Thirimali

2022 Malayalam Film
  • Vishnu Unnikrishnan
  • Tini Tom
  • Mareena Michael Kurisingal
  • Musthafa
  • Anna Rajan
  • Mamitha Baiju
  • Irshad
CinematographyFaizal AliEdited byV SaajanMusic bySreejith Edavana
Production
company
Angle Maria Cinema
Release date
  • 27 January 2022 (2022-01-27)
CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Thirimali (lit. 'Cheat') is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Rajiv Shetty and produced by SK Lawrence. under the banner of Angel Maria Cinemas. It features Bibin George, Swastima Khadka, Johny Antony, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Anna Rajan, Naseer Sankranthi, Hareesh Kanaran, and Innocent in the main cast. It was released on 27 January 2022.[1]

Cast

  • Bibin George as Baby
  • Swastima Khadka as Bar dancer
  • Johny Antony as Alexander Parinjappan
  • Dharmajan Bolgatty as Peter a.k.a. Tour Peter
  • Anna Rajan as Jancy
  • Mamitha Baiju as Jessy
  • Naseer Sankranthi as Mathai
  • Hareesh Kanaran as Jackson
  • Innocent as Devassy
  • Salim Kumar as Avarachan
  • Aziz Nedumangad as Advocate Vinayachandran
  • Sohan Seenulal as Police Writer Bijulal
  • Namrata Aryal as Maina
  • Umesh Tamang as Veer

Production

The film was announced on 27 October 2020 with the first look poster.[2][3] Vivek Muzhakkunnu was announced as the first time lyricist.[4] Some of the film was shot on location in Manali, Himachal Pradesh and Kathmandu, Pokhara and Mustang in Nepal.[5]

Controversy

"Rang Birang", an item song in the film was found to have used the photographs of Nepali actresses Aditi Budhathoki and Jasita Gurungwirhout their consent. Later, the producer removed the photos from the video.[6]

Reception

The film was released on 27 January 2022. A critic from Onmanorama wrote that "The song can rival any peppy Bollywood number and features Nepali actress Swastima Khadka ".[7] Megha Mukundan critic of OTTplay gave 2 out of 5 stars and stated that "The movie is a one-time watch for the soulful visuals it offers with the ear-pleasing background music. But you might want to think twice if you cannot tolerate a dull storyline even with actors doing their best.".[8] Critics from ManoramaOnline and Samayam gave mixed reviews.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "ThirimaliU". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ "Bibin George, Anna Rajan team up for Thirimali". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ "Bibin George's next titled 'Thirimali'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  4. ^ "Vivek Muzhakkunnu: I wake up at 4 am in the morning to get my work done". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ^ net, Fursadnepal. "From Maotse to Swastima in the southern film 'Thirimali', Fursadnepal.net". Fursadnepal.net (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ^ "Malayalam Movie Thirimali Done By Swastima Khadka, Maotse Gurung Released". Nepalese Voice. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  7. ^ "Thirimali Movie review: Meandering through the path to nowhere". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  8. ^ "Thirimali review: The Bibin George-Dharmajan starrer is old wine in a new bottle". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  9. ^ "'ചിരിമാല' തീർത്ത് 'തിരിമാലി'; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  10. ^ "തിരിമാലി". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

External links

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