Thoppil Joppan
| Thoppil Joppan | |
|---|---|
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| Malayalam | തോപ്പിൽ ജോപ്പൻ |
| Directed by | Johny Antony |
| Produced by | Noushad Alathur |
| Written by | Nishad Koya |
| Starring | |
| Music by | VidyaSagar |
| Cinematography | Sunoj Velayudam |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
Production company |
Grande Film Corporation S N Group |
| Distributed by | Grande Film Corporation Release |
Release dates | 7 October 2016 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | est. ₹14.10 crore[1] |
Thoppil Joppan is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Johny Antony, starring Mammootty in the titular role as a Kabaddi player.[2]
Principal photography began in April 2016 in Ernakulam. With music and background score composed by Vidyasagar, the film released on 7 October 2016.[3]
Cast
- Mammootty as Thoppil Joppan
- Andrea Jeremiah as Annie, Joppan's former lover
- Mamta Mohandas as Dr. Maria
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Mother of Joppan
- Sudheer Sukumaran as SI
- Salim Kumar as Father Isaac Vaalambarambil
- Mohan Jose as retired police captain Kunjappan Koshy
- Saju Navodaya as Eldho
- Harisree Ashokan as Broker Vakkachan
- Renji Panicker as Father Jacob Anakattil
- Sreejith Ravi as Aravindan
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Pappichayan
- Suresh Krishna as Roy
- Jude Anthany Joseph as Thomaskutty
- Jaise Jose
- Reshmi Boban as Susamma
- Thesni Khan
- Akshara Kishor as Rosy Kutty
Production
The filming began in Ernakulam in April 2016.Amala Paul Signed into play the lead lady. Initially vedhika and Deepti Sati were each considered for the second lead role but replaced by Mamta Mohandas. The actress announced the news via her Facebook page in May 17. Mamta will be paired opposite director-turned-actor Jude Anthany Joseph.[4] Later Andrea Jeremiah replaced Amala .
Music
| Thoppil Joppan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by VidyaSagar | ||||
| Released | 21 September 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:22 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | VidyaSagar | |||
| VidyaSagar chronology | ||||
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The music and background score for the film is composed by VidyaSagar, who has worked with Johny Antony in several times. The music release was coincided with an event held at Avenue Center in Kochi.[5] The soundtrack album comprises six songs, with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahammed and Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
| Track listing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Thoppil Joppan" | Niranj Suresh | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Onpathilage" | Jithin | 1:15 |
| 3. | "Poovithalai" | K. S. Chithra | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Manamilla" | Benedict Shine | 1:26 |
| 5. | "Poovithalai Njaan" | Abhirami Ajai | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Chil Chinchilamai" | Shweta Mohan, Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:17 |
Total length: |
18:22 | ||
Box office
In Kerala, the film collected ₹1.40–2.06 crore on its opening day.[6][7] By the end of its first week in theatres, the film had collected an estimated ₹8.46 crore from Kerala box office,[8] and more than ₹10 crore worldwide.[9] The film collected ₹14.1 crore in 24 days from Kerala box office.[10] The film collected ₹4.61 lakhs in its 1st weekend from US box office.[11]
Awards
K.S.Chithra won the Asiavision Awards 2016 for Best Singer Female for the song "Poovithalai Njaan Naadha"[12]
References
- ↑ "Kerala box office: Mohanlal's Pulimurugan becomes biggest grosser; other recent movies continue good run". International Business Times. 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "തോപ്പിൽ ജോപ്പൻ". Mathrubhumi. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gocinema - Thoppil Joppan confirms release date". www.gocinema.in. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "Mamta Mohandas Joins Mammootty's Thoppil Joppan". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Thoppil Joppan' audio launch". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kerala Box Office: Good opening for Mammootty's Thoppil Joppan despite clash with Mohanlal's Pulimurugan". Catch News. 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Pulimurugan box office: Mohanlal-starrer breaks records, second to Rajinikanth's Kabali". The Indian Express. 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Thoppil Joppan 7 days collection: Mammootty-starrer becomes one of biggest first week Malayalam grossers". International Business Times. 14 October 2016.
- ↑ "'Thoppil Joppan' is subject to hate campaigns". Sify. 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kerala box office: Mohanlal's Pulimurugan becomes biggest grosser; other recent movies continue good run". International Business Times. 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "FORCE 2 opens better than ROCKY HANDSOME and SHIVAAY in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 21 November 2016.
- ↑ Onmanorama Staff (16 November 2016). "Asiavision Movie Awards 2016 announced: and the winners are...". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.