China Town (2011 film)

China Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRafi Mecartin
Written byRafi Mecartin
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
StarringMohanlal
Jayaram
Dileep
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Narrated byJagathy Sreekumar
CinematographyAlagappan N.
Edited byDon Max
Music byJassie Gift
Production
company
Distributed byMaxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
Release date
  • 14 April 2011 (2011-04-14)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹6 crore (US$720,000)[1][2]
Box office₹13.2crore

China Town is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written and directed by the Rafi Mecartin duo and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal in dual role as a father and son, with Jayaram, Dileep and Suraj Venjaramoodu in lead roles, while Kavya Madhavan, Poonam Bajwa, Dipa Shah, Pradeep Rawat, Captain Raju, Shanavas and Shankar plays the pivotal roles. Jagathi Sreekumar makes a cameo appearance. The film is loosely based on The Hangover.

The plot follows Mathukutty, Zachariah, and Binoy from Kerala, who reached Chinatown in Goa to claim the ownership of their family’s Casino but inadvertently there they get embroiled with local mafia and drug dealers led by Gowda, a criminal who killed their parents. The film was released on 14 April 2011 in India.[3][4] Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a blockbuster at the box office.[5]

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  3. ^ "വിഷു ചിരിയുടെ വെടിക്കെട്ടായി ചൈനാ ടൗണ" (in Malayalam). Oneindia.in. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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