Villain is a 2017 Malayalam-language Action Crime motion picture written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under the banner of Rockline Entertainments. A killer who teases the entire police department with his flawless crimes, gets chased by a retired stylish cop whose past influence the killer's future with the cat and mouse game getting out of hand. Villain stars Hansika Motwani in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Raashi Khanna, Manju Warrier, Mohanlal Viswanathan, Vishal Krishna, Meka Srikanth and Nithin Renji Panicker. The screenplay is written by B. Unnikrishnan. The music was composed by Jim Jacobs along with 4 Musics and Sushin Shyam. Cinematography was done by Manoj Paramahamsa and N. K. Ekambaram and editing by Shameer Mohammed. The movie has a running time of 144 minutes. It was released on 27th October 2017. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments.