Kutteem Kolum (also written as Kuttiyum Kolum[1][2]) is a 2013 Malayalam comedy film directed by Guinness Pakru, who made his directorial debut with this film.[3] Starring Guinness Pakru, Munna, Adithya and Sanusha in the lead roles, the film was produced by Ansar Vasco under the banner United Films.[4] The script was written by Suresh Satheesh,[5] while the story was written by Pakru himself which revolves around the bonding between friends living in an imaginary village named Kumarapuram bordering Tamil Nadu.[6] Cinematography was handled by A.Vinod Bharathi, and the stills by Vibin Velayudhan. The film released on 30 March 2013.[7]
| Kutteem Kolum | |
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| Directed by | Guinness Pakru |
| Screenplay by | Suresh and Sathish |
| Story by | Guinness Pakru |
| Produced by | Ansar Vasco |
| Starring | Guinness Pakru Munna Adithya Ayota Sanusha Vijaya Raghavan Ponnama Babu |
| Cinematography | A. Vinod Bharathi |
| Music by | Shaan Rahman |
Production company | United Films |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast edit
- Guinness Pakru as Ezhimala Vinayakan
- Aditya as Saktivel
- Sanusha as Indu
- Sreelaya
- Vijayaraghavan as Madhava Menon, Indu's father
- Saiju Kurup as Sree Hari
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Chandran
- Munna as Babu
- Siddique
- Nirmal
- Devi Chandana
- Sona Nair
- Babu Namboothiri as Kaimal
- Ponnamma Babu
- Sankar
- Menaka as Subadra
- Bijukuttan
- Tini Tom as Advocate
- Nelson Sooranad as Sasi
- Abu Salim as Shah
Soundtrack edit
Music was composed by Shaan Rahman and the lyrics were penned by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma and Vinayak.[8] The audio was launched in late March 2013.[9]
Reception edit
Aswin J Kumar of The Times of India gave 2 out of 5 and wrote "Pakru has nothing new to offer in Kutiyum Kolum except that it is his debut directorial venture".[10] Veeyen of nowrunning.com gave 1.5 out of 5 and wrote "Toying with an idea that has long been thrashed, Pakru does the unthinkable by deciding to craft it into a two-hour long film".[11] The film was subsequently dubbed and released in Tamil as Sakthi Vinayagam after the lead characters.
References edit
- ^ "Guinness Pakru directs Kuttiyum Kolum". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Sanusha, Adithya team up for Guinness Pakru's film". CNN IBN. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Guinness Pakru set to don director's hat". The New Indian Express. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Vijay George (28 March 2013). "Dreaming BIG". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Ammu Zachariah (24 November 2012). "Munna's tryst with comedy". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ A Correspondent (29 March 2013). "Entering the big league". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Kutteem Kolum on Mar 30". Sify. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Shaan Rahman to croon his first duet in Malayalam". The Times of India. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "A memorable soiree". The Times of India. TNN. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Kuttim Kolum movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Veeyen (31 March 2013). "Kuttiyum Kolum Review". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.