Chotta Mumbai
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Chotta Mumbai is a 2007 Malayalam
film directed by Anwar Rasheed
, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal
, Siddique
, Saikumar, Bhavana, Jagathy Sreekumar
, Indrajith
, Manikuttan
, Bijukuttan, Kalabhavan Mani
, and Rajan P. Dev
. The film score and soundtrack are by Rahul Raj.
), the son of a wrestler named Michael(Saikumar), lives. Vasco and his gang of five - Chandrappan (Siddique
), Susheelan (Bijukuttan), Sainu (Manikuttan
), Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar
) and cousin Tomichchan (Indrajith
) are small-time goondas, involved in petty offences and as the movie progresses, these characters turn out to be more endearing than bad.
Vasco goes by the nickname 'Thala' (head) since he is the leader of the gang. Though Vasco's father Michael rebukes his son time and again for his lifestyle choices, he loves him and has big dreams for him. The plot progresses when a marriage broker contracts a marriage between Vasco and auto-rickshaw driver Latha (Bhavana),the only daughter of Pambu Chakochan (Rajan P. Dev
) who is a heavy drinker and a longtime friend of Michael.
Vasco likes Latha, but she pleads with him to tell her father that he does not like her, because she is plans to elope with her lover. But overjoyed at having discovered a fellow drinker in Vasco, Chakochan doesn't even let him voice his opinion. Vasco decides to help Latha out, but her plan to elope fails when she discovers that her boyfriend Suni (Suraj Venjaramoodu) is involved in human trafficking, and she returns to Vasco. Later when Vasco, Michael, Chandrappan and Latha travel in her auto rickshaw, they clash with a gang that has been on the run after stabbing an honest Police Officer (Vijayaraghavan). Vasco and his father had been witnesses to the murder which was committed by Satheesan (Vinayakan) who is the younger brother of a corrupt Circle Inspector called Natesan (Kalabhavan Mani
). This leads to complications in the plot which end up with Vasco changing his lifestyle and stepping up to sort out the mess that his family and friends find themselves in.
for the film was composed by Rahul Raj.
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
film directed by Anwar Rasheed
Anwar Rasheed
Anwar Rasheed is a Malayali Indian film director notable for his debut film Rajamanikyam starring Mammootty. His second feature film was Chotta Mumbai , which had Mohanlal in the lead role...
, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
, Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
, Saikumar, Bhavana, Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
, Indrajith
Indrajith
Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...
, Manikuttan
Manikuttan
Thomas James, better known by his stage name, Manikuttan, is an Indian film and television actor.-Early life:He was born Thomas James in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He attended St...
, Bijukuttan, Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
, and Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
. The film score and soundtrack are by Rahul Raj.
Story
The film starts in a street in Fort Kochi where Vasco da Gama (MohanlalMohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
), the son of a wrestler named Michael(Saikumar), lives. Vasco and his gang of five - Chandrappan (Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
), Susheelan (Bijukuttan), Sainu (Manikuttan
Manikuttan
Thomas James, better known by his stage name, Manikuttan, is an Indian film and television actor.-Early life:He was born Thomas James in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He attended St...
), Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
) and cousin Tomichchan (Indrajith
Indrajith
Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...
) are small-time goondas, involved in petty offences and as the movie progresses, these characters turn out to be more endearing than bad.
Vasco goes by the nickname 'Thala' (head) since he is the leader of the gang. Though Vasco's father Michael rebukes his son time and again for his lifestyle choices, he loves him and has big dreams for him. The plot progresses when a marriage broker contracts a marriage between Vasco and auto-rickshaw driver Latha (Bhavana),the only daughter of Pambu Chakochan (Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
) who is a heavy drinker and a longtime friend of Michael.
Vasco likes Latha, but she pleads with him to tell her father that he does not like her, because she is plans to elope with her lover. But overjoyed at having discovered a fellow drinker in Vasco, Chakochan doesn't even let him voice his opinion. Vasco decides to help Latha out, but her plan to elope fails when she discovers that her boyfriend Suni (Suraj Venjaramoodu) is involved in human trafficking, and she returns to Vasco. Later when Vasco, Michael, Chandrappan and Latha travel in her auto rickshaw, they clash with a gang that has been on the run after stabbing an honest Police Officer (Vijayaraghavan). Vasco and his father had been witnesses to the murder which was committed by Satheesan (Vinayakan) who is the younger brother of a corrupt Circle Inspector called Natesan (Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
). This leads to complications in the plot which end up with Vasco changing his lifestyle and stepping up to sort out the mess that his family and friends find themselves in.
Reception
The movie was blockbuster at the box office and ran for more than 100 days in major centres..Cast
- MohanlalMohanlalMohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
... Vasco Da Gama aka Thala - BhavanaBhavana BalachandranKarthika Menon , better known by her stage name Bhavana , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in Kamal's super hit Nammal , which won her critical acclaim and various honors...
... Latha - Kalabhavan ManiKalabhavan ManiKalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
... C. I. Nateshan - Jagathy SreekumarJagathy SreekumarSreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
... Paddakam Basheer - Siddhique ... Mullan Chandrappan
- IndrajithIndrajithIndrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...
... Tomichan - ManikuttanManikuttanThomas James, better known by his stage name, Manikuttan, is an Indian film and television actor.-Early life:He was born Thomas James in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He attended St...
... Sainu - Bijukuttan ... Susheelan
- Saikumar ... Phylwan Michael Ashan
- Rajan P. DevRajan P. DevRajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
... Paambu Chacko - Vinayakan ... Satheeshan
- Maniyanpilla Raju ... Advocate Menon
- SanushaSanushaSanusha, also known as Baby Sanusha born November 3, 1996, is an Indian film actress. She started her acting career as a child artist in Malayalam films and went on to star in many television serials.-Career:...
... Tomichan's Sister - Mallika SukumaranMallika SukumaranMallika Sukumaran is an television actress in India, who started her career as a cinema film actress. First she was married to Malayam comedian Jagathy Sreekumar. Later on, she married another Malayalam actor Sukumaran. After her second marriage, she retired from the limelight and became a devoted...
... Tomichan's mother - Thara .... Vasco Da Gama's sister
- ShakeelaShakeelaShakeela , , , is a film actress from India who has appeared in Indian softcore pornographic movies. She mostly acted in film industries of Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and Kannada languages. She started out as an actor in B-grade movies in the early 1990s.Later she moved to Chennai seeking...
... Shakeela
Music
The soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for the film was composed by Rahul Raj.
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasco Da Gama | Afsal, Rimi Tomy, Vipin Xavier | Sarath Vayalar Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam... |
Party song in the climax |
| 2 | Poonila | Sangeeth, Sangeetha Prabhu | Santhosh Varma | Raga Raga A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made... : Kalyani Kalyani (raga) Kalyan or Kalyani, originally called Yaman, is a melakarta rāga in the Carnatic music of South India, and is also an important raga in Hindustani music.-Kalyani in Carnatic music:... , Sindhu Bhairavi Sindhu Bhairavi Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra... Not picturised |
| 3 | Thala | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Sreerag, Sreelakshmi |
Sarath Vayalar Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam... |
Highlighting Thala |
| 4 | Chettikulangara | M. G. Sreekumar M. G. Sreekumar M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has... , Sayanora |
Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi is a lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is a civil engineer by education.-Film career:Sreekumaran Thampi, was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by P... , Sarath Vayalar Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam... |
Mohanlal Mohanlal Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star... 's intro song |
| 5 | Chotta Mumbai | Rahul Raj, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi | Sarath Vayalar Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam... |
Title song. Showing the life of Chotta Mumbai gang. |
| 6 | Chettikulangara (Tell Me Now) | M. G. Sreekumar M. G. Sreekumar M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has... , Sayanora |
Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi is a lyricist, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He is a civil engineer by education.-Film career:Sreekumaran Thampi, was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by P... , Sarath Vayalar Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma Vayalar Sarathchandravarma is a noted Malayalam film lyricist. His lyrics have proved that he has inherited his father, Vayalar Ramavarma’s gift of poetry. He is a youthful entertainer by penning soothe romantic songs. All his recent contribution has got a large amount attention among Malayalam... |
Not picturised |