Utopiayile Rajavu (English: The King Of Utopia)[2] is a 2015 Malayalam satirical comedy film[3] directed by Kamal and penned by PS Rafeeque.[4] It stars Mammootty, Sethulakshmi, Jewel Mary, KPAC Lalitha, Janardhanan, TG Ravi, Joy Mathew, Sudheer Karamana, Nandu and Indrans. Ouseppachan composed the soundtrack.[5] The film released on 27 August 2015.[6]

Utopiayile Rajavu
Film Poster
Directed byKamal
Screenplay byPS Rafeeque
Produced byHaseeb Haneef
Noushad Alathur
StarringMammootty
Jewel Mary
S.P.Sreekumar
Sunil Sukhada
Indrans
Jayaprakash Kulur
KPAC Lalitha
CinematographyNeil D Cunha
Edited byRajagopal
Music by
Production
company
Grande Film Corporation
Distributed byPlay House Release
Release date
  • 27 August 2015 (2015-08-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box officeest. 1.5crore[1]

Plot

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The film follows the life of CP Swathanthryan, son of freedom fighter Chembakassery Parameswaran Pillai. His uncle, Soman Thampi, is a crook who envies CP's wealth and is a constant troublemaker for him. He is determined to win the legal suit filed by CP. Losing it would result in reinstating the wealth he forcibly obtained. CP wants to be famous at any cost, which triggers hilarious events. After many incidents, he realizes that one should not chase fame; fame should chase us based on our deeds. The rest of the story deals with how he brings justice to people to whom it was denied and delayed.

Cast

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Production

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Kamal directed.[7] PS Rafeeque approached Mammootty with the script on the set of Bhaskar The Rascal. The actor immediately accepted and suggested Kamal as director. Kamal, too, committed to the project.[8] Kamal said, "Animals, birds and even statues will voice their opinion in Utopiayile Rajavu,".[9] Mammootty also recommended Jewel Mary for the heroine.[10]

The film launched in Kochi on 18 May 2015 during which sewing machines were donated to women from tribal communities.[11] The shoot started at Thodupuzha, Kerala, in May 2015.[12] The film was shot in Trivandrum.[13]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Ouseppachan and lyrics were written by P. S. Rafeeque. The audio launch was held at Ernakulam on 2 August 2015.[14] The first song released was "Uppinu Pona Vazhiyethu".[15][16]

No. Title Singer
1 "Chantham Thelinju" (Duet) Rahul R. Nath, Mridula Warrier
2 "Laavettom" Resmi Satheesh, Sunil, Sudheer Alathur
3 "Uppinu Pona" Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Jassie Gift, Rahul R. Nath
4 "Chantham Thelinju" (Solo) P. Jayachandran

References

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  1. ^ "Will Mammootty's 'Pathemari' affect Prithviraj's 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' box office collection? [VOTE]". International Business Times. 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Mammootty as the 'King of Utopia'?". Sify. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Mammootty Set to be King of Satire". International Business Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Utopiayile Rajavu Theatrical Poster Is Out". Filmbeat.com. 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ Akhila Menon (20 August 2015). "Utopiayile Rajavu Official Teaser Review". Filmbeat.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. ^ Anu James (28 August 2015). "'Utopiayile Rajavu' Review Round-up: Mammootty-Jewel Mary Starrer Garners Mixed Response". International Business Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ^ Deepa Soman (26 March 2014). "Mammootty to play a villager in Kamal's film". TNN. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Interview with script writer Rafeeque". Manorama online. 7 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Even animals and statues speak in 'Utopiayile Rajavu'". IndiaGlitz. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ^ Akhila Menon (7 August 2015). "Mammootty Recommended My Name: Jewel Mary". Filmibeat. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Mammootty donned his signature style at the film pooja of Utopiyayile Rajavu in Kochi". Times Of India. 18 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Mammootty, Jewel Mary Shooting begins for Kamal's Utopiyayile Rajavu' [PHOTOS]". Ibtimes.co.in. 15 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Mammootty Back To Trivandrum For 'Utopiayile Rajavu'". IndiaGlitz. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Utopiayile Rajavu Audio Launch". Times Of India.
  15. ^ Sruthi K M (23 August 2015). "Utopiayile Rajavu film promo song released". Filmibeat. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Utopiayile Rajavu First Song". Manorama Online. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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