Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi

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Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Screenplay byAnil Radhakrishnan Menon
Produced by Prem Menon
Starring Kunchacko Boban
Bharath
Sunny Wayne
Reenu Mathews
Nedumudi Venu
Chemban Vinod Jose
Jacob Gregory
Sudheer Karamana
Priya Lal
Assim Jamal
Cinematography Jayesh Nair
Edited byManoj Kannoth
Music by Rex Vijayan
Sushin Shyam (score)
Production
company
Distributed byCentury Films
Release date
  • 16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)(India)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi [1] is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy-adventure written and directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. It features an ensemble cast, including Kunchacko Boban, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, Nedumudi Venu, Chemban Vinod, Reenu Mathews, Jacob Gregory, and Sudheer Karamana.[ citation needed ] The film was produced by Prem Menon under Global United Media. The music was composed by Rex Vijayan, while the background score was by Sushin Shyam. The film was released on 16 October 2015.

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Plot

Philipose John Varkey, a nature enthusiast, sends letters to 100 people to save an unknown tribal village called "7000 Kandi". Various people came, and some returned as they realised the village was haunted. But six people (Shanumgan Ilangovan, Madhumita Krishnan, C. K. A. K. Menon, Beeran, Prof. N. Neelakandan, and Ananthakrishnan Iyer) came to the village with the help of Malavedan. Philipose informs them about a treaty between a landlord and the Livingston company 150 years ago. As per the treaty, the company is authorized to make the forest an industrial area or a plantation for the next 150 years. If they fail, the forest goes to the government of India. If they succeed in the mission, they can extend the validity to 350 more years. Now, the company has become aware of some rare earth minerals there and want to explore them. Hence, they appoint the Bangalore brothers to cut down the trees. Philipose convinces others about the importance of saving 7000 Kandi and the tribe who were mistaken as ghosts by the natives. With the help of six members, Philipose and the tribals try to stop the Bangalore brothers. They succeeded in the mission and the Bangalore brothers left the place intact. Later, it is revealed that the treaty is valid for four months too and the mission was now to hand it over to an international firm and the tribals should fight with the company to live on their own land. The film ends with Philipose, the tribals, and the six battling the company.

Cast

Production

This is the third film of Anil after his much-acclaimed films North 24 Kaatham (2013) and Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014).[ citation needed ] After telling the story of seven thieves in Sapthamashree Thaskaraha, eight individuals become the key people in Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi. The first look poster [2] was released online on Friday, 24 April 2015. The poster shows the main eight characters in never-seen looks before. [3] According to actor Bharath, who had completed 15 days of shoot, in an interview to The Times of India , "The subject touches upon the fight against deforestation and is scripted so well. Everything is unique about the film, be it the title, the narration or the action scenes". [4]

According to the director, the film deals with a fantasy subject - a story that may or may not happen at any period of time. The shooting commenced on 2 May 2015 at Wayanad, Kerala. The film was set and shot at Wayanad, Idukki, Pune and Chennai. [5] The official trailer was released on 2 October.

Box office

The film grossed ₹1.22 crore (US$150,000) in two days from Kerala. [6]

Music

Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi
Soundtrack album by
Rex Vijayan
Released2 October 2014
Genre Film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
Label Manorama Music
Producer Rex Vijayan
Rex Vijayan chronology
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
(2013)		Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi
(2014)		 Parava
(2017)

Rex Vijayan provides music for the film with background music by Sushin Shyam. The album consists of four songs composed by Rex Vijayan. The soundtrack album was released on 2 October at Kochi.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aayiram Kaalamai"Gowri Lakshmi, Maqbool Mohammed3:54
2."Tharangal Padunne" Rex Vijayan 4:14
3."Kunni Mani" Suchith Suresan 3:54
4."Dheera Charitha" Job Kurian 3:42

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References

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  4. ↑ TNN (19 May 2015). "Bharath to speak Tamil in his next M' Town film". The Times of India . Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kunchacko to pair up with Reenu". Kaumudi. 20 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Anu James. "Kerala box office: 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'LL7K' make good collection; 'Pathemari' still enjoying housefull shows". International Business Times . Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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