One (2021 film)
| One | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Bobby & Sanjay |
| Produced by | Sreelakshmi .R |
| Starring | Mammootty Murali Gopy Joju George Siddique Mathew Thomas Ishaani Krishna Gayatri Arun Nimisha Sajayan |
| Cinematography | Vaidy Somasundaram |
| Edited by | Nishad Yusuf |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Ichais Productions |
| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹13.49crore[1] |
One is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language political drama film directed by and written by Bobby & Sanjay. The film stars Mammootty, Murali Gopy, Joju George, Siddique, Mathew Thomas, Ishaani Krishna, Gayatri Arun and Nimisha Sajayan in lead roles.[2][3]
Synopsis[]
The tale depicts the politics and governance ideologies and duties of an ideal Chief Minister. Kadakkal Chandran (Mammootty) is the Chief Minister of Kerala and he undergoes a transformation and tries to do good to the populace by bringing Right to Recall (India) tool against corrupt ministers. Will he be able to politically, morally, and sensitively deal with the "plaguing accountability issue" within the existing circumstances becomes the plot.
Cast[]
- Mammootty as Kadakkal Chandran, Chief Minister of Kerala
- Murali Gopy as Marampalli Jayanandhan, Leader of Opposition
- Joju George as Babychan, Party Secretary
- Siddique as K.C. Jayakumar, Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly (cameo)
- Mathew Thomas as Sanal
- Ishaani Krishna as Ramya
- Gayatri Arun as Seena, Sanal's Sister
- Madhu as Vasudeva Panicker, Retd. Professor (cameo)
- Balachandra Menon as Dr. Sreekar Varma (cameo)
- Ranjith as Vijaya Mohan, Advocate General
- Shankar Ramakrishnan as Shamsudeen IAS, Chief Secretary of Kerala
- Binu Pappu as CM's Gunman
- Mamukkoya as Ibrahim, CM's Cook
- Nimisha Sajayan as Lathika Satheesh, Kadakkal Chandran's Sister
- Salim Kumar as Dasappan
- Jayan Cherthala as Vishwambharan, Minister for Culture
- Rizabawa as R.Bhaskaran, MLA Opposition
- Jagadish as P. Sugunan, MLA Opposition
- Prem Kumar as P. Madhu, MLA Opposition
- Sudev Nair as MP Dinesh Rajan
- Sudheer Karamana as T.M Musaliyar, Minister for Industries
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Kuriakose, Minister for Revenue
- Krishnakumar as Alex Thomas IPS, Vigilance Director
- Mukundan as MLA Kariyavattom Sreekumar
- Jayakrishnan as MLA Tom Mukkadan
- Archana Manoj as MLA Geetha Hariprasad
- Sreeja Das as Celine, MLA Opposition
- Yadhu Krishna as DySP Rajesh Menon
- Vivek Gopan as Roshan Alex, Private Secretary to Chief Minister of Kerala
- Shiju as Satheesh Manohar
- Meghanathan as K. Ramachandran, Minister for Excise
- Suresh Krishna as MLA Nilamel Rajan
- Balaji Sharma as MLA Chittar Gopalakrishnan
- V.K Baiju as MLA Anil Thomas
- Sadiq as Sameer Kallayi, MLA Opposition
- P. Balachandran as Attingal Madhusoodhanan, MLA Opposition
- Prasanth as Satheeshan, MLA Opposition
- Premjith Lal as T.K Santhosh, MLA Opposition
- Nandhu as Councillor Noorudheen
- Dinesh Panicker as Senior SP Ananthan IPS
- Nishanth Sagar as CI Shine Thomas
- Abu Salim as SI Jayakrishnan
- Reshmi Boban as Indira, Dasappan's wife
- Vettukili Prakash as Adv. Padmanabhan
- Subbalakshmi as Ramya's Grandmother
- Azeez Nedumangadu as Binu, auto driver
- Riyaz Narmakala as Rajagopal
- Nazeer Latheef as Prof. George Korah
- Anubha George as District Collector, Trivandrum
- K.Laljy as Trivandrum City Police Commissioner
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Thomas, Security officer
- Anoop C Mammen as Security officer
- Aaryan Krishna Menon as Jaimon
- Nazmal Ali Ahammed as Muneer, CM's Driver
- Viaan Mangalassery as Felix
- Kadal Machan
- Tarun Dhanrajgir as Governor of Kerala
- Dr. Arun Kumar as Reader
- Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Gopu, hair dresser
- Ashraf Pezhumoodu
- Pooja Mohanraj as
Production[]
Shooting of the film began in October 2019.[4]
Music[]
Gopi Sundar is the music director of the movie. The film has one song, Janamanssin which is a political anthem, sung by Shankar Mahadevan. The lyrics of the song was penned by Rafeeq Ahamed.[5]
Release and reception[]
The film was originally scheduled to be released on 22 May 2020,[6] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The film was released on 26 March 2021.[8][9] The film received positive reviews from the critics. Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "The film’s problem is in this utter predictability. The chief minister is so good, so pure and selfless that he becomes a big bore. It’s easier to portray Ravana on screen than Rama."[10] Following the theatrical release, the film was released on 27 April 2021 on Netflix.
Box office[]
The film collected $44,750 from Australia box office.[11]
References[]
- ^ Movie Planet On One's Final Collection
- ^ "First look". Deccan Chronicle. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Mammootty to soon begin shooting for 'One'". The Times Of India. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Mammootty's One: The First Look Of The Megastar Is Out!". Filmibeat. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Shankar Mahadevan comes up with a powerful song in the film One".
- ^ "Mammootty's 'One' Gets a Release Date!". India Glitz. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Happy birthday Mohanlal: Mammootty's message for 'Lal' goes viral". Deccan Herald. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Mammootty's One to hit theatres before Kerala Assembly polls". Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (18 January 2021). "Mammootty's One to hit theatres before Kerala Assembly polls". Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "One, On Netflix With Mammootty, Is A Middling Film Driven By A Political Fantasy". FilmCompanion. 28 April 2021.
- ^ "One (2021)". Box Office Mojo. 12 April 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 films
- Malayalam-language films
- 2021 drama films
- Indian films
- Indian political thriller films
- Films scored by Gopi Sundar