Monster is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film[2][3] directed by Vysakh, written by Udaykrishna and produced by Antony Perumbavoor.

The film stars Mohanlal with Lakshmi Manchu, Honey Rose, Siddique, Sudev Nair, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Lena, Johny Antony and Jagapathi Babu in a cameo appearance.

Principal photography for the film began in November 2021 and ended in January 2022, which took place extensively in Cochin.

When Bhamini is about to leave to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, her boss tells her to pick up a passenger named Lucky Singh from airport.

Bhamini meets Lucky Singh who shares his story on the way back, and tells her that he's in the city to sell a flat that belonged to his father.

Lucky Singh accompanies Bhamini to her house as the flat's buyers get delayed, and takes part in the anniversary celebrations.

S.P Joseph, Mariyam and his team checks Bhamini's flat where they find Anil's corpse in the car's trunk along with the video and a gun.

Police brings in the original Lucky Singh who is the owner of the She-Taxi firm where Bhamini was working, and it is revealed that the man who was posing as Lucky Singh is actually an undercover IPS officer from the Central Government named Shivdev Subramaniam IPS who is the Additional Director of the Central Crime Branch, and who was tasked with nabbing Bhamini.

Shivdev arrives at the commissioner's office and reveals that Bhamini was actually responsible for the murders of three men along with her secret crime accomplice.

He confronts the duo and Rebecca reveals that she and Catherine were lesbians who fell in love during their childhood days in an orphanage.

Monster was announced by Mohanlal through his social media profiles on 10 November 2021, along with a poster crediting him as Lucky Singh, to be directed by Vysakh, written by Udaykrishna, and produced by Antony Perumbavoor.

[4] Vysakh said the idea came during the COVID-19 pandemic in India when large-scale productions, like his earlier collaborations with Udaykrishna, was difficult to execute.

He appreciated Mohanlal and Antony for taking the project, "they understood its merit from the point of view of artistes and stood by it.

[6] Satheesh Kurup was the cinematographer, Shajie Naduvil was the art director, Shameer Muhammed was the editor, Sujith Sudhakaran designed the costumes, and Stunt Silva composed the actions.

[26] In India, Monster was rated UA by the Central Board of Film Certification,[26] with a certified runtime of 135.26 minutes.

[1] With only a few days left to release, the film was reportedly banned in all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, except the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where decision was pending, citing the presence of LGBTQ content, thus failing to receive film certification.

[33] Roktim Rajpal of India Today rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "Monster isn’t really Mohanlal's best work by any stretch of the imagination.

[35] Padmakumar K of Onmanorama wrote that, 'The charming visuals and faces which fill the frames and an impactful BGM by Deepak Dev will keep viewers glued to the screen.'.

[39] Nidhima Taneja of The Print rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Monster, performed by the cinema giant, does little to satiate your cinematic appetite.

Vetticad of Firstpost rated the film 0.25 out of 5 stars and wrote "Sikhs, Punjabis and homosexuals are not viewed as people by the team of Monster.

Criticizing Mohanlal's acting and the "unfailingly superficial script", she noted that "The stereotyping of LGBT-plus persons (...) is unrelenting.