Marykkundoru Kunjaadu (transl. Mary Had a Little Lamb) is a 2010 Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi, starring Dileep, Biju Menon and Bhavana in lead roles, with Vijayaraghavan, Vinaya Prasad, Jagathy Sreekumar and Innocent in supporting roles. The film was released on 25 December 2010 and received highly positive reviews,[3] which went on to become a Blockbuster completing 150 days. The movie was remade in Hindi by Priyadarshan in 2012 as Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal.
| Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Shafi |
| Written by | Benny P Nayarambalam |
| Produced by | Vaishakh Rajan |
| Starring | Dileep Biju Menon Bhavana |
| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
| Edited by | Manoj Sangeeth Kollam |
| Music by | Berny Ignatius |
| Distributed by | Vysakh Cinemas & PJ Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crore (US$420,000)[1] |
| Box office | ₹22.5 crore (US$2.7 million)[2] |
Plot
editThe story takes place in a remote village in the Kerala Highranges. Solomon, the son of the village sexton, Geevarghese , a simple soul who is quiet in nature and fears virtually everything around, thus earning the nickname Kunjaadu (little lamb). His mother, Mary, was Ittichan's crush. He named his daughter Mary after Solomon's mother. He wanted Solomon to love his daughter dearly and then he would marry her to some other person so that he gets to know the pain that he felt when he lost his love. He promises the church that he will give another cross made out of gold to the church if Solomon marries some other girl but if he wants to marry his daughter then Solomon must give a cross to church. Mary has been in love with Solomon right from their childhood days. Meanwhile, a man, who looks like a thug, comes to Solomon's house and Solomon, who is overjoyed at getting some fearless company, gets the man accepted by his whole family under the illusion that he is his long-lost brother Jose. He does so much for the family and gets involved in agriculture and develops the family's living. Later, Solomon finds that there is more to his so called brother than he thought initially, and that he killed a girl and was imprisoned for seven years. Finally he finds out that Jose has stolen the cross and hid it in Solomon's land seven years ago and has returned to retrieve it. Solomon warns his family that even if he is their brother, they should be alert or else he'll burn down the house. His parents don't take it seriously but later when the family is away, Jose burns the house down and everyone thinks it is Solomon who did it. Solomon later finds out that Jose's old friend, who also wants the golden cross, was the one who killed the girl, who was actually Jose's lover. A fight occurs between Solomon and both the thieves. Jose's friend gets beaten up and rings the church bell telling that he got the cross and saves Jose by telling that he was the one who help him capture the thief, and because Solomon always considered him as a brother. Everyone is happy and Ittichan gives his daughter's hand to Solomon.
Cast
edit- Dileep as M. G. Solomon / Kunjaadu
- Master Dhananjay as Young Solomon
- Biju Menon as Jose, a local goon and Solomon's adopted brother
- Bhavana as Mary, Solomon's love interest
- Vijayaraghavan as Manimalayil Geevarghese, Solomon's father
- Vinaya Prasad as Marychedathy, Solomon's mother
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Joseph Kundukuzhy Achan, the village priest
- Innocent as Ittichan, Mary's father
- Salim Kumar as Lolappan, the coffin dealer
- Renjusha Menon as Lolappan's wife
- Anand as Johnykutty, Mary's brother
- Appa Haja as Kunjachan, Mary's brother
- Sajitha Betti as Celine
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Celine' s Mother
- Kochu Preman as Charlie, Mary's uncle
- Nimisha Suresh as M. G. Sisily, Solomon's sister
- Jai as M.G. Seleena, Solomon's sister
- Ambika Mohan as Nancy, Mary's mother
- Ponnamma Babu as Chantha Maria
- Chali Pala as Thoma
- T. P. Madhavan as Dr. Pisharody
- Prem Prakash as Doctor
- Subbalakshmi as Ammachi special appearance in the song Entadukkel Vannirikkum
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Achankunju, Bus conductor
Soundtrack
edit| Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 20 December 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 21:35 |
| Label | Satyam Music Through Matrubhumi Music |
| Producer | Berny-Ignatius |
The soundtrack of the film was released on 20 December 2010. It had music scored by composers Berny-Ignatius". Lyrics were provided by Anil Panachooran. There was no special launch for the audio release and the music were given straight through the audio sellers.
All lyrics are written by Anil Panachooran
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enttadukke" | Shankar Mahadevan, Rimi Tomy, Pappukutty Bhagavathar, Subbalakshmi | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Pancharachiri" | Franco, Sithara Krishnakumar | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Kunjaade Kurumbanade" | Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Changathi Kuyile" | Master Anuragh, Kumari Yogini V Prabhu | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Kunjaade" | Sithara | 4:29 |
Release
editThe film was released on 25 December 2010.
Critical reception
editThe Rediff critic rated the film 3 stars out of 5. Leading actor Dileep's and Biju Menon's performance was praised, and the credit was to be equally shared by the writer-director team. The film works well.[4]
Box office
editThe film went on to become commercial success,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] which completed 150 days in theatres and eventually became the second highest grossing Malayalam film of 2010 behind Pokkiri Raja.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Kerala Box Office – January 11 to 26". Sify. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011.
- ^ http://keralaboxoffice.com/kerala-box-office-report-%E2%80%93march-2011/
- ^ "Biju Menon gets a big break!". Sify. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.
- ^ Paresh C Palicha (27 December 2010). "Review: Marykkundoru Kunjaadu works". Rediff.com.
- ^ "Unusual 'heroine'". The Hindu. 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Kerala Box Office - January 27 to February 28". Sify. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011.
- ^ Sunder, Kalpana (14 October 2012). "Going with the flow". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "Comedy brought me closer to the audience: Biju Menon". The Times of India. 2 October 2014.
- ^ "MAN of the MASSES". The Hindu. 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Dileep excited about forthcoming releases". Rediff.com. 21 March 2011.
- ^ "The hero of the masses". The Hindu. 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Mainstream films cut a sorry figure". The New Indian Express. 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Kerala Box-Office: April 14-May 15, 2011". Sify. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Biju Menon gets a big break!". Sify. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.