| Chotta Mumbai | |
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| Directed by | Anwar Rasheed |
| Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Written by | Benny P. Nayarambalam |
| Starring | Mohanlal Siddique Saikumar Bhavana Jagathy Sreekumar Bijukuttan Indrajith Manikuttan Kalabhavan Mani Rajan P. Dev Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Music by | Rahul Raj |
| Cinematography | Azhagappan |
| Editing by | Don Max |
| Studio | Sree Bhadra Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vaishakha Release |
| Release date(s) | 6 April 2007 |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 5 crores |
| Box office | 14 crores |
Chotta Mumbai is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal, Siddique, Saikumar, Bhavana, Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrajith, Manikuttan, Bijukuttan, Kalabhavan Mani, and Rajan P. Dev. The film score and soundtrack are by Rahul Raj.
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The film starts in a street in Fort Kochi where Vasco da Gama (Mohanlal), the son of a wrestler named Michael (Saikumar), lives. Vasco and his gang of five — Chandrappan (Siddique), Susheelan (Bijukuttan), Sainu (Manikuttan), Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar) and cousin Tomichchan (Indrajith) are small-time goondas, involved in petty offences and as the movie progresses, these characters turn out to be more endearing than bad.
Vasco goes by the nickname Thala (head) since he is the gang leader. Though Michael rebukes his son time and again for his lifestyle choices, he loves him and has big dreams for him. The plot progresses when a marriage broker contracts a wedding between Vasco and auto-rickshaw driver Latha (Bhavana), the only daughter of Pambu Chakochan (Rajan P. Dev) who is a heavy drinker and a longtime friend of Michael.
Vasco likes Latha, but she pleads with him to tell her father that he does not like her, because she plans to elope with her boyfriend. Overjoyed at having discovered a fellow drinker in Vasco, Chakochan doesn't even let him voice his opinion. Vasco decides to help Latha out, but her plan to elope fails when she discovers that her boyfriend Suni (Suraj Venjaramoodu) is involved in human trafficking. She returns to Vasco. Later when Vasco, Michael, Chandrappan and Latha travel in her auto-rickshaw, they clash with a gang that has been on the run after stabbing an honest police officer (Vijayaraghavan). Vasco and his father were witnesses to the murder which was committed by Satheesan (Vinayakan) who is the younger brother of a corrupt circle inspector called Natesan (Kalabhavan Mani). This leads to complications in the plot which end up with Vasco changing his lifestyle and stepping up to sort out the mess that his family and friends find themselves in.
The movie was blockbuster at the box office[1] and ran for more than 100 days in major centres.[2].
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| Soundtrack album by Rahul Raj | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | Manianpilla Raju | |||
| Rahul Raj chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack for the film was composed by Rahul Raj.
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Other notes |
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| 1 | Vasco Da Gama | Afsal, Rimi Tomy, Vipin Xavier | Sarath Vayalar | Party song in the climax |
| 2 | Poonila | Sangeeth, Sangeetha Prabhu | Santhosh Varma | Raga: Kalyani, Sindhu Bhairavi Not picturised |
| 3 | Thala | Shankar Mahadevan, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi | Sarath Vayalar | Highlighting Thala |
| 4 | Chettikulangara | M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora | Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar | Mohanlal's intro song |
| 5 | Chotta Mumbai | Rahul Raj, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi | Sarath Vayalar | Title song. Showing the life of Chotta Mumbai gang. |
| 6 | Chettikulangara (Tell Me Now) | M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora | Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar | Not picturised |
