I Love Me (film)
| I Love Me | |
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| Directed by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Written by | Sethu |
| Produced by | Vyshakh Rajan |
| Starring | Unni Mukundan Asif Ali Anoop Menon Isha Talwar Kadambari Jethwani |
| Cinematography | Satheesh Kurup |
| Edited by | K. M. Shameer |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Distributed by | Vyshaka Cinema |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
I Love Me is a 2012 Malayalam thriller film directed by B. Unnikrishnan,[1] starring Unni Mukundan, Asif Ali, Isha Talwar. Anoop Menon and Kadambari Jethwani in the supporting role. The film was shot in Vietnam, Bangkok and Kochi and was produced by Vaishak Rajan under the banner Vyshakha Cinemas. The film features a score and soundtrack composed by Deepak Dev while the cinematography is by Satheesh Kurup. The film was scripted by Sethu and it is for the first time B. Unnikrishnan directs a film that has not been scripted by him.[2]
Plot
Ram Mohan (Anoop Menon), a high profile businessman, brings two criminals - Xavi (Unni Mukundan) and Prem (Asif Ali) - from Kochi to Bangkok to kill a person, so that Ram can save his sinking business empire. The situation gets complicated when Samantha (Isha Talwar) enters the equation.
Cast
- Unni Mukundan as Xavi
- Asif Ali as Prem
- Anoop Menon as Ram Mohan
- Isha Talwar as Samantha
- Kadambari Jethwani as Susan
- Rupa Manjari as Sameera
- Biju Pappan as Maniyappan
- Vanitha Krishnachandran
- Indrans
- Joju George
- Junaid Sheikh as Albert
Production
The film was scripted by Sethu and directed by B. Unnikrishnan; this is the first film he has directed a film he has not scripted. Explaining the reasons for his decision, he says: "That is because I enjoyed the story that Sethu narrated to me. Moreover, I was looking for an opportunity to work with young actors and this script seemed just right for such an outing. Writing and directing can be tedious and time-consuming and I wanted to take a break from the responsibility of doing both."[2] The film was shot in Vietnam, Bangkok, and Kochi.[2]
BoxOffice
The movie was a box office flop.
Reception
Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave the film a negative rating of 2/5 and stated, "at a time when novel themes and experiments are filling our screens, this one just doesn't impress".[3]
References
- ^ Nayar, Parvathy S (6 December 2012). "This Christmas Mammooty, Mohanlal films to battle at BO". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Vijay George; P. K. Ajith Kumar; Saraswathy Nagarajan (20 December 2012). "Stars at the marquee". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "I Love Me Review - Nowrunning.com".