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Chotta Mumbai
Directed byAnwar Rasheed
Written byBenny P. Nayarambalam
Produced byManiyanpilla Raju
StarringMohanlal
Siddique
Saikumar
Bhavana
Jagathy Sreekumar
Bijukuttan
Indrajith
Manikuttan
Kalabhavan Mani
Rajan P. Dev
Maniyanpilla Raju
CinematographyAzhagappan
Edited byDon Max
Music byRahul Raj
Production
company
Sree Bhadra Pictures
Distributed byVaishakha Release
Release date
6 April 2007
Running time
150 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageMalayalam
Budget5 crores
Box office230crores

Chotta Mumbai is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal, Siddique, Saikumar, Bhavana, Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrajith, Manikuttan, Bijukuttan, Kalabhavan Mani, and Rajan P. Dev. The film score and soundtrack are by Rahul Raj.

Story

The film starts in a street in Fort Kochi where Vasco da Gama (Mohanlal), the son of a wrestler named Michael(Saikumar), lives. Vasco and his gang of five - Chandrappan (Siddique), Susheelan (Bijukuttan), Sainu (Manikuttan), Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar) and cousin Tomichchan (Indrajith) are small-time goondas, involved in petty offences and as the movie progresses, these characters turn out to be more endearing than bad.

Vasco goes by the nickname 'Thala' (head) since he is the leader of the gang. Though Vasco's father Michael rebukes his son time and again for his lifestyle choices, he loves him and has big dreams for him. The plot progresses when a marriage broker contracts a marriage between Vasco and auto-rickshaw driver Latha (Bhavana),the only daughter of Pambu Chakochan (Rajan P. Dev) who is a heavy drinker and a longtime friend of Michael.

Vasco likes Latha, but she pleads with him to tell her father that he does not like her, because she is plans to elope with her lover. But overjoyed at having discovered a fellow drinker in Vasco, Chakochan doesn't even let him voice his opinion. Vasco decides to help Latha out, but her plan to elope fails when she discovers that her boyfriend Suni (Suraj Venjaramoodu) is involved in human trafficking, and she returns to Vasco. Later when Vasco, Michael, Chandrappan and Latha travel in her auto rickshaw, they clash with a gang that has been on the run after stabbing an honest Police Officer (Vijayaraghavan). Vasco and his father had been witnesses to the murder which was committed by Satheesan (Vinayakan) who is the younger brother of a corrupt Circle Inspector called Natesan (Kalabhavan Mani). This leads to complications in the plot which end up with Vasco changing his lifestyle and stepping up to sort out the mess that his family and friends find themselves in.

Reception

The movie was blockbuster at the box office[1] and ran for more than 100 days in major centres.[2]. The main highlight of the movie is Mohanlal's introduction scene. He is dancing in an olden cinematic costume with terrific steps for the song Chettikulangara, the remix version, which was originally from the 1975 film Sindhu, starring Prem Nazir by Sreekumaran Thampi-M. K. Arjunan-K. J. Yesudas team, a popular and trendsetter song.

Cast

Music

Untitled

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Rahul Raj.

Track Song Title Singer(s) Lyricist Other notes
1 Vasco Da Gama Afsal, Rimi Tomy, Vipin Xavier Sarath Vayalar Party song in the climax
2 Poonila Sangeeth, Sangeetha Prabhu Santhosh Varma Raga: Kalyani, Sindhu Bhairavi
Not picturised
3 Thala Shankar Mahadevan, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi Sarath Vayalar Highlighting Thala
4 Chettikulangara M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar Mohanlal's intro song
5 Chotta Mumbai Rahul Raj, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi Sarath Vayalar Title song. Showing the life of Chotta Mumbai gang.
6 Chettikulangara (Tell Me Now) M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar Not picturised

References

  1. ^ "Malayalam top ten 2007".
  2. ^ "Chotta Mumbai 100 days".