Hallo (film)

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Hallo
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rafi Mecartin
Written byRafi Mecartin
Produced byJoy Thomas Shakthikulangara
Starring Mohanlal
Parvati Melton
CinematographySanjeev Shankar
Edited by Don Max
Sangeeth Kollam
Music by Alex Paul
Production
company
Jithin Arts
Distributed byMarakar Release
Release date
  • 5 July 2007 (2007-07-05)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Hallo is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film written and directed by the Rafi Mecartin duo. It stars Mohanlal and Parvathy Melton(in her Malayalam debut), with Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Madhu, and Samvrutha Sunil in important roles. The music was composed by Alex Paul. The film received positive reviews from critics. [1] Critics praised Mohanlal"s performance. [2] The film was also a major commercial success. [3] It was remade in Telugu as Naa Style Veru (2009) and in Kannada as Manjunatha BA LLB (2012). The plot of the movie was reported to have been partially borrowed from the 2004 movie Cellular . [4]

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Plot

Sivaraman is a once-brilliant criminal lawyer who now seems to be in a self-destructive mode. All the time he is portrayed in a highly intoxicated state. His clients had abandoned him a long time ago. But he has a very devout follower, Chandy. Whenever Sivaraman gets into one of his drunken brawls, it is Chandy who rescues him.

Strangely, that doesn't diminish Sivaraman's public relations skills. After one particularly bad fight, he ends up becoming good buddies with three notorious rowdies in the area: Vadakkancherry Vakkachen / 'Vedakku' Vakkan, Bathery Bappu / Kolakolli, and Pattambi Ravi / 'Chattambi' Ravi. Soon, they too join his gang of loyalists.

The reason why this once-hotshot advocate had hit the bottle is revealed later. He was in love with a girl named Priya and his father and brother weren't happy about it. They come up with a very cruel way of ending the relationship. They lock Sivaraman in a room in the house on the day Sivaraman and Priya decide to elope. Priya, unaware of this happening, waits for Sivaraman. A group of gangsters sees Priya waiting late into the night, molests her, and then kills her. When Sivaraman finds out, he is devastated and reacts by becoming an alcoholic.

One day, he receives a phone call on his mobile phone from a stranger named Parvathi. She reveals that she is the daughter of a local Marwari banker. On the phone, she tells him that her life is in grave danger and begs him to rescue her.

Parvathi is the daughter of Bada Bhai, the owner of a very successful bank - Dalal & Dalal. The bank is jointly owned by him and his brothers and relatives. They want to take control of the bank by killing Parvathi. When Sivaraman finds out that the threat is from her family, he takes her home and pretends to be her husband.

Then begins the battle of wits and muscles with her greedy relatives. Slowly, Parvathi gets impressed by his brilliance and ends up falling in love with him.

Cast

Music

Hallo
Soundtrack album by
Alex Paul
Released2007
Genre Film
Length27:36 mins
Label Satyam Audios
Producer Joy Thomas
Alex Paul chronology
Pothan Vava
(2006)		Hallo
(2007)		 Alibhai
(2007)

The songs were composed by Alex Paul, and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma.

TrackSong TitleSinger(s)Raga(s)Duration
1"Mazhavillin"Afsal, Manjari, Sangeetha Prabhu Brindabani Sarang 4:18
2"Kadukittu" M. G. Sreekumar, Sangeetha Prabhu4:55
3"Hallo Hallo" Vidhu Prathap, Swetha 3:53
4"Chellathamare" K. S. Chithra, Sangeetha Prabhu Abheri 4.36
5"Bhajan" Manjari, Akhila, Andriya Abheri 1:06
6"Kadukittu"Cochin Ibrahim, Sangeetha Prabhu4:55
7"Hallo Hallo"Shweta3:53

Production

Jyothika was selected as the lead heroine, but was replaced by Parvathy due to her prior commitments in Telugu and Tamil films.

Reception

The film was released on 5 July 2007, in 56 screens in Kerala. It had the biggest-ever opening day collection for a Malayalam film in 2007. [5] Hallo was a blockbuster at the box office. [3] [6] It went on to become the second highest grosser of the year behind Mayavi. [7]

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Sify gave the film a positive review writing, "What makes the film tick is that the comedy combination is perfect- they want the audience to have a nice laugh and go home happy. Mohanlal the one-man entertainment troupe carries the film on his broad shoulders. The director duo has packaged it using the star's image and their slapstick script to create a laugh riot." About the technical aspects they write, "Technically the film is ok, with Bobban's set designs ( the toddy shop set), Sanjiv Shankar’s camera and Don Max's editing all which enriches the entertainer. Songs by Alex Paul are just average." [8]

Remakes

The film was remade in Telugu as Naa Style Veru (2009) with Rajasekhar and in Kannada as Manjunatha BA LLB (2012) with Jaggesh.

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