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==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{plot|date=December 2021}} A tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning, but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown needs.
Jaison, a tailor from the village of Kurukkanmoola, is dating Bincy, the daughter of [[Sub-inspector|S.I]]. Saajan. Jaison's dream is to go to the [[United States]] and become a tailor there. Saajan forbids Jaison to date Bincy and tells him that Bincy is already [[Engagement|engaged]] to Aneesh. Aneesh's ex girlfriend "[[Bruce Lee]]" Biji is also angry that Aneesh had broken up with her. Meanwhile, Shibu is a social outcast who works in a [[Teahouse|teashop]]. Shibu is in love with Usha, the sister of Daasan who works in the tailor shop where Jaison works in. Usha has a daughter, who needs an urgent medical operation but Usha does not have the money to pay for the operation. One day, both Jaison and Shibu get hit by the same [[lightning]] on [[Christmas Eve]]. Jaison is taken to the hospital but surprisingly, he does not have any physical problem.

In the following days, Jaison and Shibu show signs of supernatural powers. Jaison's nephew, Josemon, comes to the conclusion that Jaison gained superpowers after being hit by the lightning. One day, Jaison's brother-in-law Constable Siby Pothan gets into a fight with his wifeand hits her. Enraged by this, Jaison pushes Pothan and the latter falls into a well and everyone present is shocked by his strength. Usha comes to Shibu's teashop where the owner makes a move on Usha. Shibu is enraged and almost kills him with his new powers. Meanwhile, Jaison's plans to go to the United States come to an unexpected halt after his passport verification doesn't go through. Jaison goes to the police station with his father Varkey where Saajan tells him that he is the one who canceled the passport. Saajan also reveals that Varkey is not Jaison's real father. Jaison's real father is Martin Rangakala, a theatre artist. In a flashback, it is shown that a young Jaison and Martin went to a village play which catches on fire. Jaison survived but Martin didn't. Varkey saw the young Jaison and felt pity for him, so he took him to his house and raised him as his own son.

In the present, Jaison is heartbroken after the revelation. Varkey tells Jaison that he didn't reveal the truth earlier as he feared that Jaison would abandon him. Jaison realizes that Saajan had hit Varkey. Jaison is enraged and with the help of Josemon, makes a costume for himself and goes to Josemon's school's anniversary where many policeman are present including Saajan and Pothan. Jaison, wearing the costume, thrashes the policemen. Saajan asks Jaison to remove his mask and reveal his identity but Jaison doesn't. Jaison tells Saajan that his name is 'Minnal Murali', the character that Martin played in his last play. Meanwhile, Usha's daughter faints and she takes her to the hospital. The doctor tells her that they need to start the operation on her now or else she might die. Shibu arrives and tells the doctor that he will pay for the operation. Shibu also wears a mask and robs a bank while pinning this incident on 'Minnal Murali'. When Shibu gives the money to the hospital, the doctor tells that Daasan had already paid for it. Meanwhile, Pothan finds out that Jaison is 'Minnal Murali' but Saajan does not believe him. Jaison and Biji, later fall in love with each other. Jaison had been saving money and kept it in tailor shop, but finds it gone the same day. Jaison realises that Daasan had stolen the money for the operation. Jaison argues with Daasan and gives him a deadline to give him the money back before that evening. Meanwhile, Usha slowly falls in love with Shibu but Daasan rejects him. Jaison realizes his mistake and goes to Daasan to apologize. Shibu comes to Jaison's store and kills Daasan as he is the stumbling block between his and Usha's relationship. Shibu also burns down their store and once again blames this on 'Minnal Murali'.

Jaison reveals to Biji that he is 'Minnal Murali'. Biji and Josemon decide to help Jaison prove to the villagers that he is not the one who robbed the bank and kill Daasan while also finding the imposter. The police and Jaison view footage of the store, the night Daasan died, at the police station to see the identity of 'Minnal Murali' but the electricity goes out the exact moment they are about to find Shibu. Shibu, wearing a mask, ambushes the police station in an attempt to destroy the [[Compact disc|CD]], the only evidence to show that he is the impersonator, but Jaison as 'Minnal Murali' attacks him and steals the CD. Jaison and Shibu take their fight to a [[bus]], where Shibu bests Jaison due to him having [[Psychokinesis]], which Jaison does not have. Shibu destroys the CD and escapes. However, in the altercation, the bus driver hits his head and dies, which leads to the bus dangling from a cliff but Jaison saves the bus, which gain's him a few villagers respect. Jaison and Shibu start investigating and they find out each other's identity. Saajan and the police force arrives to arrest Shibu as they found out that Shibu is the impersonator but Shibu scares them away. Pothan finds a picture with 'Minnal Murali' in it and shows it to Saajan. Saajan believes Pothan's findings and arrests Jaison. Usha comes to Shibu's house and realizes Shibu's love for her and reciprocates it. Shibu sees a mob outside his home and tries to stop them. But, unknown to Shibu, his house slowly catches on fire. A [[firecracker]] catches on fire, due to which his house explodes, killing Usha and her daughter and injuring Shibu. A now psychotic Shibu, goes to a [[Church (building)|Church]] where the villagers are and kills many people while trapping many others, including Josemon, and plans to burn them alive. The police is alerted about the situation and Saajan frees Jaison as he realizes that he is the only one who can kill Shibu. Jaison wears a new suit, goes to the church and confronts Shibu. Jaison puts up a brave fight but is ultimately badly beaten by Shibu. Jaison remembers Martin and is motivated, thereby activating his Psychokinesis. Jaison and Shibu battle one last time which ends with Jaison stabbing Shibu to death. Jaison finally gets appreciation from the villagers while Biji puts out the fire. The film ends with Jaison telling the audience that many more villains will come in the future but 'Minnal Murali' will be there to protect the villagers.<!-- Do not remove the plot for a small synopsis. -->


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 22:29, 27 December 2021

Minnal Murali
Official release poster
Directed byBasil Joseph
Written byArun Anirudhan
Justin Mathew
Produced bySophia Paul
StarringTovino Thomas
Guru Somasundaram
CinematographySameer Thahir
Edited byLivingston Mathew
Music byScore:
Sushin Shyam
Songs:
Shaan Rahman
Sushin Shyam
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
Running time
159 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Minnal Murali (transl. Lightning Murali) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The script is written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Guru Somasundaram and Aju Varghese in lead roles. It follows the life of Jaison, a young tailor, who gains superpowers after being struck by lightning and transforms into a superhero.

The film was formally announced in January 2019, but due to the extensive pre-production works, the film's principal photography took place during December 2019. Though shooting got disrupted twice following the two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vandalism of a church set by right-wing groups, the makers managed to complete the shoot within July 2021. The film was predominantly shot in Kerala, with few sequences being shot at Hassan in Karnataka. The music of the film was composed by Shaan Rahman and Sushin Shyam, with Shyam also composing the background score, whereas cinematography of the film was handled by Sameer Thahir and editing done by Livingston Mathew.

The film was set for a theatrical release in late 2020, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2021, the makers announced that the film will be released directly through the streaming platform Netflix on 24 December 2021, as a result of non-existent theatrical releases due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The film premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival on 16 December, before its release on Netflix. The film has been released in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English languages.[3][4]

Plot

A tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning, but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown needs.

Cast

  • Tovino Thomas in dual roles as:
    • Jaison, a tailor who gets struck by lightning and gains superpowers. His superhero alter ego goes by the name Minnal Murali
    • Martin Rangakala, a theatre artist and Jaison's father
  • Guru Somasundaram as Shibu, a social outcast, who works in a teashop who also gets struck by lightning and gains superpowers
  • Femina George as "Bruce Lee" Biji, a travel agent and a karate instructor, who is Aneesh's ex-girlfriend[5]
  • Aju Varghese as P.C. Siby Pothan, Jaison's brother-in-law
  • Shelly Kishore as Usha, Daasan's sister whom Shibu harbors feelings for
  • Baiju Santhosh as S.I Saajan, the head sub-inspector of Kurukanmoola and Bincy's father[6]
  • Harisree Ashokan as Daasan, a tailor who works along with Jaison and is Usha's brother
  • Vasisht Umesh as Josemon, Jaison's nephew
  • Arya Salim as Jaison's sister
  • Sneha Babu as Bincy, Jaison's ex-girlfriend who later gets married to Aneesh[7]
  • P. Balachandran as Varkey, Jaison's adoptive father[7]
  • Jude Anthany Joseph as Aneesh, Biji's ex-boyfriend who later marries Bincy [7]
  • Mamukkoya as Doctor Sambhashivan
  • Sudheesh as himself (cameo)
  • Bijukuttan as Kunjan[8]
  • Azees Nedumangad as Chandran[7]
  • Rajesh Madhavan as P.C. Titto
  • Benzi Mathews as a young Varkey[7]
  • Gibin Gopinath as P.C. Dasan[7]
  • Harish Pengan as Varieth [7]
  • Devi Chandana as Girija [7]
  • Syam Cargoz as Panchayat Member
  • Basil Joseph as a young politician (cameo appearance)

Production

Development

"The idea of Minnal Murali was brought to me by writer Arun [Anirudhan] in 2018. Even though it was an interesting idea, it was a massive challenge to make a superhero film in Malayalam. A convincing film in this particular genre was an all set challenge, and if taken up we would have to give in our everything."

— Basil Joseph, on the scripting of Minnal Murali.[9]

In January 2019, Tovino Thomas announced that he will collaborate with Basil Joseph for the second time after Godha (2017), for a superhero film titled Minnal Murali and Sophia Paul bankrolled this project under the Weekend Blockbusters banner.[10][11] The concept poster of this film was revealed on 21 January 2019, coinciding with the actor's birthday,[12] and it is the third superhero film produced in this year, following the Malayalam new generation movement, the other two being – Anson Paul's The Gambler and Dileep-starrer Parakkum Pappan.[13][14] Basil Joseph worked on the script for the film, while Tovino became busy on his commitments in the upcoming projects. As Tovino completed works on his films, in late-October 2019, Basil Joseph started pre-production works of the film and script reading sessions had consequently began.[15] Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew co-wrote the script of the film.[16] Basil Joseph stated that the film drew inspiration from My Dear Kuttichathan (1984).[17]

Basil took supervision of the computer graphics-aspect during the film's scripting stage. In an interview with The Times of India, he said that "I will be working closely with the VFX team in the pre-production stage for developing the storyboards as well as understanding what is possible before we start shooting the movie".[18] Tovino Thomas said that the film falls on the comedy genre, despite being a superhero film and will be "enjoyable to all kinds of audiences".[19] He also said that "the team had planned to present the fantasy element convincingly and realistic in some manner", by saying "If you search online, you would find several instances of those struck by a lightning, experiencing differences in their lives like being able to make a bulb glow for a second or their watches stopping. So, when high voltage courses through the body its dynamics change somewhat. In that way, it's also a realistic movie."[19]

Casting

During July 2019, Aju Varghese was roped in as one of the cast members in pivotal role.[20] Varghese shared a casting call for the film's lead actress, and invited applications from the age of 20 and 28.[20] In the process, the team had cast Femina George as the heroine, whose character named as "Bruce Lee" Biji.[21][22] Tamil actor Guru Somasundaram joined the film in a pivotal role.[18] Hollywood stunt choreographer Vlad Rimburg was roped in to supervise the action sequences.[23] The technical crew consisted of cinematographer Sameer Thahir, music directors Shaan Rahman and Sushin Shyam and editor Livingston Mathew.[15] Tovino Thomas trained immensely for his role in this film in order to play the role of a superhero.[24]

Filming

The film began production in December 2019 with a puja ceremony and principal photography subsequently began.[15] The team planned to shoot major sequences in Wayanad and Alappuzha districts.[15] After completing major schedules in Alappuzha, the team headed to Wayanad to shoot the sequences further, where few portions were shot in Manathavady during February 2020.[25] The schedule was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India announced in March 2020. The shoot was resumed a year later in March 2021 in Karnataka, where a huge church set has been replicated, similar to that of a set erected in Kalady by the art direction team, which was vandalised by right-wing groups in May 2020.[26] The team continued their shooting progress in Hassan during the same month,[27] but was halted in April 2021 after Tovino Thomas got diagnosed with COVID-19, and adding to the factors were, the second wave of the pandemic with cases uprising in Kerala.[28] The team resumed shooting in July 2021, when the Kerala government granted permissions to resume film shoots, but was halted immediately as the team found to be violating the COVID-19 protocol.[29] The shooting of this film was wrapped up on 25 July 2021, with the producer Sophia Paul confirming this in an Instagram post.[30] Post-production works simultaneously began and the film's final edit was ready by mid-September 2021.[31]

Vandalism of film set

"It might be a joke, troll, publicity, or politics for some people. It was like a dream for us. Just before the lockdown the set was erected. We had been working to release the film for two years. For many days the art director and team struggled under the hot sun to construct the set, for which the producer's hard-earned money was spent. It was built after having obtained all necessary permissions. The atrocity occurred at a time when everyone needs to stand together. I had never expected that this would happen in Kerala."

Basil Joseph on the vandalism of the church set by right-wing groups, through a Facebook post.[32]

On 24 May 2020, a temporary church that had been built as part of the film's set near Kalady was vandalized by right-wing groups. The set was made at a cost of around ₹50 lakh. Several activists of Antharashtra Hindu Parishad (AHP) and Bajrang Dal took credit for destroying the Church-replica by posting on their social media pages about it.[33] AHP's general secretary, Hari Palode, said in a Facebook post that members of AHP, along with members of Bajrang Dal, had demolished the temporary church set as it was placed opposite to a temple. Palode also congratulated the district president of Bajrang Dal, Ernakulam for taking part in the "service work" of razing the church.[34][35]

Six men, including the leader of Rashtriya Bajarang Dal, have been arrested. All of the accused were levied with sections including seeking to create communal disharmony and robbery.[36][26] The prime accused in the case, who was previously arrested, was accused of 3 murder cases and many murder attempts.[37] Many from the Malayalam film industry criticized the vandalism. Kerala's chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, said that Kerala is no place for games of the communal forces.[38] The vandalism of the film set had incurred financial losses for the production team.[39]

Music

Minnal Murali
Soundtrack album by
Shaan Rahman and Sushin Shyam
Released24 November 2021
Recorded2020–2021
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:39
LanguageMalayalam
LabelMuzik 247
Shaan Rahman chronology
Sara's
(2021) 		Minnal Murali
(2021) 		Ullasam
(2022)
Sushin Shyam chronology
Kurup
(2021) 		Minnal Murali
(2021) 		Bheeshma Parvam
(2022)

The film's soundtrack features eight songs composed by Shaan Rahman and Sushin Shyam, with both the music directors contributing to four tracks each for the album. In addition to composing the songs, Shyam also scored music for the film's background.[40] Manu Manjith served as the primary lyricist for the film songs. The soundtrack album was released by Muzik 247 on 24 November 2021.[41]

In the review for The Times of India, Deepa Soman stated that "the songs are also both groovy and melodious and placed well in the storyline".[42] Devarsi Ghosh of Hindustan Times reviewed the songs as "fabulous", with the titular track in particular.[43] Sajin Srijith of The New Indian Express stated the soundtrack as "instantly addictive" and "carries the goodness of western retro hits".[44]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Uyire"Shaan RahmanMithun Jayaraj, Narayani Gopan5:27
2."Thee Minnal"Sushin ShyamMarthyan, Sushin Shyam2:13
3."Kugramame"Sushin ShyamVipin Raveendran1:39
4."Edukka Kaashayi"Shaan RahmanSwetha Ashok3:30
5."Aaromal"Shaan RahmanNithya Mammen, Sooraj Santhosh4:01
6."Raavil"Sushin ShyamPradeep Kumar3:30
7."Niranju Thaarakangal"Shaan RahmanM. G. Sreekumar1:50
8."Tribal Song"Sushin ShyamInstrumental2:20
Total length:22:19

Release

Streaming

Minnal Murali was initially set for theatrical release had to be rescheduled multiple times in response to the closures of theatres due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.[7] In July 2021, Netflix acquired the digital streaming rights of the film and planned to stream the film only after 45 days of its theatrical run.[45] However, following the impact of COVID-19 lockdown and the escalation of costs due to the delayed production, the film's producer Sophia Paul opted for a direct-to-streaming release,[46] which was officially confirmed by Netflix in September 2021.[2][47][48] It was reported that the film's digital rights were sold to ₹35 crore (US$4.2 million), the second-highest for a Malayalam film.[46] On 24 September, the producers announced that Minnal Murali will release worldwide on 24 December 2021,[49][50] coinciding with Christmas Eve, and will be dubbed and released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English along with the original version.

Premiere

Before the film's digital release, actress Priyanka Chopra who was the chairperson of the Mumbai Film Festival (scheduled for 16 December 2021),[51] announced its world premiere on the 2021 edition of the film festival. This was confirmed by Netflix, which released a live online interaction with Tovino, Joseph, Chopra and Smriti Kiran, who was the artistic director of MAMI.[52] The premiere saw the attendance of many noted celebrities including Harshvardhan Kapoor, Abhimanyu Dassani, Malavika Mohanan and film critic Anupama Chopra, which received positive reception.[53][54]

Marketing

On 25 September 2021, coinciding with the third edition of Tudum festival sponsored by Netflix, a featurette titled World of Minnal Murali, which has Tovino Thomas and Basil Joseph, sharing an interview about the film was premiered during the live event.[55][56] For the promotions of the film, Muthoot Group announced an advertising campaign under the title "Minnatte Life" (transl. Let life shine forth), and an advertisement film based on the film's theme was featured.[57]

Prior to the release, the team further collaborated with professional wrestler The Great Khali and cricketer Yuvraj Singh for the promotions of Minnal Murali.[58][59] A comic book strip inspired from the film was featured in the Malayala Manorama newspaper, four days prior to the release.[60] The logo montage of the film was advertised at Ain Dubai, the world's tallest observation wheel located at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[61] A fan-based bus painting the logo of the film, and named as Minnal Murali Express, were used as part of promoting the film.[62] A parody of the film, presented by Kerala Police, on how the department dealing crimes against women, traffic rule violation, accident prevention and apart from the fictional premise, the video featured snippets of a few major cases the department has solved.[63][64]

Reception

S. R. Praveen of The Hindu described the film as a "feel-good bolt from the sky" and noted that "despite banking on familiar superhero tropes, Basil Joseph and Tovino Thomas ensure that their film has a character of its own."[65] Writing for Hindustan Times, Devarsi Ghosh wrote that Minnal Murali has "finally cracked the superhero formula for India." He appreciated the film's cinematography, editing, music, special effects, art direction, and production design, calling it "a technical triumph at every turn," while also observing that the film "has the capacity to not just spawn a franchise, but perhaps even become an international hit."[43] Deepa Soman of The Times of India gave three-and-a-half out of five, calling the film as a "modest and jocular entertainer with both a likeable superhero and villain".[42]

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost gave the film, four out of five stars and said that the film is a "tender drama about a reluctant hero and the pain that is caused by the trivialisation of those who are viewed as the other".[66] Further saying that "Basil Joseph's film may be a tribute to the Hollywood superhero genre and made on a larger budget than is the norm with Malayalam cinema, but it is also everything that the Malayalam New Wave of the past decade is loved for across India".[66] Sajin Srijith of The New Indian Express stated Minnal Murali as the "the best superhero film made in India" further saying "The film does something that most superhero movies rarely do. When the general approach is to make the audience start caring for the hero first, Basil Joseph's film elects to do the same with the villain. Minnal Murali impresses with its originality and its ability to evade comparisons to superheroes from the West."[44] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "like all the best superhero movies, this is a coming-of-age film, where a lost child finally finds direction, knowing where he came from, and where he has to go. While the film is aware of its superhero-ness, it never loses sight of the fact that it is set in a real place. This is a tough balance, and Basil Joseph gets it just right."[67] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "That is how Minnal Murali saunters along, embracing an all-too-literal manner and abandoning a sense of irony as it seeks to convince us that a Batman-like superhero is par for the course in Kerala. Are we writing off the film? Not at all. If nothing else, Minnal Murali aims high enough not to fall with a thud when its wings lose strength. It manages to stay afloat even when it dips precariously low."[68]

Sify gave four out of five and stated "Minnal Murali is a fun watch that keeps the possibility of some sequels alive".[69] Behindwoods rated the film three out of five and gave a verdict "Minnal Murali is India's answer to Hollywood's Superhero movies, in its own ways".[70] Nandini Ramanath of Scroll.in stated "Minnal Murali has an improvisational feel that matches the origin story of an unlikely saviour [...] Despite being overstretched, the saga of two superheroes for the price of a single ticket benefits from being pitched at the right scale."[71] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave four out of five and stated "Minnal Murali hides its surprises well, and just when you've settled down to watch a comedy about a buffoonish superhero, it changes the game [...] Everyone knows that the superhero will save the day, but it requires superhuman effort to create a film that grabs your attention and makes you watch till the end, and Minnal Murali certainly ticks that box."[72]

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