Padayottam is a 2018 Malayalam-language Comedy Crime film written by Ajai Rahul and directed by Rafeek Ibrahim and produced by Sophia Paul under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The story revolves around a local don Chenkal Raghu, from Thiruvananthapuram and how the society perceives him. Padayottam features Biju Menon, Ravi Singh, Anu Sithara, Lijo Jose Pellissery, Dileesh Pothan, Hareesh Perumanna and Vishnupriya. The screenplay is written by Arun A. R., Ajai Rahul and Sonu Surendran. The music was composed by Prashant Pillai. Cinematography was done by Satheesh Kurup and editing by Ratheesh Raj. The movie has a running time of 210 min. It was released on 14th September 2018. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Weekend Blockbusters Release.