- Nilambur Ayisha as Application Agent at Medical College
- Darshana Rajendran as Anjali Vasudevan, Vishnu's Wife
- Unnimaya Prasad as Dr. Nirmala
- Lukman as Dr. Sajith
- Haris Saleem as Dr. Haris
- Leona Lishoy as Paul's Wife
- Shebin Benson as Yahiya, Zakariya's brother
- Kozhikode Jayaraj as Nasar, Zakariya's uncle
- Sreedevi Unni as Dr. Abid's mother
- Anjali as Suhana
- Ann Saleem as Haifa
- Divya Gopinath as Geetha, attender at Radiology dept.
- Ambika Rao as Head nurse
- Ramesh Kottayam as Medical College Superintendent
- Jolly Chirayath as Pradeep's mother
- Sundar Pandyan as Grade 4 Cleaning Staff
- Noushad Ali as Vipin
- Dileesh Nair as Shanthan Vaidyar
- Neeraja Rajendran as Unnikrishnan's mother
- Ajayan Adat as Vipin's friend
- Preethi Nambiar as Preethy Varma
- Abhilash Mohanan as Himself (news reader)
- Shani Prabhakaran as Herself (news reader)
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