''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

, Munna, Adithya and

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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

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and Vinayak. The audio was launched in late March 2013.

Reception

Aswin J Kumar of ''

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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