Twenty:20
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Twenty:20 is a 2008 Malayalam
action thriller film directed by Joshi
, written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas
, and produced by Dileep
. The film features an ensemble cast
; it was known for starring all the major actors in the Malayalam film industry, and was referred to mother of all multistarrers. The actors worked without pay in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists
(AMMA). The film's music is composed by Berny-Ignatius
and Suresh Peters
. The film broke several box office records during its release and went on to become the highest-grossing film of Malayalam Cinema
.
Upon its release on 5 November 2008, the film was greeted with positive reviews from critics
and record-breaking collections from the box office
. The first two week distributors share of the film stood at Rs. 5.72 crore. The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in Chennai
) in Tamil Nadu
's box office
in its opening week, a rare feat for a Malayalam film. The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the UAE.
), a successful Advocate Ramesh Nambiar (Mammootty
) and Antony Punnekkadan IPS (Suresh Gopi
), a tough and suave police officer. When Arun Kumar (Indrajith Sukumaran) murders a girl at Bangalore Medical College
, Ramesh's sister Aswathy Nambiar (Bhavana) witnesses the murder. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan (Manoj K. Jayan
and Shammi Thilakan, respectively), injects morphine
in Ashwathy's body and Arun rapes her. Karthik (Dileep
), Aswathy's lover and Devaraja's brother, attempts to save Ashwathy but he gets killed and she falls into a coma. Antony is in charge of the case and he arrests Arun. However, Arun is saved from the case by advocate Ramesh Nambiar, who is unaware that Arun is behind his sister's ill fate. This incident enrages Devaraja, and he himself seeks revenge on his brother's killers and kills Arun. But Antony witnesses this and arrests Devaraja. Devaraja and his assistants play a drama and trick Ramesh into believing that Devaraja is innocent. Ramesh, with his excellence in the court, saves Devaraja from the case. Afterward, Devaraja reveals to Ramesh that he is the real killer and that he had played a trick on Ramesh as vengeance for saving Arun. This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the remaining two relatives who were involved in the crime, Ramesh traps him and he is eventually arrested by Antony. After that Ramesh comes to know about what really happened to his sister through Vinod Bhaskher (Jayaram
), her teacher. Devaraja escapes from police custody and, in the climax, he kills Ganesh and joins with Ramesh to kill Mahindran. Finally, Arun's father Madhavan (Siddique
) is killed by Antony.
(AMMA). The script was written by Uday Krishna and Sibi K Thomas. As a producer, Dileep was the main investor in the project and he bought the rights of the film for 4 crore. He officially handed over the money to AMMA a year before. The film shooting officially started at a ceremony held in Hotel White Fort, Kochi, with Dileep handing over the advance to Joshi. The filming was primarily held in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
. A song sequence in the film was shot in Mauritius
. The shooting of the film started on 7 December 2007 and finished in October 2008.
Twenty 20 was the biggest production Malayalam film industry has ever seen in terms of size of cast and number of schedules. Originally, the shooting of the film was planned to be completed in one schedule between 7 December 2007 to 27 January 2008. Reports surfaced in July 2008 which suggested that star egos were delaying production of the film and that the AMMA might have to call a meeting to sort out the issues. The reliability of the reports notwithstanding, the film was completed in 20 schedules.
Meera Jasmine
, who was slated to act in the film opposite Dileep
, dropped out citing shortage of dates. There were reports that the AMMA was planning a ban on her regarding the issue. However, no ban was pronounced and Meera Jasmine was replaced with Bhavana
. This made Meera Jasmine a major artist in the industry without a role in the film.
The film was initially supposed to be released in 70 A-Class centres across Kerala
. The owners of B and C Class theatres demanded the film be released in their theatres also. Finally it was decided to release the film in 117 centres including selected B and C Class theatres.
The film was shown with 50% hiked ticket prices on the opening day, and the distributors were planning to continue with the hiked rate for two more days. The producers also managed to get a government
order sanctioning this. However, the plan had to be scrapped after a stay by the High Court of Kerala in response to a case filed on the matter.
released the audio CD by handing it over to actress Manju Warrier
, who is the wife of actor Dileep
, the producer of the film. The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film The Making of Twenty:20. There are three songs in the album, one by composer Berny-Ignatius
("Sa re ga ma pa") and others by Suresh Peters
.
versions of them. The lyrics of the songs were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery
.
Sify.com gave its verdict as "rocking" and called the film "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer." The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended".
Rediff.com
rated the film 3/5. The reviewer called film "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle". However, the reviewer also complained that "it was disappointing to see that youngsters like Jayasurya
and Prithviraj
reduced to group dancers in Nayanthara's item number."
The Malayalam Webdunia review called the film a "100% entertainer" and lauded director Joshi
and screenwriters Sibi K. Thomas and Uday Krishnan for giving equal importance to superstars Mammootty
and Mohanlal
. The Movieraga.com (Indulekha.com
subsidiary) review was also generally favourable. The reviewer called the film "an entertainer", and was happy that "there is a story". He also praised the makers for maintaining the balance among the major cast. He found the character of S. P. Antony Punnakkadan, played by Suresh Gopi
, to be the most developed and best acted one. In the negative side, he complained that the film was just an entertainer and nothing more. He was also of the opinion that though the comedy track was funny, most of them were mere rehashes of old ideas. He complained that logic was missing from the story, and was particularly displeased with the music and the lyrics of the songs.
The film was well received at the box office
. The film broke the collection record for first day with a gross of Rs. 2.48 crores and grossed over 6.5 crores in its first week alone. The film was shown with 50% hiked ticket prices on the releasing day, and was planning to continue the hiked rate for three days. The producers also managed to get a government
order regarding this. However, the plan had to be scrapped after a stay by the High Court of Kerala.
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The film was well received at the box office
. The film broke the collection record for first day with a gross of Rs. 1.48 crores and grossed over 4.5 crores in its first week alone. The film was shown with 50% hiked ticket prices on the releasing day, and was planning to continue the hiked rate for three days. The producers also managed to get a government
order regarding this. However, the plan had to be scrapped after a stay by the High Court of Kerala.
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The first week distributors share of the film stood at Rs. 3.03 crores, making it the second highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week. Twenty:20 opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.. The film at the end of its total theatrical run grossed 32.36 crores in total, thus becoming the highest grossing movie in the history of Malayalam Cinema
.
home entertainment released the VCD
, DVD
and superDVD of the movie in India.
Annual Malayalam movie awards (Dubai)
Vanitha
Film Awards
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...
action thriller film directed by Joshi
Joshi (director)
Joshiy is a popular Malayalam film director who is popular for big budget action movies with huge star cast. In his three decades long career, Joshi has made several big hits and is still active in film making.-Career:...
, written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas
Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas
Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas are an Indian screenwriter duo working in Malayalam cinema. Most of their works are comedy oriented big-budget commercial entertainers such as Udayapuram Sulthan, C.I.D. Moosa, Runway, Thuruppu Gulan, Twenty:20, Pokkiri Raja, and Christian Brothers...
, and produced by Dileep
Dileep (actor)
Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...
. The film features an ensemble cast
Ensemble cast
An ensemble cast is made up of cast members in which the principal actors and performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance and screen time in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows flexibility for writers to focus on...
; it was known for starring all the major actors in the Malayalam film industry, and was referred to mother of all multistarrers. The actors worked without pay in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists
Association of Malayalam Movie Artists
Association of Malayalam Movie Artists is the association of film actors who work in Malayalam cinema. The association was first of its kind in India, and the functioning of it led to formation of actors guilds in film industries of other Indian languages as well.-General body:The AMMA General...
(AMMA). The film's music is composed by Berny-Ignatius
Berny-Ignatius
Berny Ignatius is a famous music composer-duo-brothers in the Malayalam film industry, best known for their work in films like Thenmavin Kombath, Chandralekha, Kottaram Veettile Apputtan, Kalyanaraman, Chess, Kaaryasthan etc....
and Suresh Peters
Suresh Peters
Suresh Peters is a music director and playback rapper/singer for films in India whose notable songs include Style from the film Sivaji: The Boss. Peters received his first break as a music director through the Malayalam movie Punjabi House in which he composed both melodies and folk songs...
. The film broke several box office records during its release and went on to become the highest-grossing film of Malayalam Cinema
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...
.
Upon its release on 5 November 2008, the film was greeted with positive reviews from critics
Film criticism
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films, individually and collectively. In general, this can be divided into journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, and other popular, mass-media outlets and academic criticism by film scholars that is informed by film theory and...
and record-breaking collections from the box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
. The first two week distributors share of the film stood at Rs. 5.72 crore. The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
) in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
's box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
in its opening week, a rare feat for a Malayalam film. The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the UAE.
Plot
This movie's plot revolves around a rich businessman Devaraja Prathapa Varma (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...
), a successful Advocate Ramesh Nambiar (Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
) and Antony Punnekkadan IPS (Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
), a tough and suave police officer. When Arun Kumar (Indrajith Sukumaran) murders a girl at Bangalore Medical College
Bangalore Medical College
Bangalore Medical College , now renamed Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute , popularly known as BMC, is a medical college run by the Government of Karnataka. It is located on K.R. Road, near City Market...
, Ramesh's sister Aswathy Nambiar (Bhavana) witnesses the murder. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan (Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
and Shammi Thilakan, respectively), injects morphine
Morphine
Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic medication and is considered to be the prototypical opioid. It was first isolated in 1804 by Friedrich Sertürner, first distributed by same in 1817, and first commercially sold by Merck in 1827, which at the time was a single small chemists' shop. It was more...
in Ashwathy's body and Arun rapes her. Karthik (Dileep
Dileep (actor)
Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...
), Aswathy's lover and Devaraja's brother, attempts to save Ashwathy but he gets killed and she falls into a coma. Antony is in charge of the case and he arrests Arun. However, Arun is saved from the case by advocate Ramesh Nambiar, who is unaware that Arun is behind his sister's ill fate. This incident enrages Devaraja, and he himself seeks revenge on his brother's killers and kills Arun. But Antony witnesses this and arrests Devaraja. Devaraja and his assistants play a drama and trick Ramesh into believing that Devaraja is innocent. Ramesh, with his excellence in the court, saves Devaraja from the case. Afterward, Devaraja reveals to Ramesh that he is the real killer and that he had played a trick on Ramesh as vengeance for saving Arun. This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the remaining two relatives who were involved in the crime, Ramesh traps him and he is eventually arrested by Antony. After that Ramesh comes to know about what really happened to his sister through Vinod Bhaskher (Jayaram
Jayaram
Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
), her teacher. Devaraja escapes from police custody and, in the climax, he kills Ganesh and joins with Ramesh to kill Mahindran. Finally, Arun's father Madhavan (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:...
) is killed by Antony.
Cast
| Actor | Role | Actor | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Devaraja Prathapa Varma (Dev Ji) | Mammootty Mammootty Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles... |
Advocate Ramesh Nambiar |
| Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles... |
Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S | Jayaram Jayaram Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:... |
Dr.Vinod Bhaskar |
| Dileep Dileep (actor) Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam... |
Karthik Varma | 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... |
Arun Kumar |
| Manikkuttan | Arun's Friend | Sreenivasan | Constable Kunjappan |
| Madhu Madhu Madhu may refer to:* Madhu, a term in Hindi-Urdu, Sanskrit, and other languages for honey and alcohol * Madhu, in Hindu mythology, one of the asura brothers Madhu-Kaitabh, killed by Lord Vishnu... |
Rtd Justice Vishwanatha Menon | Mukesh Mukesh (actor) Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :... |
CI Jayachandran |
| Manoj K. Jayan Manoj K. Jayan Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in... |
Mahindran | 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... |
Pappachan |
| Vijayakumar | Lawyer | Suraj Venjaramood Suraj Venjaramood Suraj Venjaramood is a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He mainly plays comic roles, though he has played some lead roles as well.-Life:... |
Gumasthan Ramu |
| Babu Antony Babu Antony Babu Antony is an Indian film actor, noted mainly for his negative character roles. He has also acted as a lead actor in a number of films. His life and movie roles are much debated in film industry at one time.... |
Vikram Bhai | 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... |
Sankarettan |
| Anil Murali | assistant of Devaraja | Madhu Warrier Madhu Warrier -Career:Madhu Warrier is a skilled Malayalam actor who has played supporting roles in many malayalam movies to date.-Family:Brother of Malayalee actress Manju Warrier... |
Assistant of Devaraja |
| Edavela Babu | Josuttan | Baiju Baiju Baiju was a Mongol commander in Persia appointed by Ögedei Khan to succeed Chormagan, and expand Mongol power further in that area.... |
Assistant of Devaraja |
| Lal Lal (actor) Paul Michael , better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor.... |
Adv.Radhakrishnan | Janardanan Janardhanan (actor) Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. He is known for his peculiar style of handling humor and his quaint voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was the role of... |
Ramakrishnapilla |
| Innocent | Kuttikrishnan | Lalu Alex Lalu Alex - Early life :Lalu Alex was born in a Jacobite Christian family in Piravom near Muvattupuzha, Kerala.-Career:He started his career as a supporting actor in early 1980s. He has started his career in supporting as well as in villanoeus roles in I. V... |
D I G Krishnadas |
| Biju Kuttan | Ottu Murali | Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan is a Malayalam film actor who is known for his comedy roles. He has acted in more than 75 Malayalam films.-Early life:... |
Poottu Varkey |
| Salim Kumar | SP Indhuchoodan | Cochin Haneefa Cochin Haneefa Mohammed Haneefa, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa was an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema... |
Peruchazhi Vasu |
| Maniyanpilla Raju | SI Gopi | Indrans Indrans Indrans is a Malayalam film actor and costume designer. He acts mainly in comedy roles. He has acted in over 200 films.Indrans, a Tailor by profession, debuted in the film Choothattam as a costume designer. It was producer Charlie who offered him a chance to assist in costume designing... |
Govindan |
| Jagadish Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler... |
Police Constable Nakulan | 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:... |
Madhavan |
| Saikumar | Minister Mathai | T.P. Madhavan | Francis |
| Biju Menon Biju Menon Biju Menon is an Indian film actor who has mainly worked in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. He appears mostly in supporting roles, but has also acted in antagonistic roles. He made his debut in 1995 in Mannar Mathai Speaking... |
ASP Jacob Eerali | Mamukkoya Mamukkoya Mamukkoya is a popular Malayalam comedian actor. His unique usage of Mappila dialect and style marks his presence in the industry. He has acted in more than 450 Malayalam films and is the first winner of State award for Best Comedian in malayalam films, the category introduced in 2009- Career... |
Khadar |
| Baburaj | Stephen | Shammi Thilakan | Ganesh |
| Vijayaraghavan | Balan | Madhupal Madhupal Madhupal is a Malayalam cinema actor, writer, and film director. Madhupal made his acting debut through Kashmeeram in 1994 and directorial debut through Thalappavu about Naxal Varghese which won several awards in 2008.-Biography:... |
Shekharankutty |
| Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan is a Malayalam film actor.- Biography :He was born in Kerala, India as the eldest son of Ayyappan, an Excise department employee and Ponnamma, a school teacher. Later, he relocated to Mala and started using the place name along with his name.... |
Kurup | Undapakru Undapakru Ajay Kumar, known as Undapakru or Guinness Pakru, is a popular Malayalam comedy actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role in Albhutha Dweep, a Malayalam movie directed by Vinayan... |
A worker in the tea shop |
| Babu Namboothiri | Justice Kaimal | Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan is an Indian film actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi as a child artist. In 1999, she became a lead actress in Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil.-Background:... |
Ancy |
| Bhavana Bhavana Balachandran Karthika 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... |
Ashwathy | Gopika Gopika Gopika is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the film Pranayamanithooval... |
Devi |
| Sindhu Menon Sindhu Menon Sindhu Menon is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. She debuted as a child artist in the 1994 Kannada film Rashmi.-Early life:... |
Padmini | Karthika Karthika Mathew Karthika Mathew , better known mononymously as Karthika, is a Malayali film actress, who has appeared in several malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Nam Naadu and Dindigul Sarathy.... |
Alice |
| Radhika Radhika (malayalam actress) Radhika is a Malayalam film actress. She made her debut in a small role in Rajasenan's movie Darling Darling. She became popular by the character Razia in director Lal Jose's blockbuster movie Classmates.-Filmography:- External links :* *... |
Radhika | Jyothirmayi | Jyothi |
| Kalpana Kalpana (actress) Kalpana refers to any of the following.* Kalpana , a Malayalam actress.* Kalpana , a Kannada actress.... |
Para Mary | Usha | Latha |
| Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma is a Malayalam film actress. She won the Kerala State Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1994.Ponnamma was born in Kaviyoor village, near Tiruvalla to a conservative upper-class family... |
Bharathi Amma | Sukumari Sukumari Sukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of... |
Leelamma |
| Prithviraj Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.... |
Special appearance in a song | Jayasurya Jayasurya Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and... |
Special appearance in a song |
| Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan... |
Special appearance in a song | Nayantara Nayantara Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors... |
Special appearance in a song |
Production
Twenty:20 was made as a fundraiser for the Association of Malayalam Movie ArtistsAssociation of Malayalam Movie Artists
Association of Malayalam Movie Artists is the association of film actors who work in Malayalam cinema. The association was first of its kind in India, and the functioning of it led to formation of actors guilds in film industries of other Indian languages as well.-General body:The AMMA General...
(AMMA). The script was written by Uday Krishna and Sibi K Thomas. As a producer, Dileep was the main investor in the project and he bought the rights of the film for 4 crore. He officially handed over the money to AMMA a year before. The film shooting officially started at a ceremony held in Hotel White Fort, Kochi, with Dileep handing over the advance to Joshi. The filming was primarily held in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. A song sequence in the film was shot in Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. The shooting of the film started on 7 December 2007 and finished in October 2008.
Controversies
Since the announcement of the film, there were several controversies surrounding Twenty 20:Twenty 20 was the biggest production Malayalam film industry has ever seen in terms of size of cast and number of schedules. Originally, the shooting of the film was planned to be completed in one schedule between 7 December 2007 to 27 January 2008. Reports surfaced in July 2008 which suggested that star egos were delaying production of the film and that the AMMA might have to call a meeting to sort out the issues. The reliability of the reports notwithstanding, the film was completed in 20 schedules.
Meera Jasmine
Meera Jasmine
Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the...
, who was slated to act in the film opposite Dileep
Dileep (actor)
Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...
, dropped out citing shortage of dates. There were reports that the AMMA was planning a ban on her regarding the issue. However, no ban was pronounced and Meera Jasmine was replaced with Bhavana
Bhavana
Bhāvanā literally means "development" or "cultivating" or "producing" in the sense of "calling into existence." It is an important concept in Buddhist praxis...
. This made Meera Jasmine a major artist in the industry without a role in the film.
The film was initially supposed to be released in 70 A-Class centres across Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The owners of B and C Class theatres demanded the film be released in their theatres also. Finally it was decided to release the film in 117 centres including selected B and C Class theatres.
The film was shown with 50% hiked ticket prices on the opening day, and the distributors were planning to continue with the hiked rate for two more days. The producers also managed to get a government
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
order sanctioning this. However, the plan had to be scrapped after a stay by the High Court of Kerala in response to a case filed on the matter.
Music release
The audio launch of the film was held in a function at Hotel Travancore Court, Eranakulam. AMMA president and actor InnocentInnocent Vincent
Innocent Thekkethala , popularly known as Innocent, is a Malayalam film actor and producer. He was born in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. He is one of the most successful and leading comedy actors of Malayalam cinema...
released the audio CD by handing it over to actress Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier is an Indian film actress. She was among the popular lead actress in Malayalam cinema during the mid to late-1990s.She made her debut in Saakshyam...
, who is the wife of actor Dileep
Dileep (actor)
Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...
, the producer of the film. The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film The Making of Twenty:20. There are three songs in the album, one by composer Berny-Ignatius
Berny-Ignatius
Berny Ignatius is a famous music composer-duo-brothers in the Malayalam film industry, best known for their work in films like Thenmavin Kombath, Chandralekha, Kottaram Veettile Apputtan, Kalyanaraman, Chess, Kaaryasthan etc....
("Sa re ga ma pa") and others by Suresh Peters
Suresh Peters
Suresh Peters is a music director and playback rapper/singer for films in India whose notable songs include Style from the film Sivaji: The Boss. Peters received his first break as a music director through the Malayalam movie Punjabi House in which he composed both melodies and folk songs...
.
Track list
There are three tracks in the album: three vocals and the karaokeKaraoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
versions of them. The lyrics of the songs were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery
Gireesh Puthenchery
Gireesh Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter. He also served as a governing council member of the Indian Performance Rights Society . He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics seven times...
.
| Song | Singer(s) | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Oh Priya" | 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:... , Jyotsna |
Suresh Peters Suresh Peters Suresh Peters is a music director and playback rapper/singer for films in India whose notable songs include Style from the film Sivaji: The Boss. Peters received his first break as a music director through the Malayalam movie Punjabi House in which he composed both melodies and folk songs... |
Picturised on Dileep Dileep (actor) Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam... , Bhavana Bhavana Bhāvanā literally means "development" or "cultivating" or "producing" in the sense of "calling into existence." It is an important concept in Buddhist praxis... |
| "He Dil Deewana" | George Peter, Suresh Peters Suresh Peters Suresh Peters is a music director and playback rapper/singer for films in India whose notable songs include Style from the film Sivaji: The Boss. Peters received his first break as a music director through the Malayalam movie Punjabi House in which he composed both melodies and folk songs... , Sunitha Sarathy Sunitha Sarathy Sunitha Sarathy is a vocalist and performer in both Indian and Western musical genres.She is winner of Channel [V]'s voice hunt.She debuted with Tamil song Yei Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke,singing along with singer Srinivas.-Career:... |
Suresh Peters Suresh Peters Suresh Peters is a music director and playback rapper/singer for films in India whose notable songs include Style from the film Sivaji: The Boss. Peters received his first break as a music director through the Malayalam movie Punjabi House in which he composed both melodies and folk songs... |
Picturised on Nayantara Nayantara Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors... , Jayasurya Jayasurya Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and... , Prithviraj Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.... , Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan... and 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... . |
| "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,... , Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala... , Afsal, Franco, Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan is an Indian playback singer, film actor, director, and screenwriter. He is the son of actor Sreenivasan. He made his debut as a director with his film Malarvaadi Arts Club .- Biography :... , Jassie Gift Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:... , K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... , Sujatha Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her... , Jyotsna, Rimi Tomy, Anitha |
Berny-Ignatius Berny-Ignatius Berny Ignatius is a famous music composer-duo-brothers in the Malayalam film industry, best known for their work in films like Thenmavin Kombath, Chandralekha, Kottaram Veettile Apputtan, Kalyanaraman, Chess, Kaaryasthan etc.... |
Title song |
Reception
Twenty:20 was released in 117 centres on 5 November 2008. The film was received with overwhelmingly positive reviews by critics and with record collections at the box office. It was graded as an 'All-Time Blockbuster', grossing $7 million at the box office.Sify.com gave its verdict as "rocking" and called the film "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer." The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended".
Rediff.com
Rediff.com
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rated the film 3/5. The reviewer called film "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle". However, the reviewer also complained that "it was disappointing to see that youngsters like Jayasurya
Jayasurya
Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
and Prithviraj
Prithviraj
Prithviraj may refer to:* Prithviraj Chauhan , a king of the Chauhan dynasty* Prithviraj Kapoor, a famous Indian theatre and cinema personality best known for his work in Hindi cinema....
reduced to group dancers in Nayanthara's item number."
The Malayalam Webdunia review called the film a "100% entertainer" and lauded director Joshi
Joshi (director)
Joshiy is a popular Malayalam film director who is popular for big budget action movies with huge star cast. In his three decades long career, Joshi has made several big hits and is still active in film making.-Career:...
and screenwriters Sibi K. Thomas and Uday Krishnan for giving equal importance to superstars Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
and 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...
. The Movieraga.com (Indulekha.com
Indulekha.com
Indulekha.com is an infotainment web portal for Malayalam books, movies, music, videos and paintings. The website publishes film and book reviews as well as other entertainment features...
subsidiary) review was also generally favourable. The reviewer called the film "an entertainer", and was happy that "there is a story". He also praised the makers for maintaining the balance among the major cast. He found the character of S. P. Antony Punnakkadan, played by Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
, to be the most developed and best acted one. In the negative side, he complained that the film was just an entertainer and nothing more. He was also of the opinion that though the comedy track was funny, most of them were mere rehashes of old ideas. He complained that logic was missing from the story, and was particularly displeased with the music and the lyrics of the songs.
The film was well received at the box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
. The film broke the collection record for first day with a gross of Rs. 2.48 crores and grossed over 6.5 crores in its first week alone. The film was shown with 50% hiked ticket prices on the releasing day, and was planning to continue the hiked rate for three days. The producers also managed to get a government
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
order regarding this. However, the plan had to be scrapped after a stay by the High Court of Kerala.
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The film was well received at the box office
Box office
A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
. The film broke the collection record for first day with a gross of Rs. 1.48 crores and grossed over 4.5 crores in its first week alone. The film was shown with 50% hiked ticket prices on the releasing day, and was planning to continue the hiked rate for three days. The producers also managed to get a government
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
order regarding this. However, the plan had to be scrapped after a stay by the High Court of Kerala.
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The first week distributors share of the film stood at Rs. 3.03 crores, making it the second highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week. Twenty:20 opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.. The film at the end of its total theatrical run grossed 32.36 crores in total, thus becoming the highest grossing movie in the history of Malayalam Cinema
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...
.
Home video
Moser BaerMoser Baer
Moser Baer is the world's 2nd largest optical storage media manufacturer and supplies to the world's top dozen brands. They now make CD-R's for Memorex , TDK , Verbatim Sony and Agfa-Gevaert . They used to make CD-R's for Imation and Staples . The company was founded in New Delhi in 1983...
home entertainment released the VCD
VCD
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, DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and superDVD of the movie in India.
Awards
Asianet Film AwardsAsianet Film Awards
The Asianet Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Malayalam films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam...
- Best Film Award - Twenty:20
Annual Malayalam movie awards (Dubai)
- Best Film - Twenty:20
- Best Actor - 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...
Vanitha
Vanitha
Vanitha is an Indian magazine published fortnightly by the Malayala Manorama group. Although its name translates to "woman" in Malayalam, it includes articles on a variety of topics, and is not strictly a women's magazine. Published in Malayalam and Hindi, it is the largest selling magazine in...
Film Awards
- Best Film - Twenty:20
- Best Actor - 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...