Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum

Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum is a 2016 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Boban Samuel.[1] The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya and Amala Paul in the lead roles. Nikki Galrani made a cameo appearance. Principal photography began on 4 April 2016, and the film released on 6 July 2016 on the occasion of Eid.

Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum
Official poster
Directed byBoban Samuel
Produced byAshiq Usman
Screenplay byY. V. Rajesh
StarringKunchacko Boban
Jayasurya
Amala Paul
Aju Varghese
Lena
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Nadirshah
Music byGopi Sunder
CinematographyAnishlal R. S.
Edited byLijo Paul
Production
company
Ashiq Usman Productions
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 6 July 2016 (2016-07-06)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Jiya (Amala Paul), suffers from a short term memory loss after an accident. Although Jiya's marriage is fixed with Major Ravi (Aju Varghese), she has flashes of memory that she had been in a relationship with a certain Mr. P. However, she doesn't know who this mysterious guy is. So, the task of finding Mr. P is entrusted with Mathews ( Sooraj Venjaramood). But making his job easier and difficult at the same time, two people come into the scene, Pranav (Kunchacko Boban) is a high profile businessman and Prince (Jayasurya) is a local goon, claiming to be Jiya's boyfriend and what happens rest forms the crust of the story.

Cast

Production

Y. V. Rajesh, whose previous venture as a writer with Boban Samuel was the 2013 hit comedy film Romans, wrote the script for the film in early 2016 and tied up with friend and frequent collaborator, Boban Samuel. The film started rolling in early April with Kunchacko Boban and Jayasurya as the lead actors and Amala Paul as the female lead.

It is the seventh film in which K Boban and Jayasurya have acted together, with their most recent one being the 2016 thriller drama School Bus.[2] Samuel has previously directed K Boban in the film Romans.[3] On May 25, it was reported that Nikki Galrani would essay a role of a customs officer in the film.[4] In June 2016, it was revealed that Aju Varghese would play the role of a military man. The character would be inspired by Malayalam director Major Ravi.[5]

Release

Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum released during the festival of Eid on 6 July 2016. In the box office, it pitted against Karinkunnam 6'S.[6]

Box office

The film collected ₹4.04 crore (US$570,000) within seven days from Kerala box office.[7]

References
  1. "Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum to begin on April 4", Deccan Chronicle, 1 April 2016, retrieved 2 June 2016
  2. "Kunchacko Boban & Jayasurya: Films For Which They Teamed Up!", FilmiBeat, 24 May 2016, retrieved 2 June 2016
  3. James, Anu (1 June 2016), "'Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum' first look poster out, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Amala Paul movie release date announced", International Business Times, retrieved 2 June 2016
  4. "Nikki Galrani As A Customs Officer In Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum!", FilmiBeat, 25 May 2016, retrieved 2 June 2016
  5. "Aju Varghese as a military man", NowRunning, 7 June 2016, retrieved 8 June 2016
  6. "Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum Gearing Up To Be An Eid Release!", FilmiBeat, 30 May 2016, retrieved 2 June 2016
  7. "Kerala box office: 'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam,' 'Karinkunnam 6's' and 'Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum' continue run". International Business Times. 14 July 2016.
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