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Kho-Kho is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language sports drama film written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair starring Rajisha Vijayan, Mamitha Baiju and produced by First Print Studios.[1][2][3][4] The film received a TRP (Television Rating Points) of 12.7 points (as per U+R BARC data) during its World Television Premiere, making it the highest ever for a female-centric Malayalam film. The film also entered the list of Top 15 Malayalam films with the highest TRPs at that time.[5]

Kho-Kho
Theatrical release poster
Malayalam	'ഖോ-ഖോ'
Directed by	Rahul Riji Nair
Written by	Rahul Riji Nair
Produced by	First Print Studios
Starring	Rajisha Vijayan Mamitha Baiju
Cinematography	Tobin Thomas
Edited by	Christy Sebastian
Music by	Sidhartha Pradeep
Production company	First Print Studios
Distributed by	Capital Studioz
Release date	14 April 2021 (2021-04-14)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Synopsis

The story revolves around Maria Francis (Rajisha Vijayan), a Kho kho school coach.[6] The film tells the story of the formation of a team of kho kho players in a school where only girls study and the events that follow. In the end she is very happy and proud to learn that the most promising player of her former Kho Kho school team has gotten into the national Kho Kho team.[7]

Cast

• Rajisha Vijayan as Maria Francis, a former athlete and a physical education teacher
• Mamitha Baiju as Anju, captain of school Kho Kho team[8]
• Renjit Shekar Nair as Peon Shivaprasad, manager of the team
• Venkitesh VP as Ben, Maria's husband who is a former athlete and a businessman[9]
• Vettukili Prakash as Francis, Maria's father
• Rahul Riji Nair as Vinod
• Arjun Ranjan as Sports Official
• Sreejith Babu
• Jeo Baby (cameo)
• Geethi Sangeetha (cameo)

Production

In August 2020, Rahul Riji Nair announced that the next venture will be a sports movie one which will star Rajisha Vijayan in the lead role. After the Finals, Rajisha Vijayan returns with another sports film.[10] Rajisha Vijayan played the lede role of a Kho Kho coach in the movie. Tobin Thomas is the cinematographer, Sidhartha Pradeep is the music director and Christy Sebastian is the editor.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Kerala Film Critics Award 2020

• Best Supporting Actress : Mamitha Baiju[11]
• Special Jury Award : Rahul Riji Nair

Music

Kho Kho
Soundtrack album by Sidhartha Pradeep
Released	24 March 2021
Recorded	2019-20
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	27:33
Language	Malayalam, English
Label	123 Musix
Producer	First Print Studios
Sidhartha Pradeep chronology
Ottamuri Velicham (2017) Kho Kho (2021)
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The film's soundtrack album and score was composed by music director Sidhartha Pradeep. The Malayalam lyrics on the album were penned by writers Rahul Riji Nair, Arjun Ranjan and Vinayak Sasikumar, and the English rap lyrics by Aditi Nair R. The album was launched on 24 March 2021 by 123 Musix.[12][13][14][15][16]

Release

The film was released on 2021 April 14.[17][18] On 20 April, the film was withdrawn from the theatures due to covid crisis.[19][20]

Reception

Sujit Chandrakumar of Times of India described Kho Kho as "an inspirational sports drama".[21] Writing for Cinema Express, Sajin Shrijith lauded the film as a predictable but empowering sports drama. "The film doesn’t bring anything new to the table in terms of storytelling. But at the same time, one wonders how many new ways can one narrate a sports drama, especially when motivation is its primary intention". He rated it as a film worth watching.[22] In a review for Firstpost Anna MM Vetticad wrote,"Kho Kho stumbles intermittently when it gets too didactic or veers away from its slice-of-life narrative style. Nonetheless, it achieves a charming overall sweetness and positivity".[23]

References

External links

• Kho-Kho at IMDb
• Kho-Kho on Facebook

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