Kilichundan Mampazham (Malayalam: Bird-beaked Mango) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Sreenivasan. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal, Soundarya (in her final Malayalam film), Sreenivasan and Salim Kumar.[2][3] Vineeth Sreenivasan debuted as a singer in the film.[4][5]

Kilichundan Mampazham
Directed byPriyadarshan
Written byPriyadarshan
Story bySreenivasan
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
StarringMohanlal
Soundarya
Sreenivasan
Cochin Haneefa
Salim Kumar
CinematographyRavi Varman[1]
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Distributed byJohny Sagariga
Release date
  • 11 April 2003 (2003-04-11)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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Moidukutty Haji returns to his village after marrying for third time. His new wife Aamina is young and beautiful. His other two wives Fathima and Maimuna are really unhappy to see this, but they have no other choice other than to accept it. Aamina was in love in with Abdu. Abdu and Usman enters the village and comes to Moidukutty Haji's house to sell bangles.

Abdu sees Aamina and tries various tricks in order to get into Moidukutty Haji's house, but Moidukutty Haji drives them away. When Abdu was in Gulf, Aamina's wicked father secretly stole all letters sent by Abdu by bribing the postman. Aamina's marriage took place without her acceptance. Abdu with some help from his friends makes secret moves to get Aamina back. The events that are going to happen from here makes the plot of the story.

Cast

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Release

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The film was released on 11 April 2003.

Box office

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Movie was a critical and commercial failure. .[6]

Soundtrack

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All the music is composed by Vidyasagar and the lyrics are written by B.R Prasad

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Onnamkilli Ponnankili" (Mohanam)M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan 
2."Onnanam Kunnin Mele"M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan 
3."Parayuka Nee Kadha" (Sindhu Bhairavi (raga))Kailash Kher 
4."Vilakkukoluthi Varum"M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan 
5."Kasavinte Thattamittu"Sujatha Mohan, Vineeth Sreenivasan 

Critical reception

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Sify gave a positive review, calling it a "sparkling entertainer" and praised the performances of Mohanlal and Sreenivasan. Also adding, technically it is one of the best films in recent times, praising the cinematography, art direction, songs, lyrics, but criticized the plot in the second half.[7]

Chithram wrote that "A fun-filled film with Mohanlal and Sreenivasan trying to recreate their old magic with Jagathy Sreekumar, Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa and K. B. Ganesh Kumar".[8]

References

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  1. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (3 September 2019). "Ravi K Varman on how he become a cinematographer, and why Mani Ratnam is his favourite director". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ Menon, Akhila (17 September 2016). "WOW! Mohanlal-Priyadarshan-Sreenivasan Trio To Team Up Again?". FilmiBeat.
  3. ^ "#FilmyFriday! Kilichundan Mampazham: An out-and-out entertainer worth revisiting". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Happy Birthday, Vineeth Sreenivasan: Here's why the Mollywood star is an all-rounder". The Times of India. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ Kumar R., Manoj (13 February 2018). "I wanted Vineeth Sreenivasan's voice to be the highlight of Manikya Malaraya Poovi: Oru Adaar Love composer Shaan". The Indian Express. Bangalore. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Dileep's stroke of luck". Rediff.com. 1 November 2003. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ Moviebuzz (17 April 2003). "Review : Kilichundan Mambazham (2003)". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Kilichundan Mambazham - Film Review @ Chithram.net". Archived from the original on 21 April 2003.
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