Oru Yamandan Premakadha
| Oru Yamandan Premakatha | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | B. C. Noufal |
| Written by | Bibin George Vishnu Unnikrishnan |
| Produced by | Anto Joseph C. R. Salim |
| Starring | Dulquer Salmaan Nikhila Vimal Salim Kumar Soubin Shahir Bibin George |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Johnkutty |
| Music by | Nadirshah Bijibal (Background Music) |
Production companies | AJ Film Company Al–Tari Movies |
| Distributed by | Aan Mega Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 8 crore |
| Box office | ₹ 33 crore |
Oru Yamandan Premakadha (transl. A big love story) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by B. C. Noufal and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. It stars Dulquer Salmaan, Nikhila Vimal, Soubin Shahir, Vishnu Unnikrishnan Salim Kumar and Bibin George in the lead roles. The film's production began on 3 July 2017 and was completely shot in Kochi.[1][2] It was released on 25 April 2019.
Plot
Set in Kadamakkudy, the film revolves around Lallu, a privileged daily wage painter and his colorful gang of friends. Although he comes from an aristocratic family and is the son of Kombanaayil John, a respected criminal lawyer in the area, he prefers the company of his under-privileged friends Panchikuttan, Vicky Peedika, and Teny Sebastian. Lallu, although uneducated, has a lot of charm. Though he is adamant that he will marry for love, and is looking to find a 'spark' in a girl, and hence has not found any girl to settle down with though Jesna is attracted to him and wishes that he marries her. However, his younger brother, a well-to-do computer engineer, wants to marry his girlfriend, whose parents insist that Lallu be married first. After trying and failing to find a girl that has the 'spark' he is looking for, Lallu sees a picture of a young woman, Diya, in the newspaper, who has gone missing, and suddenly feels the 'spark'. He and his friends try to find Diya, learning about her kind nature in the process, yet cannot find her. However, one day Jesna meets with Lallu and invites him to her wedding which was fixed by her parents. She clarifies that she is willing to wait until he gets that "spark" but her parents is unable to do so.
Lallu pieces together clues he gets from the accident Diya was involved in, and in the meantime learns that she is dead. He figures out that she was deliberately murdered by Davis, an intoxicated youth who has psychological problems from his childhood that he takes out on anyone who mentions his mother. After getting his revenge, Lallu, with the help of his father, makes them stand before the legal system, ensuring Diya gets justice in the end. The film ends by showing that although Lallu believes he has never met Diya, he actually has on several occasions. When a small girl asks his full name, Lallu reveals that his name is Mohanlal John Kombanaayil and then she mentions that he looks like actor Mammooty's son (Dulquer Salman's father is Mammoty)
Cast
- Dulquer Salman as Lallu aka Mohanlal John Kombanaayil
- Nikhila Vimal as Diya Francis
- Samyuktha as Jesna Johny
- Soubin Shahir as Vickey Paedika
- Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Teny Sebastian
- Salim Kumar as Paanchikuttan
- Bibin George as Davis
- Renji Panicker as Adv. John Kombanaayil, Lallu's and Paappi's father
- Arun Kurian as Paappi John Kombanaayil
- Viji Ratheesh as Lallu's and Paappi's mother
- Dharmajan Bolgatty as Tinku
- Hareesh Kanaran as Frederick
- Dileesh Pothan as SI Abhilash Karikkan
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Francis, Diya's father
- Lena as Annamma, Diya's mother
- Baiju as S.I Pavan Kalyan
- Sunil Sukhada as Fr. Nettooran
- Ashokan as Kushumban Johny, Jesna's father
- Pradeep Kottayam as Sebastian, Teny's father
- Resmi Anil as Teny's mother
- Chembil Ashokan as Vickey's father
- Seema G. Nair as Vickey's mother
- Molly Kannamally as Vaavathathi
- Madhu as Lallu's and Paappi's grandfather (cameo appearance)
- Janardhanan as Davis's Grandfather (cameo appearance)
- Akshara Kishor as Sandra aka Kunjumani
- Navaneeth Saju as Younger Lallu
- Govind Motte as Younger Vickey Paedika
- Karthik Vishnu as Younger Teny Sebastian
- Ponnamma Babu as College Principal
- Reshmi Boban as Dr. Susan
- Manju Vijeesh as Deepa
- Kalabhavan Prajod as Police Constable
- Rajesh Paravoor as Police Constable
- Blessy Kurien as College Student
- Remya Panickar as College Student
- Sivakami as Diya's friend
Music
The music for Oru Yamandan Premakadha was composed by Nadirshah.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vadhipin Malore" | Vidhadharan Master | |
| 2. | "Mutthathe Kombile" | Jassie Gift, Benny Dayal | |
| 3. | "Kanno Nilakayal" | Najeem Arshad | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Kothiyoorum Balyam" | Vineeth Sreenivasan |
Release
The film was released on 25 April 2019.
Reception
The film received negative reviews but was a commercial success at box office. Deepa Soman of The Times of India rated the movie 3 out of 5 stating: "The premise in itself might not be new, but the makers have managed to keep it quite entertaining." Deepa also praised Dulquer Salmaan's performance and wrote that it "is an out-and-out DQ show."[5] Sify rated it 3 out of 5 stars and gave the verdict: "A suave Dulquer Salmaan saves the film." The reviewer concluded that "Oru Yamandan Premakadha is one of those films which is meant to be enjoyed without thinking too much."[6] Cris of The News Minute gave the film a 2 out of 5 rating and wrote: "Dulquer's mass entertainer has a poor storyline."[7] Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu said that it was "a bland treat with feel-good factors."[8] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated the movie 1.5 out of 5 and concluded: "DQ looks good in lungis and is charming of course, but even his charm cannot hold up nearly three hours of exhausting wanderings."[9] Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express rated it 1.5 out of 5 stars and said that "Dulquer Salmaan cannot charm his way out of this mess."[10]
References
- ^ "ദുല്ഖര് 'തുടങ്ങിയിടത്ത്തി' രിച്ചെത്തി; 'യമണ്ടന്' പ്രേമകഥയുമായി കൊച്ചിയില്..."
- ^ George, Anjana (16 July 2018). "Dulquer begins shooting for Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ George, Anjana (16 July 2018). "Actress Nandini not in Dulquer's Oru Yamendan Premakatha". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "An inspiring move forward". 10 July 2018.
- ^ Deepa Soman (25 April 2019). "Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Moviebuzz (26 April 2019). "Oru Yamandan Premakadha review :A suave Dulquer Salmaan saves the film". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Cris (25 April 2019). "'Oru Yamandan Premakadha' review: Dulquer's mass entertainer has a poor storyline". The News Minute. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Navamy Sudhish (27 April 2019). "'Oru Yamandan Premakatha' review: A bland treat with feel-good factors". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Anna M. M. Vetticad (27 April 2019). "Oru Yamandan Premakadha movie review: His Royal Cuteness Dulquer Salmaan gets a script that is just so...meh". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Manoj Kumar R. (26 April 2019). "Oru Yamandan Prema Katha movie review: Dulquer Salmaan cannot charm his way out of this mess". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 January 2020.