Thoppil Joppan
| Thoppil Joppan | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Johny Antony |
| Written by | Nishad Koya |
| Produced by | Noushad Alathur |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sunoj Velayudhan |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production companies | Grande Film Corporation S N Group |
| Distributed by | Grande Film Corporation Release |
Release date | 7 October 2016 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹6.2 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹22 crore[2] |
Thoppil Joppan is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Johny Antony, starring Mammootty in the title role as a Kabaddi player[3]
Plot
The film opens at a lake where Joppan's Mammootty friends take a bath. Each of them narrate the flashback of Joppan, that he was an adept Kabbadi player, and during their informal victory parade along the knolls, he fell for Annie's Andrea Jeremiah beauty. Annie, an Estate Supervisor's daughter did not reciprocate to Joppan's feelings. But Joppan attained her love by saving her younger brother's life. Their love became the talk of the town and Joppan's father reprimanded him. Joppan renounces his family and native, except Annie and assures that he will return for her after becoming an affluent man. In the course of time Annie grows into a nubile woman. Abruptly Annie's father expires and Annie was taken to Mettupalayam by her kindred. Joppan returns to town and meet his friends. The Mercedes Benz and the cash case are the proof of his affluent status. He asks for Annie and helplessly witnesses her marriage. Broken, he finds relief in alcohol. The friends finishe the flashback and takes a final dip in the lake. Joppan brings back his Kabbadi team and win manifold trophies. Joppan and his allies spend time by watching DDLJ for innumerable times and by gulping brewing arracks and even toddies. The Vicar, marriage broker, Joppan's mother and friends compel him for bride-seeing. He at last consents but sees a girl wet with newfangled ideologies. Later on the purlieus of the Parish, amidst the downpour, Maria Mamta Mohandas sneaks into Joppan's umbrella and later witnesses his street duel with a law enforcement officer which boiled an impression in Maria. Later Joppan and Maria coincidentally meets each other in different ways. Joppan discovers qualities of Annie in Maria and falls for her. But fate becomes cruel and Joppan ends up helping her to elope with Thomaskutty. His friends and family believes that Joppan has welocked Maria, but when they acknowledges the truth, his desperate mother implores him to attend a retreat. Thus Joppan and his friends steers to a retreat centre. There abruptly, Joppan happens to meet Annie but later discovers that she was with her husband, a physically challenged person. Umpteen jocular moments happens at the retreat centre. After attending Annie's marriage, Joppan furily comes home, but is met with his mother's order for another bride-seeing. Reluctantly Joppan, the broker and his friends goes to the girl's home and learns that the girl is Maria. She reveals that Thomaskutty was a spineless and cowardly unlike Joppan and has left her in the lurch. In the climax Joppan and Maria yoke together for life.
Cast
- Mammootty as Thoppil Joppan
- Mamta Mohandas as Dr. Maria
- Andrea Jeremiah as Annie, Joppan's former lover
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Marykutty, Joppan's mother
- Renji Panicker as Fr. James Aanakkattil
- Sudheer Sukumaran as SI George Thomas
- Harisree Ashokan as Poulose
- Alancier Ley Lopez as Pappichayan
- Saju Navodaya as Eldho
- Sreejith Ravi as Aravindan
- Sohan Seenulal as Mathan
- Salim Kumar as Father Issac Vaalamparambil
- Suresh Krishna as Roy
- Mohan Jose as Retired Police Captain Kunjappan Koshy
- Jude Anthany Joseph as Thomaskutty
- Jaise Jose as Joppan's friend
- Arya Rohit as Kunjappan's daughter
- Reshmi Boban as Susamma
- Thesni Khan as Alice
- Akshara Kishore as Rosy Kutty
- Resmi Anil as Kunjumol
- Chali Pala as Divine Center Employee
- Muhammed Fawaz as Fawu
Production
The filming began in Ernakulam in April 2016.Amala Paul Signed into play the lead lady. Initially Vedhika and Deepti Sati were each considered for another lead role but replaced by Mamta Mohandas. The actress announced the news via her Facebook page in May 17.[4] Later Andrea Jeremiah replaced Amala .
Music
| Thoppil Joppan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 21 September 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:22 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | VidyaSagar | |||
| VidyaSagar chronology | ||||
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The music and background score for the film is composed by VidyaSagar, who has worked with Johny Antony in several times. The music release was coincided with an event held at Avenue Center in Kochi.[5] The soundtrack album comprises six songs, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahammed and Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thoppil Joppan" | Niranj Suresh | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Onpathilage" | Jithin | 1:15 |
| 3. | "Poovithalai" | K. S. Chithra | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Manamilla" | Benedict Shine | 1:26 |
| 5. | "Poovithalai Njaan" | Abhirami Ajai | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Chil Chinchilamai" | Shweta Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 18:22 | ||
Reception
Box office
In Kerala, the film collected ₹40–lakhs on its opening day.[6][7] By the end of its first week in theatres, the film had collected an estimated ₹1.46 crore from Kerala box office.[8] The film collected ₹2.1 crore in 24 days from Kerala box office.[9] The film collected ₹1.61 lakhs in its 1st weekend from US box office.[10] The film earned ₹3.50 in Kerala and its final worldwide gross is estimated to be ₹5.5 crore.[11][12][13]
Critical
Manoj Kumar R of Indian Express rated the film three out of five and appreciated the story, performance by actors, Vidyasagar's music and its placement in film, characterisation and comedy, saying "Almost 30 minutes into the film, I realised that I have been grinning widely and frequently breaking into a laugh. And this continued till the end of the film."[14] Rating three out of five, in a review for Manorama Online, Amrutha Menon P called the film "a rustic bundle of love and wine" and appreciated the comic performances by actors, music and story and concluded saying "Thoppil Joppan's climax may be predictable, but there too we find ample scope for fun."[15] Calling the film "Right mix of fun, booze and romance", Aravind. K S, in a review for Deccan Chronicle, also gave a rating of three out of five and concluded, saying "Like his previous Achayan roles, Mammootty’s Joppan also will be a memorable character in his career. Actors Sohan, Alencier, Mamtha, Jude Anthany Joseph and Saju have come up with good performances. Cinematographer Sunoj and music director Vidyasagar also have backed the director to come up with a clean family entertainer."[16]
Awards
K.S.Chithra won the Asiavision Awards 2016 for Best Singer Female for the song "Poovithalai Njaan Naadha"[17]
References
- ^ "Top 10 highest grossing Mollywood movies of 2016..." Malayala Manorama. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Thoppil Joppan final collection: Mammootty-starrer is a hit at worldwide box office". International Business Times. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "തോപ്പിൽ ജോപ്പൻ". Mathrubhumi. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Mamta Mohandas Joins Mammootty's Thoppil Joppan". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Thoppil Joppan' audio launch". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Kerala Box Office: Good opening for Mammootty's Thoppil Joppan despite clash with Mohanlal's Pulimurugan". Catch News. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Pulimurugan box office: Mohanlal-starrer breaks records, second to Rajinikanth's Kabali". The Indian Express. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Thoppil Joppan 7 days collection: Mammootty-starrer becomes one of biggest first week Malayalam grossers". International Business Times. 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerala box office: Mohanlal's Pulimurugan becomes biggest grosser; other recent movies continue good run". International Business Times. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "FORCE 2 opens better than ROCKY HANDSOME and SHIVAAY in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Thoppil Joppan final collection: Mammootty-starrer is a hit at worldwide box office". International Business Times. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Best Malayalam films of 2016: The Top 14 highest-grossing movies". International Business Times. 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Mollywood 2016". International Business Times. 29 December 2016.
- ^ Manoj Kumar R (8 October 2016). "Thoppil Joppan movie review: Mammootty shines in this comedy film". Indian Express. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Amrutha Menon P (9 October 2017). "'Thoppil Joppan' movie review: a rustic bundle of love and wine". Malayala Manorama.
- ^ Aravind. KS (9 October 2017). "Thoppil Joppan movie review: Right mix of fun, booze and romance". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Onmanorama Staff (16 November 2016). "Asiavision Movie Awards 2016 announced: and the winners are..." Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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