Manthrikan
| mathrikan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anil (Director) |
| Produced by | Anand Kumar |
| Written by | Rajan Kiriyath |
| Starring |
Jayaram Poonam Bajwa Muktha George |
| Music by | S.Balakrishnan |
| Cinematography | Vaidy S. Pillai |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam (dubbed in tamil) |
Manthrikan is a 2012 Malayalam horror-comedy film written by Rajan Kiriyath, directed by Anil and starring Jayaram and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles.[1] The film released on 5 October 2012. It was panned by critics and audiences alike.
Plot
Mukundan Unni (Jayaram) is a black magician and an exorcist. He is not really keen about his father's black magic skills and is wiling away his time with two dumb cronies in a remote village. There he meets a girl named Malu (Poonam Bajwa), who has no memories about her past but falls pretty easily for the hero after a couple of songs. But they get separated soon after. Some years later, he is called by a wealthy family to exorcise a spirit (Muktha George) from their palatial house, Shenoy Mandir. There he comes across Malu again under the name Chandana.He vows to get her back after she fails to recognise him.
Cast
- Jayaram as Mukundan Unni
- Poonam Bajwa as Malu aka Chandana
- Muktha George as Rukkumani
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Shekharan Kutty
- Ramesh Pisharody as Subrahmanyan
- Riyaz Khan as Giri
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Usthad Maambaram Maayankutty Sheikh/Payaruvila Pappan
- Jayan
- Devan as Shenayi
- Mahesh
- Anil Murali
- Kottayam Nazeer
- Natasha Doshi
- Indrans as Unniyaathiri
- Dr. Sudhi Indran
- Nila Raj
- Sukanya
- Swapna Menon
Production
The film was directed by Anil, of the Anil-Babu screenwriter-director duo. The film was mainly shot from various parts of Kottayam district in Kerala. The film completed production which was in the production stage for quite a long time was completed in July 2012.[2][3]
Reception
The film was panned by critics. Rating the film 
, Aswin J. Kumar of The Times of India said, "In Manthrikan, there are two elements that persistently try to outsmart the other in terms of producing the desired effects. While the comic script of this film is horrifying for most part, the horror element does the opposite." He concluded the review which mostly criticised the script and direction saying, "An ineffective narrative that is uncertain about mixing horror and humour ruins Manthrikan."[4] Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film and said, "For the first time in my life, I fervently wished I had learned some magic. Magic, that could swiftly ship me away from the torturous times that this film was putting me through, late in the night as half the world lay peacefully asleep in their beds."[5]
References
- ↑ "Jayaram in and as Manthrikan"
- ↑ "Jayaram’s ‘Manthrikan’ finally wraps up the shoot"
- ↑ "Jayaram's Manthrikan Finally Wraps Up The Shoot"
- ↑ "Manthrikan Movie Review"
- ↑ "Manthrikan Review"