July 4 is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language suspense thriller film directed by Joshiy, written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, starring Dileep, Siddique and Roma, while Devan, Vijayaraghavan, Innocent, Cochin Haneefa, and Riyaz Khan play supporting roles.

When Sreepriya urges him to speed, offering him more money, he obliges, only to hit an auto rickshaw carrying schoolchildren.

After Sripriya's engagement with Ramachandran's son Suresh, Das takes Sreepriya for an examination in Coimbatore, but on the way back, they are chased by a gang of three goons, who tried to break into her bedroom the previous night.

When Das meets the goons, it is revealed in a flashback that they were his friends Danny, Williams and Firoz, who helped him to kill the inspector.

When both gain consciousness, Das reveals that he did all these things to fulfill a contract from Ramachandran as a retribution to him for a huge sum, which was borrowed for an operation of children of Gopalan as the auto rickshaw hit by his car was carrying a group of school kids in which they were included.

It is later revealed that Viswanathan is the stepfather of Priya as her mother married him, who is a widower, and has a daughter from his first marriage, Shilpa.

In the end, on July 4, Das kills Ramachandran for avenging Vijayalaksmi and Firoz's death, and frames Viswanathan for it.

A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole July 4 is a 2 hours 15 minute rollercoaster ride with some thrilling moments".

[2] A critic from Nowrunning wrote that "July 4 can be termed a well-made but average kind of film that won't come close to being a must-see".