Ennu Ninte Moideen

Ennu Ninte Moideen
Film poster
Directed byR. S. Vimal
Written byR.S.Vimal
Produced bySuresh Raj
Binoy Shankarath
Ragy Thomas
StarringPrithviraj Sukumaran
Parvathy Thiruvothu
Tovino Thomas
Narrated bySudheer Karamana
CinematographyJomon T. John
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music bySongs:
M. Jayachandran
Gopi Sundar
Ramesh Narayan
Background Score:
Gopi Sundar
Production
company
Newton Movies
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)
Running time
166 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹12 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹56 crore[3][4][5]

Ennu Ninte Moideen (transl. Yours Truly, Moideen) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film[6] written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took place in the 1960s in Mukkam, Kozhikode.[7][8] Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy Thiruvothu essay the title characters of Moideen and Kanchanamala while Tovino Thomas, Bala, Sai Kumar, Sashi Kumar and Lena appear in supporting roles.[9][10]

Music was composed by M. Jayachandran and Ramesh Narayan,[11] while background score was composed by Gopi Sunder. The cinematography was by Jomon T. John.[12] Upon release, it received a positive critical response and was a commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time, grossing over ₹56 crore at the box office.[5][13][14] It is widely regarded as one of the best movies of the Malayalam New Wave movement.[15]

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  2. ^ "Content triumphed over star power in southern filmdom (2015 in Retrospect)". Business Standard. Indo-Asian News Service. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. ^ James, Anu (31 December 2015). "Premam, Ennu Ninte Moideen and other top Malayalam movies that did well at the box office in 2015". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Mumbai Police' to 'Koode': 5 Prithviraj movies to watch before 'Cold Case'". Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Top highest grossing Mollywood films worldwide; 2018 tops with 143 crores in 20 days". PINKVILLA. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ "IBNLive Movie Awards 2016: Nominees for Best Actress (South)". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016. Parvathy was lauded for her efforts in Malayalam romantic thriller 'Ennu Ninte Moideen'.
  7. ^ "Ennu Ninte Moideen unfolds in the first person account of Kanchanamala" Archived 14 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India (17 July 2014). Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Kanchanamala: A talisman for true love in Kerala". The Indian Express. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Prithviraj Coming Up with 3 Big Malayalam Films" Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. International Business Times (26 June 2014). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. ^ "I don’t mind playing supporting roles: Parvathy" Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India (10 July 2014). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  11. ^ "M Jayachandran feels honoured to work with Shreya Ghoshal". The Times of India (25 June 2014). Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  12. ^ Navamy Sudhish (15 July 2014) "In Love with his Lens" Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  13. ^ Mythily Ramachandran (21 October 2015). "‘Ennu Ninte Moideen’ is an immortal love story". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Ennu Ninte Moideen: First 2 Days Box Office Collections". www.filmibeat.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  15. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.