Ganagandharvan (transl. Celestial singer) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody and written by Pisharody and Hari P. Nair.[1] Mammootty is playing a ‘ganamela’ singer named Kalasadhan Ullas.[2][3][4] Vanditha Manoharan plays the female lead.[5][6] The film received mixed responses.
| Ganagandharvan | |
|---|---|
 First Look Poster | |
| Directed by | Ramesh Pisharody |
| Written by | Ramesh Pisharody Hari P. Nair |
| Produced by | Soumya Ramesh Pisharody Sreelakshmi. R Shankar Raj. R Anto Joseph |
| Starring | Mammootty Vanditha Manoharan Mukesh Manoj K Jayan |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Edited by | Lijo Paul |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
Production companies | ICHAIS PRODUCTIONS Anto Joseph Film Company Ramesh Pisharody Entertainments |
| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Synopsis edit
Kalasadhan Ullas is a ganamela singer who has worked for the popular ganamela troupe Kalasadhan for the past 26 years. His family consists of his wife Mini and daughter Sowmya. However, Ullas's life takes a different turn after a girl named Sandra enters his life for a nefarious purpose. How he handles the following incidents forms the crux of the story.
Cast edit
- Mammootty as Singer Kalasadhan Ullas
- Vanditha Manoharan as Mini, wife of Ullas
- Athulya Chandra as Sandra Samson
- Santhi Mayadevi as Advocate Anamika
- Mohan Jose as Troop Manager Jacob
- Manoj K. Jayan as Kalasadhan Titto
- Suresh Krishna as Shyamaprasad
- Siddique as Prosecution Adv. Manoj
- Sithara as Judge in court
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Kuttan
- Rafi as Samson
- Sneha Babu as Kalasadhan Dhanya
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Moorthi
- Mukesh as Aby Travel Agent
- Johny Antony as Prince
- Dharmajan Bolgatty as Fish Seller Rajan
- Devan as Sivadasan
- Ashokan as SI Santhosh Zacharia
- Innocent as Astroleger Mulayidam Appukutta Panicker
- Salim Kumar as Rajaji
- Hareesh Perumanna as P C Joji
- Sadiq as Sandeep, Court Judge
- Arya as Anchor Sanitha
- Kunchan as Balan
- Kottayam Nazeer as Binoy
- Sudheer Karamana as Prabhakaran
- Rajesh Sharma as Ranjan Chettan
- Kochu Preman as Cherian, Marriage Broker
- Sunil Sukhada as Saju
- Kishore Varma as Sonu Madhav
- Kalabhavan Prajod as Suresh, Temple committee member
- Appa Haja as Ganeshan, Temple Committee President
- Sindhu Varma as School Principal Lakshmi
- Chali Pala as Bahuleyan
- Shiney Sarah as Physics Teacher Elizabeth
- Anoop Menon as Yousuf (Cameo Appearance)
- Abu Salim as Prisoner Satheesh
- Sajan Palluruthy as Bank Manager Vikram
- Subeesh Sudhi as Ajayan
- Sathi Premji as Santhakumari
- Saniya Babu
Production edit
Ramesh Pisharody announced his second directorial venture on 1 November 2018 by unveiling the title poster featuring Mammootty.[7] It was screened in theatres with Mohanlal-starrer Drama (2018).[8][9] According to Pisharody, "The film is about the life of a senior singer. The character is influenced by some singers I know. It's not a fully serious story. You can expect some humour as well."[10] Newcomer Vanditha was brought in to play one of the female leads.[11]
The principal photography of the film began at Kochi on 1 June 2019.[12] Mammootty has three getups, one of which is with long hair.[13] He completed shooting on 22 July 2019.[14][15]
Soundtrack edit
| Ganagandharvan | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language | Malayalam |
The music of the film is composed by Deepak Dev while lyrics are written by Rafeeq Ahmed and Santhosh Varma.[16]
| Track | Song Title | Singer (s) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aalum Kolum | KS Harishankar, Jeenu Nazeer |
| 02 | Kalayude Keli | Shyam Prasad |
| 03 | Undh Undh | Zia Ul Haq |
| 04 | Veedhiyil | Unni Menon |
Release edit
The film was released on 27 September 2019.[17][18]
Box office edit
In the UAE, it grossed $125,902 in the opening weekend and $172,068 in three weeks.[19] It grossed $18,710 (₹13.32 lakh) in the US in three weeks.[20] The film ended as a financial succuss, with a worldwide gross of ₹18.5 crore of which the final global theatrical share is estimated to be ₹9.75 crore with recovery more than 20 percent.[21]
Reception edit
The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "The strength of Ganagandharvan though is the acting and script. While Pisharody has resorted to straightforward, old school storytelling, he has done it with panache, proving that a good script does not need any gimmick to entertain the audience."[22] Manorama Online gave 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Director Ramesh Pisharody has successfully presented a small yet relevant subject without making the audience feel tedious or irksome. This movie is sure to cater to the interests of all kinds of audience.[23] Sify rated the film 2 out of 5, described the film "average" and wrote "there is a fine idea here that is worth a story, but the way the script has been written and packaged makes this one a rather dull affair".[24]
The News Minute critic rated 1.5 out of 5 stars and said "Ganagandharvan tries too hard with badly written comedy. Except the occasional wisecrack or a reference to an old movie (the scene with Karaman Sudheer), the film is largely not amusing".[25] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated 0.25 out of 5 and wrote "Pisharody's failure lies not only in his status-quoist, antagonistic ideology, but in his inability to tell a story well" and heavily criticized the anti-feministic writing.[26] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated zero out of five stars and said the film "has a skeleton of a story to tell", "it is unclear why Mammootty would do such an in-your-face, one tone and biased film that neither understands men’s right activism or the plight of men that fall into the trap of some evil women".[27] SR Praveen of The Hindu wrote "The whole appearance, aesthetics and structure of the movie harks back to a time gone by in Malayalam cinema. In that sense, the movie is almost like the titular character Ganagandharvan, who has become irrelevant, but doesn’t know ".[28]
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