''Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu'' () is a 2017 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

-language comedy-drama film written and directed by

Ranjan Pramod Ranjan Pramod is an Indian screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a writer with '' Randam Bhavam'' (2001). His popular films include '' Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), ''Manassinakkare'' (2003), ''A ...

and produced by 100th Monkey Movies. It stars

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil and Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over two decade ...

in the lead role with

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 Sreeniva ...

and Hannah Reji Koshy playing supporting roles. The songs and background score are composed by

Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films, documentaries, short films and television commercials. He has composed for more than 150 feature films, several documentaries and televis ...

. The plot follows Baiju, a local sports club patron as he tries to resolve various issues taking place in their village in Kerala. ''Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu'' was released in India on 21 April 2017. The film won three

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Ch ...

— Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value, Best Sync Sound (for Smijith Kumar), and Best Child Artist (for Nakshatra).

Plot

The story revolves around a middle-aged man Baiju (

) who works as a government employee and patron of a local arts and sports club.

Cast

Production

The main production started on 6 October 2016.

Release and reception

''Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu'' released on 21 April 2017. After having a slow start at the box office, it soon picked up pace and reportedly collected 8.32 crore in 21 days. The film completed 100 days run in theatres and fetched 23.6 crore gross. Critical reviews to the film have been mostly positive. Lauding the film as a feel-good entertainer, Mythili Ramachandran of ''Gulf News'' wrote: "Rakshadhikari Baiju is a refreshing film with its characters leaving behind a nice feeling." Veeyen also gave a positive review, writing, "Clever, enjoyable, witty and poignant by turns, ‘Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu’ is an entertaining character drama with a subtle, pertinent note concealed within its folds."

Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic, writer, and formerly the deputy editor of '' The Hindu''. He later became a senior editor of Film Companion. Rangan won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2006. Before joining ''The Hin ...

of Film Companion South wrote "Baiju is beautifully shot and edited. The frames are dense – there's always something happening in the background. The camera could change its focus, and there’d be another set of lives, another set of stories to follow."

Music

Music album was released by the label Millennium audios. #"Mohabathin Munthirineere" -

, Rakesh Brahmanandan #"Njaanee Oonjaalil" - P. Jayachandran, Chithra Arun #"Aakaasham Panthalu Ketti" -

Sudeep Kumar Sudeep Kumar is an Indian playback singer. He sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 5000 songs in languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Sanskrit, during a career spanning two decades. He is ...

#"Vellilappoovine" - Anakha Sadan #"Raasaathi Ivan" -

Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi ...

#"Jeevithamennathu" -

Arun Alat Arun Alat (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian playback singer, music composer and Lyricist who made a space in Malayalam film industry as a singer with his debut song "Swapnamoru Chaakku" from the 2010 film'' Best Actor''. Musical career In 20 ...

#"Kathiravanivide" - Bhavya Lakshmi,

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt6576288 Films scored by Bijibal 2010s Malayalam-language films Films set in Kerala Films shot in Kerala Indian family films