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Amar Akbar Anthony (2015 film)

Amar Akbar Anthony is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Nadirshah and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya and Indrajith Sukumaran in titular roles, alongside an ensemble cast including Namitha Pramod, Asif Ali, Saju Navodaya, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Meenakshi Anoop, Srindha, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sasi Kalinga, Shafeeq Rahman, Abu Salim, Bindu Panicker, Kottayam Pradeep and V.K Sreeraman. The music is composed by Nadirshah, while the background music is given by Bijibal. It was released on 16 October 2015.

Amar Akbar Anthony
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNadirshah
Written byBibin George
Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Produced byZachariah Thomas
Alwin Antony
StarringPrithviraj Sukumaran
Jayasurya
Indrajith Sukumaran
Namitha Pramod
CinematographySujith Vaassudev
Edited byJohnkutty
Music bySongs:
Nadirshah
Background Score:
Bijibal
Production
companies
United Global Media Entertainment
Ananya Films
Distributed byThameens Release & Tricolor Entertainment
Release date
  • 16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office₹50 crore[1]

The production of Amar Akbar Anthony was completed in 65 days. It became a major blockbuster at the box office.[2] Its soundtrack was released by the Sony Music India.[3]

Plot

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The plot revolves around three bachelor friends Amar, Akbar and Anthony who live in the same colony in Kochi. Their struggle to live a luxurious life and to visit Thailand is constantly met with issues. The bike-stunt master and travel agent, Faizal, is also living in the same colony. He receives several injuries when he met an accident while performing bike stunts. He is then admitted to a hospital where he meets other patients. Faizal explains the reason for the accident to the other patients by narrating a story about his three clients Amar, Akbar and Anthony. The three are best friends, who are living a middle-class life.

Amar's father Ramanan works as a security officer at ATM counter, while his mother, Chandrika is a marriage broker, who arranges the marriage of orphan woman Resmiya, but Resmiya's husband runs off with her jewellery hence Resmiya arrives at Amar's house to stay with her kid Fathima whom they lovingly call Pathu. Akbar is a handicapped person, whose father, Stalin Mammali, is a bodybuilder while his mother Jameela is a homemaker. Anthony works as a pizza delivery boy at a mall, and is an orphan where his foster father Chakkappan found him left alone inside a movie theatre and lives with his step-parents.

All the friends have a common nemesis Nallavanyana Unni aka Unni. Apart from their usual work, they occasionally work as catering service boys for marriages and other functions under the supervision of Rejimon, whose grandmother usually engages herself with multiple social networking sites. She created a fake Facebook account and tried to make Amar fall in love with her. All three friends have a crush on Jenny, a dancer. Their only goal and dream is to visit Pattaya, Thailand. However, due to family issues, their aim gets delayed each time.

Meanwhile, Amar's father met with an accident and is saved by Jadayu Sabu and the money which was saved by the three friends was spent on his father's treatment. Simultaneously, a Bengali worker named Dhappan kidnaps small girls. Amar, Akbar and Anthony often bump into the man, but they do not care much about it. Meanwhile, during a celebration in the colony Pathu goes missing and later she is found murdered in a drainage. The new CI Sethunath suspects Dhappan in the case. He scolds the trio for being lazy and not reacting to the issue, which happened between them. Realising their mistake and being thirsty for revenge, the friends catches Dhappan after a long fight and Amar goes to kill him with a sword.

However, Sethunath stops Amar and reveals that Dhappan killed all the small girls but he didn't kill Pathu. He tells that Sanju, a boy in their neighbourhood (whom Pathu was scared off and used to complain, because of his unusual behaviour) witnessed the scene and the culprit was their respected colony leader Mash, who was very much loved by Pathu. They along with the villagers attacks him and Dhappan. Amar tells Resmiya to avenge according to her wish and she stabs Mash with a bottle. On the other side, Dhappan is being stabbed to death by the people along with Mash and Akbar hits him with a stick, which he throws above. This stick flies through the sky and gets stuck in a bike which was racing by Faizal. It is at this point that its revealed that Faizal is a travel agent at Pattaya tour and travel. The trio starts a CHILD PROTECTION AND WELFARE charity fund under Pathu's name.

Cast

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Production

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Nadirshah made his successful debut with Amar Akbar Anthony.[4] Mimicry artists, script writers along with Bibin and Vishnu completed the film screenplay in three years. They told the script to Nadirshah they knew for a long time. At listening to the script, Nadirshah showed interest.[5]

The film was originally scheduled for 70 days with an estimated budget of ₹7 crore (US$840,000). However, it was completed in 65 days with an approximate production cost ₹6 crore (US$720,000).[6]

Remake

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The film was remade in Kannada as John Jani Janardhan.

Release

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The film was released on 16 October 2015 in India.[7][8] The television satellite was sold to Surya TV.[9] Sony Music India released the trailer on 5 October 2015. One day before the official release, its trailer was leaked on the video sharing website YouTube on 4 October which was later removed by the website.[3] The trailer was viewed by the two lakh viewers in just two days.[10]

Critical reception

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International Business Times rated the film by 4/5. The film also revolves around the social issues and how to deal it.[11] Sify.com stated that "How much you enjoy Amar Akbar Anthony will depend on your liking for loud, verbal comedy. Even if you are not a great fan of such jokes, this film can keep you entertained."[12] Filmibeat rated the film 3 out of 5 calling it "comical extravaganza" The reviewer also noted that the film is indeed a good one that revolves around both comedy and social issues. .[13] Malayala Manorama, a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, rated 3 out of 5. According to the company, "As the film tries to capture everything in the running time. Nadhirshah skilfully maintains a pace in the plot and effortlessly switches between fillers, comedy and thriller, like a seasoned director".[14]

Box office

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At Kerala, the film earned ₹5.10 crore (US$610,000) in 3 days and ₹52 lakhs from the rest of the other Indian states.[15] It earned more than ₹11.20 crore within 8 days of its official release with a net amount of ₹9.02 crore.[16] During the first 14 days, it claimed to have made ₹16.3 crore[17] and ₹22.6 crore (US$2.7 million) in 21 days.[18] The film collected approximately ₹28.5 crore (US$3.4 million) from the worldwide cinemas in 45 days.[19] The film collected ₹50 crore from Worldwide box office in its final run.[1] The film was played for over 100 days in Indian theatres.[20]

Music

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Amar Akbar Anthony
Film score by
Nadirshah
Released9 October 2015
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelSony Music
ProducerNadirshah
Nadirshah chronology
Sringaravelan
(2013) 		Amar Akbar Anthony
(2015) 		Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'
(2016)

The audios were officially launched by Nivin Pauly and Dileep at an event which was organised by the filmmakers at Kochi on 9 October.[21][22][23]

The first MP4 song "Premamennal" sung by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jayasurya and Kalabhavan Shajon was released on 14 October by Sony Music India.[24] The song "Yenno Njanente" featuring Baby Meenakshi is sung by Sreya Jayadeep was released on 22 October.[25] The romantic song "Manjaadum" lyrics are written in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil.[11]

Amar Akbar Anthony
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Premamennaal"NadirshahNadirshah, Prithviraj, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Shajon5:30
2."Manjaadum"Santhosh VarmaNadirshah, Vijay Yesudas, Afsal, Samad4:25
3."Yenno Njaanende"Bapu VavadNadirshah, Baby Sreya3:47
4."Pranayam"NadirshahNadirshah4:34
5."Premamennaal (Reprise)"NadirshahNadirshah5:30

Awards

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The film won the following awards:

Kerala State Film Awards[26]

Legacy

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Ramesh Pisharody reiterate his character Nallavanaya Unni in 2019 Malayalam film Pattabhiraman.

References

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  1. ^ a b "We meant to play the roles: 'Amar Akbar Anthony' writer". The News Minute. 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Mollywood's small-budget films that did big wonders at the box office". The Times of India. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Anu James (5 October 2015). "Watch 'Amar Akbar Anthony' official trailer featuring Prithviraj, Indrajith, Jayasurya [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ^ Sreeju Sudhakaran (5 October 2015). "Amar Akbar Anthony trailer: Prithviraj, Indrajith and Jayasurya bring Three Stooges to Malayalam cinema!". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ Meera Suresh (22 October 2015). "The Sweet Taste of Success". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ^ Express Features (18 November 2015). "Prithviraj Clocks Three Blockbusters With Debutant Directors". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  7. ^ Anu James (15 October 2015). "Multi-starrer films 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi' to lock horns at Kerala box office". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  8. ^ Anu James (16 October 2015). "'Amar Akbar Anthony' movie review by audience: Live updates". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ^ Anu James (8 October 2015). "Sun Network buys satellite rights of 'Pathemari', 'Kanal', 'Amar Akbar Anthony', other Malayalam films". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  10. ^ Sachin Jose (7 October 2015). "'Amar Akbar Anthony': Trailer of Prithviraj-Indrajith-Jayasurya movie garners 2 lakh views". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  11. ^ a b Anu James (17 October 2015). "'Amar Akbar Anthony' review: Fun filled family entertainer with a social message". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Amar Akbar Anthony". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ Akhila Menon (16 October 2015). "Amar Akbar Anthony Movie Review: Comical Extravaganza!". Filmibeat.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.     
  14. ^ Litty Simon (17 October 2015). "'Amar Akbar Anthony': Bringing down theatres". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  15. ^ Anu James. "Kerala box office: 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'LL7K' make good collection; 'Pathemari' still enjoying housefull shows". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  16. ^ Anu James (27 October 2015). "'Ennu Ninte Moideen', 'Amar Akbar Anthony' rule Kerala box office despite release of 'Rani Padmini', 'Kanal'". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  17. ^ Anu James (31 October 2015). "'Pathemari', 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Kanal', 'Rani Padmini', 'LL7K': Review of October Malayalam releases". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  18. ^ Aswini (9 November 2015). "BoxOffice Report: How much Amar Akbar Anthony collected from 21 days?". Filmibeat.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  19. ^ James, Anu (2 December 2015). "Amar Akbar Anthony completes 50 days at box office; makers release special poster". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Amar Akbar Anthony completes 100 days". The Times of India. 24 January 2017.
  21. ^ Nelson K Paul (13 October 2015). "'Amar Akbar Anthony' music review". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  22. ^ "TALK – Amar Akbar Antony Movie Audio Music Launch Photos". Metromatinee.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  23. ^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (6 October 2015). "Amar Akbar Anthony audio launch on Oct 9". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  24. ^ Sachin Jose (15 October 2015). "'Premamennal' song of 'Amar Akbar Anthony' released online [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  25. ^ Anu James (23 October 2015). "Watch baby singer Shreya's 'Amar Akbar Anthony' song 'Yenno Njanente' featuring baby Meenakshi [VIDEO]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards 2015". Anu James. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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