''Margamkali'' is a 2019 Indian

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film directed by Sreejith Vijayan, written by Shashankan Mayyanad. from the story and screenplay of Shashankan Mayyanad, and produced by

Listin Stephen Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. Hi ...

and Alwin Antony. Starring

Bibin George Bibin George (born 29 March 1988) is an Indian actor and scriptwriter known for his works primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Bibin started his journey in the movie industry by co-writing the movie ''Amar Akbar Anthony (20 ...

Namitha Pramod Namitha Pramod (born 19 September 1996) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film '' Puthiya Theerangal''. She went on to appear in super hit films like Puthiya Theerangal (2012 ...

, Gouri G. Kishan,

Shanthi Krishna Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in Malayalam and Tamil films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Sharadammini in ''Chakoram'' (1994), t ...

, Siddique and Hareesh Kanaran. The film has music composed by

Gopi Sunder 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 te ...

. The story of the film follows three friends, Sachi (played by Bibin George) an only son of an affluent family, Antappan, a drunkard, and the other a

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shop owner who is desperate for love. Sachi, had a failed affair so has taken an oath not to love or marry. The film was released on 2 August 2019.

Synopsis

Sachidanandan is the son of Ramanan Nair and Chandrika, a separated couple. His parents don't want him to work, as he is from an affluent family. After his break-up with Jessi, Sachi loses faith in love and marriage. Later, Sachi enters the life of Urmila, after she rejects the proposal of his best friend, "Tiktok" Unni. What happens next forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as Sachidanandan a.k.a. Sachi ** Al Sabith as Junior Sachidanandan *

as Urmila ** Durga Premjith as Junior Urmila * Gouri G. Kishan as Jessy * Siddique as Ramanan Nair, Sachidanandan's Father *

as Chandrika, Sachidanandan's mother * Hareesh Kanaran as Tik Tok Unni, Sachidanandan's best friend *

Baiju Santhosh Baiju Santhosh Kumar, commonly referred to as Baiju, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more tha ...

as Antappan, Jessy's Father *

Dharmajan Bolgatty Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later foraye ...

as Bilal *

Renji Panicker Renji Panicker (born 23 September 1960) is an Indian actor, scriptwriter, director, film producer, and journalist best known for his Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with '' Bharatchandran IPS'' in 2005. Early life He did hi ...

as Urmila's Father * Narayanan Kutty as Security guard Chellappan *

Anu Joseph Anu Joseph (born 23 December 1985) is an Indian actress in the Malayalam television industry. She made her acting debut in '' Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam'' directed by T. V. Chandran. Career Anu Joseph won the Kalathilakam title in the school You ...

as Seetha, Urmila's Sister *

Sowmya Menon Sowmya Menon is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She made her movie debut in the 2018 Malayalam film '' Kinavalli''. She played the leading role in the Malayalam movie '' Children's Park'' followed by movies lik ...

as Urmila, Unni's love interest *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. Sh ...

as Urmila's Mother * Dinesh Nair as Ganeshan, Seetha's Husband *

Surabhi Santosh Surabhi Santosh is an Indian Actress, model and classical dancer and lawyer who has appeared primarily in Kannada and Malayalam films. She made her debut in films with director S Narayan’s '' Dushtaa'' (2011). Personal life Born in Trivandr ...

as Hima *

Lakshmi Priya Lakshmi Priya (born Sabeena Abdul Latheef; 11 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She participated in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4. Early life She was born on 11 March 1985 to Kabir, who was from Haripad, and Raml ...

as Poothiri Lilly * Vishnu Unnikrishnan (Cameo) *

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business manageme ...

as Baby (Voice Cast)

Marketing and release

A theatrical trailer of the film was released by Millennium Audios on 24 July 2019. The film was

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d on 2 August 2019.

Music

The soundtrack for Margamkali was composed by Gopi Sundar. Song released under Millennium Audios official label

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt10682506 2019 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian romantic comedy films Films scored by Gopi Sundar 2019 romantic comedy films