Masala Republic

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Masala Republic
Masala Republic Poster 01.jpg
Official Poster
Directed byVisakh G. S.
Screenplay byArungeorge K. David
Story byVisakh G. S.
Produced bySukumar Thekkepat
Starring
CinematographySuresh Rajan
Edited byManoj Kannoth
Music by Jassie Gift
Production
company
Chemmeen Cinema
Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Masala Republic is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language dystopian political satirical spoof film directed by Visakh G. S. in his directorial debut. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Indrajith Sukumaran, Aparna Nair, Sunny Wayne, Captain Raju, P. Balachandran, Mamukkoya, Shine Tom Chacko, Vinayakan, Vinay Forrt, and Mala Aravindan. The story and dialogue of the film are by the director, while the screenplay was co-written by Arungeorge K. David. [1] [2] [3]

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The film is produced by Sukumar Thekkepat under the banner of Chemmeen Cinema. The music is composed by Jassie Gift and Kolkata-based band Mrittika while the background scores are by the Widvaan band. Suresh Rajan is behind the camera while Manoj Kannoth did the editing works, and the songs were choreographed by Imithiyas Aboobacker. The film was released on 25 April 2014. It mainly received negative reviews at that time because the Indian audience didn't have much familiarity with Spoof films [ citation needed ]. But later, the film was considered one of the best Experimental film in Malayalam.

Cast

Music

Masala Republic
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)
Genre Filmi
Length17:57
Label Satyam Audios
Producer Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift chronology
Aryan (film)
(2014)
Masala Republic
(2014)
Hara (film)
(2014)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kalichiri" Indrajith Sukumaran, Sumi Aravind4:13
2."Adada"Anu Praveen, Renjin Raj Varma4:34
3."Nodi Bhora - Male Version"Suchal Chakroborthi3:44
4."Nodi Bhora - Female Version"Madhubanthi Bagchi3:08
5."Shambu's Raid Song" Jassie Gift, Band Vidwan2:16
Total length:17:57

Release

The trailer of the film was released on 23 March 2014. [4] The film was scheduled to be a 25 April 2014 release.

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