Urumbukal Urangarilla
| Urumbukal Urangarilla | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical-release poster | |
| Directed by | Jiju Asokan |
| Written by | Jiju Asokan |
| Produced by | T. B Ragunathan |
| Starring | Chemban Vinod Jose Vinay Forrt Ananya |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Narayan |
| Edited by | Lijo Paul |
| Music by | Gopi Sunder |
Production company | Kamalam Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Urumbukal Urangarilla (English: Ants Don't Sleep) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam comedy thriller film written and directed by Jiju Asokan. It features Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinay Forrt, Ananya, Sudheer Karamana, Aju Varghese, Innocent, Kalabhavan Shajon, Sreejith Ravi, Sunil Sukhada, Musthafa, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Janakai Krishnan, and Thesni Khan.[1] The film was released on 19 September 2015 to positive reviews from critics.[2]
Plot
The story of the film is based on thieves. A young man named Manoj (Vinay Forrt) joins with a theft guru Kelu Ashan (Sudheer Karamana), to learn the way of art. However, Kelu Ashan is old and retired so he introduces him to one of his students Benny (Chemban Vinod Jose) to be trained in the art of robbery. Benny trains him well. After Benny was caught, he meets Kelu Ashan again who teaches him the 'Science of Theft'. Manoj eventually gets caught. He is sent to jail, where he meets Benny. The pith of the story starts to unravel then. Manoj was actually in search of a thief, named Carlos (Kalabhavan Shajohn) who have murdered his parents when he was abroad. His intention to become a thief and to get in to jail (as he learned Carlos was also in Jail, from Kelu Ashan), was with this objective. He finds the thief who have murdered his parents. He then hatches a plan and traps the thief and kills him viciously by slathering sugar solution all over his body and scattering ants. Later the young man starts an old age home and his co-thieves are shown living happily.
Cast
- Vinay Forrt as Manoj
- Innocent as Madhavan Nair
- Chemban Vinod Jose as Benny
- Sudheer Karamana as Kelu Aasan
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Radha
- Ananya as Sheela
- Aju Varghese as Babukuttan
- Musthafa as Balu
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Carlos
- Thesni Khan as Rosely
- Janaki Krishnan as Deepa
- Sreejith Ravi as Choodan Rajappan
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as Davis
- Vettukili Prakash as Bhaskaran
- Manju Sunichan as Janamma
- Sasankan Mayyanad
- Lakshmipriya as Anitha (cameo)
- Pradeep Kottayam as Sulu's husband (cameo)
Reception
Sify gave the verdict "above average" and said "Urumbukal Urangarilla may not offer many surprises and may not be that great for a discerning viewer. But even then this one has its moments for sure and ends up as a decent entertainer".[3]
Metromatinee.com wrote "Urumbukal Urangarilla is nicely executed and technically the movie stands on its feet", also added "Urumbukal Urangarilla is a decent enough effort that engages off and on. There is some well worked out humour and if some avoidable glitches weren't there this one would have endeared even better to the audience".[4]
Indiaglitz.com rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Urumbukal Urangarilla' intends to entertain. There are occasions where things go flat and there is a lull in the narrative. Parts of second half were so. But the movie picked up speed towards the climax and overall feel tended towards being impressive".[5]
Nowrunning.com rated 2.5 out of 6 stars and said "Urumbukal Urangarilla is original and creative, and comes across as an appealing cinematic disquisition on a population that apparently never sleeps. It's a quirky , comic film that provides plenty of silly, and yet inventive fun".[6]
Music
| Urumbukal Urangarilla | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album to Urumbukal Urangarilla by Gopi Sunder | |
| Released | 6 September 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Producer | T. B Ragunathan |
The music is scored by Gopi Sunder and tracks are penned by Hari Narayanan.
| Song | Singer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Muthe Muthe | P. Jayachandran, Swetha Mohan | B.K. Harinarayanan |
| Kallan Kallan Kallan | Mithun Raj | B.K. Harinarayanan[7] |
| Urumbukal Urangarilla | Midhun Anand, Ajay Sen, Gopi Sundar | B.K. Harinarayanan |
References
- ^ "The Ant Story". Indian Express. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Anu James (September 21, 2015). "'Urumbukal Urangarilla' review roundup: A complete entertainer worth watching". International Business Times. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Urumbukal Urangarilla". Sify.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Raj Vikram. "Urumbukal Urangarilla Movie Review". Metrimatinee. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Urumbukal Urangarilla Movie Review - A passable laugh riot". Indiaglitz.com. September 22, 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Veeyen (27 September 2015). "Urumbukal Urangarilla Review". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "First song of Urumbukal Urangarilla released". Times of India. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.