White (2016 film)

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White
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Uday Ananthan
Screenplay byPraveen Balakrishnan
Nandini Valsan
Uday Ananthan
Produced by Jyoti Deshpande
Starring
CinematographyAmarjeet Singh
Music by Rahul Raj
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)(India) [1]
Running time
149 minutes
Language Malayalam

White is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Uday Ananthan, starring Mammootty and Huma Qureshi. [2] It marks the debut of Huma Qureshi in Malayalam cinema. The score and songs are composed by Rahul Raj. [3] [4]

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It was shot in Budapest, London, Bangalore, and Kerala. [ citation needed ]

White was released worldwide on July 29, 2016. [5] [6] The movie was a box office bomb. [5]

Plot

Roshni (Huma Qureshi) is an IT professional who works at a company in Bangalore. Later, she gets a similar job in London. Her friend Deepa (Sona Nair) gets a job in New York. They get separated together and go to their countries. She later got a job in a company with a manager named Anwar Rasool (Shankar Ramakrishnan) and they worked very hard.

Six months later, at a railway station, she saves a businessman named Prakash Roy (Mammootty), who is attempting suicide by jumping in front of a train. When she realizes the man is under the influence of alcohol, she leaves him at the train station.

His butler, Raymond, later seeks her out after viewing the train station's CCTV footage and seeing what she had done. When she visits Prakash Roy, she realizes that he is a Malayali. In jealousy, she took a plate and broke it, mistaking Prakash Roy for a womanizer. Later at night, she sees a wallet, which she places on a dustbin when she comes to his home.

He calls her asking for the wallet and tells her that he would like to get his wallet back and to meet up at the Cemetery. When she meets him, she gives the wallet back. Roy wants to have a true friendship with her, however she refuses. Prakash Roy then barges into her office one day and intimidates her to meet later, meanwhile planning a surprise birthday party.

At night, Prakash Roy celebrates her birthday party at the roadside. He knew that it was her birthday and gave her a gift. Later she spent time with him at a casino, bar, factory, and other places.

Cast

Music

The film score and soundtrack of the movie were composed by Rahul Raj. The soundtrack album, featuring three songs, was released by Eros Music.

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Eriyumoru Venalil" Vijay Yesudas  
2."Oru Vela" Shweta Mohan  
3."Premadramee Lokam"Shweta Mohan 

Release

The film was released on 29 July 2016. [1] The film received mixed reviews. [7] [8] [9] The satellite rights were given to Surya TV. [10]

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