Ganagandharvan

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Ganagandharvan
Ganagandarvan.jpg
First Look Poster
Directed byRamesh Pisharody
Written byRamesh Pisharody
Hari P. Nair
Produced byNizar Najeeb
ICHAIS PRODUCTIONS
Soumya Ramesh Pisharody
Anto Joseph
StarringMammootty
Vanditha Manoharan
Mukesh
Manoj K Jayan
CinematographyAlagappan N.
Edited byLijo Paul
Music byDeepak Dev
Release date
  • 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget5cr
Box office20cr

Ganagandharvan (transl. Celestial singer) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody and written by Pisharody and Hari P. Nair.[1] Mammootty is playing a ‘ganamela’ singer named Kalasadhan Ullas.[2][3][4] Debutante Vanditha Manoharan play the female lead.[5][6] The film released to mixed response.

Plot[]

Kalasadhan Ullas is a stage singer. Ganagandharvan is a nick name by which people call Ullas. The story revolves around this gentleman and his ups and downs in life Journey.

Cast[]

Production[]

Ramesh Pisharody announced his second directorial venture was on 1 November 2018 by unveiling the title poster featuring Mammootty.[7] It was screened in theatres with Mohanlal-starrer Drama (2018).[8][9] According to Pisharody, "The film is about the life of a senior singer. The character is influenced by some singers I know. It's not a fully serious story. You can expect some humour as well."[10] Newcomer Vanditha was roped in to play one of the female leads.[11]

The principal photography of the film began at Kochi on 1 June 2019.[12] Mammootty has three getups, one of which has him with a long hair.[13] He completed shooting on 22 July 2019.[14][15]

Soundtrack[]

Ganagandharvan
Soundtrack album by
Deepak Dev
Recorded2019
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam

The music of the film is composed by Deepak Dev while lyrics are written by Rafeeq Ahmed and Santhosh Varma.[16]

Track Song Title Singer (s)
01 Aalum Kolum KS Harishankar, Jeenu Nazeer
02 Kalayude Keli Shyam Prasad
03 Undh Undh Zia Ul Haq
04 Veedhiyil Unni Menon

Release[]

The film was released on 27 September 2019.[17][18]

Box office[]

In the UAE, it grossed $125,902 in the opening weekend and $172,068 in three weeks.[19] It grossed $18,710 (₹13.32 lakh) in the US in three weeks.[20] The film ended as a financial succuss, with a worldwide gross of ₹18.5 crore of which the final global theatrical share is estimated to be ₹9.75 crore with recovery more than 20 percent.[21]

Critical reception[]

The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "The strength of Ganagandharvan though is the acting and script. While Pisharody has resorted to straightforward, old school storytelling, he has done it with panache, proving that a good script does not need any gimmick to entertain the audience."[22] Manorama Online gave 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Director Ramesh Pisharody has successfully presented a small yet relevant subject without making the audience feel tedious or irksome. This movie is sure to cater to the interests of all kinds of audience.[23] Sify rated the film 2 out of 5, described the film "average" and wrote "there is a fine idea here that is worth a story, but the way the script has been written and packaged makes this one a rather dull affair".[24]

The News Minute critic rated 1.5 out of 5 stars and said "Ganagandharvan tries too hard with badly written comedy. Except the occasional wisecrack or a reference to an old movie (the scene with Karaman Sudheer), the film is largely not amusing".[25] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated 0.25 out of 5 and wrote "Pisharody's failure lies not only in his status-quoist, antagonistic ideology, but in his inability to tell a story well" and heavily criticized the anti-feministic writing.[26] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated zero out of five stars and said the film "has a skeleton of a story to tell", "it is unclear why Mammootty would do such an in-your-face, one tone and biased film that neither understands men’s right activism or the plight of men that fall into the trap of some evil women".[27] SR Praveen of The Hindu wrote "The whole appearance, aesthetics and structure of the movie harks back to a time gone by in Malayalam cinema. In that sense, the movie is almost like the titular character Ganagandharvan, who has become irrelevant, but doesn’t know ".[28]

References[]

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  18. ^ "നിങ്ങളിത് കാണുക…, ബുള്‍സൈ പൊട്ടാതെ കഴിക്കുന്ന മമ്മൂട്ടി; ഗാനഗന്ധര്‍വ്വന്‍ ടീസര്‍". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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  20. ^ "War collects 11.20 mil. USD [Rs. 79.83 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  21. ^ M. K., Surendhar (22 October 2019). "Bigil earns Rs 140 crore in pre-release business; Asuran tops Tamil Nadu box office for three consecutive weekends". Firstpost. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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