Kilichundan Mampazham (Malayalam: Bird-beaked Mango) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Sreenivasan. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal, Soundarya (in her second and final Malayalam film to date), Sreenivasan, and Salim Kumar.[2] Vineeth Sreenivasan debuted as a singer in the film. The movie was a huge hit . [3][4]
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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Written by | Priyadarshan |
Story by | Sreenivasan |
Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
Starring | Mohanlal Soundarya Sreenivasan Cochin Haneefa Salim Kumar |
Cinematography | Ravi Varman[1] |
Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Aashirvad Cinemas |
Distributed by | Johny Sagariga |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Moidukutty Haji returns to his village after marrying a third time. His new wife Amina is young and beautiful. His other two wives are really unhappy to see this, but they have no other choice other than to accept it. Amina was in love in with Abdu. Abdu and Usman come to the village and they come to Moidukutty Haji's house to sell bangles.
Abdu sees Amina and tries various tricks in order to get into Moidukutty Haji's house, but Moidukutty Haji drives them away. When Abdu was in Gulf, Amina's wicked father secretly stole all letters sent by Abdu by bribing the postman. Amina's marriage took place without her acceptance. Abdu with some help from his friends makes secret moves to get Amina back. The events that are going to happen from here makes the plot of the story.
The film was released on 11 April 2003.
The story of a man who wants his now-married lover back was not taken well by audiences. It also touched upon issues like polygamy and talaq. Hence film received mixed reviews from the critics, but it was a huge box office success.[5]
all the music is composed by Vidyasagar and the lyrics are penned by B.R Prasad
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Onnamkilli Ponnankili" (Mohanam) | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | |
2. | "Onnanam Kunnin Mele" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | |
3. | "Parayuka Nee Kadha" (Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)) | Kailash Kher | |
4. | "Vilakkukoluthi Varum" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | |
5. | "Kasavinte Thattamittu" | Sujatha Mohan, Vineeth Sreenivasan |
Sify gave a positive review, calling it a "sparkling entertainer" and praised the performances of Mohanlal and Sreenivasan. Also adding, technically it is one of the best films in recent times, praising the cinematography, art direction, songs, lyrics, but criticized the plot in the second half.[6]
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