Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya is a 2016 Indian Malayalam black comedy horror drama film directed by Sajan K Mathew. The film stars Unni Mukundan, Sanusha, and Prayaga Martin in lead roles. It narrates the story of a spirit (Prayaga) entering a youngster's (Mukundan) life to avenge her death. The film is produced by Siyad Koker through Kokers Films. It was released on 27 May 2016.[1] The title of the film is derived from a song in the film, Manichitrathazhu.
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| Directed by | Sajan K Mathew |
| Written by | Abhilash Sreedharan |
| Produced by | Siyad Koker |
| Starring | Unni Mukundan Sanusha Prayaga Martin |
| Cinematography | Dhanesh Raveendranath |
| Edited by | Bibin Paul Samuel |
| Music by | Vinu Thomas |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kokers Release Kalasangham Films |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crore |
| Box office | ₹8 crore |
Plot
editPrakashan is an electrician who is a compassionate wrestler in Mallapuram village. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, his mother, Sushila, often consults with an astrologer, Manoj, about Prakashan's marriage. Manoj knows about Prakashan's interest in Ashwathy. Manoj's friends, Kochukuttan, Kuriachan, Sankunni, and Shivan, help Prakashan in this matter.
The village's wrestling champion, Kunjachan, challenges Prakashan to fight. He happens to meet Parvathy while returning home. She pleads with him for a place to stay that night since her relatives are not available. Prakashan brings Parvathy to his house. His mother started treating Parvathy as her "daughter-in-law" though Prakashan narrated the truth. As days pass, he falls in love with her. Eventually, Prakashan defeats the wrestling champion, Kunjachan. While proposing his love to her, Prakashan is shocked to know that Parvathy is a ghost, and his friends also confirm the same.
Palani Ashan, a renowned tantric expert found that Prakashan and Parvathy were lovers in the past life. His past life father (who is Manoj's friend Shivan in this life) killed her through his aide. She tries to exact revenge on the people who killed her.
After that, Parvathy insists Prakashan to marry Aswathy. Prakashan and Aswathy get married. Parvathy forgives her killer and leaves without completing her revenge.
Cast
edit- Unni Mukundan as Prakashan
- Sanusha as Ashwathy
- Prayaga Martin as Parvathy
- Sadiq as Shivan
- Bindu Panikker as Susheelamma
- Prasanth Alexander as Kuriachan
- Aju Varghese as Manoj
- Narayanankutty as Kunjammavan
- Sudhi Koppa as Kochukuttan
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Ghost hunter Suni
- Abraham Koshy as Ashwathy's father
- Kochu Preman
- Seema G. Nair as Ashwathy's mother
- Bijukuttan as Sankunni
- Balaji Sharma as Kunjachan
- Jayaprakash Kuloor as Palani Ashan
- Sabumon Abdusamad as Sukumaran
- Resmi Anil as Prasanna
- Tini Tom
- Disney James as S.I. Benjamin G.V.
Music
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Muzhuthinkal Vannilthanka" | K. R. Narayanan | Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| 2 | "Arikil Pathiye" | Abhilash Sreedharan | Najim Arshad, Sangeetha Sreekanth |
| 3 | "Ariyathe" | K. R. Narayanan | Cicily |
Box office
editThe film was a hit at the box office collecting eight crores and completed 50 days in its theatrical run.[2][3] The film grossed 1.27cr in its opening weekend.[4][2]
References
edit- ^ Sudhish, Navamy (26 May 2016). "A Merry triangle". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b Nair, Sree Prasad. "Half Yearly Report: Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan and Unni Mukundan delivered 2 hits each at Kerala Box Office!".
- ^ "50 days of Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya: Unni Mukundan delivers hat-trick after KL 10 and Style". CatchNews. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ @kboxstats (30 May 2016). "#UnniMukundan #PrayagaMartin #SanushaSantosh #OruMuraiVanthuParthaaya #OMVP 3 Days kerala gross 1.27 cr + :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.