''Style'' is a
2016 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
action thriller film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
directed by
Binu Sadanandan starring
Unni Mukundan
Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Unni Mukundan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films.
Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the T ...
,
Tovino Thomas
Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who prominently works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film ''Prabhuvinte Makkal''. His breakthrough roles were in the films '' ABCD'' (2013), '' 7 ...
,
Priyanka Kandwal
Priyanka Kandwal (born 18 July 1994) is an Indian television and film actress. In 2013, she made her television debut with Zee TV's ''Pavitra Rishta'' as Dr. Gauri Shahane. In 2017, she portrayed the role of Shweta Kashyap in StarPlus's ''Jaana ...
, Master Ilhan,
Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. ''Gaddama''. ...
and
Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005).
Early life and Career
Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...
in the leading roles. Mumbai-based model
Priyanka Kandwal
Priyanka Kandwal (born 18 July 1994) is an Indian television and film actress. In 2013, she made her television debut with Zee TV's ''Pavitra Rishta'' as Dr. Gauri Shahane. In 2017, she portrayed the role of Shweta Kashyap in StarPlus's ''Jaana ...
debuted as a heroine in the film.
Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift is an Indian film music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the success of his song "Lajjavathiye" from the film ''4 The People''.
He won ...
wrote the songs and
Rahul Raj
Rahul Raj (born 17 March 1978) is an Indian music composer. He has composed and produced scores and soundtracks for Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil movies. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Berklee College of Music and holds a postgraduate degr ...
composed the background score. The film, edited by
National Award
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...
winner
Vivek Harshan
Vivek Harshan (born 28 May 1981) is a National Film Awards winning Indian film editor who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He has frequently collaborated with Amal Neerad since the beginning of his career. '' Big B'', ''Iyobin ...
, was released on 2 January 2016. Despite receiving negative reviews, the film was a commercial success.
Premise
Tom, a young automobile mechanic, falls in love with Diya. After an accident, a powerful don named Edgar comes into their lives. A rivalry between Tom and Edgar leads to Edgar's humiliation.
Cast
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Unni Mukundan
Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Unni Mukundan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Telugu and Tamil films.
Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the T ...
as Tom
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Tovino Thomas
Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who prominently works in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film ''Prabhuvinte Makkal''. His breakthrough roles were in the films '' ABCD'' (2013), '' 7 ...
as Edgar Fletcher / Fletcher; Edgar's Father (
dual role
A dual role (also known as a double role) refers to one actor playing two roles in a single production. Dual roles (or a larger number of roles for an actor) may be deliberately written into a script, or may instead be a choice made during produc ...
)
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Priyanka Kandwal
Priyanka Kandwal (born 18 July 1994) is an Indian television and film actress. In 2013, she made her television debut with Zee TV's ''Pavitra Rishta'' as Dr. Gauri Shahane. In 2017, she portrayed the role of Shweta Kashyap in StarPlus's ''Jaana ...
as Diya
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Balu Varghese
Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005).
Early life and Career
Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...
as DiCaprio aka Kapra
* Ilhan as Jerry
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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 iconi ...
as Tom and Jerry's father
*
Rony David as Stephan
*
Baiju Santhosh
Baiju Santhosh Kumar, commonly referred to as Baiju, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more tha ...
as Prakashan
* Manju Sathish as Tom and Jerry's mother
* Dominic
* Noby as Gymman
*
Stunt Silva
Stunt Silva is an Indian stunt actor, action director and stunt co-ordinator who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and Sinhala films. He made his debut with the 2005 Telugu film '' Chatrapathi'', directed by S ...
as Martyn
*
Shine Tom Chacko
Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema. After working as an assistant to director Kamal for about 9 years, he forayed into acting through the film. ''Gaddama''. ...
as
Alvy Benedict (
cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly ei ...
)
Production
The same team produced the movie ''
Ithihasa
''Ithihasa'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film directed by Binu Sadanandan and written by Aneesh Lee Ashok and Anil Narayanan. The film tells the story of body swapping between a conservative young software professional ...
''. The film was announced in March 2015 and started its preliminary filming in July. Shooting occurred in two main sessions and was completed mid-November 2015. The film was released on 2 January 2016.
Music
The film has three songs composed by
Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift is an Indian film music composer and playback singer. He composes songs and sings for Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He became famous after the success of his song "Lajjavathiye" from the film ''4 The People''.
He won ...
. One of which, "Chenthamachundil," was particularly well received by audiences. The film also features a remixed version of a song from the 1977 movie ''
Saritha
Saritha is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu languages. She was one of the popular and critically acclaimed lead actresses during the 1980s. She also appeared in a television serial, ...
'', originally performed by
K. J. Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian Music and also as ...
and remixed by
Karthik. The
background score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
of the film was composed, arranged and produced by
Rahul Raj
Rahul Raj (born 17 March 1978) is an Indian music composer. He has composed and produced scores and soundtracks for Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil movies. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Berklee College of Music and holds a postgraduate degr ...
and released under the label
Muzik247
Muzik 247 based out of Chennai, acquires music rights for South Indian Cinema films, mainly Tamil, Malayalam and Tulu. The company was founded in 2012 by Naveen Bhandari, and has achieved a large market share of the Malayalam film music.
About ...
.
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 5239564
2016 films
Films shot in Kollam
2010s Malayalam-language films