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The movie was highly appreciated as Suresh Gopi's second major comeback in Mollywood. Despite protests & attacks against the movie , it has turned out to be box office Superhit. The movie has cemented the place of Madhav Ramadas as a director. The movie's collection at the box office has been high and got added up by the satellite rights & video rights. |
The movie was highly appreciated as Suresh Gopi's second major comeback in Mollywood. Despite protests & attacks against the movie , it has turned out to be box office Superhit. The movie has cemented the place of Madhav Ramadas as a director. The movie's collection at the box office has been high and got added up by the satellite rights & video rights. |
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| Apothecary | |
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 First look poster | |
| Directed by | Madhav Ramadasan |
| Screenplay by | Hemanth Kumar Madhav Ramadasan |
| Produced by | Dr. George Mathew Dr. Baby Mathew |
| Starring | Suresh Gopi Jayasurya Asif Ali Abhirami Meera Nandan |
| Cinematography | Hari Nair |
| Edited by | K. Srinivas |
| Music by | Sheikh Ellahi |
Production company | Arambankudiyil Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Time Ads Release,Singapore Coliseum, Frendz Entertainments & IOZ Events, Proudly supported by Malabar Foods, Australia |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Apothecary is a Malayalam medical thriller film directed by Madhav Ramadasan [1][2][3] and is produced by Dr. George Mathew and Dr. Baby Mathew in the banner of Arambankudiyil Cinemas. The movie stars Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya and Asif Ali in lead roles. The film marks the comeback of actress Abhirami. Meera Nandan also plays an important role in the film. The film released on 7 August 2014 to extremely Positive reviews. The story was devoloped by Ramadasan and co-writer Hemanth Kumar. The cinematography is handled by Hari Nair.
Plot
Dr. Vijay Nambiyar (Suresh Gopi) is a famous neurosurgeon. He lives with his wife Dr. Nalini Nambiyar (Abhirami) and their two kids. They both work at the Apothecary Hospital. The film begins with Nambiyar being admitted to the hospital because of a motor vehicle accident. He has suffered a brain injury and his chance of survival seems slim. Subin Joseph(Jayasurya), a patient of Nambiyar, comes to visit him. Subin recounts his experience at the hospital under Nambiyar's care. The hospital is revealed to be run greedily, with patients being subjected to expensive and unnecessary tests and medicines. Nambiyar is a doctor with a good reputation, but is forced by the management to run clinical trials for new drugs. He realizes that such trials are necessary for progress, but the lack of ethical protocol and the side effects of such drugs turn the lives of the patients into a living hell. This dilemma consumes him, causing him to have hallucinations of his clinical trial patients. His soul is locked in a surreal struggle between the good and the bad actions of his work. His accident was a result of such an episode, where he falls to the road in a fit of panic. Finally, he is redeemed with the realization that his work has saved thousands, compared to the few lives destroyed by his actions. Should he live, he would go on to save even more lives. Nambiyar returns to life a changed man. He confronts the hospital board about their actions. He reminds them of the word 'Apothecary' which was used years back, to refer to doctors who treated village folk with their medicines. Stating that the hospital simply retains that name, he leaves the hospital to set up a charitable institution. His wife and several of the hospital staff and patients accompany him on his new journey.
Cast
- Suresh Gopi as Dr. Vijay Nambiar
- Jayasurya as Subin Joseph
- Asif Ali as Prathapan
- Abhirami as Dr.Nalini Nambiar
- Meera Nandan as Daisy
- Indrans
- Thampy Antony
- Neeraj Madhav
- Kavitha Nair
- Jayaraj Warrier
- Arun
- Seema G. Nair
- Jayan Cherthala
Box office
The movie was highly appreciated as Suresh Gopi's second major comeback in Mollywood. Despite protests & attacks against the movie , it has turned out to be box office Superhit. The movie has cemented the place of Madhav Ramadas as a director. The movie's collection at the box office has been high and got added up by the satellite rights & video rights.
Production
Filming
The shooting of the film started on 20 February 2014 and the location was at Palakkad.
Release
The movie was released in 52 theaters across Kerala on 7 August 2014.
Reception
The movie received overwhelmingly positive reviews with the Audience Praising the extremely wonderful Screen Presence and Brilliant Piece of acting by Sureshgopi ,Jayasoorya ,Indrans and Asifali .Describing the film an "exceptional medical thriller", Oneindia.in's Akhila Menon gave a rating of 4 in a scale of 5.[4]
References
- ^ "Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya, Asif Ali In Apothecary - Oneindia Entertainment". entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "'Apothecary' Movie First Look Poster - Malayalam Movie News". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Meera-Jayasurya to play a couple in Apothecary - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Menon, Akhila. "Apothecary Movie Review". filmibeat.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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