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Directed by | Shibu Ganghadharan |
Screenplay by | T. P. Devarajan |
Based on | Praise the Lord by Zacharia |
Produced by | Milan Jaleel |
Starring | Mammootty Akanksha Puri Mukesh |
Cinematography | Pradeep Nair |
Edited by | Sreekanth |
Music by | Shaan Rahman Bijibal |
Production company | Galaxy Films |
Distributed by | Galaxy Films & Multiplex Movies Tricolor Entertainment |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Praise the Lord is a 2014 Malayalam film directed by Shibu Gangadharan and starring Mammootty, Akanksha Puri and Mukesh . [1] The film has been adapted from Zacharia's eponymous novelette, [2] T. P. Devarajan has written the screenplay. [3] The film was produce by Milan Jaleel under his banner Galaxy Films. [4] It released on 20 March 2014. [5]
The film features songs composed by Shaan Rahman while Bijibal composed the background score. Manorama Music bought the music rights of Praise the Lord.
The Times of India rated the film 2/5 stars and characterised Praise the Lord as a glossy appearance that vainly tries to mask a weak story, and the narrative is "over-populated with scenes and sequences and actors seldom being just to the lovable characters on the book." Mammootty's performance was considered "wasted" in the poor narrative; Reenu Mathews's performance seemed "off guard." The narrative is described as "dull, faded," lacking flow and rhythm, while also noting that it fails to capture the "blissful comic strain" of the book. [6]