Dhamaka (2020 film)
| Dhamaka | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Omar Lulu |
| Screenplay by | Sarang Jayaprakash Venu O. V. Kiran Lal |
| Story by | Omar Lulu |
| Produced by | M. K. Nazar |
| Starring | Arun Kumar Nikki Galrani Dharmajan Bolgatty |
| Cinematography | Sinoj P. Ayyappan |
| Edited by | Dileep Dennis |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Good Line Productions |
| Distributed by | Good Line Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Dhamaka (transl. Pounding) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language sex comedy film directed by Omar Lulu and written by Sarang Jayaprakash, Venu O. V. and Kiran Lal from a story by Lulu. The film stars Arun Kumar, Nikki Galrani, and Dharmajan Bolgatty, with Hareesh Kanaran, Mukesh, Urvashi, and Innocent in supporting roles.[1][2][3] The film has music composed by Gopi Sundar. The plot follows Eyo (Arun) and his search for remedies after finding out that he has erectile dysfunction on his wedding night.
Plot
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Crooked intellect father makes a plan for his son's marriage to a divorced millionaire. Problem begins when son finds out he has erectile dysfunction at his first night.
Cast
- Arun A. Kumar as Eyo Pauly
- Nikki Galrani as Annie / Ann Maria, Eyo's wife
- Dharmajan Bolgatty as Shiva, Eyo's friend
- Hareesh Kanaran as Dr. Sexena / Biju
- Mukesh as Pauly
- Urvashi as Annamma Pauly
- Innocent as Pauly's father
- Sabumon Abdusamad as Britto, Annie's first husband
- Edavela Babu as Annie's father
- Shaalin Zoya as Pinky, Eyo's sister
- Salim Kumar as Dr. Gopinath
- Sooraj Thelakkad as Britto's bodyguard
- Neha Saxena as Thresia
- Saraf Sabith as Friend at Pataya Hotel
- Ponnamma Babu as Valyammachi
- Kalabhavan Haneef
- Molly Kannamaly as Maria Chedathi
- Sabith Shajahan as Annie's brother
- Binu Adimaly as Family Court advocate
- Pareekutty as Advocate clerk
- Noorin Shereef as dancer in "Adipoly Dhamaka"
- Omar Lulu as a dancer in "Adipoly Dhamaka"
- Fukru as a dancer in "Adipoly Dhamaka"
Production
Arun, who played a role as a child artist in Olympiyan Anthony Adam, was roped in to play the lead role.[4][5] The film is directed by Omar Lulu of Oru Adaar Love fame.[6]
Release
The film was initially sceduled to release on 28 November before the release date was pushed to 2 January.[6][7] The Times of India gave the film three out of five stars stating that "The film considers issues like quick-fix solutions, ageism and also our language, and calls for a rethinking on these".[5] Cinema Express gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The movie’s ideas seem to have been inspired by the dirty jokes and trolls on social media which come from the imagination of teenagers".[8]
Soundtrack
The music and background score of the film were composed by Gopi Sundar.
References
- ^ "Dhamaka poster promises out-and-out fun - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Photo: Innocent turns DJ for Omar Lulu's 'Dhamaka' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Mukesh Khanna allows Omar Lulu to use 'Shaktimaan' reference in 'Dhamaka' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Omar Lulu shakes a leg for THIS song from 'Dhamaka' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Dhamaka Movie Review: A sex comedy with some heart". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Omar Lulu's 'Dhamaka' gets a release date - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Dhamaka - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Dhamaka Movie Review: A cringe-inducing ride". The New Indian Express.