Salt Mango Tree
| Salt Mango Tree. | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Rajesh Nair |
| Produced by |
Abeesh V. P. Roshan Chittoor Shajoon Kariyal |
| Screenplay by | Vinod & Vinod |
| Starring |
Biju Menon Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli Suhasini Maniratnam Paris Laxmi Indrans Sarayu Sudheer Karamana Hareesh Perumanna |
| Music by |
Hesham Abdul Wahab Background score: Bijibal |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Sharma |
| Edited by | ES Sooraj |
Production company |
1000 Lights Entertainments |
| Distributed by | Kas & Right Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Salt Mango Tree is a 2015 Malayalam-language Indian comedy drama film directed by Rajesh Nair, starring Biju Menon, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli and Suhasini Maniratnam.[1] The film released on 6 November 2015 and its title was inspired by the Mohanlal starrer Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam.[2] The movie is a remake of 2014 Bengali movie Ramdhanu[3] which also went on to be remade in Hindi as Hindi Medium with Irffan Khan as lead.
Plot
Its a hearty family entertainment story of a couple running the rat race for better schools for their one and only child. The backbone of the story relies on resilience and values that a family can and provides. It critically asks bigger questions like whether right to education is anymore accessible and affordable as one wishes. Aravindan and Priya are the couple fighting with the education system to find a place for their son Ashwin. Deepika Mme, comes as guiding hand for the family. Ultimately the family ends with realization that happiness and love inside the family is more important than anything and it is not something to be bartered.
Cast
- Biju Menon as Aravind T. P.
- Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli as Priya Aravind
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Deepika
- Master Kristian Varkkichan as Ashwin Aravind/Manu
- Saiju Kurup as Praveen
- Indrans as Pavithran
- Sudheer Karamana as Mohan Kumar
- Hareesh Perumanna as Shafique
- Jayaprakash Kuloor as Appooppan
- Raghavan as Swami
- Sunil Sukhada as Kumar
- Vijay Menon as School Vice-Principal
- Pradeep Kottayam as Sameer
- Babu Swamy as Menon Sir
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Ajith
- Sarayu as Meenakshi
- Paris Laxmi as Angela
- Elizabeth as Ammoomma
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Maami
- Manju Satheesh as Treesa
- Ambika Mohan as School Principal
- T Parvathy as School Principal
- Manjusha Sajish as Manjusha
- Jennifer Antony as Vice Principal
Crew
- Lyrics: Dr. Madhu Vasudev, Rafeeq Ahammed, Aslam
- Art Director: Girish Menon
- Costume Designer: Sakhi Thomas
- Make Up: Hassan Wandoor
- PRO: A. S. Dinesh
- Graphic Designer: Jissen Paul
Reception
Critical reception was mostly positive.[4][5] The Times of India gave the movie 2.5 stars, claiming its script and writing lacks a usual happy ending or something that can deftly hold it all together. However, the review stay back with film's good humour quotient.[6]
References
- ↑ "Biju Menon's 'Salt Mango Tree' to be released on 6 November". IB Times. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Sweet and Salty-Salt Mango Tree". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Bengali film remakes make a comeback on national screens". The Times of India. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ↑ "Salt Mango Tree Review - Let them fly". manoramaonline. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ "Salt Mango Tree review.". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ↑ "Salt Mango Tree Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-24.