| Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty | |
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Shaji Nadesan Santhosh Sivan Prithviraj Sukumaran |
| Starring | Mammootty |
| Cinematography | Madhu Neelakandan |
| Edited by | Sandeep Nandakumar |
| Music by | Thej Mervin |
Production company | August Cinema |
| Distributed by | August Cinema, Tricolor Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty is a 2013 Indian Malayalam comedy film written and directed by Ranjith and starring Mammootty in the lead role of an Achayan from Kozhencherry, Central Travancore and also in a cameo as himself.[2][3][4] The cast includes Nedumudi Venu and Balachandra Menon, Siddique, Harisree Asokan, Suresh Krishna, P. Balachandran, Balachandran Chullikad, Prem Prakash, Meera Nandan, Muthumani, Krishna Prabha and Kaviyoor Ponnamma.[5] The film was produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. The film was released on 8 August 2013 on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr and was a critical and commercial failure. However modern reception has been positive.
Cast
- Mammootty as Kurudanjil George Mathew (Mathukutty) and himself (dual role)
- Alisha Mohammed as Rosy
- Muthumani as Jansamma
- Meera Nandan as Kunjumol
- Sekhar Menon as Solaman
- Nedumudi Venu as Thomas
- Balachandra Menon as Fr. Kurian Vattathara
- Harisree Asokan as Rahman
- P. Balachandran as Kochunni
- Tini Tom as Vidhyadharan
- Balachandran Chullikad as Shamsu
- Narayanankutty as Ashokan
- Thesni Khan as a woman in Mathukkutty's village
- Adinadu Sasi as Sugunan
- Nandhu as Aanandhan and himself (dual role)
- Siddique as Abraham & himself (dual role)
- Suresh Krishna as Soman and himself (dual role)
- Prem Prakash as Zachariya
- Kottayam Nazir as Kunjumon
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Mariyamma
- Krishna Praba as Deepa
- Chemban Vinod Jose
- Soubin Shahir
- Daya Ashwathy
Cameos
- Mohanlal as himself
- Jayaram as himself
- Dileep as himself
- Jagadish as himself
- Idavela Babu as himself
- Manoj K. Jayan as himself
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as herself
- Manju Pillai as herself
- Bindu Panicker as herself
- Mythili as herself
- Johny Antony as himself
Production
The film was shot at Ayroor,Ranni, Kozhikode and Kochi in India and Mettmann and Düsseldorf in Germany. Asianet television is reported to have paid ₹5.75 crore for the rights to air the film, which would be a record.[6]
Indiaglitz says "Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty is average" and rated it 5.75/10[7] It received mixed reviews.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ "KADAL KADANNU ORU MAATHUKUTTY (PG)". Kerala Partnership. British Board of Film Classification. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ kadal kadannu oru mathukkutty – Review
- ↑ "Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty - News". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Mohanlal-Mammootty in Ranjith's "Kadal Kadannoru Mathukutty"". Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ Sea of Dreams
- ↑ Asianet secured the Satellite Rights
- ↑ Indiaglitz Review
- ↑ C, Sharika (11 August 2013). "Kadal Kadannu Oru Mathukutty: A forgettable trip". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Kadal Kadannu Oru Mathukutty Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Kadal Kadannu Oru Mathukutty by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Kadal Kadannu Oru Mathukkutty". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016.