The Great Father
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| Directed by | Haneef Adeni |
| Screenplay by | Haneef Adeni |
| Produced by |
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| Cinematography | Roby Varghese Raj |
| Edited by | Noufal Abdullah |
| Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | August Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹6 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹50 crore[3] |
The Great Father is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film[4] directed by Haneef Adeni and jointly produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. It stars Mammootty and Arya with Sneha, Anikha, Malavika Mohanan, Santhosh Keezhattoor, Balaji Sharma and Kalabhavan Shajon in the supporting roles. The original release date of 25 December 2016 was postponed to 30 March 2017.[5] A dubbed version in Hindi, titled Dashing Jigarwala, was also released.[6]
Plot
Samuel, a cop, investigates the crimes of the murders of several children and teenagers, where he receives a phone call from a serial killer who calls himself "Joker". Samuel tracks his location, arrives at his place, and is killed by the Joker. The cases are picked up by Andrews Eappan from the Crime Investigation Department (CBCID).
Meanwhile, David Nainan, a well known businessman and father of a 10-year-old girl named Sarah, returns home from his office, where he finds Sarah lying unconscious after being brutally assaulted. Shattered, David takes her to the hospital where his wife, Dr. Michelle David, works. After recovering, Sarah reveals that it was Joker who attacked her. An enraged David and Michelle decide to find and kill him to protect other girls. David starts his own investigation, independent of the police, causing Eapen to become suspicious of him.
Eapen discovers that David's daughter was one of the Joker's victims, and aggressively questions her at home while he is away. David warns Eapan for upsetting his daughter. Both of them start receiving calls from the Joker and David and Eapen decide to find Joker, who is rumoured to be hiding in his safehouse at Gavi. After getting into Joker's safehouse, Joker attacks Eapan and David, were Eapen is badly assaulted and fall unconscious. But David manages to overpower and kills Joker by stabbing Joker's eyes using a knife and pushes him into a cliff. After this, Eapan asks Nainan about the Joker's identity, Nainan tells him that it was James, who was his office worker. Eapan admits to having wanted to kill Joker too. After this, David returns to his home, after getting satisfied in killing the person who had abused his daughter.
Cast
- Mammootty as David Nainan
- Arya as ASP Andrews Eapen, CID
- Sneha as Dr. Michelle David
- Anikha as Sarah David
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as James a.k.a Joker, main antagonist
- Malavika Mohanan as Inspector Meera
- Balaji Sharma as Inspector Jose
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Sathyanathan
- Miya as Dr. Susan
- Sunil Sukhada as Principal Maithreyan
- Prajod Kalabhavan as Krishnadas
- Mukundan as Ravi Menon
- Sohan Seenulal as Gokuldas
- Aneesh G Menon as Asif
- Prasanth Alexander as Johny
- Nisthar Sait as Security Guard Narayanan
- I.M. Vijayan as Anto
- Deepak Parambol as ACP Shahul
- Baiju V.K as Waseem
- Rony David as Franco
- Vijayakumar as Simon KP
- Anu Joseph as Child Welfare Counselor
- Shaji Nadesan as School Chairman Joby
- Aaryan Krishna Menon as David Office Staff
- Subeesh Sudhi as Pauly
- Molly Kannamaly as Colony Mariyam
- Anup Pazhayakada as a street guy
- Shaam as ASP Samuel Jacob (Cameo Appearance)
Production
On 19 August 2016, actor Mammootty shared the first-look poster of the film on his Facebook profile.[7] The film was produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. South Indian actress Sneha plays the female lead. Although it was originally thought Sara Arjun would be acting as Sara,[7] the daughter, Anikha was eventually cast in that role. Prithviraj Sukumaran was originally thought to do the role of a police officer but was later replaced by Arya due to physique issues. Later Malavika Mohanan replaced Mamta Mohandas for the role of woman inspector. Eventually Santhosh Keezhattoor opted to play the antagonist, the Joker.
On 4 September 2016, principal photography began in Wagamon, Kochi, with other shooting locations including Thrissur.[7][8] Producer-actor Arya also plays a leading police role in the film.[9][10] The actor himself released a teaser on 10 February.
Music
The songs were composed by Gopi Sunder.
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| Released | 16 March 2017 | ||||
| Length | 8:50 | ||||
| Label | Anon Trends | ||||
| Producer | Gopi Sunder | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ko Ko Kozhi" | BK Harinarayanan | Nakshathra Prarthana | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Kai Veeshi" | BK Harinarayanan | Vijay Yesudas | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 08:50 | |||
Original soundtrack
The original soundtrack of the movie was composed, programmed, and arranged by Sushin Shyam.
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| Released | 16 March 2017 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 40:30 | ||||
| Producer | Sushin Shyam | ||||
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Title Credits" | 02:19 |
| 2. | "I'm on to you" | 02:50 |
| 3. | "Sarah packs a gun for school" | 01:26 |
| 4. | "Great father theme Ft. Bless the mess" | 02:05 |
| 5. | "King David" | 02:04 |
| 6. | "A memory, so frightening Ft. kai veeshi song by Gopi sundar" | 05:20 |
| 7. | "Andrews the badass cop" | 03:09 |
| 8. | "The findings" | 02:58 |
| 9. | "Joker Ft. George Peter" | 02:49 |
| 10. | "The Black Beast in David" | 02:04 |
| 11. | "Black beast Vs Badass Cop" | 02:24 |
| 12. | "Exposed" | 03:00 |
| 13. | "Torn up inside" | 01:03 |
| 14. | "The Black Beast finds his way to Joker" | 02:19 |
| 15. | "King David triumphs over evil" | 01:53 |
| 16. | "Minnum Thaarangal Ft. Uthara Krishnan" | 02:47 |
Reception
Critical response
Deepa Soman of The Times of India wrote "The Great Father is worth your money for its daddy-daughter moments and a timely plot rating the film 3 out of 5 stars. If only every wronged woman had a hero for a father… you might wish as the end credits roll…," and praised Mammootty, saying: "Mammootty is suave and the thriller heavily banks on his evergreen good looks."[13] The reviewer from Sify said the film comes heavily packed with enough masala for the masses. Mammootty succeeds in raising the mercury levels with his million-dollar looks and his hardcore fans would be delighted for sure."[14]
The Indian Express' Muhammed Hashique described this family thriller by a debut director as "watchable" fare "but don’t get your expectations high!"[15]
Box office
The film was a commercial success.[16][17] The film grossed $960,748 from UAE box office in two weeks.[18] The Film collected ₹4.31crore on the first day of its release and ₹20.54 crore within 4 days which was an all-time record.[19] It is the First 50 crore Movie by Mammootty.The Final gross collection of the movie is about ₹59 crore and had a 125 days run at the theatre.[20]
Release
The film was released in 202 screens in Kerala.[21]
Home video
The film was released on Blu-ray on 7 July 2017.[22]
References
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THE GREAT FATHER is a Malayalam language crime thriller in which a man seeks revenge after his daughter is attacked.
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- ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (27 January 2017) the great father: Mammootty's next titled The Great Father Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Times of India. Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
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- ^ "Mammootty begins shooting for his fifth film of the year, The Great Father". Firstpost. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "The Great Father (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Gopi Sundar". 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "The Great Father Songs Download: The Great Father MP3 Malayalam Songs Online Free on". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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- ^ Moviebuzz (31 March 2017). "The Great Father review: Strictly for Mammootty die-hard fans". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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