Queen (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Dijo Jose Antony |
| Written by | Sharis Mohammed Jebin Joseph Antony |
| Produced by | Shibu K. Moideen Rinshad V. |
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| Cinematography | Suresh Gopi |
| Edited by | Sagar Dass |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
Production company | Arabian Dreams Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Queen is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film directed by Dijo Jose Antony, written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Antony and produced by Arabian Dreams Entertainment Co by Shibu K Moideen & Rinshad Vellodathil. It features Saniya Iyappan as Chinnu, the sole female entry in a Mechanical Engineering batch in a college.[1] The film was released in India on 12 January 2018.
Synopsis
The story starts with the inauguration of a Mechanical branch. The beginning of the first year is filled with ragging and clever escapades by the boys from their seniors. Late in the first semester a girl, Chinnu joins mechanical branch. She soon becomes a lovable character within the entire first year batch of the college. Her classmates discover that she is an orphan and a cancer patient. During her time at the hospital her friends keep her company and makes friends with other patients. She recovers from the cancer through chemotherapy and surgery, and visits college during Onam celebrations just to have fun with her friends and campus life. She goes back to her home in the evening to recuperate completely. Unexpectedly she was kidnapped by some anti socials and sexually assaulted. Even though Chinnu was hospitalised, she dies. Her friends with support of various people from the community fight for justice and against the malign grips of social institutions that was meant to protect the underprivileged. In the process they are helped by Adv. Mukundan (Salim Kumar), a lawyer fighting for justice end the culprits are caught and imprisoned. The students in the end turns to social service. The film ends with a message that "women are not opportunities but responsibilities of men"
Cast
- Saniya Iyappan as Chinnu
- Dhruvan as Balu
- Ashwin Jose as Muneer / Kooli
- Eldho Mathew as Eldho
- Arun Hari. Das as Jaban
- Sooraj Kumar as Varghese Kurien / Varkichan
- Sam Sibin as Shankar / Gymman
- Moozi as Shyam / Shyama
- Jenson Alappat as Madapravu Ajith
- Vijayaraghavan as Principal
- Salim Kumar as Adv. Mukundan
- Nandhu as Adv. Kaaloor
- Kalasala Babu as Judge
- Sreejith Ravi as Minister
- Junice as Naushadikka
- Midhun A. E. as Senior student
- Monika Thomas Puthuran as Eliza
- Sunil K Babu as Viswaroopan (Buji)
- Niyas Backer as Head of Mechanical Department
- Aneesh G Menon as Minister's assistant
- Sethu Lakshmi as Thresiamma
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as Bride's father
- Baby Meenakshi as Bride's sister
- Leona Lishoy
- Deepika Mohan as Balu's mother
- Hochimin K C
Production
Movie was produced by Shibu K Moideen and Rinshad Vellodathil under the banner Arabian Dreams Entertainment.
Music
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| Released | 3 January 2018 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
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The original songs for the film were composed by Jakes Bejoy, with lyrics written by Joe Paul, Sharis Muhammed, and Jyothish T. Kasi. The soundtrack album was released by Satyam Audios on 3 January 2018.[2] Dijo Jose Antony and Arun Nandakumar choreographed the songs "Saare Njangal" and "Podi Parane", respectively. The 'Lal Anthem', a tribute song about Mohanlal; went onto become a chart-buster among Kerala due to the immense fanbase and raging popularity of Mohanlal.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Saare Njangal" | Jakes Bejoy, Benny Dayal, Ziya Ul Haque, Kavitha Gopi, Zonobia Safar | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Aarandda" | Ajaey Shravan, Kesav Vinod, Jakes Bejoy | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Vennilave" | K. S. Harisankar, Sooraj Santhosh, Ziya Ul Haque, Ajaey Shravan | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Podipaarana" | Ajaey Shravan, Kesav Vinod, Sunilkumar P. K. | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Ponnumkasavinte" | Neha Nair | 4:24 |
Release
The film was released on 12 January 2018 across 84 theaters in Kerala.
Critical response
Arjun R Krishnan from Malayala Manorama has written that 'Queen', the debut work by director Dijo Jose Antony, presents quite a few contemporary issues in a titillating cinematic wrap and rated the movie 3.5 out of 5.[3]
References
- ^ "Queen, a film on a girl in Mechanical Engineering batch". Times of India.
- ^ Satyam Audios (3 January 2018). "Queen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Queen: placing friendship as a panacea". Malayala Manorama.
