Malayalam cinema just got its first-ever musical comedy with Karakkam. With a quirky, unusual plot, an ensemble cast and a dash of musical, this horror-comedy helmed by Subhash Lalitha Subrahmanian, stars Sreenath Bhasi, Praveen T. J., Femina George, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. Achari, Sidharth Bharathan and others in pivotal roles. But does it land where it intends to?

Karakkam plot

After a drunken lodge fight on New Year's Eve, a broke dancer named Dhanush (Sreenath Bhasi) and his friend Khaja (Praveen T. J.) escape to a nearby cemetery in Kochi for a 'peaceful sleep.' In their intoxicated state, they end up recklessly pulling brass crosses from five graves, only to summon the five restless spirits.