Mothathi Kozhappa
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| Directed by | Sony P Jose |
| Written by | Sony P Jose Vipinlal AV |
| Produced by | Manmiyas Productions |
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| Cinematography | Rajeev Madhavan Anoop Muthikkavil |
| Edited by | Kiran Vijayan |
| Music by | Satheesh Vishwa (Songs) Ajay Thilak, Shivan Bhavana (BGM) |
| Distributed by | Manmiyas Productions |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mothathi Kozhappa is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Sony P Jose in his directorial debut,[1] written by Vipinlal AV and Sony P Jose himself, also enacting the lead role alongside Sneha Unnikrishnan, TS Raju, Sunil Sukhada, Rajesh Sharma, Pradeep Kottayam and Naseer Sankranthi.[2]
The title launch of the film was done by Jagathy Sreekumar at Thiruvananthapuram[3][4] and touted as the last work of lyricist Poovachal Khader.[5][6]
The film's shooting was halted due to the first and second wave of COVID-19 pandemic several times, and was released on 15 December 2023. [7][8]
Synopsis[edit]
Mothathi Kozhappa tells the story of some odd characters staying at a village located in the southern most region of Kerala. A character from Panchkula, near Punjab arrives at that peaceful village and their lives takes an unexpected turn as the 'outsider' tries to involve in their personal matters that makes lives difficult for almost everyone at the village.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Sony P Jose ... Vinayan
- Sneha Unnikrishnan ... Anu
- TS Raju ... Uncle
- Sunil Sukhada ... Shashankan
- Rajesh Sharma ... Dasan
- Pradeep Kottayam ... Moneylender
- Kalyani Nair ... Wife of Veerapandyan
- Naseer Sankranthi ... Pastor
- Sushanth R ... Veerapandyan
- Molly Kannamaly ... Grandmother
- Ratheesh GL ... Mathayi
- Manju Vijeesh ... Aanandhi
- Sivadas Mattannur ... Brother-in-law
- Pradeep Prabhakar ... Veluppan
- Pradeep Muhamma ... Karuppan
- Sasankan Mayyanad ... Babu
Production[edit]
The film was shot at several locations of Trivandrum, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kozhikode, Ponmudi, Vagamon and Munnar. [6][3] Debutant director Sony P Jose played the lead apart from writing screenplay with Vipinlal AV. Actor TS Raju, who played an important role in the film said in a promotional event that, he experienced his death for a while as his death hoax became viral in Kerala and he thought that he was actually dead.[9] The trailer of the film was released on 17 November 2023.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "/Movie Listings /Malayalam /Mothathi Kozhappa". The Times of India. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "പുതുമുഖതാരങ്ങൾ പ്രധാനവേഷത്തിലെത്തുന്ന 'മൊത്തത്തി കൊഴപ്പാ'". Mathrubhumi. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "'മൊത്തത്തി കൊഴപ്പാ'... ടൈറ്റിൽ ലോഞ്ച് നിർവഹിച്ച് ജഗതി ശ്രീകുമാർ". India Today. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Mothathi Kozhappa: നർമ്മവുമായി 'മൊത്തത്തി കൊഴപ്പാ'; ടൈറ്റിൽ ലോഞ്ച് നിർവഹിച്ച് ജഗതി ശ്രീകുമാർ". Zee News. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "'മൊത്തത്തി കൊഴപ്പാ'..! ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ട്രെയിലർ റിലീസായി". India Today. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "മൊത്തത്തി കൊഴപ്പാ' എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ടൈറ്റിൽ ലോഞ്ച് ജഗതി ശ്രീകുമാർ നിർവഹിച്ചു". Madhyamam. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "മൊത്തത്തി കൊഴപ്പാ - Movies". Kerala Kaumudi. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Mothathi Kozhappa (2023) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date - BookMyShow".
- ^ "അന്ന് വാതില്‍ തുറക്കാതെ വന്നതോടെ വീടിന് ചുറ്റും ആള് കൂടി! വ്യാജ മരണ വാര്‍ത്തയെ കുറിച്ച് നടന്‍ ടിഎസ് രാജു". Filmibeat. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
