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Directed by | Rajesh Pillai |
Produced by | Avinash Unnithan Satish B. Satish |
Written by | Mahesh Narayanan |
Starring |
Amala Paul Nivin Pauly |
Music by |
Gopi Sunder Shaan Rahman |
Cinematography | Anish Lal R.S. |
Edited by | B. Abhilash |
Production
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Ordinary Films
Cross Pictures |
Distributed by | Golden Eye Movies |
Release date
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Running time
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113 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹4.75 crore (US$740,000) |
Box office | ₹5.35 crore (US$830,000) |
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Soundtrack album by Gopi Sunder | ||||
Released | 2015 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Malayalam | |||
Producer | Gopi Sunder | |||
Gopi Sunder chronology | ||||
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Mili is a 2015 Malayalam film directed by Rajesh Pillai. Described as a "heroine-centric motivational film,"Mili has Amala Paul in the title role along with Nivin Pauly as male lead. The film, produced by Dr. Avinash Unnithan and Sathish B. Sathish under Ordinary Films, marks the debut of editor Mahesh Narayanan as scriptwriter. The story revolves around an introvert girl who struggles hard to meet others' expectations. Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, Praveena, Sai Kumar and Amol Parashar appear in significant roles. The film started its shooting on 10 May 2014 at Trivandrum. The shooting of the film was completed on 9 November 2014. Mili released on 23 January 2015 to positive reviews.
Mili (Amala Paul) is an introvert who is very depressed. Her self-affectation and inferiority complex puts off everyone. Nobody likes her character but nobody attempts to help her either. She chooses to rise above the challenges and take back the reins of her life. Her transformation and learning to deal with her emotions, forms the crux of the movie. Nivin Pauly plays the role of Naveen, a soft-skills trainer who becomes a support for Mili.
The music was composed by Gopi Sunder.
The film was made at a budget of ₹4.75 crore (US$740,000) and sold it's satellite rights for ₹2.95 crore (US$460,000). It completed 50 days run in some releasing centres. The total the distribution share was ₹2.40 crore (US$370,000) doing a business of ₹5.35 crore (US$830,000) considering theatrical gross and satellite rights. The film is one of the "profitable" Malayalam film in the first half of 2015.