Diwanjimoola Grand Prix

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Diwanjimoola Grand Prix
Diwanjimoola Grand Prix film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Screenplay byAnil Radhakrishnan Menon
Prashant M. Nair
Story byAnil Radhakrishnan Menon
Produced byMasood T. P.
Safeer K. P.
Sherin Vennemkattil
Starring Kunchacko Boban
Nyla Usha
CinematographyAlex J. Pulickal
Music by Gopi Sunder
Production
companies
Mars Entertainment
Silver Ocean
Grand Pixels
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Running time
124 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Diwanjimoola Grand Prix is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language sports comedy film directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. [2] The screenplay was co-written by Menon and former Kozhikode District Collector Prasanth Nair, fondly known as Collector Bro while dialogues are written by Riyas Marath. [2] The film features Kunchacko Boban, Nyla Usha, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Vinayakan, and Sudheer Karamana. [3] The film was released on theaters on 5 January 2018.

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Plot

A newly appointed district collector of Thrissur takes up the task of cleaning up the city of its shortcomings and rallying people for a noble cause, by bringing back a bike race at the Diwanjimoola race track after three decades. The race serves as a platform to settle old scores and unearth new heroes for the residents of Diwanjimoola.

Cast

Production

Menon co-writes the film with Prashant M. Nair, the former Kozhikode district collector. [2] Principal photography commenced on 12 April 2017 in Thrissur, Kerala. [6] The film was shot in different locations in and around Thrissur town. [2] Some parts were shot in Ernakulam. [7] Many of the actors were selected after an extensive audition. [8] The film marks the debut of many of these actors. [3] A motion poster of the film was released on 18 Oct 2017 Diwali day. [9] Sudheer Karamana reprises the role of Leaf Vasu from the director's earlier film Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, Ashokan as Rishi of Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal and Tini Tom as Subramanian of Ranjith's Pranchiyettan & the Saint. The film score and songs were composed by Gopi Sundar.

Critical reception

Rating the film Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg, Meenakshy Menon of Cinema Express stated, "Diwanjimoola has the right focus, steady flow and when the film ends, it feels complete and fills us with positivity." [10] Sanjith Sasidharan of The Times of India rated the film Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11] said that "The film is a lighter and the satire has its heart in right place – discussing issues of false promises by politicians, youth without purpose, neglecting the travails of the voiceless and significance of culture. However, it tries to highlight too much without really thrusting on any. That would have packed some power to the film". Filmibeat rated Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg and stated: "the film is definitely a watchable one for its characters, performances and the light humor which is there in the film in abundance".

Soundtrack

The background score and songs have been composed by Gopi Sunder. The lyrics have been written by Harinarayanan.

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References

  1. ↑ "Diwanjimoola Grand Prix". British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Diwanji Moola Grand Prix decoded!". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Kunchacko Boban to play a bureaucrat in Diwanji Moola Grand Prix". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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  5. ↑ "Abraham Koshy". IMDb .
  6. ↑ Mathrubhumi News (12 April 2017). Diwanji Moola Grand Prix ദിവാന്‍ജി മൂലയുടെ ചിത്രീകരണം ആരംഭിച്ചു . Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Diwanji Moola Grand Prix to shoot its bike racing portions in Kochi". The Times of India . Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Casting Call for 'Divanjimoola Grand Prix' - Auditions Are Here". Auditions Are Here. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kunchacko Boban's Diwanji Moola Grand Prix motion poster features a catchy tune - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Meenakshy Menon (5 January 2018). "Diwanjimoola Grand Prix: Has a lot going for it". Cinema Express. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Sanjith Sasidharan (5 January 2018). "DIWANJI MOOLA GRAND PRIX MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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