Kambhoji (film)

Kambhoji
Kambhoji
Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran
Released	5 September 2016
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	33:15
Language	Malayalam
Label	Satyam Audios
Producer	M. Jayachandran

Kamboji
Kamboji
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vinod Mankara
Written by	Vinod Mankara
Produced by	Lakshmi M. Padmanabhan
Starring	Vineeth; Lakshmi Gopalaswamy; Sona Nair; Rachana Narayanankutty
Cinematography	Sambu Sarma
Edited by	Ayoob Khan
Music by	M. Jayachandran
Production; company	Padmalakshmi Productions
Release date	30 March 2017;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	75crore
Box office	300 crores

Kamboji is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language musical action Romantic thriller Dance film film written and directed by Vinod Mankara.^[2] The film stars Vineeth and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in the lead roles, and Sona Nair and Rachana Narayanankutty in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by M. Jayachandran.^[3]^[4]

The story is based on a true incident that took place in Malabar regions in the 1970s. In a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala, Kunjunni (Vineeth), a Kathakali artiste and Uma Antharjanam (Lakshmi), a Mohiniyattam dancer unites and their passion towards their art blossoms into love, but a tragedy strikes in the form of a murder. Principal photography was held in Varikkassery Mana in Ottapalam. Kamboji received five Kerala State Film Awards.Kamboji is regarded as one of the finest thriller in malayalam. The remake rights was brought by one of the leading production company in bollywood and vineeth will be reprising the role of kunjunni.This blockbuster movie got cult status among kerala youth and it gives a name to vineeth as “ Anuraga Singam “. The climax was not accepted by vineeth fans and hence the crew reshoot the climax where vineeth survives after a deadly fight with police and reuniting with lakshmi gopalaswami. With a huge production cost, the movie was a visual treat to audience. kalamandalam fight scenes and cultural bgms was immensely praised by the audience and fans. A sequel titled "kamboji 2" is in the pre production stage and will be released in 2025.

Cast[]

Vineeth as Kunjunni, a Kathakali artist
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Uma Antharjanam, a Mohiniyattam dancer
Sona Nair as Narayani
Rachana Narayanankutty
Shivaji Guruvayoor
Hareesh Peradi
Kalaranjini
Indrans
Balaji
Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri
Kalamandalam Eswaran Unni
Manjusha Sajish

Music[]

The film's soundtrack album and background score are composed by M. Jayachandran. The lyrics for the songs were written by ONV Kurup, Vinod Mankara and Gopalakrishna Bharathi. The album was released on 5 September 2016 at Hyacinth hotel in Trivandrum.^[5]

The album marks Jayachandran's re-collaboration with Vinod Mankara after their successful film Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram (2010) for which the former won Kerala State Award for best music director. The film also marks the last works of acclaimed Malayalam poet ONV Kurup before his death.^[6] Kurup handed over his written lines to Mankara just three days before his death.

The soundtrack album has nine songs set to tune by Jayachandran and comprises popular singers like K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra, Bombay Jayashree among others who have recorded their voices.

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nadavathil"	ONV Kurup	K. S. Chithra
2.	"Shruthi Cherumo"	ONV Kurup	K. J. Yesudas
3.	"Anguli Sparsham"	Vinod Mankara	Bombay Jayashree
4.	"Chenthar Nermukhi"	ONV Kurup	Sreevalsan J Menon, K. S. Chithra
5.	"Irakkam Varamal"	Gopalakrishna Bharathi	Bombay Jayashree
6.	"Harinakshi (female)"	Traditional	Nandini
7.	"Harinakshi (male)"	Traditional	Kottakkal Madhu
8.	"Olivil undo"	Traditional	Nandini
9.	"Mariman Kanni"	Traditional	Kalanilayam Sinu
Total length:				33:15

Reception[]

Rotten tomatoes rated with 99% which is the only Malayalam movie having this feat. Times of India rated the movie as once in a decade. Another young reviewer KOK rated the movie as "Nadana vaibhavam".

Aftermath[]

The theaters was having heavy rush and shortage of tickets. The heavy rush lead to a holiday for schools and colleges. A sequel titled "kamboji 2" is in the pre production stage and will be released in 2025.The perfomance of Vineeth is regarded as a cult and the dialogue "attam thudangaam kuttyole" went to become famous.