''School Bus'' is a 2016

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directed by

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, starring

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and

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in the lead roles. The screenplay is written by

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Plot

Joseph (

) and Aparna (

) with their two children (Aakash Muraleedheeran and Angelleena Rosshan), symbolise a modern nuclear family. Joseph's son Ajoy often gets into a lot of trouble at school and so his father Joseph, a mild tempered business man often scolds him. The working and quarrelling parents, having no time to spare with the kids, lead the children to hide things away from them in the fear of getting scolded. The children, at first, takes into solving problems by themselves but later it goes out of their hands. Ajoy takes a flight to escape the wrath of everyone and finally lands in the middle of a deep forest. The story later revolves around the quest for Ajoy whereby his parents realise their mistakes and unite to find him. The two children are the main characters of this film which is based on a real life incident. Sub Inspector R Gopakumar (

) is a police officer who comes to enquire the missing of Ajoy. The film portrays the less stronger bonds in the modern nuclear families and also the attitude of the school authorities which put the students under pressure against even smaller mistakes committed by them.

Cast

as SI Gopakumar *

as Joseph *

as Aparna * Aakash Muraleedharan as Ajoy Joseph (voiced by Gourav Menon) * Angelleena Rosshan as Angelina * Ann Benjamin as Nimmy * Baiju Ezhupunna * Jeni Susan as Teacher * Manju Sunichan as Annie * Baiju VK as Navaneeth's father * Nandhu as ASI Mohan * Albert Alex as Constable *

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as Syamala *

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as Kannan * Vijayakumar as SI * Rizwan M Shiras as Class Leader

Production

C. K. Muraleedharan of ''

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'' (2009) and '' PK'' (2015) was signed as the cinematographer. In fact, Muraleedharan's son and Rosshan's daughter are acting as Jayasurya's children in the movie. Apart from Jayasurya and Aparna, Kunchacko Boban too plays a key role in the movie. Filming started on 10 February 2016 and finished in late April 2016. Actor Jayasurya did the role for free and did not ask for remuneration because he felt the film had a great message.

Critical response

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rated the film 3 out of 5 stars saying that "With barely two-hours of runtime, School Bus is a movie that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults alike and has also a social message that accompanies every Bobby–Sanjay duo's film".

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gave the film 3 out of 5 and stated "School Bus has its fine moments and though the story goes along predictable lines, it can connect with the family audience. It could have been better, but even in the current form, it's a fine watch".

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gave it 3 out of 5 and wrote " School Bus is a decent, classy family thriller, recommended for the family audiences". Behindwoods said that "The movie is a good watch for children and also will leave deep thoughts in parents".

References

External links

* {{Rosshan Andrrews 2016 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2016 thriller films Indian thriller films Films directed by Rosshan Andrrews