Kolumittayi

Kolumittayi
Kolumittayi
	File:Kolumittayi film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arun Vishwam
Produced by	Abijith Asokan
Screenplay by	Arun Viswam; Abijith Asokan;
Story by	Abijith Asokan
Starring	Gourav Menon; Baby Meenakshi; Anjali Aneesh Upasana; Dinesh Nair; Kalabhavan Prajod;
Narrated by	Abijith Asokan
Music by	Sreeraj Sahajan
Cinematography	Santhosh Anima
Edited by	Sunesh Sebastian
Production; company	Crayons Pictures
Release date	28 October 2016 (India);
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Kolumittayi (English: Stick Candy) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language children's film directed by Arun Viswam.^[1] The film set in the 1980s, tells the story of Unni (Gourav Menon) and his three friends Abu, Lalu, and Varkey. Others in the cast includes Saiju Kurup, Dinesh Prabhakar, Sohan Seenulal, Dr. Roney, Kalabhavan Prajod, Gokulan, Devi Ajith, Krishnaprabha, Priyanka and 30 other child actors.

Synopsis[edit]

The film opens to the life of Unni and his friends. After having a blast of a vacation, they move to the 6th grade after the new academic year opens. The life in school brings lot of joy to Unni because of the presence of his crush Riya (Baby Meenakshi. Unni feels threatened by the newcomer in his class – Roney (Master Naaif), who happens to be talented in various disciplines of art. Soon they lock horns and are in competition. Unni and his friends with their happy go lucky nature get into odds with their teacher (Anjali Upasana).

Cast[edit]

Gourav Menon as Unni
Aakash Santhosh as Abu
Baby Meenakshi as Riya
Sidharth as Lalu
Naif as Ronny
Saiju Kurup as Satheeshan Puzhakkara
Krishna Praba as Molly
Anjali Aneesh Upasana as Daisy
Kalabhavan Prajodh as Sudheer
Bineesh Bastin
Devi Ajith as Unni's Mother

Production[edit]

Arun Viswam who was assisted Abrid Shine in the projects, 1983 and Action Hero Biju. 30 child artists were selected through an audition conducted in co-operation with Kochu TV. The music and background scoring was done by Sreeraj Sahajan, mixing and mastering by Ramu Raj. The choreography was by K. P. Sreejith and costumes by Steffy Zaviour^[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Sarath Ramesh Kuniyl from The Week rated 4 in a scale of 5, and said: "Kolumittayi cannot, and should not, be dismissed as a children's film with dollops of nostalgia. There is a lesson or two for the grown-ups as well".^[3]

References[edit]

↑ Express News Service (27 October 2016). "Kolumittayi, set in the late 80s, follows a crop of school kids". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
↑ "Gaurav Menons next is Kolu Mittayi". The Times of India. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
↑ Kuniyl, Sarath Ramesh (4 November 2016). "Kolumittayi review—picture of innocence". The Week. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

External links[edit]

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[1] Express News Service (27 October 2016). "Kolumittayi, set in the late 80s, follows a crop of school kids". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[2] "Gaurav Menons next is Kolu Mittayi". The Times of India. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[3] Kuniyl, Sarath Ramesh (4 November 2016). "Kolumittayi review—picture of innocence". The Week. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

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