Malarvaadi Arts Club

Malarvaadi Arts Club
Malarvaadi Arts Club
Directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan[1]
Produced by Dileep [1]
Screenplay by Vineeth Sreenivasan
Starring
Music by Shaan Rehman
Cinematography P. Sukumar
Editing by Ranjan Abraham
Studio Grand Productions
Distributed by Manjunatha Release
Release date(s) 16 July 2010 (2010-07-16) (Kerala)[3]
Country India
Language Malayalam
Budget INR2 crore (US$405,600) approx.[4]
Box office 14 cr[citation needed]

Malarvaadi Arts Club is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directional debut, and produced by Dileep.[5] The film was released in 60 theaters across Kerala. The cast of five young boys and two girls was selected through a talent hunt.[2][6]

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Plot

The story is about the life of 5 friends in a small village called Manassery. They have completed their studies and are all set to move to the next phase of their life. But in the process they face unexpected problems while trying to keep their favourite hangout Malarvaadi Arts Club alive.

"Malarvadi Koottam" (Malarvadi guys) are a bunch of trouble makers in the Manassery village. They even act as goons for a Communist party, named Labour Party. The first half of the film is about the pointless lives of these five led by Prakashan(Nivin Pauly). Prakashan has a fiery temperament; he would do anything for the people he loves, for the cause he believes in. In a moment of financial crisis, Kumaran (Nedumudi Venu) (their mentor who formed malarvadi club) makes the group take up music once again. On the way, the best singer Santhosh(Shraavan) in the group gets a chance to attend a reality show and once he emerges the champion,which is followed by misunderstandings, separation and a grand reunion in the end.

Cast

  • Nivin Pauly.........Prakashan
  • Shraavan............Santhosh
  • Bhagath............Purushu
  • Harikrishnan........Praveen
  • Aju Varghese..........Kuttu
  • Nedumudi Venu...Kumaran
  • Jagathy Sreekumar.Ragavan
  • Suraj Venjaramood.Shekaran
  • Salim Kumar....Sashi
  • Janardhanan....Gopalan
  • Sreenivasan in a guest role
  • Kottayam Nazeer.....Prem
  • Renjith Reghu.......Susheelan
  • Lishoy
  • Manikandan Pattambi
  • Apoorva Bose.....Revathy
  • Malavika Wales....Geethu

Reception

Critical response

The movie received positive reviews. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of five stars praising Vineeth Sreenivasan on his directorial debut stated that "Malarvadi Arts Club shows that Vineeth Sreenivasan does hold promise as a director, who can only improve with experience. He has made a film that will make the viewer smile".[7] Sify rating it as Watchable movie said "The five new heroes, who were selected after talent hunts and rehearsal camps, have performed quite well".[8]

Box office

The movie opened in 60 cinemas on July 16, 2010 was declared an instant hit at the box office. The movie grossed around INR4 crore (US$811,200) approximately from the first five days.[4][9]

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