Shikkar
| Shikkar: The Hunt | |
|---|---|
| File:Shikkar, The Hunt.jpg | |
| Directed by | M. Padmakumar |
| Written by | S. Suresh Babu |
| Produced by | K. K. Rajagopal |
| Starring | Mohanlal Sneha Ananya Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Mythili Samuthirakani Jagathy Suraj Venjaramood Kalabhavan Mani |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Distributed by | India: Aashirvad through Maxlab; Europe: PJ Entertainments |
Release date | 9 September 2010[1] |
Running time | 2 hrs 45 mins |
| Country | Template:Film India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹4.5 crore (US$540,000)[2] |
| Box office | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) in 2 weeks[3] |
Shikkar (Malayalam: ശിക്കാർ; translation: The Hunt) is a 2010 Malayalam film starring Mohanlal and Sneha[4] in lead roles, directed by Padmakumar, produced by Tetco Rajagopal and written by S. Suresh Babu. It also has Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Ananya of Tamil film Naadodigal fame and Mythili in supporting roles. It was a Ramzan release on 9 September 2010, and performed extremely well at the box office.[5]
Cast
- Mohanlal as Balaraman
- Sneha as Kaveri
- Samuthirakani as Comrade Abdullah
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Rukmani
- Ananya as Ganga
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Mathayichan
- Lalu Alex as Sathyan
- Kailash as Manu
- Kalabhavan Mani as Maniyappan
- Suraj Venjaramood as Barbur Kuttappan
- Jain Babu as Pottan/Abdullah's Son
- Lal as Guest/Yendhuashan
Production
Casting
It was reported that Lakshmi Rai had been slated to play the female lead opposite Mohanlal, but as she couldn't adjust her call sheet dates, Sneha was roped in to play the female lead opposite Mohanlal for the first time. Sneha joined the unit on June 3, 2010 in Ramoji Rao Studios at Hyderabad. Late actor Sreenath was initially cast in the role of Mohanlal's friend, but due to artistic differences, he was replaced by Lalu Alex. In frustration Sreenath is said to have committed suicide.[6]
Mohanlal plays a lorry driver named Balaraman who has a seasonal job of transporting bamboo from the forest to newspaper factories. The film is located in a place calle Chittazha.
Filming
The film was mainly shot at various locations in Pooyamkutty near Kothamangalam, Kerala and Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.
Reception
The film opened to packed houses all over Kerala in 110 theatres. It made huge initial collections, pulling in ₹1.29 crore on its first day, breaking the record of Pokkiri Raja (1.21 crore) and becoming the second highest first-day grosser. It collected ₹3.40 crore as distribution share and ₹8 crore gross in the first 14 days of its release.[2][7][3][8][5]
Home video
Moser Baer home entertainment released the DVD and VCD of the film on February 2011 in india
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
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The soundtrack features four songs composed by M. Jayachandran, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery and Bhuvana Chandran (Pratikhatinsu). This was the last work of Gireesh Puthenchery.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enthedi Enthedi" | Sudeep Kumar, K. S. Chithra | 3:54 |
| 2 | "Sembakame" | Shankar Mahadevan, Malathi Lakshman | 4:22 |
| 3 | "Pinne Ennodonnum" | K. J. Yesudas | 4:36 |
| 4 | "Pratikhatinsu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:08 |
| 5 | "Pinne Pinne" | K. J. Yesudas, Latha Krishna | 4:37 |
| 6 | "Pada Nayichu" | Biju Narayanan | 4:08 |