Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
| Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | |
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 Marykkundoru Kunjaadu theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Shafi |
| Written by | Benny P Nayarambalam |
| Produced by | Vaishakh Movies and Ansil James |
| Starring | Dileep Bhavana Biju Menon Vijayaraghavan Vinaya Prasad Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Cinematography | Shamdat |
| Edited by | Manoj Sangeeth Kollam |
| Music by | Songs: Berny-Ignatius Background Score: Bijibal |
| Distributed by | Vysakh Cinemas & PJ Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crore (US$420,000)[1] |
| Box office | ₹14 (17¢ US)[2] |
Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (Mary had a little lamb) is a 2010 Malayalam comedy film directed by Shafi, starring Dileep, Bhavana and Biju Menon in the lead roles. The film was released on 25 December 2010 which went on to become a commercial success completing 150 days and eventually became the second highest grossing Malayalam film of 2010.[citation needed]
The movie was remade by Priyadarshan in Hindi in 2012 as Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal.
Synopsis
The story takes place in a remote village where the majority of the people are Christians. Solomon (Dileep), the son of GeeVarghese sexton (Vijayaraghavan), a simple soul who is quiet in nature and fears virtually everything around, thus earning the nickname Kunjaadu (little lamb). His mother, Mary (Vinaya Prasad),was Ittichan's (Innocent) (a rich landlord) crush. He named his daughter Mary (Bhavana) after Solomon's mother. He wanted Solomon to love his daughter dearly and then he would marry her to some other person so that he gets to know the pain that he felt when he lost his lover. He promises the church that he will give another cross made out of gold to the church if Solomon marries some other girl but if he wants to marry his daughter then Solomon must give a cross to church. Mary has been in love with Solomon right from their childhood days. Meanwhile, a man (Biju Menon), who looks like a thug, comes to Solomon's house and Solomon, who is overjoyed at getting some fearless company, gets the man accepted by his whole family under the illusion that he is his long-lost brother Jose. He does so much for the family and gets involved in agriculture and develops the family's living. Later, Solomon finds that there is more to his so-called brother than he thought initially, and that he killed a girl and was imprisoned for 7 years. Finally he finds out that Jose has stolen the cross and hid it in Solomon's land 7 years ago and came again to take it. Solomon warns his family that even if he is their brother, they should be alert or else he'll burn down the house. His parents don't take it seriously but later when the family is away, Jose burns the house down and everyone thinks it is Solomon who did it. Solomon later finds out that Jose's old friend, who also wants the golden cross, was the one who killed the girl, who was actually Jose's wife. A fight occurs between Solomon and both the thieves. Jose's friend gets beaten up and rings the church bell telling that he got the cross and saves Jose by telling that he was the one who help him capture the thief, and because Solomon always considered him as a brother. Everyone is happy and Ittichan gives his daughter's hand to Solomon.
Cast
- Dileep as Solomon
- Biju Menon as Jose,
- Bhavana as Mary, Solomon's love interest (Voice dubbed by Sreeja Ravi)
- Vijayaraghavan as Geeevarghese Kapyaar, Solomon's father
- Vinaya Prasad as Marychedathy, Solomon's mother
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Kundukuzhy Achan, the priest
- Innocent as Ittichan, Mary's father
- Salim Kumar as Lolappan, the coffin dealer and Solomon's friend.
- Sreelatha Namboothiri
- Kochu Preman as Mary's uncle
- Nimisha Suresh as M.G Sisily
- Ambika Mohan as Mary's mother
- Ponnamma Babu as Chanda Maria
- Chali Pala as Thoma
- T. P. Madhavan as Dr Pisharady
- Jai as Solomon's sister
- Anand as Johnykutty, Mary's brother
- Subbalakshmi
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Bus conductor
- Appa Haja as Mary's brother
- Sajitha Betti as Celine
- Renjusha Menon as Lolappan's wife
Soundtrack
| Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 20 December 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | Error in Module:Duration: Seconds value must be less than 60 |
| Label | Satyam Music Through Matrubhumi Music |
| Producer | Vyshaka Rajan |
The soundtrack of the film was released on 20 December 2010. It had music scored by composers Berny-Ignatius". Lyrics were provided by Anil Panachooran. There was no special launch for the audio release and the music were given straight through the audio sellers.
All lyrics are written by Anil Panachooran
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enttadukke" | Shankar Mahadevan, Rimi Tomy, Pappukutty Bhagavathar, Subbalakshmi | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Pancharachiri" | Franco, Sithara Krishnakumar | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Kunjaade Kurumbanade" | Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Changathi Kuyile" | Master Anuragh, Kumari Yogini V Prabhu | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Kunjaade" | Sithara | 4:29 |
Critical reception
The film is one of the blockbusters of 2010.[3] IMDB gave the film a 7.1 rating, which indicates high performance.[4] Nowrunning.com gave the film 2/5 stars stating that "Shafi's new film might definitely appeal to people who are on the lookout for a few nontoxic laughs. And for those who wish to see Dileep in roles that offer some substance, this is it."[5]
Box office
The film went on to become a highly successful[6] completing 150 days and eventually became the third highest grossing Malayalam film of 2010.,[7][8]
References
- ^ "Kerala Box Office - January 11 to 26". Sify. 27 January 2011.
- ^ http://keralaboxoffice.com/kerala-box-office-report-%E2%80%93march-2011/
- ^ "Kerala Box Office - January 27 to February 28". Sify. 2 March 2011.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1820526/
- ^ "Marykkundoru Kunjaadu review". Nowrunning.com.
- ^ "Unusual 'heroine'". The Hindu. 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Kerala Box-Office: April 14-May 15, 2011". Sify. 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Biju Menon gets a big break!". Sify. 6 January 2011.