Minnal Murali
Minnal Murali (transl. Lightning Murali) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language superhero film directed by Basil Joseph and produced by Sophia Paul, under the banner of Weekend Blockbusters. The script was written by Arun Anirudhan and Justin Mathew. The film starred Tovino Thomas, Guru Somasundaram and Aju Varghese in lead roles. It was released on December 24, 2021. The film has been released in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English languages.[2] The film received positive response from critics and audiences, with praise directed at Tovino and Guru's performances, Joseph's direction, screenplay, execution and technical aspects.
| Minnal Murali | |
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| Directed by | Basil Joseph |
| Produced by | Sophia Paul |
| Written by | Arun Anirudhan Justin Mathew |
| Starring | Tovino Thomas Guru Somasundaram |
| Music by | Score: Sushin Shyam Songs: Shaan Rahman Sushin Shyam |
| Cinematography | Sameer Thahir |
| Edited by | Livingston Mathew |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget |  18 crore |
Plot
A tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning, but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown needs.
Cast
- Tovino Thomas in dual roles as:
- Jaison, a tailor who gets struck by lightning and gains superpowers. His superhero alter ego goes by the name Minnal Murali
- Martin, a theatre artist and Jaison's father
- Guru Somasundaram as Shibu, a social outcast, who works in a teashop who also gets struck by lightning and gains superpowers
- Femina George as "Bruce Lee" Biji, a travel agent and a karate instructor, who is Aneesh's ex-girlfriend[3]
- Aju Varghese as P.C. Siby Pothan, Jaison's brother-in-law
- Shelly Kishore as Usha, Daasan's sister whom Shibu harbors feelings for
- Baiju Santhosh as S.I Saajan, the head sub-inspector of Kurukanmoola and Bincy's father[4]
- Harisree Ashokan as Daasan, a tailor who works along with Jaison and is Usha's brother
- Vasisht Umesh as Josemon, Jaison's nephew
- Arya Salim as Jaison's sister
- Sneha Babu as Bincy, Jaison's ex-girlfriend who later gets married to Aneesh[5]
- P. Balachandran as Varkey, Jaison's adoptive father[5]
- Jude Anthany Joseph as Aneesh, Biji's ex-boyfriend who later marries Bincy [5]
- Mamukkoya as Doctor Sambhashivan
- Sudheesh as himself (cameo)
- Bijukuttan as Kunjan[6]
- Azees Nedumangad as Chandran[5]
- Rajesh Madhavan as P.C. Titto
- Benzi Mathews as a young Varkey[5]
- Gibin Gopinath as P.C. Dasan[5]
- Harish Pengan as Varieth [5]
- Devi Chandana as Girija [5]
- Syam Cargoz as Panchayat Member
- Basil Joseph as a young politician (cameo appearance)[a]
- ↑ The role was reprised from his directorial debut Kunjiramayanam (2015)
References
- ↑ "Minnal Murali (Film)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ↑ "Netflix announces release date for Tovino Thomas-starrer Minnal Murali". The Indian Express. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ↑ "'മിന്നൽ മുരളി'യിലെ നായിക; ബ്രൂസ്ലി ബിജിയാകാൻ ഫെമിന ജോർജ്ജ്". malayalam.samayam.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "This is why actor Baiju demanded Rs 20 lakh for acting in Maradu movie". OnManorama. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Ashley, James (14 August 2021). "Minnal Murali Release Date, Cast, Plot - All We Know So Far". The Bulletin Time. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Minnal Murali Characters - List of Characters in Minnal Murali (2021) - CharacterDB". characterdb.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.