Chandrettan Evideya

Chandrettan Evideya

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Directed by Sidharth Bharathan[1]
Produced by Sameer Thahir
Shyju Khalid
Ashiq Usman
Screenplay by Santhosh Echikkanam[2]
Story by Santhosh Echikkanam
Starring Dileep[3]
Anusree
Namitha Pramod
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Music by Prashant Pillai[4]
Cinematography Shyju Khalid
Edited by Bavan Sreekumar
Production
company
Handmade Films
Distributed by Popcorn Entertainments (Asia Pacific release)
Release dates
  • 1 May 2015

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Country India
Language Malayalam

Chandrettan Evideya (English: Chandrettan, Where Are You)[6] is a 2015 Malayalam film directed by Sidharth Bharathan. The film is being produced by Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman.[7] It stars Dileep alongside Anusree, Namitha Pramod and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in the main roles. It is the second directorial of Sidharth. The story and screenplay is penned by noted author Santhosh Echikkanam who had teamed up with Sidharth in his directorial debut Nidra (2012). The songs are composed by Prashant Pillai and cinematography is handled by Shyju Khalid.

The film released on 1 May 2015, and received good opening at the box office and garnered positive reviews from both critics and audience.[8]

Cast

Production

The film was jointly produced by Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman under the banner of Hand Made Filmz. Vedhicka was initially cast to play one among the female leads alongside Dileep and Anusree but later she backed out because of her busy schedule and later Namitha Pramod was roped in for that role.[9] The film also stars KPAC Lalitha in a pivotal role. The official trailer for the movie was released on 10 April 2015.[10]

Music

The songs were composed by Prashant Pillai, who has scored critically acclaimed soundtracks for all of Lijo Jose Pellissery's films.

Reception

Critical reception

Filmibeat.com rated 3.0 out of 5 stars and said the film brings back the vintage Dileep in full swing. And praised the script which has all ingredients for a perfect entertainer, and the brilliant cinematography makes it a visual treat and also appreciated the songs especially Vasanthamallike and background score which perfectly sinks in with the interesting plot and flow of the screenplay. And concluded "Strongly recommended to the audience who love to watch family entertainers".[11] Malayala Manorama rated 3.5 out of 5 stars while appreciating the script, songs and background score especially mentioning the song Vasanthamallike, and ellaborated "The best part about the movie is that it frees Dileep, the actor, from the unrealistic comic stereotypes which have been proving to be suicidal for him for quite sometime now. The film, with a strong base on middle-class realism, treads the popular narrative line even as it carefully tries to refrain from going after the commercial formula, a genre in which the master-duo Bharathan and Padmarajan and the likes have excelled", and concluded "Chandrettan Evideya is for those who value familial bonds, a type which constitutes the majority of movie-goers in this part of the world.[12]

Metromatinee.com gave a positive review stating "The film is refreshing in the sense that after a while actor Dileep has opted out of the run of the mill. Dileep the actor comes to the fore after a while and director Sidharth Bharathan deserves a fair bit of credit for it".[13]

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