Vikramadithyan

Vikramadithyan
Film poster
വിക്രമാദിത്യൻ
Directed by	Lal Jose
Written by	Dr. Iqbal Kuttippuram
Produced by	Lal Jose Mohan Nambiar
Starring	Dulquer Salmaan Unni Mukundan
Cinematography	Jomon T. John
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham
Music by	Bijibal
Production companies	LJ Films Multiplex Movies
Distributed by	LJ Films
Release date	25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)[1]
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Vikramadithyan is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan and Unni Mukundan.^[2] also Nivin pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttippuram, while Jomon T. John handles the cinematography. The music is composed by Bijibal.^[3] The film was released on 25 July 2014.^[1]

Plot[]

Kunjunni Menon (Santhosh Keezhattoor), a witty thief, loves Lakshmi (Lena), a police constable. While following her one day, he finds out that she wishes to marry a policeman. Vasudeva Shenoy (Anoop Menon), Laksmi's colleague expresses his desire to marry her, despite his mother's objections. Kunjunni poses as a police constable and manages to marry Lakshmi before Shenoy can convince his mother. Shenoy then gets married and both the couples are blessed with baby boys on the same day.

In the present, Shenoy's son Vikram (Unni Mukundan) has become an SI and proposes to his childhood friend Deepika (Namitha Pramod) a week before joining. Lakshmi's son Adithyan (Dulquer Salmaan), who has been missing for a few years, returns to town at the same time. The story then proceeds into a series of flashbacks.

Lakshmi finds out that Kunjunni had cheated her but they pretend to have an amicable marriage. A young Adithyan however, still believes his father to be a policeman. He and Vikram become rivals in school and start competing with each other, wagering that the loser should salute the winner, a habit they then carry into adulthood. Adithyan always ends up losing. One day Kunjunni is caught red-handed by Shenoy and his team while attempting a theft and is paraded half-naked through the street. A distraught Adithyan and friends watch the scene. Unable to face his son and berated by Lakshmi, Kunjunni reaches a bridge. Kunjunni was found dead beneath the bridge the next day. Vikram grows up into a hard-working young man while Adithyan becomes quite lazy and does petty illegal activities to gain some pocket money. Adithyan and Deepika fall in love while Deepika and Vikram remain close friends. Once the duo passes their degrees, both decide to apply for the SI selection test. Though the two share a healthy rivalry, Shenoy is spiteful towards Adithyan. Adithyan outranks Vikram in the preliminary round which irritates Shenoy. Vikram however, acknowledges Adithyan's superior intellect displaying his deep respect for his rival. Shenoy is able to trap Adithyan in a narcotics case and desperate to put him behind bars, he guards the evidence personally. But Adithyan is saved when Vikram secretly swaps the evidence with Lactose powder and Adithyan expresses his gratitude, revealing that the respect they hold is mutual. In a final attempt, Shenoy convinces Lakshmi that he was the one who swapped in evidence and asks her for a favor in return. Lakshmi hides the interview memo Adithyan was to receive and only Vikram's name appears on the list for final exam. A heartbroken Adithyan blames Lakshmi for Kunjunni's death and claims that she could have changed him had she tried. Adithyan disappears that night.

In the present, the police station is holding a small function to commemorate Shenoy's retirement and Vikram taking charge on the same day. Among the notable guests, new sub-collector Lokesh (Nivin Pauly) joins as a surprise to wish the father-son duo. Lokesh later reveals that he and Adithyan are friends and the story proceeds to one final flashback. On a train journey to Delhi, Lokesh stops Adithyan from committing suicide. The two later become close friends and roommates. On Lokesh's insistence, Adithyan prepares for the UPSC exams while doing odds jobs in between. Both of them clear the exam together and Lokesh further reveals that Adithyan is now an ACP, Shenoy's superior. Shenoy is forced to accept defeat and salute Adithyan. Satisfied with his revenge, he decides not to tell Vikram. Vikram manages to find out and salutes Adithyan publicly. The two embrace and acknowledge their friendship. Vikram asks Adithyan to accept Deepika and reveals that his next goal will be to catch up with Adithyan.

Cast[]

• Dulquer Salmaan as ACP Adithyan Menon IPS aka 'Aadhi'
• Unni Mukundan as SI Vikram Shenoy aka 'Vikraman'
• Namitha Pramod as Deepika Pai
• Anoop Menon as S.I Vasudeva Shenoy, Vikraman's father
• Lena as Lakshmi Nair, Adithyan's mother
• Charmila as Vikraman's Mother
• Joy Mathew as Dr. Ramanath Pai, Deepika's father
• Sadiq as Ravi, Police constable
• Sidhartha Siva as Advocate, Kunjunni's friend
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as Kunjunni Menon, Adithyan's father
• Irshad (actor) as George Alexander , Higher Officer
• Liimal G Padath as Vikram Shenoy's Friend
• Jiyad Irani as Harbinder
• Gautam Pisharody as Samar
• Sana Althaf as Adhithyan's sister
• Manju Satheesh as Deepika's mother
• Cherthala Lalitha as Lakshmi's mother
• Nivin Pauly as Lokesh Kumar IAS (Cameo Appearance)
• Suja Menon as TV Reporter
• Master Ilhan as young Adithyan
• Bindu Varappuzha
• Chethan Jayalal

Release and reception[]

Critical reception[]

The film was enriched with huge cast .Dalton L of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 3 in a scale of 5 and concluded his review saying: "Lal Jose’s nonlinear romantic love triangle may be somewhat idealistic in nature. However, it’s a compelling entertainer that extols the virtues of education, work, perseverance, and the struggle for goodness; and inspires one to compete with nothing but the highest order."^[4] P. Sanalkumar of Kerala Kaumudi called the film's script "weak" and was critical about the film's cinematography and acting by Anoop Menon. He concluded the review saying that the film is reserved only for those who are "meek and lowly in spirit".^[5]

Nicy V.P of IB Times praised the script and called the film a perfect, well crafted flick for Eid and rated the film 4/5.^[6]

Box office[]

The film was a commercial success,^[7] grossing approximately 20 crores in Kerala.^[8] The film collected US$34,767 from UK box office.^[9] The film collected $23,799 (₹14.53 lakhs) from US box office in its eight week run.^[10]

The film ran over 100 days in theatres.^[11]

Soundtrack[]

All music is composed by Bijibal.

Awards[]

2014 Kerala State Film Awards^[12]

• Second Best Actor – Anoop Menon
• Best Choreography -

References[]

External links[]

• Vikramadithyan at IMDb