Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus
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''Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus'' is a 2013
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directed by debutante director Marthandan and scripted by
Benny P Nayarambalam Benny P. Nayarambalam is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam films and theatre. He wrote his first theatrical play ''Athyunnathangalil Deivathinu Sthuthi'' at the age of 19, for the production company owned by Rajan P. Dev, in which ...
. Set against the backdrop of theatre,
Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...
plays the title role of Cleetus, a theatre artiste.
Honey Rose } Honey Rose Varghese is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film ''Boyy Friennd''. Her breakthrough role came ...
, Siddique,
Suraj Venjaramoodu Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than 2 ...
and
P.Balachandran Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair (2 February 1952 – 5 April 2021) was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He was known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Career Balachandran is best known for ...
play prominent roles in the film. It was released on 12 September 2013.


Plot summary

''Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus'' tells the story of a "thug" named Cleetus who is asked by a parish priest, who does not know about his background, to play the role of Jesus Christ in a play. During the film, events in the life of Cleetus start to mirror events portrayed about Jesus' life in the Bible.


Cast

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Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...
as Cleetus *
Honey Rose } Honey Rose Varghese is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film ''Boyy Friennd''. Her breakthrough role came ...
as Lakshmi * Siddique as Father Sunny Vadakkumthala *
Rejith Menon Rajith CR, better known as Rajith Menon, is an Indian actor who made his debut through the 2007 Malayalam movie '' Goal''. Personal life Rajith Menon did his schooling in Abu Dhabi Model School, and continued his bachelor's degree in mechani ...
as Alex *
Suraj Venjaramoodu Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than 2 ...
as Kunjachan *
Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985) better known as Aju Varghese is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in ''Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his college classmate Vineeth Sreenivas ...
as Chinnan * Eric Anil as Manikuttan, Lakshmi's son *
Sanam Shetty Sanam may refer to: Places * Sanam, Iran, a village in Iran * Sanam, Niger, a commune in Niger * Sanam, Sudan, a village in Sudan Entertainment * ''Sanam'' (1997 film), a 1997 Hindi drama film * ''Sanam'' (1951 film), a 1951 Bollywood roma ...
as Anna * Abu Salim as Udumbu Salim * Vinayakan as Sayippu * Jubil Rajan P Dev as Podiyan *
Nandhu Nandalal Krishnamoorthy better known by his stage name Nandu is an Indian actor primarily working in Malayalam films. Although he has been in the industry for more than 30 years, he is acclaimed for his performance in Mohanlal' s ''Spirit'', dir ...
as Ravindran, Lakshmi's Father *
Mohan Jose Mohan Jose is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted more than 100 films. He came into movie industry portraying villains and later began acting in different comedy and character roles. He is the son of famous singer Pappukutty Bhag ...
as S.I Ittichan *
Kottayam Nazeer Kottayam Nazeer is an Indian actor, impressionist, and an artist from Kerala. Kottayam Nazeer started his career as a stage artist . Recently he also started his career in painting. Family Nazeer is married to Haseena. They have two sons, Moh ...
as Varghese *
Anoop Chandran Anoop Chandran is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Malayalam films. He was a contestant in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1'' in 2018. Career Mostly appeared in comic roles, he is best known for his roles in ''Classm ...
as Makri Jose *
N. L. Balakrishnan Narayanan Lakshmi Balakrishnan (born Velayudhan) (17 April 1942 – 25 December 2014), commonly known as N. L. Balakrishnan, was an Indian film still photographer and actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He worked as a still photographer in a ...
as Kochappi *
Vijayaraghavan Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the icon ...
as Simon * Jaise Jose as C.Krishnakumar *
Vishal Krishna Vishal Krishna Reddy (born 29 August 1977), also known as Vishal, is an Indian actor and film producer from Tamil cinema. The younger son of film producer G. K. Reddy, Vishal studied Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. Best known ...
as Jamon * Ullas Pandalam * Krishnaprasad * Adinad Sasi *
Kailash Mount Kailash (also Kailasa; ''Kangrinboqê'' or ''Gang Rinpoche''; Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; ; sa, कैलास, ), is a mountain in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It has an altitude of ...
as Jayakrishnan *
P. Balachandran Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair (2 February 1952 – 5 April 2021) was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He was known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Career Balachandran is best known for ...
as Raphael Vadakkumthala * Maya Moushmi *
Thesni Khan Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season ...
as Kumbalangi Maria * Manjusha Sajish *
Anoop Krishnan Anoop Krishnan (born 7 May 1990) is an Indian television actor, director and anchor, who works predominantly in Malayalam film industry. He is mainly noted for the role Kalyan in the television series '' Seetha Kalyanam'' telecasted in Asian ...
as Shopkeeper


Reception


Critical Reception

The film received mixed reviews upon release and it was a commercial flop. Paresh C Palicha of
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rated the film 2/5 and said, "Fans of Mammootty will be happy with his performance, beginning with comedy, then moving to superhero action and culminating in emotionally intense scenes. But good acting is not enough to make up for a vapid plot and content." Padmakumar K. of ''
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'' rated the film 2.5/5 and said, "Just like any other director, debutant G Marthaandan has also made a film. He made it like a recipe with all the required ingredients in required measures. For a discerning connoisseur what it falls short of is the required taste." A critic from
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rated the film 2.5/5 and said, "''Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus'' can be regarded as a comedy entertainer. The first half of the movie is interesting". Aswin J. Kumar of ''
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'' said, "Marthandan, as though overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the subject incorporates some light stuff, which eventually translates into poorly staged comic scenes." The reviewer criticised Mammootty's performance saying, "Mammootty carries off the thug and later the moralist with a palpable tiredness, which is worsened by a patchy make-up." Sharika C. of ''
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'' said, "Tracing Cleetus’ transformation from evil to good, the film is a watchable fare. Does it mean resurrection for the superstar? Only, almost."


Box office

The film was commercial flop. The film collected 4,6 at UK box office from 1st weekend, and 20,305 from 2nd weekend, and 14.66 lakhs from third weekend (final run).


Soundtrack


References

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