Salalah Mobiles is a 2014 Malayalam romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Sharath Haridas and production controller Sanjay Padiyoor, starring Dulquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim, and Jacob Gregory. The film was produced by Anto Joseph Film Company and features music composed by Gopi Sunder. It was released on 24 January 2014, received negative reviews, and performed poorly at the box office.[1][2]
| Salalah Mobiles | |
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| Directed by | Sharath Haridas |
| Written by | Sharath Haridas |
| Produced by | Anto Joseph and Mammootty |
| Starring | Dulquer Salmaan Nazriya Nazim Jacob Gregory |
| Cinematography | Satheesh Kurup |
| Edited by | Zian Sreekanth |
| Music by | Gopi Sunder |
Production company | Anto Joseph Film Company |
| Distributed by | PJ Entertainments Europe, Tricolor Entertainment Aus/Nz/Singapore |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editAfzal's mother, Safiyumma, is worried about him. Once, when his uncle comes from Salalah, Oman, he tells him he can get a job over there. Afzal rejects it saying 'working is slavery'. He says that he wants to set up a mobile shop and needs funds for it. His uncle accepts it with the condition that the shop should be named 'Salalah Mobiles'. Afzal appoints his childhood friend, Binoy, as his assistant. Every morning at the bus stop in front of the shop comes a college-going girl. Afzal falls in love at first sight. He learns that her name is Shahana and that his childhood classmate and enemy Manaf has a crush on her. After some days, he goes to Coimbatore to get some stock. He meets Azhagarsamy, a genius who has made many unbelievable applications. Afzal plans to purchase some of his apps. In the bar, when they were talking, Afzal calls Azhagarsamy a 'genius'. Azhagarsamy, who is so excited, gifts Afzal his mobile tapping app. Afzal returns to his place, a virus spreads through messages and he starts hearing every caller. Slowly, Manaf realizes this and, being jealous of Afzal, reveals Afzal's situation to the police.
Cast
edit- Dulquer Salmaan as Afzal
- Nazriya Nazim as Shahana
- Santhanam as Azhagarsamy
- Jacob Gregory as Binoy
- Anwar Shereef as Abdul Manaf (Kozhi Manaf)
- Siddique as Ajay Chacko IPS
- Geetha as Safiyumma
- Narayanankutty as Ramachandran PC
- Tini Tom as Venu Maash
- Mamukkoya as Mammad
- Jose as Salauddeen
- S.P.Sreekumar as Hari, Afzal's friend
- Ramesh Pisharody as Shajahan
- Anju Sasi as a plus two student
- Janardanan in a guest role as Kodaangi
- Raveendran in a guest role as Hawala dealer
- Nirmal Palazhi
- V. K. Sreeraman (Voice Character) as Shahana's estranged father
- Kunjan as Munna
Production
editDulquer Salmaan was roped in to play the lead role.[3] Many heroines were considered but Nazriya Nazim was finalized.[4] Jacob Gregory who had acted alongside Dulquer in the film ABCD, was cast in a prominent role.[5] Tamil comedian Santhanam was signed by the director to play a Tamilian, marking his Malayalam film debut.[6] Sharath A. Haridaasan said that Santhanam plays a prominent role that manoeuvres the story to its turning point.[7]
The shoot of the film began on 17 August 2013 at Kozhikode.[8] The shooting locations were Kozhikode, Kodungaloor, Kottayam and Coimbatore.[9]
Soundtrack
edit| Salala Mobiles | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Gopi Sunder chronology | ||||
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| Track Name | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "La La Lasa" | Nazriya Nazim, Abi.H.M, Gopi Sunder | Sharath.A.Haridaasan, Traditional |
| "Eeran Kaattin" | Shreya Ghoshal | B.K.Harinarayanan |
| "Rasoolallah" | Gopi Sunder, Divya S. Menon, Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor | Alankode Leelakrishnan |
| "Eee Mohabathin" | Gopi Sunder, Mithun Jayaraj | Santhosh Varma |
Box office
editThe film collected US$3,196 from UK box office.[10]
References
edit- ^ Akhila Menon (4 December 2014). "Which Is The Best Malayalam Movie Of 2014". filmibeat.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ M. P. Praveen (27 December 2014). "Tinsel town: The year of the underdogs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Dulquer Salmaan reverts to his local ways Archived 20 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Metromatinee.com (18 August 2013). Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
- ^ Nazriya is Dulquar's heroine Archived 26 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Nowrunning.com (10 July 2013). Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
- ^ Nazriya is Dulquer's heroine in 'Salalah Mobiles'. Sify.com (23 July 2013). Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Santhanam also on The Shop of Salala Mobiles". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (29 December 2013) Santhanam to enter M-Town ! Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Dulquer-Nazriya starrer Salala Mobiles from today". Metromatinee.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Dulquer with Nazriya in Salala Mobiles". Deccan Chronicle. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.