Contessa (film)

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Contessa (2018)
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Directed bySudip E.S
Screenplay bySudip E.S
Story byRiyas
Produced bySubash Cipy
Starring
CinematographyAncer Thwayyib
Edited byRiyaz
Music by Gopi Sundar
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Contessa is a 2018 Indian Malayalam drama film, written and directed by Sudip E.S. The film stars Appani Sarath, Sreejith Ravi, Hareesh Peradi, Zinil Zainuddin, etc. in lead roles. The film has its story written by Riyas. [1] This film was released on 23 November 2018.

Contents

The film received positive reviews and Critics Rating of 2.5/5 as reported by Times of India. [1] [2]

Plot

The film narrates the story of 2 friends Chandu and Saddam Hussein and the way everything changes once a Contessa comes into their lives [3] [4]

Cast

Music

The film music were composed by Rijosh Aluva & Jafriz and background score by Gopi Sundar. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Unaruka Unaruka"Mahadevan03:05
2."Laila Laila"Mithun Jayaraj04:55
3."Takka Takka [6] " Palakkad Sreeram 03:21
4."Chanjum thirinjum"Haritha Hareesh03:53
5."Kannetha Doore"Mithun Jayaraj, Uday Ramachandran 03:06
6."Unaruka Unaruka - Version 2" V. T. Murali 04:30

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References

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