Thoppil Joppan

Thoppil Joppan
Malayalam	തോപ്പിൽ ജോപ്പൻ
Directed by	Johny Antony
Produced by	Noushad Alathur
Written by	Nishad Koya
Starring	Mammootty Andrea Jeremiah Mamta Mohandas
Music by	VidyaSagar
Cinematography	Sunoj Velayudam
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham
Production company	Grande Film Corporation S N Group
Distributed by	Grande Film Corporation Release
Release date	7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	est. ₹22 crore (US$3.3 million)

Thoppil Joppan is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Johny Antony, starring Mammootty in the titular role as a Kabaddi player.

Principal photography began in April 2016 in Ernakulam. With music and background score composed by Vidyasagar, the film released on 7 October 2016.

The filming began in Ernakulam in April 2016.Amala Paul Signed into play the lead lady. Initially vedhika and Deepti Sati were each considered for the second lead role but replaced by Mamta Mohandas. The actress announced the news via her Facebook page in 17 May. Mamta will be paired opposite director-turned-actor Jude Anthany Joseph. Later Andrea Jeremiah replaced Amala .

The music and background score for the film is composed by VidyaSagar, who has worked with Johny Antony in several times. The music release was coincided with an event held at Avenue Center in Kochi. The soundtrack album comprises six songs, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahammed and Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma

In Kerala, the film collected ₹1.40–2.06 crore on its opening day. By the end of its first week in theatres, the film had collected an estimated ₹8.46 crore from Kerala box office. The film collected ₹14.1 crore in 24 days from Kerala box office. The film collected ₹4.61 lakhs in its 1st weekend from US box office. The final box office collection of the movie is estimated to be ₹22 crores, collecting ₹15.50 crore from Kerala box office alone.

K.S.Chithra won the Asiavision Awards 2016 for Best Singer Female for the song "Poovithalai Njaan Naadha"