''Kohinoor'' is a 2015 Indian

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-language heist

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, set in the late 1980s. The film is directed by

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and features Asif Ali and

Indrajith Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of Prithviraj Sukumaran. Indrajit ...

in the lead role along with an

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and

Shraddha Srinath Shraddha Rama Srinath known Professionally as Shraddha Srinath (born 29 September 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She debuted with the Malayalam film '' Kohinoor'' and gained wide acclai ...

. It was produced by Asif Ali in his debut film production which was co-produced by Sajin Jaffer and Brijeesh Muhammed under the banner Adam's World of Imagination.

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composed the original music. It became a critical and commercial success. The film released on 24 September 2015 to positive reviews. It released online through

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for audiences abroad a few weeks later.

Plot

The story is set in 1988. Haider ( Indrajith) who worked for

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underworld develops a plan to steal diamonds from a racket based in Kohinoor textile store in Cherupuzha run by Mamman (

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) and Xavier (

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). He hires Nicholas ( Chemban Vinod) and Freddy (

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) from

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for the theft. They in turn make sub-contract to a small-time thief Aandikunju (

), who gets his friend Louis ( Asif Ali) involved to steal for the group. Louis as a 1980s characterized youth has admiration for the underworld dons and is highly fascinated by

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's character Tharadas from the popular film '' Athirathram'' and

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's character Sagar Alias Jacky from the popular film ''

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'', and wants to be a successful smuggler like them. The team runs into many obstacles during the thievery. In the end both Haider's team (Haider, Nicholas, Freddy and Nancy) and Louis' team (Louis and Andrew) takes a share of the diamonds, while risking life and a show of confidence.

Cast

* Asif Ali as Louis *

as Haider *

as Andrew/Aandikkunju/Aandi *

as Freddy *

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as Nancy *

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as Freddy's Lover *

as Daisy *

as Maman *

as Xavier *

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as Aaliyakka *

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as Naikkar * Pradeep Kottayam as Lilly's father(cameo appearance) *

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as Lilly (Cameo appearance) *

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as DYSP Mohan Raghavan (Cameo appearance) *

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'' rated 2.75 out of 5 stars and concluded "Kohinoor is a fun-filled thriller and has all the elements of an entertainer, with a pinch of romance, friendship and wicked twists" and gave special mention to cinematography and lead performances especially for Indrajith's screen presence and dialogue delivery. '' Filmibeat.com'' rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and described as "A well-packed entertainer with the right elements of humour, thrill and nostalgia", giving special mention to Indrajith's performance, also cinematography, editing, art and costumes which helps to create the ambience of the 80s. ''Indiaglitz'' rated 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "It has a liner narration and what would stead the movie in good stead is the comic touch throughout. 'Kohinoor' has been able to make it till the far end and not flatter halfway". ''

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'' stated "The proceedings before interval, which focusses on the planning of the heist, are marked by aimlessness. Things pick up post-interval especially in the long sequence set inside the textile shop. The quick twists and turns come together in the end to make an average heist movie in the end".

Soundtrack

All songs are composed, arranged and produced by

. The lyrics were written by B. K. Harinarayanan.

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was the music label. The audio launch event was held in

on 8 September. Apart from the cast and crew, film personalities such as

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etc. were also present. Mammooty and Sibi Malayil together launched the audio by unveiling the CD. The songs were streamed live on Muzik247's YouTube channel at the event. The official launch of the production house Adams World of Imagination was held coinciding with the audio launch function. It was launched by Mammootty. The melody ''Hemanthamen'' which was released on 5 August, received overwhelming response from critics and public alike. It garnered more than 100000 views within three days of release in YouTube and as of 6 December 2016, the song has reached to 3 million views. Actor

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officially released and shared the YouTube link of the song "Dum Dum Dum" on

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*{{IMDb title, id=5022424 2015 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2015 crime films Indian crime films Indian heist films Films set in the 1980s Films set in 1988 Films shot in Thalassery Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Kochi Films scored by Rahul Raj