''Marupadi'' ( en, Reply) is a 2016 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language

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written by Juliana Ashraf and directed by V.M. Vinu. It stars

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Bhama Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is a former Indian actress who mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film ''Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohi ...

and Baby Nayanthra in the lead roles. The film is produced by Ashraf Bedi under the banner of Bedi Motion Pictures. The film was released on 9 December 2016.

Plot

The film is based on a real life incident which took place in North India and it portrays the story of a family which is permanently chased by the law and power. The film is centered around the family of Aby (

), a bank employee, his spouse Sara (

), an orphan and their teenaged daughter Riya (

Baby Nayanthara Nayanthara Chakravarthy (born 20 April 2002), also known as Baby Nayanthara, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil-language Films, and has establi ...

). While leading a peaceful life, Aby gets a punishment transfer to

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due to some issues in the bank he worked. On their journey to the new residence at Kolkata, the anti-narcotic squad finds some drugs in their car, which led them to jail, where Sara and Riya faces sexual onsets from the police officers and inmates. The film points finger against the prevailing social and legal systems which makes the life of innocent people tragic. Moreover, it picturize the pathetic conditions of women and children in the present day society.

Cast

as Aby/Abraham *

as Sara Elizabeth (Aby's wife) * Nayanthara Chakravarthy as Riya (Aby's daughter) * Santosh Keezhattoor as Aby's friend *

Anu Sithara Anu Sithara is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in some Tamil Films . Anu made her debut in 2013 as a child artist in ''Pottas Bomb''. Anu also a trained Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam ( ...

* Tessa Joseph * Janardhanan *

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 ...

Arjun Nandhakumar Arjun Nandhakumar (born 22 August 1986) is an Indian actor, who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with ''Casanovva'' directed by Rosshan Andrrews. Early life and education Arjun Nandhakumar was born in Chennithala, Kerala. ...

as Vijay *

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* Srinda Ashab *

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* Sudip Mukherjee * Krishna Kumar * Devan *

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Soundtrack

The

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for the film was composed by

M. Jayachandran Madhusoodanan Jayachandran is an Indian composer, singer, and musician. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for a record number of nine times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he wo ...

and the

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was scored by

Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for tele ...

, with lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahamed.

Track listing

Critical reception

Deepa Soman for ''

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'' stated, "With its fair share of pitfalls and loopholes, our legal justice system has been existing in our midst, to make important decisions on people lives, for long. When women are at its receiving end, the system gets a lot more skewed. ''Marupadi'', a film by V.M. Vinu, typifies such a frightful situation, demanding some scary answers and solutions if any". '' Filmihood.com'' rated the movie 3 out of 5.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marupadi 2016 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films Films shot in Kolkata Films directed by V. M. Vinu