''Vellimoonga'' () is a 2014 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

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and written by Joji Thomas. It stars

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in the lead role with

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...

Nikki Galrani Nikita Galrani Pinisetty ( Galrani; born 3 January 1992) is an Indian actress known for her works in Tamil and Malayalam films. Her commercially successful films include ''1983'' (2014), '' Vellimoonga'' (2014), '' Darling'' (2015) and '' Vela ...

Tini Tom Tini Tom is an Indian actor and comedian. He works in Malayalam films and television. Early life Tini Tom was born in North Paravoor, Kerala, India. His father Tomy T.D. is an engineer. He has a sister Tincy. Tom completed his high school ed ...

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, Veena Nair, and Siddique in supporting roles. Asif Ali appears in a cameo role. The music was composed by

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. The film was released on 25 September 2014 in 60 centres across

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. It became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of 2014 with ticket sales estimated at . The movie was remade in Tamil in 2016 as ''

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''.

Plot

Mamachan is an unmarried politician in his forties. He works in a relatively unknown party based in North India that barely has any presence in Kerala. He is subject to taunts and retorts to this though he is the national leader of the party he belongs to. Well known for his cunning and slimy tactics, Mamachan has his share of haters in the village, Karthikapuram. Mamachan eventually decides to get married and visits a prospective bride, only to be chased away by the bride's father Wareed as Mamachan and the bride's mother Mollykutty were classmates and friends during their teens and Mamachan had slapped Wareed once when he tried to woo Mollykutty. Mamachan in an attempt to get serious in life decides to progress his political career after he is taunted for being a good-for-nothing lazing around in a party without any scope or future. He visits Delhi and is instructed to stand in elections with the understanding that if he loses his election deposit in Kerala, he will be elevated to a role in the center which is viewed with jealousy by his colleague, Gopi. Gopi decides it's better to let Mamachan win in Erikkur constituency and stay as a legislator rather than lose and move to Delhi for a better role. Gopi subsequently rallies all of Mamachan's rivals together to work for Mamachan's victory so that they can prevent him from going to Delhi which results in Mamachan's victory in the polls. Only after the elections, it's revealed that everything was Mamachan's plans to win the election as a legislator, making others work for his victory, and that there was nothing for him in Delhi. Mamachan's prospective bride's alliance is fixed with a guy from Mumbai named Charlie who disappears on the day of the wedding. To save the bride and her family's honor, Mamachan is requested by the village elders and priest to marry her. After the marriage, Charlie appears and reveals he was Mamachan's friend and his disappearance was a part of a plan by Mamachan to marry her. Both are shown to be happily married and moving on after that. The story is based on some real-life observations written by Joji Thomas who is a native of Karthikapuram.

Cast

as Mamachan C.P. MLA **Rohith Menon as Young Mamachan * Asif Ali as Charlie/Jose Kutty Pala *

as Tony Vakkathanam/Pachan *

as Lisa Wareed *

as V.P. Jose, Panchayath Vice-president *

as Annakutty, Mammachan's mother * Siddique as Kunnel Wareed *

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as Mollykutty Wareed * Veena Nair as Sholi Mathew, Udayagiri Panchayat president *

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as Father Paulouse Karakkunam *

as Mathew / Kochappi *

as Velayudhan *

as Gopi * Dr. Midhula Sebastian as Manju Pappan *

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as Sally Cherian P. * Basil as Tom Cherian *

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as K.P. Joseph *

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as Maniyanikuttichan *

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as Communist party leader * Baby Rachael as a young girl

Reception

''Vellimoonga'' received positive reviews upon release. Nowrunning.com gave 4.5/5 and called it a "surprise winner".

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reported that ''Vellimoonga'' had a good opening and called the film an "instant hit". The film became one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year, with a box office collection estimated at . It also earned from satellite rights. The film won the

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. Tini Tom won the Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for this film in 2014. The film was remade in Tamil as ''

'' by

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Soundtrack

References

{{reflist 2014 films Indian political satire films Malayalam films remade in other languages Films shot in Thodupuzha Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Thalassery Films shot in Delhi 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s political satire films