''72 Model'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. The film released alongside '' Akam'' and '' August Club''. The film's name is based on a 1972 model of an

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. The film released to mixed reviews.

Cast

as Saajan *

as Vivek *Sonia Das as Parvathy *Nazreen Nazar as Janaki *

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* Vijayaraghavan as Vasutty *Bharath Chand *

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Soundtrack

Music by M. Jayachandran. Lyrics by

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and Santhosh Varma. The promotional song "Car Taxi" was sung by

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Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Rajasenan dishes out a few moments but they lack the bold, emphatic strokes with which he once wooed viewers". A critic from ''Nowrunning'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars while ''Indiaglitz'' gave the film a rating of negative four out of ten. A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Overall, 72 Model is a good comedy entertainer, which would impress family audience as well as youth". The film was a box office failure.

References

{{Reflist Indian drama films 2013 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2013 drama films