Female Unnikrishnan[a] is a 2015 Indian Malayalam language comedy film directed by K. B. Madhu. The film stars Suraj Venjaramoodu, Anoop Menon and Mahalakshmi in the lead roles along with Jagadish, Salim Kumar, Devan and Bijukuttan. The film is directed by K B Madhu, while the music is composed by Shaji Sukumaran. The screenplay is based on a story written by Sudheesh John.
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| Directed by | K. B. Madhu |
| Story by | Sudheesh John |
| Produced by | K.B. Madhu |
| Starring | Suraj Venjaramoodu Anoop Menon Mahalakshmi |
| Cinematography | M.J. Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | Shaji Sukumaran |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editThe film is about the story of a man named Unnikrishnan who has a female voice. He is insulted by the whole village because of his deformity. He tries many ways to overcome his problem but all goes in vain. Therefore, he is not able to move forward in society and achieve his ambitions. The film revolves around his self realisation. Later, his friend Dravyan, a marriage broker gets him married to a rich woman named Gowri, who is speech impaired. But Soon, he finds that she had been rendered speechless after an incident that also involved her cousin Hari. This makes a lot of changes in his life. This is portrayed in a very comical way in this film.
Cast
edit- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Unnikrishnan
- Anoop Menon as Hari Nair
- Mahalakshmi as Gowri
- Salim Kumar as Thamarakulam Dravian
- Jagadish
- Biju Kuttan as Docomo Paapan
- Devan as Madhavan Nair
- Kalaranjini as Unniyamma
- Kulappulli Leela as Maid
- Dinesh Panicker as college priest
- Kochu Preman as Headmaster
- Niyaz Musaliar as Gowri's brother[1]
Production
editThe film was shot in Munnar, Thodupuzha and Vagamon. In 2010.[2][3]
Soundtrack
editThe film's music is composed by Shaji Sukumaran.
- "Ayalathe" – Rajalakshmi, Vijay Yesudas
- "Gopimurali" – K S Chitra
- "Gopimurali" – Josesagar
- "Kaathoram" – Jeethu Ramachandran
- "Konjathe" – Jassie Gift
Reception
editVeeyen of Nowrunning rated the film 1 1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "Female Unnikrishnan goes on a steady downward spiral, in spite of its characters trying real hard all along to make the plot work! A pretty flimsy film that hardly qualifies as substantial entertainment, Female Unnikrishnan is nothing more than a tough slog.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ The film's title refers to the titular character who has a female voice. Unnikrishnan is also the name of a singer.
References
edit- ^ Nair, Parvathy S (2 April 2012). "Happy being the handsome villain : Niyaz". timesofindia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Babu, Ajith (7 June 2010). "സുരാജ് ഇനി ഫീമെയ്ല് ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണന്". Filmibeat (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Female Unnikrishnan Is Complete". Indiaglitz. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Veeyen (13 December 2015). "Female Unnikrishnan Review". NOWRUNNING. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.