''Kappiri Thuruthu'' is a 2016 Indian

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-language romantic

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film written and directed by debutant Saheer Ali. The film features

Adil Ibrahim Adil Ibrahim (born 6 February) is an Indian actor, radio jockey, television host and model. In 2014, he debuted in Sanjeev Sivan's Malayalam movie, ''Endless Summer''. Apart from acting, he is well known for hosting the shows ''D 4 Dance'' and ...

Pearle Maaney Pearle Maaney ( /maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam films. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show ''D 4 Dance''. In 2018, ...

and Siddique in the lead roles. It is based on the past era and events happened at Kochi when it was under the rule of

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and then

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. It also tells the story of H. Mehaboob, who was the beloved singer of

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

. The film is produced by Cimofi productions pvt ltd and Ahamed Palapparambil under the banner of 20-20 Movie International. It was released on 9 December 2016. Expertouch Media which is a leading Ad Film Agency in Chennai, Kerala, Delhi and Bangalore offer Promotions to this Film

Cast

as Samovar Sadhasivan *

as Yami * Siddique as Choonda Masthan *

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as Kadalakka Ustad *

Indrans Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...

Surabhi Lakshmi Surabhi C. M., also known as Surabhi Lakshmi is an Indian film, television, and stage actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for portraying the role of a struggling middle ...

as Rukhiya *

Hareesh Perumanna Hareesh Perumanna , known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in ''Comedy Festival'', a comedy rea ...

as Thapala Pookunju *

S.P.Sreekumar S. P. Sreekumar is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and TV series. He was a former contestant of Mammoty the reality show streamed in Asianet. His first TV show was ''Chirikidathom'' on Amrita TV and later his performance as Loli ...

as Timing Panchi *

Shivaji Guruvayoor Shivaji Guruvayoor (born 28 May 1961) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He started his film career with the film '' Arabikkatha''.He is known for his negative roles and character roles. Personal life He is married to Lilly and ...

Sunil Sukhada Sunil Sukhada is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in a small role in the film '' Best Actor''. His first full length role was as the supermarket manager in '' Chappa Kurishu'' (2011). He won a special mention in the Kerala state ...

* Rajesh Sharma as Kannan Anthramankutty *

Ramesh Narayan Ramesh Narayan (born 3 November 1959) is an Indian classical vocalist, composer and music producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He belongs to the Mewati gharana of Hindustani classical music. Narayan began his initial traini ...

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* P.M.Abu * Babu Pallassery * K.B Venu

Soundtrack

The

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album for the film was composed by Rafeeq Yusaf and the

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was scored by Madhu Paul. Mirza Ghalib,

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, Nelson Fernandez, KH Sulaiman Master and Meppalli Balan penned the lyrics. The audio was released on 17 October 2016, on the label of

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Critical reception

Deepthi Sreenivasan for ''

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'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and commented, "The movie begins to take a turn when local goons eye Sadhu's wife which ends in a public brawl. The last time Malayalis had a similar taste of Kochi's cultural treasure trove was in the

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

starrer ''

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''. Debutant Saheer Ali obviously had too much information on his hands and was trying to include as many things as he can with a love story running parallel to it. His effort was earnest but the film could have done without so much detailing. Adil Ibrahim shines as Sadhu and Pearle compliments perfectly". ''CinemaDaddy'' stated, "The way the plot is presented the story and the elements like love, music, agony and the fight for survival are mixed up and it was just beautiful and it was like watching a part of the history of

unfolding before our eyes. The selection of events portrayed in the movie also deserves kudos and the director was in control over the proceedings right from the start. ''Kappiri Thuruthu'' keeps a tight leash throughout and leaves a strong impression in the mind".

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 6129026 2010s Malayalam-language films