Malarvaadi Arts Club
Malarvaadi Arts Club | |
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Directed by | Vineeth Sreenivasan[1] |
Produced by | Dileep [1] |
Screenplay by | Vineeth Sreenivasan |
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Music by | Shaan Rahman |
Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Manjunatha Release |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹2 crore (US$300,000) approx.[4] |
Box office | ₹6.2 crore (US$920,000) |
Malarvaadi Arts Club is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directorial debut, and produced by Dileep.[5] The film was released in 60 theaters across Kerala. The cast of five young boys and two girls were selected through a talent hunt.[2][6]
Plot
The story is about the life of 5 friends in a small village called Manissery. They have completed their studies and are all set to move to the next phase of their life. But in the process they face unexpected problems while trying to keep their favourite hangout Malarvaadi Arts Club alive.
"Malarvadi Koottam" (Malarvadi guys) are a bunch of trouble makers in the Manassery village. They even act as goons for a Communist party, named Labour Party. The first half of the film is about the pointless lives of these five led by Prakashan(Nivin Pauly). Prakashan has a fiery temperament; he would do anything for the people he loves, for the cause he believes in. In a moment of financial crisis, Kumaran (Nedumudi Venu) (their mentor who formed malarvadi club) makes the group take up music once again. On the way, the best singer Santhosh (Shraavan) in the group gets a chance to attend a reality show and once he emerges the champion,which is followed by misunderstandings, separation and a grand reunion in the end.
Cast
- Nivin Pauly as Prakashan
- Shraavan as Santhosh
- Aju Varghese as Kuttu
- Bhagath Manuel as Purushu
- Harikrishnan as Praveen
- Nedumudi Venu as Kumaran
- Lishoy as Damodaran
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Ragavan
- Suraj Venjaramood as Shekaran
- Malavika Wales as Geethu
- Apoorva Bose as Revathy
- Salim Kumar as Kattappuram Sashi
- Janardhanan as NelloorGopalan
- Sreenivasan as Blade Bhaasi
- Sreeram Ramachandran as Geethu's brothers friend
- Kottayam Nazeer as Prem
- Renjith Reghu as Susheelan
- Manikandan Pattambi
- Willson Joseph as Lalettan Fan's Association Secretary (uncredited)
- Deepak Parambol
- Deepika Mohan as Damodaran's wife
Reception
Critical response
The movie received positive reviews. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of five stars praising Vineeth Sreenivasan on his directorial debut stated that "Malarvadi Arts Club shows that Vineeth Sreenivasan does hold promise as a director, who can only improve with experience. He has made a film that will make the viewer smile".[7] Sify rating it as Watchable movie said "The five new heroes, who were selected after talent hunts and rehearsal camps, have performed quite well".[8]
Box office
The movie opened in 60 cinemas on 16 July 2010 was declared a super hit at the box office. The movie grossed around ₹1.8 crore (US$270,000) approximately from the first five days.[4][9]
Sound Track
The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Shaan Rahman and Lyrics by Vineeth Sreenivasan.
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Manyamaha Janangale" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sachin Warrier, Rajesh Menon |
2 | "Kaathu Kaathu" | Shaan Rahman |
3 | "Innoree Mazhayil" | Rahul Nambiar, Vineeth Sreenivasan |
4 | "Changaayi" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sujatha Mohan |
5 | "Snehame" | Rajesh Menon |
6 | "Nerin Vazhithan" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman, Sachin Warrier, Divya S. Menon |
References
- 1 2 "Malarvady Arts Club Cast and Crew". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- 1 2 "A look at Malarvady Arts Club". Rediff. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Malarvady Arts Club - OneIndia". Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- 1 2 "Box office". Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Debutant director makes a splash". The Hindu. 29 July 2010.
- ↑ "First look: Malarvady Arts Club". Rediff. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ↑ "Review: Malarvady Arts Club". Rediff. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ "Review: Malarvady Arts Club". Sify. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ "BO: Malarvady Arts Club". Sify. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
External links
- Malarvaadi Arts Club at the Internet Movie Database
- http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/4070/malarvadi-arts-club.html
- http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7298/malayalam/malarvady-arts-club/index.htm
- http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/12/south-malayalam-first-look-malarvady-arts-club.htm
- http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/04/slide-show-1-south-looking-at-vineeth-sreenivasans-malarvady-arts-club.htm