Jawan of Vellimala

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Jawan of Vellimala
JawanofVellimala.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anoop Kannan
Written by James Albert
Produced by Mammootty
Starring Mammootty
Sreenivasan
Leona Lishoy
Mamta Mohandas
Asif Ali
Baburaj
Niyas Backer
Cinematography Satheesh Kurup
Music by Bijibal
Production
company
Playhouse Studio
Distributed byPlayhouse Release & PJ Entertainments
Release date
  • 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹5 crore
Box office₹9 crore

Jawan of Vellimala [1] (transl.The Soldier of Vellimala) is a 2012 Malayalam film written by James Albert and directed by debutant Anoop Kannan. It stars Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas and Asif Ali. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Cast

Release and reception

Sify gave the movie a negative review adding "Jawan of Vellimala is a messy tale that can surprise you with its hollowness. An amateurish effort at best, this film is unintentionally funny at times and lacks much fizz." The noted reviewer of Sify Moviebuzz making it clear that the movie collapsed in all aspects and establishes his arguments with several examples, giving the verdict as "below average" and moreover a very amateurish effort at its best. [6]

Rediff.com gave the movie a negative rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Rediff.com critic Paresh C. Palicha furnishes the review heading as "Nothing new in Jawan of Vellimala" and added "At the end, Jawan of Vellimala, which held so much promise in the beginning, just fizzles out." [7]

The Times of India gave the movie a negative rating of 2 out of 5 stars stating "Finally, when it happens, what is intended to be a glorious end, looks plainly dramatic and even a blessed actor like Mammootty fails to shoulder the burden" and concludes with a note "Jawan of Vellimala lacks appeal not because it is predictable, but because of the shocking manner in which it ruins what could have been a promising plot." [8]

indiaglitz gave the movie a rating of 6/10 adding "The execution of 'Jawan of Vellimala' certainly ruins the possibilities of a great movie from a promising plot. But the movie will be fine for a onetime watch, if you don't go with bigger expectations." [9]

Soundtrack

All music is composed by Bijibal

Songs
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Onnam Kunnume" Anil Panachooran Mammootty 1:35
2."Pora Niranjoru"Anil PanachooranRakesh Brahmandan4:02
3."Aalum Aarum"Santhosh Varma Bijibal 4:28
4."Marayumo"R. Venugopal Harish Sivaramakrishnan 4:33
5."Ozhuki Njan"Santhosh Varma K. S. Chitra 4:36
6."Marayumo (Remix)"R. VenugopalHarish Shivaramakrishnan4:05

Box office

The film collected around US$1710 from 1st weekend from UK box office. [10]

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