Sakalakalashala

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Sakalakalashala
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Directed byVinod Guruvayoor
Screenplay byMurali Guinness
Jayaraj
Story byVinod Guruvayoor
Produced byShaji Moothedan
StarringNiranjan Raju
Manasa Radhakrishnan
CinematographyManoj Pillai
Edited byRiyas
Music by Aby Tom Cyriac
Release date
  • 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Sakalakalashala is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Vinod Guruvayoor and starring Niranjan Raju and Manasa Radhakrishnan. [1]

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Sypnosis

Akbar is a brilliant engineering student. He makes everyone proud when he wins the first prize in a tech fest. However, things take a turn when one of his technical innovation backfires and leaves him into serious trouble.

Cast

Production

The film is set in a college campus. [2] Murali Guinness wrote the film's screenplay. [3]

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Aby Tom Cyriac. [4] [5] [6] The song "Pandarakalan Mathai" is based on the song "Panchara Paalu Mittayi" from Bharya (1962). [4]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mandarappoovum (Duet)" Karthik, Swetha Mohan 3:49
2."Mandarappoovum (Male)"Karthik3:49
3."Illatha Kashinu" Benny Dayal 3:31
4."Vambu Venda"Keerthan Berny, Priya Jerson3:17
5."Pandara Kalan Mathai" Dharmajan Bolgatty 1:54
Total length:16:20

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and noted that "The length of the movie, which stands at only about 2 hrs 15 minutes is a big plus, because at no point does the film feel like it is lagging". [7] Deccan Chronicle gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film tries to deal with a very serious and relevant topic, but a strong and well-written script could have been more helpful". [8] The Times of India Samayam gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and praised the screenplay and cinematography. [9]

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