Bougainvillea is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Amal Neerad, who co-wrote the script with Lajo Jose.

[4] The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Jyothirmayi, Fahadh Faasil with Veena Nandakumar, Srinda and Sharaf U Dheen in supporting roles.

A confused David questions Royce, who reveals that Reethu has created her own world and lost her memory after her accident.

David hires Meera Yashodara, an expert criminologist to gouge out the truth from Reethu and unravel the mystery behind the missing cases.

Reethu reveals that she writes her experiences on pieces of paper and tucks them under her bed, only to find them go missing daily.

Years ago, a young Royce had followed the evil path of Devassy who forcefully kidnapped girls and raped and killed them.

At this point, Meera musters up strength and strangles Royce with a chain, who throws the shotgun at Reethu who was running to inform the police.

Shocked, David says that Royce left no clues to suspect him and had a strong alibi as a doctor, convincing him that he always stood beside Reethu, protecting her as a husband.

The music is composed by Sushin Shyam, the cinematography is handled by Anend C. Chandran and the editing is done by Vivek Harshan.

[11] Vignesh Madhu of The New Indian Express rated 2.5 out of 5 and stated: "we have seen many celebrated filmmakers becoming victims of their own formulas.

[12] S. R. Praveen of The Hindu said that "Bougainvillea ends up as an unsatisfying psychological thriller, carrying much of the imperfections of the original story [Ruthinte Lokam]".

The complaint, submitted to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification by Tony Chittilappilly, Secretary of the Syro-Malabar Sabha Almaya, claims the song distorts Christian beliefs and is offensive to the community.