Holidays (2010 film)
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| Holidays | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | M M Ramachandran (Atlas Ramachandran) |
| Written by | Mohan Thomas |
| Produced by | T. Satheesh Babu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ulpal V Nayanar |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Alex Paul |
| Distributed by | Cinema Factory Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Holidays is 2010 Malayalam film directed by M M Ramachandran (Atlas Ramachandran),[1] starring Kalabhavan Mani,Vinu Mohan, Rejith Menon, Muktha and Priya Lal in the lead roles. The film is about a few IT professionals, who arrive at Kochi and get entangled in a web of problems.
Plot
[edit]The story involves a bunch of youngsters[specify] Alby (Vinu Mohan), Janet (Muktha), Riya (Priya Lal),Soumitran (Rejith), Sudhi (Sudheesh) and a few others who are planning the elopement of Sudhi and his lover, since Sudhi's lover is about to get engaged to Commisinoer Vinod (Kalabhavan Mani) who is also a tough cop. On the way they rescue a pretty young girl by the name of Lekha (Sruthi Lakshmi) from the hands of a few ruffians, but later find the girl murdered. They flee to a tea estate in Munnar, but the murderer is close at hand.
Cast
[edit]- Vinu Mohan as Alby
- Muktha as Janet
- Priya Lal as Riya
- Rejith Menon as Soumitran
- Sudheesh as Sudhi
- Sruthi Lakshmi as Lekha Paul
- Biyon as Rajesh
- Harishree Ashokan as Thangappan
- Kalabhavan Mani as City Police Commissionner Vinod
- Anoop Chandran as Veeramani
- Roopasree Asokan
- Anil Murali
- Karatte Raja
- Devan as Chandrashekaran Varma
- Tony as Rajesh's father
- Urmila Unni as Chandrashekaran Varma's wife
- Ambika Mohan as Vinod's mother
- Mini Arun
- Jolly
Production
[edit]The film is produced by T. Satheesh Babu, under the banner of Cinema Factory, and directed by businessman and chairman of Atlas Group, M M Ramachandran (Atlas Ramachandran). It is his first venture as a director, but he has produced certain critically acclaimed films like Vaishali, Dhanam etc., and has acted in films like Arabikatha, Anandabhairavi etc.[1][2]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Holidays | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Manorama Music |
| Producer | T. Satheesh Babu |
The original score and songs were composed by Alex Paul, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram and Santhosh Varma. The soundtrack received mixed responses.[citation needed] Sify's review was negative saying, "Alex Paul’s tunes are pretty ordinary". They also commented that "A song pops out every other moment, which is almost always a dream sequence."[3]
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Indhumukhi Varumo" | Shankar Mahadevan |
| 2 | "Holidays" | Priya Lal, Vidhu Prathap |
| 3 | "Pathinathina" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Jyotsna |
| 4 | "Thamara Valla" | Vidhu Prathap, Manjari |
Release and reception
[edit]The movie was released on 12 November 2010, in thirty six theatres by Cinema Factory Release.
The film was met with nearly unanimous negative reviews. Several critics reviewed that the movie lacked a good script and the direction by the businn tycoon was worse than poor. Sify reviewed the film saying, "With a ridiculous plot that has been presented as a thriller, Dr.M M Ramachandran’s Holidays is an amateurish attempt, to say the least. The script, visuals, music and the performances doesn’t help in making things better either."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Atlas Ramachandran to direct "Holidays"". Metromatinee. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ "Atlas Ramachandran to direct film". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010.
- ^ a b Moviebuzz. "Holidays: Movie review". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- Holidays at IMDb
- Nowrunning article[permanent dead link] (nowrunning is not a reliable source)
- Movie Preview and Synopsis Archived 20 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Nowrunning.com (nowrunning is not a reliable source)
- "Holidays: Movie review". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010. (nowrunning is not a reliable source)
- OneIndia article (OneIndia is not a reliable source)