India, Jan. 17 -- Pravinkoodu Shappu movie review: When we think of the perfect whodunit mystery, the names that automatically spring to mind are Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot. And Malayalam cinema has been serving up some neat murder mysteries in recent times. (Also Read - Malaikottai Vaaliban producer says Mohanlal is hurt by Barroz's failure: 'Audience tore apart the film')

Joining this list is director Sreeraj Sreenivasan's film, Pravinkoodu Shappu (Pravinkoodu toddy shop), starring Basil Joseph, Soubin Shahir and Chandini Sreedharan. Set in Thrissur, the movie revolves around a small toddy shop and a murder that occurs there.

One night, as rain beats down relentlessly, a group of men, including the wealthy and goonish toddy sh...