Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu
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| Directed by | Ranjan Pramod |
| Written by | Ranjan Pramod |
| Story by | Arjun T.S |
| Produced by | Alexander Mathew |
| Starring | Biju Menon Aju Varghese Hareesh Perumanna |
| Cinematography | Prasanth Raveendran |
| Edited by | Samjith Mohammed |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production company | 100th Monkey Movies |
| Distributed by | 100th Monkey Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu (lit. 'Patron Baiju Signature') is a 2017 Indian Malayalam comedy-drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod. It stars Biju Menon in the lead role with Aju Varghese and Hannah Reji Koshy playing supporting roles. The movie is produced by Alexander Mathew and Satheesh Kolam under the banner 100th Monkey Movies. The soundtrack and background score are composed by Bijibal. Prasanth Raveendran handles the cinematography. It released in India on 21 April 2017. It has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value for the year 2017 for Ranjan Pramod along with "Best Sync sound" for Smijith Kumar and "Best Child artiste" for Nakshatra.[1]
Plot
The story revolves around a middle-aged man Baiju (Biju Menon) who works as a government employee and patron of a local arts and sports club. The movie explores the lives of club members and Baiju.
Cast
- Biju Menon as Baiju Kumbalam
- Aju Varghese as Unni
- Deepak Parambol as Manoj
- Hareesh Perumanna as Vineeth
- Hannah Reji Koshy as Ajitha
- Sankar Induchoodan as Hari Kumbalam
- Anagha LK as Rosy
- Krishna Padmakumar as Sreekala
- Janardhanan as Narayanan
- Ambika Mohan as Narayanan's Wife
- Indrans
- Vijayaraghavan as Balakrishnan, Baiju's father
- Dileesh Pothan as George
- Padmaraj Ratheesh as Chandran
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Surendran
- Nebish Benson
- Manikandan Pattambi as Nebish Benson Father
- Divya M Nair as Nebish Benson Mother
- Sasi Kalinga
- Anjali Aneesh as Bijila, Baiju's Sister
- Sreedhanya as Nirmala
- Koottickal Jayachandran as Panchayath Member
- Pauly Valsan
- Chethan Jayalal
- Ayman Abdulla as Rohit
- Aabid Nassar as Abhi
- Nakshathra Manoj as Babitha .Baiju's daughter
- Master Vishal Krishna as Rithik
- Hakkim Shah as Josemon
- Indian Pallassery as Akhil
- K.T.S. Padannayil
- Neeraja as Lalitha
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Surendran's wife and Deepak Parambol's Mother
- Arun Paul as George (childhood)
Production
The main production started on 6 October 2016.[2]
Release and reception
Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu released on 21 April 2017. After having a slow start at the box office, it soon picked up pace and reportedly collected ₹ 8.32 crore in 21 days.[3] The film completed 100 days run in theatres and fetched ₹ 23.6 crore gross.[4]
Critical reviews to the film have been mostly positive. Lauding the film as a feel-good entertainer, Mythili Ramachandran of Gulf News wrote: "Rakshadhikari Baiju is a refreshing film with its characters leaving behind a nice feeling."[5] Veeyen also gave a positive review, writing, "Clever, enjoyable, witty and poignant by turns, ‘Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu’ is an entertaining character drama with a subtle, pertinent note concealed within its folds."[6]
Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Baiju is beautifully shot and edited. The frames are dense – there's always something happening in the background. The camera could change its focus, and there’d be another set of lives, another set of stories to follow."[7]
Music
Music album was released by the label Millennium audios.[8][9]
- Mohabathin Munthirineere - Bijibal, Rakesh Brahmanandan
- Njaanee Oonjaalil - P Jayachandran, Chithra Arun
- Aakaasham Panthalu Ketti - Sudeep Kumar
- Vellilappoovine - Anakha Sadan
- Raasaathi Ivan - Anuradha Sriram
- Jeevithamennathu - Arun Alat
- Kathiravanivide - Bhavya Lakshmi, Bijibal
References
- ^ "Hannah Reji to play a homemaker in Biju Menon's next film - Times of India".
- ^ "രക്ഷാധികാരി ബൈജു; പ്രേക്ഷക പ്രതികരണം".
- ^ "Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Box office: 21 Days Kerala Collections!". 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Box Office: 90 Days Kerala Collections!". 28 July 2017.
- ^ "‘Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu’ film review: A feel good entertainer"
- ^ "Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu (2017) Malayalam Movie Review By Veeyen"
- ^ "Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Movie Review". Film Companion. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu". timesofindia.com.
- ^ "Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu". Google Play.