King Liar is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written by Siddique and directed by Lal. It stars Dileep, Lal, Asha Sharath, and Madonna Sebastian in the lead roles. It was produced by SAK under his production SAK Movie House. The soundtrack and score were composed by Alex Paul and Deepak Dev. The film was released on 2 April 2016.[3] The movie is about a manipulative liar, Sathyanarayan. The movie brought the writer-director duo Siddique-Lal together after 22 years.
| King Liar | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lal |
| Screenplay by | Siddique-Lal |
| Story by | Siddique |
| Produced by | SAK |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alby |
| Edited by | Ratheesh Raj |
| Music by | Songs: Alex Paul Score: Deepak Dev |
Production company | Ousepachan Movie House |
| Distributed by | Graand Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹10.5 crore (US$1.3 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹32 crore (US$3.8 million)[2] |
Plot
editSathyanarayan is a manipulative liar who lies to his love interest, Anjali, that he is the managing director of a big firm. In real, he makes duplicate certificates with his roommate and friend, Antappan. Into their lives comes Anand Varma (Lal), a Dubai- based rich fashion tycoon, who is on the verge of divorce from his wife, Devika Varma (Asha Sarath). Meanwhile, Sathyanarayan realizes that Anjali is his childhood friend.
Anand does not want to lose Devika and hires Sathyanarayan to persuade Devika to step back from the divorce. Sathyan and Antappan fly to Dubai to join the company which is now owned by Devika. The first time, Devika kicks Sathyan out of the company but later has to let him join. Amazed by Sathyan's business tricks, Devika later promotes him as the Assistant Manager.
As Devika was planning to appoint someone representing her in the Asian Beauty Contest, Sathyan persuades Anand to pick Anjali as his model. Devika finally finds Natasha as her representative, but Sathyan persuades Natasha to reunite Anand and Devika. In the end, Anjali wins the competition after explaining the consequences of being divorced in the Intelligence round, and Anand and Devika reunite. Anjali, after the competition, visits Sathyan who says his real name is Sathyan to her. Sathyan confesses that Anjali is his childhood friend, and they both reunite.
At last Rahul(son of Satya and Anjali) was caught telling lies about his dad being MS Dhoni.He tells his friends Satya is their driver.Film ends with Satya chasing Rahul and telling him to stop lying.
Cast
edit- Dileep as P. Sathyanarayanan (Sathyan) / Narendran (Naran)
- Nebish Benson as Young Sathyan
- Madonna Sebastian as Anjali, Sathyanarayan's childhood friend/love interest and later wife
- Lal as Anand Varma, Owner of Varma Designs
- Asha Sarath as Devika Varma, wife of Anand Varma
- Joy Mathew as Pothuval Sir, father of Anjali
- Balu Varghese as Antappan
- Natasha Suri as Natasha[4]
- Hareesh Perumanna as Pushpa Kumar/Pushpu
- Chali Pala as Kalidasan
- Moideen Koya as Prasad
- Balachandran Chullikkad as Paraparambil Narayanan Nair
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as Gopi Sir
- Ansar Kalabhavan as Omega Consultancy Manager
- Punnapara Prashanth as Shanthan, Village Drunkard
- K.T.S. Padannayil as Aarsha Bharatha Samskaram Editor (Cameo)
- Bipin Chandran as Announcer
- Samarth Ambujakshan as Magician John
- Kavya Madhavan as Model
- Binu Adimali as Sudheesh, Police Officer
- Vijay Menon as Thomas Chennikkadan
- Amith Chakalakkal as Host
- Rithu Manthra as Model
Music
edit- "Annadyamaay"
- "Dinamithu Kaathirunnere (Anjali)", singer: Arjun Muralidharan
- "Hello Hello Check Hello", singer: Vipin Lal
- "Perum Nunappuzha", singer: Manjari, Vijay Yesudas
- "Title Song"
Production
editPrincipal photography commenced at Kochi on 21 October 2015.[5] The film was shot in Kuttanad, Dubai, and Kochi.[6]
Release
editKing Liar was released on 2 April 2016 in 127 screens in Kerala.[7]
Reception
editBox office
editThe film collected ₹1.52 crore (US$180,000) on its opening day and ₹5.32 crore within its first four days at the Kerala box office.[8] Making a share of ₹2.35 crore in 4 days.[9] It collected ₹96 lakh in the fifth day, making it ₹6.28 crore and ₹8.56 crore gross collection in 8 days, thus making a share amount of ₹4.05 crore.[8] The film grossed ₹12.73 crores after 15 days and continued in 80 screens in its third week.[10] The film collected ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) in a month from the Kerala box office.[11] The film collected ₹18.72 crore (US$2.2 million) within 41 days from the Kerala box office alone.[12] The film collected ₹20.18 crore (US$2.4 million) from Kerala box office in 58 days.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "KING LIAR (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Top 10 highest grossing Mollywood movies of 2016". Malayala Manorama. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Kali & King Liar: Release Dates Are Out". 14 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Beauty queen Natasha Suri to feature in a Malayalam film - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Dileep-Madonna starrer 'King Liar' starts rolling". Manorama Online. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "King Liar to start filming in Kuttanad". Times of India. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Anu James (2 April 2016). "'King Liar' movie review by audience: Live updates of the Dileep-Madonna Sebastian starrer". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b Akhila Menon (12 April 2016). "King Liar 8 Days Kerala Box Office Collections". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Anu James (6 April 2016). "Kerala box office: Here is the collection report of 'King Liar,' 'Kali,' 'Vettah,' 'Paavada,' 'Puthiya Niyamam'". International Business Times. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Anu James (20 April 2016). "Kerala box office: Here's Dileep's 'King Liar' 15-day collection report". International Business Times. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Akhila Menon (25 April 2016). "BOX OFFICE 2016: Blockbusters & Super Hits of Malayalam Cinema So Far". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Anu James (17 May 2016). "Top 5 summer releases at Kerala box office: Nivin Pauly's 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' becomes highest grosser of 2016". International Business Times.
- ^ "#KingLiar 58 Days Kerala Gross apprx 20.18Cr ! Net 16.27Cr ! 2nd 20cr Grosser in Kerala this year ! #Superhit". KeralaBoxoffice@KeralaBO1. 30 May 2016.
- ^ "This is how Oru Murai Vanthu Paarthaya, Yodhavu, and Kammatipaadam fared at Kerala Box Office". catchnews. 1 June 2016.