Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus

''Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus'' is a 2013 Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by debutante director Marthandan and scripted by Benny P Nayarambalam. Set against the backdrop of theatre, Mammootty plays the title role of Cleetus, a theatre artiste. Honey Rose, Siddique, Suraj Venjaramoodu and P.Balachandran 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

* Mammootty as Cleetus
* Honey Rose as Lakshmi
* Siddique as Father Sunny Vadakkumthala
* Rejith Menon as Alex
* Suraj Venjaramoodu as Kunjachan
* Aju Varghese as Chinnan
* Eric Anil as Manikuttan, Lakshmi's son
* Sanam Shetty as Anna
* Abu Salim as Udumbu Salim
* Vinayakan as Sayippu
* Jubil Rajan P Dev as Podiyan
* Nandhu as Ravindran, Lakshmi's Father
* Mohan Jose as S.I Ittichan
* Kottayam Nazeer as Varghese
* Anoop Chandran as Makri Jose
* N. L. Balakrishnan as Kochappi
* Vijayaraghavan as Simon
* Jaise Jose as C.Krishnakumar
* Vishal Krishna as Jamon
* Ullas Pandalam
* Krishnaprasad
* Adinad Sasi
* Kailash as Jayakrishnan
* P. Balachandran as Raphael Vadakkumthala
* Maya Moushmi
* Thesni Khan as Kumbalangi Maria
* Manjusha Sajish
* Anoop Krishnan as Shopkeeper

Reception

Critical Reception

The film received mixed reviews upon release and it was a commercial flop. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com 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 ''Malayala Manorama'' 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 Oneindia.in 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 ''The Times of India'' 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 ''The Hindu'' 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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2013 films
2010s Malayalam-language films
2013 directorial debut films