''Kutteem Kolum'' (also written as ''Kuttiyum Kolum'') is a 2013
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
comedy film directed by
Guinness Pakru
Ajay Kumar (born 31 August 1976), popularly known as Guinness Pakru, is an Indian actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness World Records for being the shortest actor () to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role ...
, who made his directorial debut with this film. Starring
Guinness Pakru
Ajay Kumar (born 31 August 1976), popularly known as Guinness Pakru, is an Indian actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness World Records for being the shortest actor () to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role ...
, Munna, Adithya and
Sanusha
Sanusha Santhosh is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.
Early life
She is from Pallikunnu, Kannur District, Kerala, she has studied at Sreepuram School, pallikunnu Kannur. After her graduation in B.Com. from S. N. ...
in the lead roles, the film was produced by Ansar Vasco under the banner United Films. The script was written by Suresh Satheesh, while the story was written by Pakru himself which revolves around the bonding between friends living in an imaginary village named Kumarapuram bordering Tamil Nadu. Cinematography was handled by
A.Vinod Bharathi, and the stills by Vibin Velayudhan. The film released on 30 March 2013.
Cast
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
Shaan Rahman
Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam cinema. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film ''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny Antony. He g ...
and the lyrics were penned by
Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma (born 12 February 1960) is a noted malayalam lyricist and poet. He is the son of Malayalam Popular poet and lyricist late Vayalar Ramavarma. He made his debut in the malayalam film industry through the 1990 malayalam ...
and Vinayak. The audio was launched in late March 2013.
Reception
Aswin J Kumar of ''
The Times of India
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'' gave 2 out of 5 and wrote "Pakru has nothing new to offer in Kutiyum Kolum except that it is his debut directorial venture". Veeyen of nowrunning.com gave 1.5 out of 5 and wrote "Toying with an idea that has long been thrashed, Pakru does the unthinkable by deciding to craft it into a two-hour long film".
[{{cite web , url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11253/malayalam/kuttiyum-kolum/4176/review.htm , title=Kuttiyum Kolum Review, author=Veeyen , publisher=Nowrunning.com , date=2013-03-31 , accessdate=2013-04-22] The film was subsequently dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Sakthi Vinayagam'' after the lead characters.
References
2013 films
Indian comedy films
2010s Malayalam-language films
Films scored by Shaan Rahman
2013 comedy films