Lalitham Sundaram (transl. Simple Is Beautiful) is a Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Madhu Warrier in his directorial debut.[1][2] The film stars Biju Menon, Manju Warrier, Saiju Kurup, Deepti Sati and Anu Mohan. Manju Warrier co-produced the film with Kochumon under the banner Manju Warrier Productions.[3][4][5] The film released on 18 March 2022 directly through Disney+ Hotstar.
| Lalitham Sundaram | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Madhu Warrier |
| Written by | Pramod Mohan |
| Produced by | Manju Warrier Kochumon |
| Starring | Biju Menon Manju Warrier Saiju Kurup Deepti Sati Anu Mohan |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar Gautham Sankar |
| Edited by | Lijo Paul |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production companies | Manju Warrier Productions Century Films |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Synopsis
editSunny, Annie, and their younger brother, Jerry, are disconnected from their family due to their busy schedule. The siblings reunite for their mother's death anniversary and decide to fulfill her last wish. This reunion leads to a series of hilarious incidents that eventually help them repair their dysfunctional familial bonds.
Cast
edit- Biju Menon as Sunny Mary Das,[6] elder son
- Manju Warrier as Annie Mary Das,[7] middle child
- Anu Mohan as Jerry Mary Das a.k.a. Kunjan, youngest child
- Raghunath Paleri as Das
- Saiju Kurup as Sandeep, Annie's husband and Sunny's brother-law
- Deepti Sati as Simy, Jerry's girlfriend[8][9]
- Sudheesh as Rajesh, Sunny's friend
- Remya Nambeesan as Sophia, Sunny's wife
- Zarina Wahab as Mary Das[10]
- Madhu Warrier as Doctor
- Nandhu as Music Director Harikumar
- Vinod Thomas as Xavier
- Anjana Appukuttan as Lisy
- Thennal Abhilash as Rukmini a.k.a. Rukku, Annie's daughter[11]
- Ashwin Warrier as Paul, Annie's son
- Ambika Mohan as Sister Maria
- Asha Aravind as Priya
Production
editPre-production
editThe film was announced by Mammootty and Mohanlal on their respective social media accounts in January 2020.[12] The puja of the film was on February 18, 2020.[13]
P Sukumar did the cinematography for the film along with Gautham Sankar [14] and Lijo Paul handled the editing. Bineesh Chandran is the art director of the movie, and Sakhi Elsa is the costume designer.[15] The National Film Award-winning choreographer, Kala Master, is the dance choreographer of the movie.
Filming
editThe principal photography of the film began in February 2020 at Peermade and Vandiperiyar[16] The film was planned to be shot on a single schedule, but the shooting came to a sudden halt due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in March 2020. The crew had completed about half of the shooting before the lockdown. After about nine month of lockdown, the shooting was resumed in December 2020.[17] As there was a long gap between the two schedules, the director says that all the actors had to begin from the scratch again. The second schedule was shot in Peermade and Ernakulam.[18] The filming was wrapped up in January 2021.[19]
Music
editBijibal is the music director of this film, and B.K.Harinarayanan is the lyricist.[20]
Release
editLalitham Sundaram was released on 18 March 2022.[21] The film was initially planned to be released in July 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] Then, it was slated for multiple times, including April 2021, August 2021, September 2021, and January 2022, but failed due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 26 February 2022, it was announced that the film would be skipping its theatrical release and taken to direct-to-digital release on Disney+ Hotstar.[23]
References
edit- ^ "'Lalitham Sundaram' location stills affirm that the film is all fun!". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Madhu Warrier's directoral debut named as Lalitham Sundaram".
- ^ "Lalitham Sundaram will be the third film produced by Manju Warrier".
- ^ "ചേട്ടനായത് കൊണ്ടല്ല ലളിതം സുന്ദരം നിര്മ്മിക്കാന് തീരുമാനിച്ചത്! കാരണം പറഞ്ഞ് മഞ്ജു വാര്യര്". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Lalitham Sundaram movie review: Manju Warrier, Biju Menon star in a wannabe Kapoor & Sons". 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Biju Menon and Manju Warrier Reunites in Lalitham Sundaram after 20 years". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Manju Warrier as an entrepreneur in Lalitham Sundaram". The Times of India.
- ^ "Deepti Sati bags a role in Manju Warrier's Lalitham Sundaram". thenewsminute.com. 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Deepti Sati Reveals Details About Her Character In Next Lalitham Sundaram - Filmibeat". www.filmibeat.com. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Zarina Wahab to be a part of Lalitham Sundaram Movie". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tik-tok star Kutty Thennal to be a part of Lalitham Sundaram". The Times of India.
- ^ "Mohanal and Mammotty announces Manju Warriers next movie Lalitham Sundaram".
- ^ "Manju Warrier graces the puja of Lalitham Sundaram".
- ^ "The first look poster of 'Lalitham Sundaram' released". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021.
- ^ "The crew details of the film Lalitham Sundaram". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Lalitham Sundarm starts rolling".
- ^ "Lalitham Sundaram shooting resumes".
- ^ "Manju and Biju will have to start from scratch again for Lalitham Sundaram says Madhu Warrier".
- ^ "Its a wrap up for Lalitham Sundaram".
- ^ "'Lalitham Sundaram' team drops the first look poster on Biju Menon's birthday". The Times of India.
- ^ "Manju Warrier-Biju Menon's Lalitham Sundaram to hit Disney+ Hotstar on March 18". Cinema Express. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "If not for Corona Lalitham Sundaram would have released in July 2020 says Madhu Warrier". Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Manju Warrier's 'Lalitham Sundaram' to get OTT release". Mathrubhumi. 26 February 2022.