Mili (2015 film)

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Mili
Mili 2015 Poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Rajesh Pillai
Written by Mahesh Narayan
Produced bySatish B. Satish [1]
Starring Amala Paul
Nivin Pauly
CinematographyAnishlal R.S.
Edited byB. Abhilash
Music by Gopi Sunder
Shaan Rahman
Production
companies
Ordinary Films
Cross Pictures
Distributed byGolden Eye Movies
Release date
  • 23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹4.75 crore (US$590,000) [2]
Box office₹5.35 crore (US$670,000) [2] [3]

Mili is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Rajesh Pillai. [1] [4] Described as a "heroine-centric motivational film," [5] [6] Mili has Amala Paul in the title role and also stars Nivin Pauly. [7] The film, produced by Dr. Avinash Unnithan and Sathish B. Sathish under Ordinary Films, marks the debut of editor Mahesh Narayanan as scriptwriter. Anishlal R S handles the cinematography. The story revolves around an introvert girl who struggles hard to meet others' expectations. Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, Praveena, Sai Kumar and Amol Parashar appear in significant roles. [8] [9] The film started its shooting on 10 May 2014 at Trivandrum. The shooting of the film was completed on 9 November 2014. Mili released on 23 January 2015 to positive reviews. [10]

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Plot

Mili Nair is an introvert who is very depressed. Her self-affectation and inferiority complex puts off everyone. Nobody likes her character or even attempts to help her. Mili chooses to rise above the challenges and take back the reins of her life. Her transformation and learning to deal with her emotions forms the crux of the movie. Meanwhile, there is Naveen, a soft-skills trainer who becomes a support for Mili.

Cast

Music

Mili
Soundtrack album by
Gopi Sunder
Released2015
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Malayalam
Producer Gopi Sunder
Gopi Sunder chronology
Cousins
(2014)		Mili
(2015)		 Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju
(2015)

The music was composed by Gopi Sunder with Shaan Rahman. Background score was by Gopi Sunder.

Track #SongSinger(s)Duration (min:sec)Lyricist
1"Kanmaniye" (Female Version) Minmini 4:51Hari Narayanan
2"Mili Mili Mili" (Female Version)Pavithra Menon4:24Hari Narayanan
3"Engengo Engengo" Gopi Sunder 5:03Hari Narayanan
4"Mili Mili Mili" (Male Version) Gopi Sunder 4:24Hari Narayanan
5"Manjupeyume" Najim Arshad, Mridula Warrier 3:42Hari Narayanan
6"Kanmaniye" (Male Version)Gopi Sunder3:26Hari Narayanan
7"Manpatha Neettunna" Shaan Rahman 4:09Hari Narayanan
8"Mili Theme Song"Gopi Sunder2:00Hari Narayanan

Box office

The film was made at a budget of ₹4.75 crore (US$590,000) and sold its satellite rights for ₹2.95 crore (US$370,000). It completed 50 days' run in some releasing centres. [2] The total distribution share was ₹2.40 crore (US$300,000) doing a business of ₹5.35 crore (US$670,000) considering theatrical gross and satellite rights. [3] The film was one of the "profitable" Malayalam films in the first half of 2015. [11]

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  8. ↑ (8 July 2014)Poorna share screen space with Amala Paul Deccan Chronicle
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