Diwanjimoola Grand Prix

Diwanjimoola Grand Prix
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Produced by Masood T. P.
Safeer K. P.
Sherin Vennemkattil
Screenplay by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Prashant M. Nair
Riyas Marath (dialogue)
Story by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Starring Kunchacko Boban
Nyla Usha
Music by Gopi Sunder
Cinematography Alex J. Pulickal
DI by Liju Prabhakar
Production
company
Mars Entertainment
Silver Ocean
Grand Pixels
Distributed by Central Pictures
Release date
  • 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Diwanjimoola Grand Prix is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon.[1] The screenplay was co-written by Menon and former Kozhikode District Collector Prasanth M. Nair, fondly known as Collector Bro while dialogues are written by Riyas Marath.[1] The film features Kunchacko Boban, Nyla Usha, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Vinayakan, and Sudheer Karamana.[2] Sudheer Karamana reprises the role of Leaf Vasu from the director's earlier film Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, Ashokan as Rishi of Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal and Tini Tom as Subramanian of Ranjith's Pranchiyettan & the Saint. The film score and songs were composed by Gopi Sundar.

Plot

A newly-appointed district collector of Thrissur takes up the task of cleaning up the city of its shortcomings and rallying people for a noble cause, by bringing back a bike race at the Diwanjimoola race track after three decades. The race serves as a platform to settle old scores and unearth new heroes for those in Diwanjimoola.

Cast

Production

Menon co-writes the film with Prashant M. Nair, the former Kozhikode district collector.[1] Principal photography commenced on 12 April 2017 in Thrissur, Kerala.[3] The film was shot in different locations in and around Thrissur town.[1] Some parts were shot in Ernakulam.[4] Many of the actors were selected after an extensive audition.[5] The film marks the debut of many of these actors.[2] A motion poster of the film was released on 18 Oct 2017 Diwali day.[6]

Critical reception

Rating the film , Meenakshy Menon of Cinema Express stated, "Diwanjimoola has the right focus, a steady flow and when the film ends, it feels complete and fills us with positivity."[7] Sanjith Sasidharan of The Times of India rated the film .[8]

Soundtrack

The background score and songs have been composed by Gopi Sunder. The lyrics have been written by Harinarayanan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Diwanji Moola Grand Prix decoded!". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. 1 2 "Kunchacko Boban to play a bureaucrat in Diwanji Moola Grand Prix". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  3. ↑ Mathrubhumi News (2017-04-12). Diwanji Moola Grand Prix ദിവാന്‍ജി മൂലയുടെ ചിത്രീകരണം ആരംഭിച്ചു. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Diwanji Moola Grand Prix to shoot its bike racing portions in Kochi". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  5. ↑ "Casting Call for 'Divanjimoola Grand Prix' - Auditions Are Here". Auditions Are Here. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Kunchacko Boban's Diwanji Moola Grand Prix motion poster features a catchy tune - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  7. ↑ Meenakshy Menon (5 January 2018). "Diwanjimoola Grand Prix: Has a lot going for it". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  8. ↑ Sanjith Sasidharan (5 January 2018). "DIWANJI MOOLA GRAND PRIX MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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