Welcome to Central Jail
| Welcome to Central Jail | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sundar Das |
| Produced by | Vyshakh Rajan |
| Screenplay by | Benny P. Nayarambalam |
| Starring |
Dileep Vedhika |
| Music by |
Berny-Ignatius Nadirshah Nithin P. L. |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N |
| Edited by | Johnkutty |
Production company |
Vaishaka Cynyma |
| Distributed by | Vaishaka Cynyma |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Welcome to Central Jail is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written by Benny P. Nayarambalam and directed by Sundar Das.[1] The cinematography is handled by Alagappan N. The film features Dileep and Vedhika in the lead roles, whereas Renji Panicker, Kailash, Aju Varghese, Siddique, Sudheer Sukumaran, Vinaya Prasad and Thesni Khan portray supporting roles.[2] The film released on 10 September 2016 and was a disaster at the box office.
Plot
A simpleton (Unnikkuttan) has an unhealthy attachment with central jail. He was born and bought up their with his father and mother before being transferred to child care facility at the age of six. Unni finds solace and happiness inside jail, for getting in he fills in as a substitute for real-life punishments of petty crimes committed by others. Unni who is in his late 30s isn't married and many whom he knows advises him to marry someone to be felt loved and not to go to jail as a substitute. In jail he falls in love with Radhika, to marry her he tries to solve her problems.
Cast
- Dileep as Unnikkuttan
- Vedhika as Radhika
- Renji Panicker as Gopinath
- Siddique as Keshavan
- Aju Varghese as Paanji
- Sudheer Sukumaran as Kodanadu Vishwanath
- Mohan Jose as DySP Baburaj
- Sharafudheen as prisoner
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Minister's assistant
- Kochu Preman as Xavier
- Pradeep Kottayam as Shivan
- Kailash as Simon
- Hareesh Perumanna as Swami
- Vinaya Prasad as Janaki
- Thesni Khan as Bhavani
- Veena Nair as Ponnamma
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Cheriyan
- Saju Kodiyan as Pushkaran
- Vinod Kedamangalam as Ramesh
- George Aloor as Thorappan Raghavan
- Nazeer Sankranthi as Bhaskaran
- Balachandran Chullikadu as Khader
- Kumarakom Raghunath as Jail Superintendent
- Kottayam Manju as Ladies jail warden
- Nandu Pothuval as Temple committee member
- Chali Pala as Traffic Police
- Shafique Rahman as Neerkkoli
- Jaise Jose as Police officer
- Binu Adimali as Shibu
- Pauli Valsan as Lady Jailor
- Abu Salim as Prisoner
- Dinesh Panikker as Karunan
- Kalabhavan Rahman as Ministers assistant
- Dharmajan Bolgatty as Sugunan
Production
The film had Sundar Das and Dileep collaborating for the fifth time together, after a gap of 13 years. The filming began on 2 April 2016 in Kochi, most of the parts were shot at Kochi and in the Central Prison, Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram.[3][4][4]
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Berny-Ignatius, Nadirshah, and Nithin P. L. The soundtrack album was released by Sony DADC Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. on 7 September 2016.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Police Anu Tharam" | Nadirshah | 03:14 |
| 2 | "Achan Iniyoru Naalum" | Adharsh | 01:54 |
| 3 | "Ravin Chillayil" | Sithara | 05:17 |
| 4 | "Enthanu En Manasile" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | 04:14 |
| 5 | "Sundaree" | Shankar Mahadevan, Renjini Jose | 03:59 |
| 6 | "Bye Bye Central Jail" | Samad | 04:07 |
Release
Welcome to Central Jail released in Kerala on 10 September 2016 in 89 screens.[6]
References
- ↑ "Dileep teams with Sundar Das for 'Welcome to Central Jail'". Metro Vaartha. 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Anu James (17 December 2015). "After King Liar, Dileep will join Welcome to Central Jail team in January". International Business Times.
- ↑ James, Anu (2 April 2016). "Shooting of Dileep-Vedhika's 'Welcome to Central Jail' begins in Kochi". International Business Times. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- 1 2 Sidhardhan, Sanjith (4 April 2016). "Vedhika joins Welcome to Central Jail". Times of India. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "Welcome to Central Jail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Nithin P. L., Nadirshah & Berny Ignatius on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Anu James. "Dileep's 'Welcome to Central Jail' (WTCJ) review: Live audience updates". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
Welcome to Central Jail at the Internet Movie Database