Utopiayile Rajavu (English: The King Of Utopia)[2] is a 2015 Malayalam satirical comedy film[3] directed by Kamal and penned by PS Rafeeque.[4] It stars Mammootty, Sethulakshmi, Jewel Mary, KPAC Lalitha, Janardhanan, TG Ravi, Joy Mathew, Sudheer Karamana, Nandu and Indrans. Ouseppachan composed the soundtrack.[5] The film released on 27 August 2015.[6]
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| Directed by | Kamal |
| Screenplay by | PS Rafeeque |
| Produced by | Haseeb Haneef Noushad Alathur |
| Starring | Mammootty Jewel Mary S.P.Sreekumar Sunil Sukhada Indrans Jayaprakash Kulur KPAC Lalitha |
| Cinematography | Neil D Cunha |
| Edited by | Rajagopal |
| Music by |
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Production company | Grande Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Play House Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | est. ₹1.5crore[1] |
Plot
editThe film follows the life of CP Swathanthryan, son of freedom fighter Chembakassery Parameswaran Pillai. His uncle, Soman Thampi, is a crook who envies CP's wealth and is a constant troublemaker for him. He is determined to win the legal suit filed by CP. Losing it would result in reinstating the wealth he forcibly obtained. CP wants to be famous at any cost, which triggers hilarious events. After many incidents, he realizes that one should not chase fame; fame should chase us based on our deeds. The rest of the story deals with how he brings justice to people to whom it was denied and delayed.
Cast
edit- Mammootty as C.P Swathanthran
- Jewel Mary as Umadevi
- Joy Mathew as Chembakasseri Parameshwaran Pillai
- S. P. Sreekumar as Pindani
- Sunil Sukhada as Soman Pilla
- Tini Tom as Statue of Jesus Christ
- Salim Kumar (Voice) as Crow
- Indrans as Velappan
- Janardhanan as Vasavan Pillai
- KPAC Lalitha as Narayani
- Noby Marcose as Kattappuram Kuttappan
- Sudheer Karamana as SI Purushothaman
- Sadiq as Ramakrishnan
- Jayaraj Warrier as Markandeyan
- Sasi Kalinga as Murari
- Sethulakshmi as Januvamma
- Pradeep Kottayam as Poornachandran
- Nandhu as Nadar
- Manju Sunichan as Saritha
- Munshi Venu as Velayudhan
- Mukundan as Home Minister
- Jayaprakash Kuloor as Sakhavu Theekkoyi
- Sneha Sreekumar as Thankamani
- Vijayan Paringodu as Advocate Thirumunbu
- Surabhi Lakshmi as Zaira Bhanu
- Jayashankar Karimuttam as Chachappan
- Anoop Chandran as Advocate
- M. G. Sasi as Advocate
- Jayan Cherthala as Sudhakaran Pillai
- Majeed as Advocate
- Muhammed Perambra as Aboobacker
- Naseer Sankranthi as Danger Dasappan
- KTC Abdulla as Sairabhanu's father
- Sumathi G. as police
- Surjith Gopinath
Production
editKamal directed.[7] PS Rafeeque approached Mammootty with the script on the set of Bhaskar The Rascal. The actor immediately accepted and suggested Kamal as director. Kamal, too, committed to the project.[8] Kamal said, "Animals, birds and even statues will voice their opinion in Utopiayile Rajavu,".[9] Mammootty also recommended Jewel Mary for the heroine.[10]
The film launched in Kochi on 18 May 2015 during which sewing machines were donated to women from tribal communities.[11] The shoot started at Thodupuzha, Kerala, in May 2015.[12] The film was shot in Trivandrum.[13]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Ouseppachan and lyrics were written by P. S. Rafeeque. The audio launch was held at Ernakulam on 2 August 2015.[14] The first song released was "Uppinu Pona Vazhiyethu".[15][16]
| No. | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chantham Thelinju" (Duet) | Rahul R. Nath, Mridula Warrier |
| 2 | "Laavettom" | Resmi Satheesh, Sunil, Sudheer Alathur |
| 3 | "Uppinu Pona" | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Jassie Gift, Rahul R. Nath |
| 4 | "Chantham Thelinju" (Solo) | P. Jayachandran |
References
edit- ^ "Will Mammootty's 'Pathemari' affect Prithviraj's 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' box office collection? [VOTE]". International Business Times. 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Mammootty as the 'King of Utopia'?". Sify. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Mammootty Set to be King of Satire". International Business Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Utopiayile Rajavu Theatrical Poster Is Out". Filmbeat.com. 28 July 2015.
- ^ Akhila Menon (20 August 2015). "Utopiayile Rajavu Official Teaser Review". Filmbeat.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Anu James (28 August 2015). "'Utopiayile Rajavu' Review Round-up: Mammootty-Jewel Mary Starrer Garners Mixed Response". International Business Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Deepa Soman (26 March 2014). "Mammootty to play a villager in Kamal's film". TNN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Interview with script writer Rafeeque". Manorama online. 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Even animals and statues speak in 'Utopiayile Rajavu'". IndiaGlitz. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Akhila Menon (7 August 2015). "Mammootty Recommended My Name: Jewel Mary". Filmibeat. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Mammootty donned his signature style at the film pooja of Utopiyayile Rajavu in Kochi". Times Of India. 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Mammootty, Jewel Mary Shooting begins for Kamal's Utopiyayile Rajavu' [PHOTOS]". Ibtimes.co.in. 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Mammootty Back To Trivandrum For 'Utopiayile Rajavu'". IndiaGlitz. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Utopiayile Rajavu Audio Launch". Times Of India.
- ^ Sruthi K M (23 August 2015). "Utopiayile Rajavu film promo song released". Filmibeat. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Utopiayile Rajavu First Song". Manorama Online. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.