Oru Vadakkan Selfie
| Oru Vadakkan Selfie | |
|---|---|
 First-look poster | |
| Directed by | G. Prajith |
| Produced by | Vinod Shornur |
| Written by | Vineeth Sreenivasan |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Shaan Rahman |
| Cinematography | Jomon T. John |
Production company |
Vinod Shornur. Distribution:
LJ Films & Popcorn Entertainments Australia |
Release dates |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | +15 Cr |
Oru Vadakkan Selfie (English: A Northern Selfie) is a 2015 Malayalam comedy thriller cum road movie directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan.[1] The film features Nivin Pauly, Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Sreenivasan.[2][3] Music is composed by Shaan Rahman. The film released on March 27 and received highly positive reviews from critics as well as audience.[4] And became a commercial successful Malayalam film of 2015.[5]
Plot
Umesh (Nivin Pauly) is a Carefree engineering student, who has 42 back papers to clear. His close pals are Shaji (Aju Varghese) and Thankaprasad (Neeraj Madhav).
Wanting to find a quick way to money and fame he decides to try his hand in movies and sets out to meet renowned director Goutham Menon. Umesh boards a train to Chennai in which Daisy, his neighbor, is also travelling.
However upon returning home, Umesh finds himself at the center of a controversy. Along with Shaji, he sets out to Chennai to clear his name. There they encounter Jack Tracker (Vineeth Sreenivasan), a private detective, who offers to help solve the mess they are in.
Oru Vadakkan Selfie is a quick witted tale of two naive souls who get into all sorts of trouble only to learn a thing or two about life.
Cast
- Nivin Pauly as Umesh Manohar aka Uma[4]
- Manjima Mohan as Daisy George
- Vineeth sreenivasan as Jack Tracker/Nivin
- Aju Varghese as Shaji
- Neeraj Madhav as Thankamma (Thankaprasad)[6]
- Bhagath Manuel as Sailesh
- Vijayaraghavan as Manohar, Umesh's Father
- Sreelakshmi as Umesh's Mother
- P. Sukumar as George, Daisy's Father
- Parvathi T. as Daisy's Mother
- Santhosh Keezhattoor
- Harikrishnan as Surya Narayan
- Shravan
- Sharath
- Revathy Sivakumar as Umesh's sister
- Vineeth Kumar as Himself (Guest Appearance)
- Bobby Simha as John Mathew Baskar
- Anwar Shareef
- Unni Mukundan as Hari Narayan (uncredited), Unni has not physically appeared in the film but still a pivotal character with his picture used.
Critical reception
The movie mainly received positive reviews from the audience as well the critics.
Filmibeat gave a rating of 3/5 and said "A hilarious entertainer for this Vishu season, which will make you laugh your heart out". Malayala Manorama gave a rating of 3.25/5.[7] The Times of India mentions it to be "worth a watch for the performance of its vibrant cast and many moments of wit they pull off effortlessly" and awards a rating of 3/5 stars. [8] The New Indian Express labeled it as "A Good-humoured Mass Selfie".[9] International Business Times rated 3.5/5 stara abd called it "A hilarious flick from Nivin Pauly-Aju Varghese team" and concluded "Overall, Oru Vadakkan Selfie is worth your time and money if you are looking ahead for a fun-filled day".[10]
It has also succeeded in gaining amassing positive reviews from all quarters and even from acclaimed directors likes B. Unnikrishnan, Rajesh Pillai etc.[11] The movie has a cumulative rating of 7.3 on BookMyShow.
Box office
The film received a very good word of mouth from the audience. Taking collections from Kerala alone it earned 
4.82 crore (US$770,000) share in its first week of release. And 3 crore (US$480,000) if added the collections from theatres outside Kerala and abroad.
References
- ↑ V.P, Nicy (13 December 2014). "Nivin Pauly's Next With 'Thattathin Marayathu' Team Titled 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie'". International Business Times. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ C Pillai, Radhika (12 December 2014). "Nivin' next is Oru Vadakkan Selfie". The Times Of India. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ C Pillai, Radhika (21 December 2014). "Now I feel more responsible for my actions". The Times Of India. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Media, Pepper. "ORU VADAKKAN SELFIE WILL HIT THEATRES ON MARCH 27". PepperMediaCreation.com. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ G. KRISHNAKUMAR (April 5, 2015). "Selfie clicks, becomes year’s first super-hit".
- ↑ Karthikeyan, Shruti (18 January 2015). "Neeraj sports a bold new look". The Times Of India. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Oru Vadakkan Selfie: Long shot". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oru Vadakkan Selfie Movie Review". TOI. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "A Good-humoured Mass Selfie". TNIE. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Nicy (March 27, 2015). "'Oru Vadakkan Selfie' Movie Review: A Hilarious Flick from Nivin Pauly-Aju Varghese Team". International Business Times.
- ↑ "Awesome Selfie". ManoramaOnline.