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Directed by | Rafi Mecartin |
Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
Written by | Rafi Mecartin |
Narrated by | Jagathy Sreekumar |
Starring | Mohanlal Jayaram Dileep Suraj Venjaramoodu Kavya Madhavan Poonam Bajwa Dipasha Pradeep Rawat Captain Raju |
Music by | Jassie Gift |
Cinematography | Azhagappan |
Editing by | Don Max |
Studio | Aashirvad Cinemas |
Distributed by | Aashirvad Release through Maaxlab |
Release date(s) | April 14, 2011 |
Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | 4 crore (US$760,000) |
Box office | 16.5 crore (US$3.14 million) |
China Town (Malayalam: ചൈന ടൌണ്) is a 2011 Malayalam comedy film starring Mohanlal, Jayaram and Dileep in the lead roles, and Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kavya Madhavan, Poonam Bajwa, Dipasha, Pradeep Rawat, Captain Raju, Shankar, Shanavas, Jose, Jagathi Sreekumar, Maya Viswanath, Bindu Asokan, Lakshmi and Deepu Karunakaran in supporting roles.[1] Written and directed by the duo Rafi Mecartin, it portrays the story of love and friendship of three friends who were in the various fields of life. The film released on 14 April 2011.[2][3] It is an uncredited remake of Todd Phillips's The Hangover (2009).[4]It is also currently the second highest grossing film of 2011.
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The sons of three friends who were parted twenty years ago join together for a particular aim. The combination of sons in second generation turns the story of China Town. The film is set in Goa, the only one place where gambling is going on as legally in India. The trio own a casino in Goa and the story is moving around there.
China Town started its production on 20 December 2010.[5] The filming occurred mainly at the Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad. The set made by art director Boban reportedly at the cost of 35 lakhs, is one of the costliest sets in Malayalam cinema. Some parts were filmed from Ooty , Goa and Ernakulam.[6][7]
The film received mostly mixed to negative reviews upon release. Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film 2/5 and said, "Despite the spectacular star cast Chinatown, is yet another downer from Rafi Mecartin, after the disastrous Love In Singapore. It's a mishmash of second hand ideas that have long had their run in movies."[4] Paresh C. Pallicha of Rediff.com also gave the film a 2/5 rating and said, "The film virtually piggybacks on the stars to get the momentum as there is no script to speak of. The duo Rafi Mecartin that was known for their comical writing in the nineties has now reached a stage where they borrow dialogues from email forwards. That's the sorry state of the film. It will be futile to dwell on the performance of the actors as there is no solid material to back them. This one's a no-brainer and can be watched if you are not looking for thought-provoking stuff."[8] Neil Xavier of Yentha.com said, "Chinatown starts very well but disappoints in the latter half."[9] The reviewer of Sify.com said, "Chinatown works fine, if you leave your brains back home. It belongs to the 'don't think too much about what is happening' kind, which defies logic but leaves you in splits at times.".[10] The reviewer of Bollywoodbilli.com said "Overall, The film turned out an enjoyable, got good Comedy and a family entertainer.", by rating it 3.5/5.[11]
The film is a mega hit collecting 6 Crores in one week[12] and a total collection of 9.2 Crores within 2 weeks.[13] It took a share of 4 Crores in two weeks.[14] The film collected a gross of 14 crores in 45 days from major centres.[15]. The film ran over 100 days successfully and grossed 16.5 crores in total.[16]
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Soundtrack album by Jassie Gift | |
Released | 11 March 2011 |
Genre | Film soundtrack |
Length | 20:45 |
Label | Mathrubhumi Music through Satyam Audios |
The film's soundtrack is composed by Jassie Gift. The lyrics are by Anil Panachooran and Santhosh Varma. The audio release function was held at Kadavu Resorts, Kozhikode, on 2 March 2011. Jassie reused soundtrack "Gaganave Baagi" sung by Shreya Ghoshal of the Kannada film Sanju Weds Geetha for the song "Arike Ninnalum".[17]
# | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | "Arike Ninnalum" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra | 4:44 |
2 | "Innu Penninu" | Jassie Gift, Manjari, Rajalakshmi | 5:29 |
3 | "Aaraanu Koottu" | Afsal, Pradeep Palluruthy, Jassie Gift | 4:24 |
4 | "Mohapattam" | Afsal, Jassie Gift, Ranjith, Rijiya | 5:01 |
5 | "Aaraanu" | Kavalam Sreekumar | 5:07 |