Munthiri Monchan

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Munthiri Monchan
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Directed by Vijith Nambiar
Written byManu Gopal
Meharali Poilungal Ismail
Produced byPK Ashokan
Executive Producer Manosh Mony
StarringManesh Krishnan
Gopika Anil
Devan
Saleema
Innocent
Salim Kumar
Cairavee Thakkar
Idavela Babu
Irshad
Anjali Nair
Vishnu Nambiar
Niyaz Backer
CinematographyShan Hafsaali
Edited byAnaz Muhammed
Music byVijith Nambiar
Production
company
Vishvas Movies Pvt Ltd
Distributed byMovie Factory
Release date
  • 6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha is a 2019 Indian cinema Malayalam film directed by debutant director Vijith Nambiar for producer P. K. Ashokan. [1] [2] The film, a Movie Factory presentation stars Manesh Krishnan, Gopika Anil, Salim Kumar, Innocent, Devan and Saleema with several others. The film unites actors Devan [3] and Saleema [4] [5] after a gap of 31 years as the pair's last film was Aranyakam , [6] directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. [7] [8] [9]

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Summary

Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha revolves around Vivek Viswanath, a young marketing guy working in an advertising firm and his accidental meeting with Ima Rajiv, who runs an online lending library startup. Deepika enters their life as the third person on a train trip to Mumbai. The further incidents in the film give rise to humour, satire, and emotion. Manu Gopal and Meharali Poilungal Ismail have penned the script. [10] The film is a feel-good romantic urban movie and a musical entertainer.

Cast

Music

The film's music was composed by the director Vijith Nambiar, while Rijosh does the background score. The film has four songs, one of which is a Mehfil. Shankar Mahadevan, K. S. Chithra, Sreya Jayadeep, K. S. Harisankar, Vijesh Gopal and Sudhamayi Nambiar are the playback singers for the lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahamed, Muralidharan Guruvayur, Manu Gopal and Nishad Ahamed.[ citation needed ]

The lyric video song "Orkkunnu Njana" from the movie, sung by Shankar Mahadevan, garnered popular acclaim upon its release. [11] [12]

The video song "Pathiye Ithal Vidraum" from the movie, sung by K. S. Chithra and K. S. Harisankar, also garnered popular acclaim upon its release. [13]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Orkkunnnu Njana" Shankar Mahadevan 4:57
2."Pathiye Ithal Viriyum" K. S. Chithra
K. S. Harisankar 		5.25
3."Ellame Pollappu"Vijiesh Gopal4.17
4."Moncha Moncha Munthiri Moncha" Sreya Jayadeep
Sudhamayi Nambiar		3.45

Production

Vijith Nambiar, launched himself as film director with a romantic comedy for producer P. K. Ashokan. The film's two important roles were signed by actors Devan and Saleema, the stars of 1988 release, Aranyakam . Vijith Nambiar also signed actors like Innocent, Salim Kumar, Idavela Babu, Irshad, Vishnu Nambiar, Niyaz Beckar and Bollywood actress Cairavee Thakkar for important roles. The filming was at Kochi, Kozhikode, Nilambur, Theni and Janjheli (Himachal Pradesh) and the entire shooting was completed in January 2019, releasing on 25 October 2019. [14] The cinematography and editing of the film are handled by Shan Hafsali and Anez Muhammed respectively. [15] [16] [17]

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