Kho-Kho | |
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Malayalam | 'ഖോ-ഖോ' |
Directed by | Rahul Riji Nair |
Written by | Rahul Riji Nair |
Produced by | First Print Studios |
Starring | Rajisha Vijayan Mamitha Baiju |
Cinematography | Tobin Thomas |
Edited by | Christy Sebastian |
Music by | Sidhartha Pradeep |
Production company | First Print Studios |
Distributed by | Capital Studioz |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Kho-Kho is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language sports drama film written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair starring Rajisha Vijayan, Mamitha Baiju and produced by First Print Studios. [1] [2] [3] [4] The film received a TRP (Television Rating Points) of 12.7 points (as per U+R BARC data) during its World Television Premiere, making it the highest ever for a female-centric Malayalam film. The film also entered the list of Top 15 Malayalam films with the highest TRPs at that time. [5]
The story revolves around Maria Francis, a Kho Kho school coach. [6] The film tells the story of the formation of a team of kho kho players in a school where only girls study and the events that follow. In the end, she is very happy and proud to learn that Anju, the most promising player of her former Kho Kho school team has gotten into the national Kho Kho team, under Maria's name. [7]
In August 2020, Rahul Riji Nair announced that the next venture will be a sports movie one which will star Rajisha Vijayan in the lead role. After the 2019 movie Finals, Rajisha Vijayan returns with another sports film. [10] Rajisha Vijayan played the lead role as a Kho Kho coach in the movie. Mamitha Baiju played a supporting role as a Kho Kho school captain and she won the Best Supporting Actress at Kerala Film Critics Award. Tobin Thomas is the cinematographer, Sidhartha Pradeep is the music director and Christy Sebastian is the editor.[ citation needed ]
Kho Kho | |||||
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Soundtrack album by Sidhartha Pradeep | |||||
Released | 24 March 2021 | ||||
Recorded | 2019-20 | ||||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 27:33 | ||||
Language | Malayalam, English | ||||
Label | 123 Musix | ||||
Producer | First Print Studios | ||||
Sidhartha Pradeep chronology | |||||
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The film's soundtrack album and score was composed by music director Sidhartha Pradeep. The Malayalam lyrics on the album were penned by writers Rahul Riji Nair, Arjun Ranjan and Vinayak Sasikumar, and the English rap lyrics by Aditi Nair R. The album was launched on 24 March 2021 by 123 Musix. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Theeram Thane Unarum" | Rahul Riji Nair | Nandagopan V | 2:15 |
2. | "Kaalam Varum Nin" | Arjun Ranjan | Bindu Anirudhan | |
3. | "Ninave Vaa" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Amritha Jayakumar | |
4. | "Rise theme" | Aditi Nair R | Aditi Nair R | |
5. | "Bayathe Karuthal Porutham" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Bharath Rajesh | |
6. | "Nin Neram Vanne" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Jazz Rathore | |
7. | "Smack with the Kho" | Aditi Nair R, Sidhartha Pradeep | Aditi Nair R, Nithin Raj | |
8. | "Boom boom bam" | Aditi Nair R | Aditi Nair R | |
9. | "Did She Catch Me" | Aditi Nair R | Aditi Nair R | |
10. | "Betterness" | Aditi Nair R | Aditi Nair R | |
11. | "Kho Kho Theevandi" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Souparnika Rajagopal, Aparna Sathyan | |
12. | "Venal Paathiyil" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Nandagopan V | |
Total length: | 27:34 |
The film was released on 14 April 2021. [17] [18] On 20 April, the film was withdrawn from the theatres due to COVID-19 crisis. [19] [20]
Sujit Chandrakumar of The Times of India described Kho Kho as "an inspirational sports drama." [21] Writing for Cinema Express , Sajin Shrijith lauded the film as a predictable but empowering sports drama. "The film doesn’t bring anything new to the table in terms of storytelling. But at the same time, one wonders how many new ways can one narrate a sports drama, especially when motivation is its primary intention". He rated it as a film worth watching. [22] In a review for Firstpost , Anna MM Vetticad wrote, "Kho Kho stumbles intermittently when it gets too didactic or veers away from its slice-of-life narrative style. Nonetheless, it achieves a charming overall sweetness and positivity." [23]
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