Vellimoonga
| Vellimoonga | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jibu Jacob |
| Written by | Joji Thomas |
| Produced by | Shashidharan Ullattil Ex-Producer Sonu Singh |
| Starring | Biju Menon Aju Varghese Nikki Galrani Asif Ali K. P. A. C. Lalitha Siddique |
| Narrated by | Lal Jose |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Narayan |
| Edited by | E. S. Sooraj |
| Music by | Bijibal |
| Distributed by | Ullattil Visual Media Release &Indian movies uk & Tricolor Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹2.8 crore (US$340,000)[1] |
| Box office | ₹25 crore (US$3.0 million)[2] |
Vellimoonga (English: Barn Owl) is a 2014 Malayalam romantic comedy/political satire film directed by Jibu Jacob and written by Joji Thomas. It stars Biju Menon with Aju Varghese, Nikki Galrani, Tini Tom, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sasi Kalinga, Saju Navodaya, Kalabhavan Shajon, Veena Nair, and Siddique in supporting roles. Asif Ali appears in an extended cameo role.
The film was released on September 25, 2014 in 60 centres across Kerala. The film became the second highest grossing Malayalam film of 2014, with a box office collection estimated at ₹25 crore (US$3.0 million).[3]
Plot summary
Mamachan (Biju Menon), is a 41-year-old man who is still unmarried because he had to take responsibility of his family due to his fathers' early demise. His father was a politician, but could not make an earning out of it. Once Mamachan went to a police station to meet some people who are known to him, but the police mistakes him for a politician since he was wearing Khadar(Khadi attire). Mamachan understands the potential of the Khadar and becomes a politician.
Instead of joining existing political parties which have a strong foothold in Kerala, he joins a national party who hardly has any workers in Kerala and thus becomes the national leader. Later, this party makes an alliance with the main political party in Kerala and thus Mamachan becomes a candidate for them in the next election. Mamachan's chances of winning are pale because he is considered to be shrewd. He has a lot of enemies in his village because of his nature. During this time, Mamachan falls in love with a girl he meets in the church, but it turns out that she is the daughter of a girl Mamachan used to like in his child hood. Because of this, his lovers father does not like Mamachan and is against the marriage. But eventually Mamachan uses his shrewd tactics to win the election and the girl he loved as well.
Cast
- Biju Menon as Mamachan
- Nikki Galrani as Lisa
- Aju Varghese as Paachan
- Tini Tom as VP Jose
- Asif Ali as Charlie/Josootty Pala
- Lena as Moly
- Siddique as Wareed
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha
- Sunil Sukhada as Father
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Gopi
- Sasi Kalinga
- Veena Nair as Panchayat President
- Saju Navodaya as Mathew
- Chembil Ashokan
- Shivaji Guruvayoor
- Anu Joseph as Saliy
- Geetha Salam as Politician
Reception
Vellimoonga received positive reviews upon release.[4] Nowrunning.com gave 2.5/5 and called it a "surprise winner".[5]
Sify reported that Vellimoonga had a good opening and called the film an "instant hit".[6] The film became the second highest grossing Malayalam film of the year (behind Bangalore Days), with a box office collection estimated at ₹25 crore (US$3.0 million).[2] It also earned ₹4.5 crore (US$540,000) from satellite rights.[7]
The film was remade in Tamil as Muthina Kathirika by Sundar C..
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Track | Song Title | Lyricist | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vellimoonga | Santhosh Varma | Lola, Daya, Thamanna, Swathi, Dev |
| 2 | Punchiri Kannulla | Rajeev Nair | Ganesh Sundaram |
| 3 | Mavelikku Shesham | Santhosh Varma | Najim Arshad |
| 4 | Punchiri Kannulla | Rajeev Nair | Vijay Yesudas |
References
- ^ "Satellite booming for hit films". IndiaGlitz. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ a b "2014: When little gems outclassed big guns in southern cinema". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Onmanorama desk (26 June 2015). "Mohanlal's next with 'Vellimoonga' director Jibu Jacob". Malayala Manorama.
- ^ Nicy V. P. (25 September 2014). "'Vellimoonga' Review Roundup: Gets a Clean Entertainer Tag from Critics". IB Times. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Vellimoonga review". Veeyen. Nowrunning.com. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Kerala Box-Office – September". Sify. 8 October 2014.
- ^ G. Krishnakumar. (20 December 2014). "Another year of box-office turkeys passes by". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2015.