Oru Thekkan Thallu Case (transl. A southern brawl case) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Sreejith N. and written by Rajesh Pinnadan, based on the short story Ammini Pilla Vettu Case by G. R. Indugopan.[2] The film stars Biju Menon, Roshan Mathew, Padmapriya and Nimisha Sajayan. The film is produced by Mukesh R. Mehta, Sunil A. K., and C. V. Sarathi.
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| Directed by | Sreejith. N |
| Screenplay by | Rajesh Pinnadan |
| Story by | G. R. Indugopan |
| Based on | Ammini Pilla Vettu Case by G. R. Indugopan |
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| Narrated by | Aswath Lal |
| Cinematography | Madhu Neelakandan |
| Edited by | Manoj Kannoth |
| Music by | Justin Varghese |
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Running time | 152 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film marked Padmapriya's comeback to a Malayalam film after a gap of five years. The film was released on 8 September 2022.[3] It received positive reviews upon release and turned out to be a moderate success.
Plot
editPodiyan Pillai's lover, Vasanthi, and Ammini Pillai's wife, Rukmini, are neighbours and close friends. One of the most respected people in the town is Ammini. In the town, when Podiyan visits Vasanthi for sex one night, Ammini sees it and slaps him. Podiyan became enraged by this and attacks Ammini in the dark, with his friends. During the attack, Podiyan hacks Ammini and he is bedridden for a couple of months as a result of the attack. In order to teach Podiyan and his friends a lesson, he decides to do so in such a way that society will acknowledge it as well. The ego of Podiyan and his friends are hurt when Ammini chose not to file a lawsuit, but instead decided to deal with things on his own. They are not sure what to do about the crisis and are looking for a way to ensure that they do not face Ammini's wrath. Vengeance is taken by Ammini, one by one against Podiyan's friends, who are relieved of the stress of Ammini's revenge. In the meantime, Vasanthi finds out she is pregnant before her upcoming wedding with Podiyan. The couple fled to a hideout where Podiyan was supplied by his friends. Even though Ammini has not yet slapped Podiyan, Rukmini insists that the wedding goes on as soon as possible. While Ammini is in his lighthouse just before the wedding, Rukmini and Podiyan lock him inside to ensure Podiyan does not have to go to the wedding slapped. The moment Rukmini realises that she has made the wrong decision and tries to open the door, but to no avail. Aminni jumps out the lighthouse window to escape and breaks his arm. On the wedding day, Rukmini takes revenge for her husband by slapping Podiyan as Ammini was present at the wedding. The film ends with Podiyan and his friends in a car heading towards the wall where Aminni had crossed off their names when they were slapped. Ammini was standing there without Podiyan's name crossed off, leaving the movie on a cliffhanger.
Cast
edit- Biju Menon as Ammini Pillai
- Roshan Mathew as Podiyan Pillai
- Padmapriya as Rukmini, Ammini's wife
- Nimisha Sajayan as Vasanthi, Podiyan's girlfriend turned wife
- Akhil Kavalayoor as Kunjukunju
- Aswath Lal as Lopez
- Reju Sivadas as Prabhakkuttan
- Arun Pavumpa as Kunjipakki
- Azeez Nedumangad
- Pramod Veliyanad as Astrologer
- Prasanth Murali
- Achuthananthan
- Sasi Valooran
- Neeraja Rajendran as Vasanthi's mother
- Jayaraj
Production
editOn 14 July 2021, Biju Menon announced that his next film would be Oru Thekkan Thallu Case and released the film's first look graphic poster of the four pivotal characters.[4][5] On 10 November 2021, Nimisha Sajayan informed that the principal photography of the film would start soon.[6][7] In February 2022, the crew of the film announced that the shoot of the film is completed.[8]
Soundtrack
editThe music of the film is composed by Justin Varghese.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yentharu" | Anvar Ali | Justin Varghese | Himna Hilari, Justin Varghese | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Prema Neyyapam" | Anvar Ali | Justin Varghese | Justin Varghese | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 8:39 | ||||
Release
editTheatrical
editOru Thekkan Thallu Case was released in theatres on 8 September 2022.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Oru Thekkan Thallu Case". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Service, Express News (14 July 2022). "Biju Menon, Nimisha Sajayan to lead Oru Thekkan Thallu Case". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ .Com, Mathrubhumi (23 July 2022). "Biju Menon's 'Oru Thekkan Thallu Case' to hit cinemas on Sep 8". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ TNM Staff (15 July 2021). "Biju Menon, Nimisha, Roshan and Padmapriya to star in 'Oru Thekkan Thallu Case'". The News Minute. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Features, CE (14 July 2021). "Biju Menon to lead Oru Thekkan Thallu Case". Cinema Express. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Features, CE (10 November 2022). "Oru Thekkan Thallu Case begins filming". Cinema Express. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ .Com, TimesOfIndia (10 November 2021). "Shoot for Biju Menon's, 'Oru Thekkan Thallu case' to kickstart soon". ETimes. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ .In, ETimes (22 February 2022). "Biju Menon - Nimisha Sajayan starrer 'Oru Thekkan Thallu Case' wraps up shoot". ETimes. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Song Yentharu From Malayalam Film Oru Thekkan Thallu Case Is Out". News18. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Biju Menon's 'Oru Thekkan Thallu Case' to hit cinemas on Sep 8". English.Mathrubhumi. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.