''Rajamma @ Yahoo'' (Read as ''Rajamma at Yahoo'') is a 2015

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directed by Reghu Rama Varma. It stars

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...

and Asif Ali. The film was released on 20 November 2015.

Plot

Two brothers – Michel Rajamma known as Rajamma and Vishnu Yohannan known as Yahoo. They are born to the inter-caste couple Yohannan and Rajamma, who fell in love during their college days. After the sudden demise of their parents, they live alone in their house, a bungalow under the care of Aimutty. After leading a carefree life, the duo plans to rent out parts of their bungalow to different families. One to Yahoo's girlfriend, Naseema and family, another to Pavitran, a village officer and another to Sherin, who came from Wayanad. The film follows Sherin and her problems, in which Rajamma and Yahoo intervenes.

Cast

as Michel Rajamma a.k.a. Rajamma * Asif Ali as Vishnu Yohannan a.k.a. Yahoo *

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 his ...

as Mayor Abraham Pothen * Nikki Galrani as Sherin *

Anusree Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace'' and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles. Early life Anusree wa ...

as Naseema a.k.a. Nessi *

Kalabhavan Shajon Shaji John, professionally credited by his stage name Kalabhavan Shajohn is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. Making his debut in 199 ...

as K. Pavithran Nair *

Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style ma ...

as Aimoottikka *

Hareesh Perumanna Hareesh Perumanna , known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in ''Comedy Festival'', a comedy rea ...

as Thattukada Chandran * Parvathy Nambiar as Najumma *

Kailash Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; ''Kangrinboqê'' or ''Gang Rinpoche''; Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; ; sa, कैलास, ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude of ...

as Aby Thomas *

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as Manjapra Vasu *

Anil Murali Anil Murali (12 April 1964 – 30 July 2020) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 200 films. He started out in the film industry as a villain before later taking on character roles. He died on 30 July 2020, as a re ...

as Kundara Surendran * Vijayakumar as Pothan's son *

Saiju Kurup Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in ''Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he h ...

as Yohannan *

Tessa Joseph Tessa Joseph is an Indian model-turned-actress who works in Malayalam films and television. She made her acting debut in 2003 with '' Pattalam''. Early and personal life Born to M.K George and Achimma, Tessa attended St. Antony's Public Sch ...

as Rajamma *

Sneha Sreekumar Sneha Sreekumar (born 9 May 1986) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Malayalam films, television serials and theatre dramas. She is best known for playing the character of Mandodari in the TV sitcom ''Marimayam''. She is also a profes ...

as Indu * Yoga Thinesh as Karindrum * Manjusha Sajish *

Muthumani Muthumani Somasundaran is an Indian actress who mainly works in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut through the Malayalam film ''Rasathanthram'' directed by Sathyan Anthikkad's in 2006. Early life and education Muthumani was born in ...

as Mary Thomas

Production

''Rajamma @ Yahoo'' is the directorial debut of Raghu Rama Varma, the former assistant of director

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. The film was shot in

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. The script was penned by M. Sindhuraj. Produced by Ramesh Nambiar, Shine Augustine, Benny and T.C. Babu under the banner of MTM Wellflow Productions.

Critical response

Anu James of ''

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'' rated 2 out of 5 stars and said "The first half is interesting, but there are a few boring moments in the second part, making it just an average entertainer. There are a few moments that might make you laugh, but the film lacks a strong script. The chemistry between Kunchacko and Asif is impressive, but they could have done more if the film had a strong script", she also criticised the music. Navamy Sudhish of ''

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'' stated "Though the film has a delightful first half, the post-interval part is in need of a little more briskness. The director and scenarist Sindhuraj have succeeded in making Rajamma a neat entertainer as the film is devoid of any melodrama or unbearable attempts at humour", and praised Kunchacko's performance. Akhila Menon of '' Filmibeat.com'' rated 2 out of 5 stars, she praised the lead performance and cinematography, but criticised the script, music and editing. She wrote "The first half was entertaining; while the second half and climax were weak and ineffective".

Box office

The film collected in 3 days of release and in 7 days.

Music

Lyrics penned by

Rafeeq Ahammed Rafeeq Ahmed (born 17 December 1961) is a Malayalam poet, lyricist and novelist. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and is a five-time winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics. With more than 600 songs in his c ...

Anil Panachooran Anil Panachooran (20 November 1969 – 3 January 2021) was an Indian lawyer, poet and lyricist, who worked in the Malayalam film industry. While undergoing treatment for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he died on 3 January 2021, f ...

, Santhosh Varma and D. B. Ajith Kumar have been tuned by

Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films, documentaries, short films and television commercials. He has composed for more than 150 feature films, several documentaries and televisi ...

, who also scores the background score. Music released under the label

Muzik247 Muzik 247 based out of Chennai, acquires music rights for South Indian Cinema films, mainly Tamil, Malayalam and Tulu. The company was founded in 2012 by Naveen Bhandari, and has achieved a large market share of the Malayalam film music. About ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajamma at Yahoo 2015 films Films shot in Kozhikode 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian romantic comedy films 2015 romantic comedy films