Kolumittayi
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| Malayalam | കോലുമിട്ടായി |
| Directed by | Arun Vishwam |
| Produced by | Abijith Asokan |
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| Story by | Abijith Asokan |
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| Narrated by | Abijith Asokan |
| Music by | Sreeraj Sahajan |
| Cinematography | Santhosh Anima |
| Edited by | Sunesh Sebastian |
Production company |
Crayons Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kolumittayi (English: Stick Candy) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam children's film directed by Arun Viswam.[1] The film set in the 1980s, tells the story of Unni (Gaurav Menon) and his three friends Abu, Lalu, and Varkey. Others in the cast includes Saiju Kurup, Dinesh Prabhakar, Sohan Seenulal, Dr. Roney, Kalabhavan Prajod, Gokulan, Devi Ajith, Krishnaprabha, Priyanka and 30 other child actors.
Synopsis
The film opens to the life of Unni and his friends. After having a blast of a vacation, they move to the 6th grade after the new academic year opens. The life in school brings lot of joy to Unni because of the presence of his crush Riya (Baby Meenakshi. Unni feels threatened by the new comer in his class – Roney (Master Naaif), who happens to be talented in various disciplines of art. Soon they lock horns and are in competition. Unni and his friends with their happy go lucky nature get into odds with their teacher (Anjali Upasana).
Cast
- Gourav Menon as Unni
- Aakash Santhosh as Abu
- Baby Meenakshi as Riya
- Sidharth as Lalu
- Naif as Ronny
- Saiju Kurup as Satheeshan Puzhakkara
- Krishna Praba as Molly
- Anjali Upasana as Daisy
- Kalabhavan Prajodh as Sudheer
- Bineesh Bastin
Production
Arun Viswam who was assisted Abrid Shine in the projects, 1983 and Action Hero Biju. 30 child artists were selected through an audition conducted in co-operation with Kochu TV. The music and background scoring was done by Sreeraj Sahajan, mixing and mastering by Ramu Raj. The choreography was by K. P. Sreejith and costumes by Steffy Zaviour.[2]
Critical reception
Sarath Ramesh Kuniyl from The Week rated 4 in a scale of 5, and said: "Kolumittayi cannot, and should not, be dismissed as a children's film with dollops of nostalgia. There is a lesson or two for the grown-ups as well".[3]
References
- ↑ Express News Service (27 October 2016). "Kolumittayi, set in the late 80s, follows a crop of school kids". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Gaurav Menons next is Kolu Mittayi". The Times of India. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ Kuniyl, Sarath Ramesh (4 November 2016). "Kolumittayi review—picture of innocence". The Week. Retrieved 16 November 2016.