Luca (2019 film)

Last updated

Luca
Luca (2019 film) poster.jpg
Directed by Arun Bose
Written by
  • Arun Bose
  • Mridul George
Produced byLinto Thomas
Prince Hussain
Starring
CinematographyNimish Ravi
Edited byNikhil Venu
Music by Sooraj S. Kurup
Production
company
Stories & Thoughts Productions
Release date
  • 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam
Budget₹7 crore
Box office₹20 crore

Luca is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Arun Bose and produced by Linto Thomas and Prince Hussain under the studio Stories & Thoughts Productions. The film is co-written by Mridul George and stars Tovino Thomas and Ahaana Krishna in lead roles. [1] Debutantes Nimish Ravi and Nikhil Venu handles the cinematography and editing departments respectively. Sooraj S. Kurup is the music director. [2]

Contents

Plot

The film starts off with an unexpected event that sets in motion an investigation by police officer Akbar. A diary that Akbar reads takes the audience through the lives of Luca and Niharika, with the diary playing the role of a storyteller.

Luca is a talented scrap artist with a very small circle of friends. Luca does not know how to control his anger and he expresses them in violent streaks when something irritates him. The film is set against the backdrop of Kochi Biennale and Luca locks horns with Niharika when she passes simple remarks about his installation. She later seeks his forgiveness and moves into his home as a paying guest and from there develops a very close relationship and an encompassing love. He had mental problems after his mother's passing away and still has fear of anything that is related to death (Necrophobia), and partly arts were a distraction from these aspects. Niharika after knowing this takes on the role of a calming figure for him when he simmers with anger and becomes his guiding strength ready to brave every storm that threatens them to any ‘end’. Whenever Luca has panic attacks about death-related matters, Niharika becomes his comfort. Niharika was abused in her childhood by a close relative and that has left a permanent emotional scar. Luca becomes the loving force that fills her emptiness.

Their dreamy world shatters when Luca is diagnosed with stage four cancer. After coming to know this Luca's and Niharika relationship get strained as Luca is being more worried about his death and Niharika is breaking down to see his condition which affects him more by seeing her tears. So two weeks before his demise, Luca send Niharika to Bangalore, her home town. During investigation it becomes known that Niharika killed herself through oral poisoning a week before Luca's death and sent a diary to Luca before her last breath, which Akbar was reading. Akbar, going through the chain of events in Luca's and Niha's begone lives, begins to be affected. Akbar was fighting his own demons with a prior failed relationship and at an impending divorce with his wife Fathima. Luca's and Niharika's romantic story changes him at some point, while he solves his case. As Akbar couldn't find the final piece of his case i.e. how Luca died. He was thinking about the same and as a friendly conversation he conveys the Story of Luca and Niharika to Fathima for which she give her opinion that in the whole world Only it's Niharika's wish to make Luca's death without pain and ease. This Strikes Akbar's Mind and it is later revealed that Niha being a chemistry student makes a poison herself after going back to Bangalore and applies poison in her diary which Luca longed to read. Luca had a habit of turning pages with the help of saliva keeping this in mind Niha did so. She couriers this diary to him, which he read the way she had imagined and he died peacefully without any pain or discomfort; thereby protecting him from all the worldly pains by going to an extreme extent, as she had mentioned to him previously .

In the climax of movie it shown that Fathima tearing the Akbar's ex lover photo indicates that he is ready to move forward by forgetting all his past and Friends of Luca enter to his home with the key he given to them long ago. [3]

Cast

Production

Luca was announced by Tovino Thomas on 17 September 2017. It is the feature film directorial debut of filmmaker Arun Bose and scripted by Mridul George and Arun Bose. The film is produced by Linto Thomas and Prince Hussain under their production house Stories & Thoughts Productions. Gokul Nath G is the executive producer. [4] [5] According to the posters that have come out, Tovino Thomas is said to play an artist. [6] Production will be controlled by Job George, while Remya Suresh will handle the costumes department, the art director is Anees Nadody, Nimish Ravi is the cinematographer and Sooraj S. Kurup will compose the songs. The editing work is done by Nikhil Venu and The Sound Design is done by Joby Sony Thomas and Prasanth PM.

Soundtrack

Luca
Soundtrack album by
Sooraj S. Kurup
Genre Film soundtrack
Length15:45
Language Malayalam
Label Muzik247
Producer Linto Thomas
Prince Hussain

The soundtrack for Luca was composed by Sooraj S. Kurup. Song released under Muzik247 official label

Release

Luca was released on 28 June 2019. A Telugu version of the film titled Luca Alias Johnny was released on the streaming service Aha. [7]

Reception

Luca's fear of death, love, and suicide romanticism received mixed reviews from critics. Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "But even if Luca never becomes the Great Love Story the makers were trying for, it's an easy watch. The sensuality of the imagery has an almost tactile quality. Mere technique cannot make a movie, but it can make us believe that a movie like Luca is better than it really is." [8]

Related Research Articles

<i>Crazy Gopalan</i> 2008 film by Deepu Karunakaran

Crazy Gopalan is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Deepu Karunakaran. The film stars Dileep in the title role with Radha Varma, Salim Kumar, Jagathy Sreekumar, Manoj K. Jayan and Biju Menon in pivotal roles. The film was produced and distributed by Ullattil Visual Media. Story, screenplay and dialogues are handled by Deepu Karunakaran.

<i>Koothara</i> 2014 Indian film

Koothara is a 2014 Malayalam-language coming of age film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. It stars Mohanlal, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, and Tovino Thomas The story, set in an untold period, focuses on three engineering students, Koobrin (Bharath), Tharun, and Ram, and their adventures during college time and post-college life.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahaana Krishna</span> Indian actress (born 1995)

Ahaana Krishna is an Indian actress, who appears primarily in Malayalam films. She made her film debut as lead heroine in Rajeev Ravi's Njan Steve Lopez in 2014.

<i>Thumboli Kadappuram</i> 1995 Indian film

Thumboli Kadappuram is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, written by Unni Joseph, directed by Jayaraj, starring Manoj K. Jayan and Priya Raman in the lead roles.

<i>Inspector Dawood Ibrahim</i> 2016 Indian film

Inspector Dawood Ibrahim, also known as IDI, is a 2016 Indian Malayalam Language action comedy film directed by Sajid Yahiya, who co-wrote the film with Arouz Irfan. It stars Jayasurya in the lead role with Sshivada, Yog Japee, Joju George and Sunil Sukhada playing supporting roles. The soundtrack and background score are composed by Rahul Raj. Sujith Sarang handles the cinematography, with editing by Shameer Muhammed.

<i>Guppy</i> (film) 2016 Indian film

Guppy is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Johnpaul George. It stars Chethan Jayalal and Tovino Thomas in the lead roles, along with Sreenivasan, Rohini, Sudheer Karamana, Dileesh Pothan, and Alencier Ley Lopez in supporting roles. The film was released on 5 August 2016 to positive reviews, but had a moderate performance in the box office.

<i>Alamara</i> 2017 Indian film

Alamara (transl. Cupboard) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and written by John Manthrickal. The film stars Sunny Wayne, Aditi Ravi, Aju Varghese, Saiju Kurup, Ranji Panicker, and Sonu Anna Jacob in main roles. It has two songs composed by Sooraj S. Kurup, written by Manu Manjith, and sung by Vijay Yesudas and Anju Joseph.

<i>Tharangam</i> (2017 film) 2017 Indian film

Tharangam (transl. Wave) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy black comedy film directed by Dominic Arun in his directorial debut. It was the first Malayalam film produced by Dhanush under his banner Wunderbar Films, and starring Tovino Thomas, Balu Varghese, Santhy Balachandran in the lead roles. Ashwin Renju is the music director. The film was released in India on 29 September 2017.

<i>Parasparam</i> (TV series) Indian television series

Parasparam was an Indian Malayalam television thriller series that was broadcast on Asianet. It is an official remake of Star Plus's serial Diya Aur Baati Hum. The series premiered on 22 July 2013. It starred Gayatri Arun and Vivek Gopan and was produced by Ross Petals. The last episode aired on 31 August 2018 with 1,524 episodes and is Malayalam's longest running soap opera.

<i>Kalki</i> (2019 Malayalam film) 2019 film by Praveen Prabharam

Kalki is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Praveen Prabharam and produced by Suvin K. Varkey and Prasobh Krishna under Little Big Films. The film stars Tovino Thomas in the lead role, while Shivajith Padmanabhan, Samyuktha Menon and Vini Vishwa Lal appear in pivotial supporting roles. The music was composed by Jakes Bejoy, while Gautham Sankar and Ranjith Koozhoor handled the cinematography and editing respectively.

<i>Edakkad Battalion 06</i> Indian Malayalam-language action film

Edakkad Battalion 06 is an Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Swapnesh K. Nair, written by P.Balachandran, and produced by Shrikant Bhasi, Tomas Joseph Pattathanam and Jayant Mammen under the banner of Ruby Films. Starring an ensemble cast of Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon, Rekha, Joy Mathew, Sudheesh and Abu Salim, the film is inspired by a true story. The filming began in May 2019.

<i>Kilometers and Kilometers</i> Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film

Kilometers and Kilometers is an Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama road movie directed by Jeo Baby. The film is jointly produced by Tovino Thomas, Ramshi Ahamed, Anto Joseph and Sinu Sidharth, under the banner of Anto Joseph Film Company and Ramshi Ahamed Productions. The film starring Tovino Thomas, Joju George, India Jarvis, Sidhartha Siva and Basil Joseph, is a road film that follows the story of an American lady who sets out on a journey with a man from Kottayam. The title of the film refers to a popular dialogue from the 1986 film Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu starring Mohanlal and directed by Priyadarshan.

<i>Minnal Murali</i> 2021 superhero film directed by Basil Joseph

Minnal Murali is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The screenplay is written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. The film stars Tovino Thomas and Guru Somasundaram. The story follows the life of Jaison, a young tailor who gains superpowers after being struck by lightning, and transforms into a superhero.

Santhwanam (transl. Consolation) is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera directed by Aadithyan. The first season aired from 21 September 2020 to 27 January 2024 on Asianet and airs on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar. It is an official remake of Tamil soap opera Pandian Stores. It stars Rajeev Parameshwar, Chippy Renjith, Girish Nambiar, Raksha Raj, Sajin TP, Gopika Anil, Achu Sugandh and Manjusha Martin. The second season of the show, Santhwanam 2 which is a remake of Pandian Stores 2 will premiere on 17 June 2024. It will serves as a spirtual spin-off of Santhwanam.

<i>Kurup</i> (film) 2021 film directed by Srinath Rajendran

Kurup is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language biographical crime thriller film based on fugitive Sukumara Kurup. Produced by Dulquer Salmaan and directed by Srinath Rajendran, it stars Dulquer Salmaan in the title role with an ensemble cast including Indrajith Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Sobhita Dhulipala, Bharath, Tovino Thomas, Shivajith, Vijayaraghavan, Vijaykumar Prabhakaran, Saiju Kurup and Anupama Parameswaran.

<i>Tsunami</i> (2021 film) 2021 Indian film

Tsunami is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal and Lal Jr. and written by Lal. The film stars Balu Varghese, Innocent, Mukesh, Suresh Krishna, Aju Varghese, and Aaradya Ann. The film follows Bobby, a young man who ends up in struggling situation with a women, which is followed by their marriage.

<i>Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi</i> 2021 film by Sooraj Tom

Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi(transl. Krishnankutty started the job) is a 2021 Indian mystery psychological horror film directed by Sooraj Tom who had earlier directed ‘Pa.Va’ and ‘Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal’. It was released on 11 April 2021 simultaneously through Zee Keralam television channel and Zee5 app.

Arun Bose is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and producer predominantly working in Malayalam Movies. He made his directorial debut with the Malayalam feature film 'Luca (2019)' starring Tovino Thomas and Ahaana Krishna in 2019. He has also produced, scripted, photographed and directed an experimental Tamil feature film titled ‘Alaiyin Thisai’. His second Malayalam feature film Mindiyum Paranjum produced by Salim Ahamed has Unni Mukundan and Aparna Balamurali in the lead. Arun Bose is also a visiting faculty at various film and media schools like L.V. Prasad College of Media Studies, Madras Christian College etc.

<i>Pranaya Vilasam</i> 2023 Malayalam film

Pranaya Vilasam is a 2023 Indian Malayalam movie directed by Nikhil Muraly and produced by Siby Chavara and Renjith Nair under the banner Green Room Productions. It stars Arjun Ashokan, Anaswara Rajan and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles. The film was released on 24 February 2023.

Nimish Ravi is an Indian cinematographer who works in the Malayalam film industry.

References

  1. ↑ "Ahaana to star with Tovino in Luca". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ahaana Krishna paired opposite Tovino Thomas in Luca". onlookersmedia. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Luca movie review: The Lead pair dazzles in Luca". 29 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tovino's next - a new star combo that is sure to excite audience". indiaglitz. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "'ലൂക്ക'യിൽ ടൊവിനോയുടെ നായിക അഹാന". Samayam. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "ടോവിനോയുടെ 'ലൂക്ക': ഫസ്റ്റ്ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". Samayam. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "ടൊവിനൊ ഇനി ലൂക്ക; സംവിധാനം അരുൺ ബോസ്". Manorama Online. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Luca Movie Review: Tovino Thomas And Ahaana Krishnakumar Star In An Artfully Designed Movie That's Middling But Not Without Merit". Film Companion. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.