''Ulta'' () is a 2019 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
comedy drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple co ...
film written and directed by
Suresh Poduval
Suresh Poduval is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is best known for his work on the films ''Deepasthambham Mahascharyam'', ''Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum'', and ''Achaneyanenikkishtam''.
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(in his directorial debut) and produced by Subash Cipy. The film stars
Gokul Suresh
Gokul Suresh (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of film actor and politician Suresh Gopi. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Christ University and did in ...
,
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 ...
and
Prayaga Martin
Prayaga Rose Martin (born 18 May 1995) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In 2012, she made her cinematic debut in the Malayalam film, Ustad Hotel.
Career
Director Mysskin cast Prayaga Martin for her first lead ro ...
, with
Siddique,
Ramesh Pisharody
T. V. Ramesh (born 1 October 1983), professionally credited as Ramesh Pisharody, is an Indian stand-up comedian, impressionist, television presenter, actor and film director. He works in Malayalam television shows, stage, and cinema.
Early l ...
,
Kalabhavan Shajohn
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 1999 ...
and
Surabhi Lakshmi
Surabhi C. M., also known as Surabhi Lakshmi is an Indian film, television, and stage actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2016 for portraying the role of a struggling middle ...
in supporting roles.
Synopsis
A utopian town managed by women discounts the festering resentment of their menfolk, whose devious plans unleash chaos and infighting in their little paradis
.
Cast
Production
''Ulta'' is a comedy drama that marks the directorial debut of screenwriter
Suresh Poduval
Suresh Poduval is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is best known for his work on the films ''Deepasthambham Mahascharyam'', ''Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum'', and ''Achaneyanenikkishtam''.
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, produced by Cipy Creative Works. Principal photography began by October 2018 in
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.
Soundtrack
The film features original
background score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...
and songs composed 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 ...
and Sudarsan.
Release
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 9008968
2019 films
2010s Malayalam-language films
Films scored by Gopi Sundar
2019 directorial debut films
Indian comedy-drama films
Films shot in Kannur
2019 comedy-drama films