Chirakodinja Kinavukal

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Chirakodinja kinavukal
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Directed bySanthosh Viswanath
Written byPraveen S Cheruthara
Based on Azhakiya Ravanan
by Sreenivasan
Produced by Listin Stephen
Starring Sreenivasan
Kunchacko Boban
Rima Kallingal
Narrated by Lal Jose
Sreenivasan
Cinematography Vaidy S. Pillai
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music by Deepak Dev
Production
company
Magic Frames
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Popcorn Entertainments
Release date
  • 1 May 2015 (2015-05-01)(India)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Chirakodinja Kinavukal (English: Dreams with Broken Wings) is a 2015 Malayalam spoof film. [1] Directed by debutant Santhosh Viswanath, [2] the film has been produced by Listin Stephen under the banner of Magic Frames. It has the notable achievement of being the first ever Malayalam parody film. The film features Kunchacko Boban in triple role, two lead roles and one cameo appearance alongside Sreenivasan and Rima Kallingal in the lead roles. Chirakodinja Kinavukal released on 1 May to generally mixed to positive reviews.

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Plot

Ambujakshan at long last gets to meet a director and a producer to narrate his story 'Chirakodinja Kinavukal', which he hopes would finally be made into a film. He declares that he has made a few changes to the script to meet the requirements of the new gen cinema, though the hero of his tale, Thayyalkkaran and his heroine Sumathi have not changed. As per Ambujakshan's story, Sumathi falls in love with a local tailor, Thayyalkkaran. Virakuvettukaran, her father, a rich woodcutter, is against this relationship and decides to marry her off to an NRI. Since it is seemingly futile to stop the marriage, the tailor tries to commit suicide and gets hospitalized. Surprisingly, the marriage comes to a halt. Therefore, in the end, Sumathi and the Tailor reunite.

Cast

Reception

Chirakodinja Kinavukal received mixed reaction from viewers and positive reviews from critics. Critics appreciated the style of film which portrayed the pre-existed and existing cliches in contemporary Malayalam cinema. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com states that Chirakodinja Kinavukal doesn't lampoon any superstars or directors, but it does make fun of cliche-ridden films. [3] Deepa Soman of Times Of India praised the storyline of film and performances of actors. [4]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 3 songs, all composed by Deepak Dev and Lyrics by B. K. Harinarayanan.

#TitleSinger(s)
1"Nilaakkudame Nilaakkudame" P. Jayachandran, Minmini
2"Kannil Nokkaathe" Gayathri Suresh
3"Omale Aaromale" Manjari

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References

  1. ↑ G, Vijay (4 December 2014). "First Look: Get ready for Chirakodinja Kinavukal". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ C Pillai, Radhika (17 September 2015). "Rima, Kunchacko will team up for a comedy". The Times Of India. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ C Palicha, Paresh (5 May 2015). "Review: Chirakodinja Kinavukal is a laughathon". Rediff.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Soman, Deepa (3 May 2015). "Chirakodinja Kinavukal Movie Review". The Times Of India. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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