''Mudhugauv'' () is a 2016

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caper-comedy film written and directed by Vipin Das in his directional debut. It is produced by

Vijay Babu Vijay Babu (born 14 May 1976) is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House. Vijay Babu is best known for producing and starrin ...

and

Sandra Thomas Sandra Thomas is an Indian film producer and actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Amen'' and '' Zachariayude Garbhinikal'', also as the producer of ''Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' and '' Philips and the Monkey Pen''. Sandra, along with pr ...

under the banner,

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. It marks the acting debut of

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, son of Malayalam actor

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, and

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, daughter of Malayalam actor Vijayakumar. It also stars

, Baiju,

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& Disney James along with Prem Kumar, Abu Salim,

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, Sharu & Anand in supporting roles. The film's title is derived from the popular catchphrase from the 1994 cult classic ''

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''. The original score and songs are composed, arranged and produced by

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Plot

Bharath, a technical student, has a habit of kissing people nearby when he is both stressed and happy, disregarding social situations. Bharath, from his first sight of Ganga, falls in love with her. Somewhere in Thiruvananthapuram city an infamous gangster Ramakrishnan Bonacaud, aka Rambo, has a face to face confrontation with CI Pathmanabhan, aka Padayappa; grumpy Rambo becomes annoyed and plans to kill Pathmanabhan soon before leaving Kerala. Meanwhile, Bharath is able to requite love from Ganga and one night he stays with Ganga. After this incident Ganga starts to react hypochondriacally and suspects she is pregnant with Bharath's child and preoccupiedly behaves in the gravity of the same. Rambo is able to sketch Pathmanabhan through two bumbling goons, but before executing Pathmanabhan publicly, shoots his own

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using his suppressed gun due to an unexpected kiss from Bharath (who has just got confirmation on Ganga's love). Rambo, who after the accident has

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and is attached to a urine drainage bag permanently, is enraged and asks his right-hand man to round up everyone involved. All the while the police plan to trap Rambo, once and for all, understanding him to be not just a business man but a Don. They set up a meeting with Rambo through Kumari and Putheri on Rambo's hotel terrace. Rambo calls Bharath's number (which Putheri has obtained) and it keeps ringing. Unexpectedly, Bharath comes to the hotel's terrace to discuss with Ganga their problem of confirming whether she is pregnant or not through a

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kit and switches off his phone. Everyone on the terrace is frozen and unsure on how to respond. Knowing Ganga isn't pregnant, Bharath looks to kiss someone, sees Rambo, and runs towards him to kiss; they both fall. Immediately a shootout starts between the Police and Rambo's gang. Bharath and Ganga escapes through the staircase. Rambo follows and corners them near a balcony. Pathmanabhan fires his gun; it distracts Rambo, he slips on urine from his detached

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and falls from the balcony to the sea. Police try to find Rambo's body and they are unable to find it. Policemen involved are promised promotions from political leaders. Bharath, back at home after legal proceedings, promises (at his mother's insistence) before his late father's photo to not

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anyone whom he doesn't know. It is revealed that his father Chandran happens to be a man whom Rambo had murdered in his early days. In the credits it is shown that Rambo is washed up on a beach and a couple of cannibals are surrounding him.

Cast

as Bharath *

as Ganga, Bharath's love interest *

as Ramakrishnan Bonacaud aka Rambo, Notorious Gangster *

as Kumari *

as Putheri * Baiju as CI Pathmanabhan aka Padayappa * Abu Salim as Please, Rambo's Right-hand man * Arun Kumar as Tony *

as Pathmanabhan's alcoholic uncle * Prem Kumar as Chief Minister * Subhash Nair as Sub Inspector *

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as Chandran, Bharath's father (cameo) *

Neena Kurup Neena Kurup is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She is most well known for her roles as Aswathy in '' Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu'' (1987) and Karishma in ''Punjabi House'' (1998). She has acted in many television serials af ...

as Lakshmi, Bharath's mother * Aparna Nair as nurse (cameo) *

as Marwadi moneylender * Disney James as Disney the carjacker *

Devi Ajith Devi Ajith (born 28 March 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer and a television personality in the Malayalam film industry. She is known for her roles in '' Trivandrum Lodge'' and ''Immanuel''. She is also seen in a short film named ''Virgin Roa ...

as external examiner (cameo) * Tony Alex Valluvassery *

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...

as Bruno (cameo) *

as Thampi *

Pradeep Kottayam Pradeep K. R. (1961 – 17 February 2022), professionally credited as Pradeep Kottayam, was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. He is best known for his comedic roles. His role in the 2010 Tamil film '' ...

as doctor * Anand Kumar as Commissioner * KPAC Leelamani as vegetable seller * Vineeth (cameo) * Vaisakh Velayudhan as Bharath's friend *

Dhyan Sreenivasan Dhyan Sreenivasan (born 20 December 1988) is an Indian actor, and film director who works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with ''Thira'' (2013), directed by his elder brother Vineeth Sreenivasan.

as Tribal Gang Member (Cameo)

Music

All songs are composed, arranged and programmed by

. The official soundtrack which contains 3 original songs and one violin reprise was met with positive reviews upon release.

's background score, which includes an unreleased remix version of "Rambo", too received unanimous praise in the film's reviews.

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Friday Film House 2016 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Rahul Raj