Toby

Toby is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by debutant Basil Alchalakkal and written by Raj B. Shetty. The film stars Raj B. Shetty, Samyukta Hornad, Chaitra Achar and Raj Deepak Shetty. The music is composed by Midhun Mukundan, while the cinematography and editing was handled by Praveen Shriyan and Nithin Shetty. The titular character is based on a 8 page short story by T.K. Dayanand, Raj B Shetty retained the attributes of the character from the story and wrote a new screenplay for the film. The film is based in Kumta region of Uttara Kannada district in Coastal Karnataka. Toby was released on 25 August 2023 and received highly positive reviews from critics. The Film is dubbed and released in Malayalam by Dulquer salmaan's Wayfarer films on 22nd September 2023. Plot Sampath is a newly appointed SI who joins duty at Tamas Katte police station. At this juncture, Jenny visits the police station and creates a ruckus over the cops inability to trace her missing foster father Toby. Sampath asks Kushalappa about Jenny and decides to investigate the case. Kushalappa takes Sampath to many people, including Fr. Iglesias who narrates that Toby had lost his voice in an incident and had met him in a remand home. Iglesias tells that he had helped Toby get released from the remand home and tried to get him a job at the church, but Toby had become a headache for him.