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Rakesh Menon ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]) is a music producer married to a singer (played by Nayana). Rakesh and his friends get together every Friday for a party. In this party, they invite idiots to ridicule them behind the scenes and calling them "talent". They enjoy doing it so much that they don't even mind missing out on family appointments.
Rakesh Menon ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]) is a music producer married to a singer (played by Nayana). Rakesh and his friends get together every Friday for a party. In this party, they invite idiots to ridicule them behind the scenes and calling them "talent". They enjoy doing it so much that they don't even mind missing out on family appointments.


One of Rakesh's friends (played by [[Asokan]]) meets Krishnanunni ([[Jagadish]]), an Income Tax Inspector, on a bus trip and decides that he could probably be a source of entertainment for Rakesh. Rakesh promptly calls Krishnanunni and invites him for dinner.
One of Rakesh's friends (played by Asokan) meets Krishnanunni ([[Jagadish]]), an Income Tax Inspector, on a bus trip and decides that he could probably be a source of entertainment for Rakesh. Rakesh promptly calls Krishnanunni and invites him for dinner.


Krishnanunni is a talkative self promoting singer who carries with him a photo album showcasing his musical life. He is excited at the prospect of meeting a music producer which might help advance his career as a singer. Krishnanunni is kind-hearted and wants to help everyone but he also has the ability to mess things up for people around him. He can be annoying to the person who is sitting next to him but he makes it a funny experience for everyone else watching him.
Krishnanunni is a talkative self promoting singer who carries with him a photo album showcasing his musical life. He is excited at the prospect of meeting a music producer which might help advance his career as a singer. Krishnanunni is kind-hearted and wants to help everyone but he also has the ability to mess things up for people around him. He can be annoying to the person who is sitting next to him but he makes it a funny experience for everyone else watching him.


Friday arrives but Rakesh accidentally falls into a swimming pool and gets injured. His back is sprained badly and is restricted from moving around. Rakesh knows that he will not be able to make it to the party but still decides to meet Krishnanunni to see how good or rather bad he is. Before Krishnanunni arrives at Rakesh's residence, Rakesh's wife leaves after an altercation with Ranjeet. When Ranjeet asks Krishnanunni to call his family doctor, he accidentally calls Rakesh's girlfriend. Rakesh asks Krishnanunni to leave his home for all the mess he has created. Rakesh tries to get information regarding his wife's whereabout. Krishnanunni offers to help and calls Rakesh's wife's previous boyfriend Sarath (Biju Menon) under a false identity. Instead, he ends up giving Rakesh's Landline number that makes it obvious to Sarath that Rakesh is trying to get all details. Sarath tells Rakesh that his wife might have gone to a party hosted by a sex-freak.
Friday arrives but Rakesh accidentally falls into a swimming pool and gets injured. His back is sprained badly and is restricted from moving around. Rakesh knows that he will not be able to make it to the party but still decides to meet Krishnanunni to see how good or rather bad he is. Before Krishnanunni arrives at Rakesh's residence, Rakesh's wife leaves after an altercation with Ranjeet. When Ranjeet asks Krishnanunni to call his family doctor, he accidentally calls Rakesh's girlfriend. Rakesh asks Krishnanunni to leave his home for all the mess he has created. Rakesh tries to get information regarding his wife's whereabout. Krishnanunni offers to help and calls Rakesh's wife's previous boyfriend Sarath ([[Biju Menon]]) under a false identity. Instead, he ends up giving Rakesh's Landline number that makes it obvious to Sarath that Rakesh is trying to get all details. Sarath tells Rakesh that his wife might have gone to a party hosted by a sex-freak.


It turns out that a colleague of Krishnanunni, played by Jagathy, an Income Tax Inspector Grade 1, knows the whereabouts of this person. Jagathy is a eccentric character who loves to watch cricket and is an ardent fan of Sachin Tendulkar. While trying to mend the relationship between Rakesh and his wife, she tells Krishnanunni that he was called by Ranjeet to make a fool of him and have fun at his expense. This hurts Krishnanunni, but the good-hearted Krishnanunni still wants to help Rakesh by letting her know how sorry Ranjeet is because of his acts and how much he loves her. However, he again messes up and the film ends on a funny note.
It turns out that a colleague of Krishnanunni, played by [[Jagathy]], an Income Tax Inspector Grade 1, knows the whereabouts of this person. Jagathy is a eccentric character who loves to watch [[cricket]] and is an ardent fan of [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. While trying to mend the relationship between Rakesh and his wife, she tells Krishnanunni that he was called by Rakesh to make a fool of him and have fun at his expense. This hurts Krishnanunni, but the good-hearted Krishnanunni still wants to help Rakesh by letting her know how sorry Ranjeet is because of his acts and how much he loves her. However, he again messes up and the film ends on a funny note.


== Production and Release ==
== Production and Release ==

Revision as of 09:26, 15 December 2010

April Fool
Theatrical release poster
Directed byViji Thampi
Written byJagadish
Produced bySantosh Damodar
StarringSiddique
Jagadish
CinematographySanjeev Shankar
Music byM. Jayachandran
Release date
  • 1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageMalayalam

April Fool is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Viji Thampi, scripted by Jagadish, and produced by Santosh Damodar. It stars Siddique and Jagadish in lead roles.

While the film credits Jagadish as the script writer, it is infact an uncredited remake (except for some regional adaptations in the dialogue) of the 2007 Bollywood film Bheja Fry, by Sagar Bellary[1] which inturn was a remake of the 1998 French film Le Dîner de cons (directed by Francis Veber), a cinema adaptation of the theatrical play of the same name written by Veber himself.

The movie gave a poor performance in the box office.[1]

Plot

Rakesh Menon (Siddique) is a music producer married to a singer (played by Nayana). Rakesh and his friends get together every Friday for a party. In this party, they invite idiots to ridicule them behind the scenes and calling them "talent". They enjoy doing it so much that they don't even mind missing out on family appointments.

One of Rakesh's friends (played by Asokan) meets Krishnanunni (Jagadish), an Income Tax Inspector, on a bus trip and decides that he could probably be a source of entertainment for Rakesh. Rakesh promptly calls Krishnanunni and invites him for dinner.

Krishnanunni is a talkative self promoting singer who carries with him a photo album showcasing his musical life. He is excited at the prospect of meeting a music producer which might help advance his career as a singer. Krishnanunni is kind-hearted and wants to help everyone but he also has the ability to mess things up for people around him. He can be annoying to the person who is sitting next to him but he makes it a funny experience for everyone else watching him.

Friday arrives but Rakesh accidentally falls into a swimming pool and gets injured. His back is sprained badly and is restricted from moving around. Rakesh knows that he will not be able to make it to the party but still decides to meet Krishnanunni to see how good or rather bad he is. Before Krishnanunni arrives at Rakesh's residence, Rakesh's wife leaves after an altercation with Ranjeet. When Ranjeet asks Krishnanunni to call his family doctor, he accidentally calls Rakesh's girlfriend. Rakesh asks Krishnanunni to leave his home for all the mess he has created. Rakesh tries to get information regarding his wife's whereabout. Krishnanunni offers to help and calls Rakesh's wife's previous boyfriend Sarath (Biju Menon) under a false identity. Instead, he ends up giving Rakesh's Landline number that makes it obvious to Sarath that Rakesh is trying to get all details. Sarath tells Rakesh that his wife might have gone to a party hosted by a sex-freak.

It turns out that a colleague of Krishnanunni, played by Jagathy, an Income Tax Inspector Grade 1, knows the whereabouts of this person. Jagathy is a eccentric character who loves to watch cricket and is an ardent fan of Sachin Tendulkar. While trying to mend the relationship between Rakesh and his wife, she tells Krishnanunni that he was called by Rakesh to make a fool of him and have fun at his expense. This hurts Krishnanunni, but the good-hearted Krishnanunni still wants to help Rakesh by letting her know how sorry Ranjeet is because of his acts and how much he loves her. However, he again messes up and the film ends on a funny note.

Production and Release

The film was shot in Thiruvananthapuram. It was released on the April Fools' Day (1 April) of 2010.

Box Office

The movie turned out to be a failure in the box office.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b c "'April Fool' manages to fool audiences". Retrieved 2 April 2010.