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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Produced by | Jaison Pullikkottil |
Written by | Priyadarshan |
Starring |
Nedumudi Venu Innocent Jayasurya Piaa Bajpai |
Narrated by | Mohanlal |
Music by | M. G. Sreekumar |
Cinematography | Divakar Mani |
Edited by | M.S. Ayyappan Nair |
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Full House Entertainment
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Distributed by | Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments |
Release date
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Running time
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164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Aamayum Muyalum | |
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Soundtrack album by M. G. Sreekumar | |
Released | 6 December 2014 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 19.36 |
Language | Malayalam |
Label | Satyam Audios |
Producer | M. G. Sreekumar |
Aamayum Muyalum (English: Tortoise and Rabbit) is a 2014 Malayalam comedy-drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan, and co-produced by Jaison Pullikkottil under the banner Full House Entertainment. It is a remake of the director's own Hindi movie Malamaal Weekly. The film has a huge star cast of Jayasurya, Piaa Bajpai, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Harisree Ashokan, Maniyanpilla Raju, Kochu Preman Mamukkoya, KPAC Lalitha, Edavela Babu, Nandu and Anoop Menon in prominent roles. The music is composed by M. G. Sreekumar. The film is inspired by the 1998 Hollywood movie Waking Ned.
The film's story revolves the story of the various characters in a village. Kashinathan, Nallavan, Kallu, Thamara try to shroud a murder that happens in their village. But it lands them in more trouble and they fear that they will be caught any time. Humor, romance, and suspense find space in the plot of this movie
The film, which commenced production in August 2014, was released on 19 December 2014 during Christmas. The film got mixed review and commercially; critics praised the performances of Jayasurya and Piaa Bajpai. The film is set in a fictional village reminiscent to the director's own yesteryear blockbuster Thenmavin Kombathu (1994).
In a fictitious poverty-ridden village of Gowlipady, which is virtually ruled by the ruthless Zamindari Bhandaravathi. Kashi a lottery salesman. He is the only literate person of the village. Once, a lottery sold by him happens to win the first prize of ₹5 crore, greedy Kashi tries to get back the lottery ticket but doesn't know to whom he has sold the ticket. So, he conducts a treat exclusive to all those who have bought tickets from him. To gain entrance, they need to give their tickets back. As the treat ends, all the tickets he have sold except one is collected. Later, he comes to know that the one remaining ticket, the same ticket which won the prize, sold to Anthony is still not collected.