Helen is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film directed by Mathukutty Xavier (in his directorial debut) and produced by Vineeth Sreenivasan under the companies Habit of Life and Big Bang Entertainments.

It was written by Alfred Kurian Joseph, Noble Babu Thomas and Mathukutty Xavier.

Helen Paul is a B.Sc Nursing graduate and attends IELTS coaching classes intended for a job abroad.

The next night after work at the Chicken Hub, Helen's manager Jayashankar unknowingly locks her in the freezer room.

They go to the police station to file a complaint but they are greeted by the SI Ratheesh Kumar, whom they met yesterday.

He continues that its difficult for any common man or woman to survive that cold weather and Helen is a brave girl.

[7][8] On 1 August 2019, Vineeth Sreenivasan announced the film with Anna Ben in the lead role and a title poster was released.

[9] It was reported Lal would play Helen's father and Noble Babu Thomas was paired opposite Anna.

[3] It was reported to be a woman-centric film, in which Anna plays a girl who works in a fast food joint in Kochi.

[11] Composed by Shaan Rahman, its lyrics were written by Vinayak Sasikumar, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Manu Manjith.

Rating 4 out of 5 stars, Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express wrote: "It’s one of those rare survival dramas where innovative ideas are strongly backed by nail-biting tension and emotional stakes."

"[15] Anjana George of The Times of India rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars and commented: "A heart rending survival drama."

She also added: "Helen is a typical family film from the Vineeth Sreenivasan school of filmmaking which is enjoyable and empathetic.

"[16] Litty Simon of Malayala Manorama said that "... Mathukutty Xavier's Helen played by Anna Ben is all set to make thousands of movie-goers her staunch fans in the coming days."

[25] By March 2020, Lohit H. of Friday Films had acquired the remake rights for Kannada, which was to be directed by debutants Arunkumar M. and Sabu Aloysius.