Sakalakalashala

Sakalakalashala is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Vinod Guruvayoor and starring Niranjan Raju and Manasa Radhakrishnan.[1]

Sakalakalashala
Film poster
Directed by	Vinod Guruvayoor
Produced by	Shaji Moothedan
Screenplay by	Murali Guinness Jayaraj
Story by	Vinod Guruvayoor
Starring	Niranjan Raju Manasa Radhakrishnan
Music by	Aby Tom Cyriac
Cinematography	Manoj Pillai
Edited by	Riyas
Release date	25 January 2019
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Niranjan Raju as Akbar Salam alias Akku
• Manasa Radhakrishnan as Mumtaz
• Jacob Gregory as Akku's friend
• Dharmajan Bolgatty as Akku's friend
• Hareesh Kanaran as Nari
• Arun Nadaraj as Faizy
• Jenson Alappat
• Grace Antony as Mumtaz's friend
• Saju Navodaya
• Nirmal Palazhi
• Renji Panicker
• Rony Raj as Basil
• Shravan Satya as Shravan
• Ramesh Thilak
• Shammi Thilakan as Kallarakkal Achan
• Tini Tom as Kolathiparambil Achan

Production

The film is set in a college campus.[2] Murali Guinness wrote the film's screenplay.[3]

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Aby Tom Cyriac.[4][5][6] The song "Pandarakalan Mathai" is based on the song "Panchara Paalu Mittayi" from Bharya (1962).[4]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mandarappoovum (Duet)"	Karthik, Swetha Mohan	3:49
2.	"Mandarappoovum (Male)"	Karthik	3:49
3.	"Illatha Kashinu"	Benny Dayal	3:31
4.	"Vambu Venda"	Keerthan Berny, Priya Jerson	3:17
5.	"Pandara Kalan Mathai"	Dharmajan Bolgatty	1:54
Total length:			16:20

Release

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and noted that "The length of the movie, which stands at only about 2 hrs 15 minutes is a big plus, because at no point does the film feel like it is lagging".[7] Deccan Chronicle gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film tries to deal with a very serious and relevant topic, but a strong and well-written script could have been more helpful".[8] Malayalam Samayam gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars ans praised the screenplay and cinematography.[9]

References

1. "സസ്‌പെൻസും ട്വിസ്റ്റുമായി സകലകലാശാല ; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline.
2. "'സകലകലാശാല'യുടെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റര്‍ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". Mathrubhumi.
3. "'സകലകലാശാല' നാളെ തുറക്കും; വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായി വിനോദ് ഗുരുവായൂരും മാനസയും". Manoramanews.
4. thomas, elizabeth (1 December 2018). "A melodious journey beckons". Deccan Chronicle.
5. "Sakalakalashala | Song - Pandara Kalan Mathayi | Malayalam Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
6. http://jiosaavn.com/album/sakalakala-shala/J0CLDEDR1js_
7. "Sakalakalashala Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Sakalakalashala by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
8. m.g, Gokul (26 January 2019). "Sakalakalashala movie reviews: Absence of strong script dampens youthful spirit". Deccan Chronicle.
9. "സകല കലാശാല". malayalam.samayam.com.

External links

• Sakalakalashala at IMDb