Mallu Singh
| Mallu Singh | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Vysakh |
| Produced by | Neeta Anto |
| Written by | Sethu |
| Starring |
Kunchako Boban Unni Mukundan Biju Menon Samvrutha Sunil Manoj K. Jayan Meera Nandan Rupa Manjari Aparna Nair |
| Music by |
Rajeev Alunkal (Lyrics) Murukan Kattakada (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
Production company |
Ann Mega Media |
| Distributed by | Ann Mega Media |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mallu Singh is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language masala film written by Sethu and directed by Vysakh. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Unni Mukundan, Biju Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, and Rupa Manjari in the main roles, while Manoj K. Jayan and Suraj Venjaramood in other pivotal roles. The film is credited as 50th film of Kunchacko Boban.
Plot
Ani (Kunchacko Boban) wants to find Hari(Unni Mukundan) who has been missing for seven years. Hari was Ani's friend from childhood; besides Ani's younger sister Ashwathi's(Samvrutha Sunil) wedding was almost finalized with Hari, his cousin. He found his grandmother in tears most of the time and watching her, he decided that he must reach Hari somehow. For many years Ani has been searching for Hari. So when Ani recognizes Hari in a TV program featuring Punjab, he sets forth to Punjab with great expectations of finding Hari.
In Punjab, he arrives in Mallu Street and to his wonder, he locates Hari. But Hari's name is Harinder Singh, he sports a beard and turban and his attire is purely Punjabi. Even in his behavior, Harinder Singh alias Mallu Singh looks a typical Punjabi. Ani wants to make sure about Hari's identity and so decides to stay there for a longer period. While contemplating the hurdles he has to overcome in a strange land to learn the truth, help arrives in the form of Karthi (Biju Menon) and Pappan (Manoj K. Jayan) . Together, the three go in search of proof to make sure that 'Mallu Singh' is Hari. Somewhere along the line, Suseelan (Suraj Venjaramoodu) joins the threesome making the situation worse. Suseelan came to Punjab to start a hair cutting salon but on finding that no one in Punjab cuts his hair, took up cycle repair as his occupation for survival.
Ani tries all his luck to make Hari reveal the truth. He even brings his sister to Punjab. Even after Harinder Singh's marriage gets fixed with Ashwathi, Hari refuses to admit that he is Hari. Disheartened, Ani says that he is not ready for the marriage and they plan to go back to Kerala. Hari comes to their room and tells them that the real Harinder Singh (Asif Ali) was killed in an accident because Hari slept while driving his truck. Since he took Harinder Singh's role in their family, he cannot live as Hari anymore. Harinder singh's father hears this and says that Hari can live with them as their son but he has to go back to Kerala and settle his family problems.
Hari, Ani, Karthi and Pappan come to Kerala and beats up Hari's cousins who were trying to take their property from them. Once things get settled, they all move back to Punjab for the life ahead.
Cast
- Kunchako Boban as Ani
- Unni Mukundan as Hari / Harinder Singh (Mallu Singh) (Voice by Mithun Ramesh)
- Biju Menon as Karthikeyan
- Manoj K. Jayan as Pappan
- Samvrutha Sunil as Aswathy / Achu
- Rupa Manjari as Pooja
- Aparna Nair as Swetha
- Meera Nandan as Neethu
- Shaalin Zoya as Nithya
- Siddique as Valiyamppatu Raghavan Nair
- Saikumar as Govindan kutty
- Geetha as Harindar's Mother
- Shavinder Mahal as Harinder's Father
- Suraj Venjaramood as Susheelan
- Ganapathi as Hari
- Mamukkoya
- Suresh Krishna as Anandan,Govindan's eldest son
- Sreejith Ravi as Anandan's younger brother
- Joju George as Anandan's Youngest brother
- Lakshmi Krishna Moorthy as Ani's and Achu's Grandmother
- Vyshakh as a Singh in the truck (Special Appearance)
- Udayakrishna as a Singh in the truck (Special Appearance)
- Asif Ali as Harindar Singh(Original)(Special Appearance)
- Hanzil Hydar Ali as Kuttoos (Special Appearance)
- Esther Anil as Young Nithya
Critical reception
Times of India gave it a two stars out of five. Sify.com stated "Mallu Singh could be appealing in parts for those viewers who are there just for fun, without much logic. For the rest, here is one movie with lots of style but no substance at all. Decide the category to which you belong, before heading for this one".[1] Rediff.com gave a rating of 3/5, and stated that Mallu Singh is entertaining.[2] Nowrunning.com gave a rating of 2.8/5, stating "Mallu Singh disappoints you on multiple levels; regarding the story, the script and above everything else in its failure to proffer its talented lead actor a challenging role that could have made a whole lot of a difference."[3]
Box office
The film was commercial success.[4][5] The film ran over 100 days.[6]
Soundtrack
| Mallu Singh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran | ||||
| Released | 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Producer | Neeta Anto | |||
| M. Jayachandran chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. Jayachandran with lyrics penned by Murukan Kattakada and Rajeev Alunkal.[7] The background score was composed by Gopi Sundar
| # | Song | Singers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cham Cham" | K. J. Yesudas, Shreya Ghoshal |
| 2 | "Kinginikattu" | Haricharan, Navraj Hans |
| 3 | "Rab Rab Rab" | Shankar Mahadevan, Sithara, Suchismitha |
| 4 | "Kakka Malayile" | Alex, Jayachandran, Nikhil Raj |
| 5 | "Punjabi Prayer" | Shreya Ghoshal |
References
- ↑ "Movie Review:Mallu Singh". Sify.com. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "Review: Nothing original about Mallu Singh - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "Mallu Singh Review - Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". Nowrunning.com. 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "Kerala Box-Office (June-July 2012)". Sify. 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "Right on track". The Hindu. 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "On cloud nine". The Hindu. 26 August 2012.
- ↑ "Mallu Singh Discography".
External links
- Mallu Singh on IMDb