Pappachan Olivilanu

Pappachan Olivilaanu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sinto Sunny
Written by	Sinto Sunny
Produced by	Thomas Thiruvalla
Starring	Saiju Kurup Srinda Vijayaraghavan Aju Varghese
Cinematography	Sreejith Nair
Edited by	Rathin Radhakrishnan
Music by	Ouseppachan
Production company	Thomas Thiruvalla Films
Distributed by	Thomas Thiruvalla Films
Release date	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Pappachan Olivilaanu (transl. Pappachan is absconding) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Sinto Sunny. The film features Saiju Kurup in the titular role, with Darshana S. Nair, Srinda, Vijayaraghavan, Aju Varghese, Jagadish, Johny Antony, Kottayam Nazeer and Alexander Prasanth in prominent roles. It is produced by Thomas Thiruvalla under the banner of Thomas Thiruvalla Films and co-produced by Vinod Shornur. The film's plot revolves around Pappachan, a truck driver living in a hilly forest village.

Cast

• Saiju Kurup as Puthenveetil Pappachan / Pothu Pappachan
• Vijayaraghavan as Meesha Mathachan, Pappachan's Father
• Aju Varghese as Monichan
• Jagadish as Advocate Pauly
• Johny Antony as Lalappan
• Kottayam Nazeer
• Alexander Prasanth as Jameskutty, Civil Police Officer
• Darshana S. Nair as Sicily
• Srinda as Reena
• Jolly Chirayath
• Shivaji Guruvayoor as Father Geevarghese
• Kalabhavan Rahman as Joseph
• Jibu Jacob as Sebastian Paul, Inspector of Police
• Shiju Tom as Hakeem, Sub-inspector of Police
• Gowry as Aswathy Ramachandran, Beat Forest Officer
• Sharan S. Raj as Vinu Sathyan, Beat Forest Officer
• Arun Krishnamurthy as Vishnu, Beat Forest Officer
• Eldho Raju as Aby Thomas, Beat Forest Officer
• Ajo Machingal as Beat Forest Officer 2
• Kudassanad Kanakam as Judge
• Challenger V. Aravind as Prosecutor
• Kavitha Baiju as Kunjumol
• Sona Pooppara as Christina
• Jordi Poonjar as Thankachan
• Arun Soul as Joekuttan
• Shaijo Adimaly as Lottery Sabu
• Hyder Ali as Cook Abu
• Shamnas as Karumadi Madhu
• Raffi as Ali Akbar, a videographer
• Mudiyan Manikuttan as video assistant
• Chandrashekharan Koodallur as Pavithran
• Shalbin as Sikander
• Shaheer Muhammad as Broker
• Shiju Madakkara

Production

Filming

The film's shooting started in Nadukani, near Kothamangalam, on 18 January 2023, and was completed near Kuttampuzha, Bhoothathankettu, and Neriamangalam.

Soundtrack

Pappachan Olivilaanu
Soundtrack album by Ouseppachan
Released	2023 (2023)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:39
Language	Malayalam
Label	Manorama Music
Ouseppachan chronology
Signal Man - 1971 (2023) Pappachan Olivilaanu (2023)

Ouseppachan composed the film's music and original background score, with lyrics written by BK Harinarayanan and Sinto Sunny.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Muthukkuda Maanam"	BK Harinarayanan	M.G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan	4:47
2.	"Kayyethum Dhoorath"	Sinto Sunny	Vineeth Sreenivasan	3:14
3.	"Punya Maha Sannidhe"	Sinto Sunny	Vaikom Vijayalakshmi	3:27
4.	"Pappacha Pappacha"	Sinto Sunny	Richukuttan, Lakshya Kiran, Aadhya Nair, Mukthitha Murukesh, Sagarika, Saiju Kurup	3:11
Total length:				14:39

Release

Theatrical

The film was initially planned to be released on 28 July 2023, but was later postponed. The film was released on 4 August 2023.

Reception

Critical reception

Swathi P. Ajith, critic of Onmanorama, wrote, "The movie's humour serves as a compelling element that holds it together, leading the audience to overlook its drawbacks."

Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express rated the film with 0.5 stars out of 5 and stated that, "Pappachan Olivilaanu is yet another Malayalam film that delves into the realm of experimentation, pushing the boundaries to see ‘how far is too far’, thus testing the patience of viewers to the very limit."

External links

• Pappachan Olivilaanu at IMDb