| Munnariyippu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Venu |
| Screenplay by | Unni R. |
| Story by | Venu |
| Produced by | Ranjith |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | Beena Paul |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production company | Gold Coin Motion Picture Company |
| Distributed by | Gold Coin Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Munnariyippu (transl. Warning) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language psychological experimental thriller film directed by Venu[1] and produced by Ranjith, screenplay by Unni R.[2] The film stars Mammootty and Aparna Gopinath, with Nedumudi Venu, Joy Mathew, Prathap Pothan, Sreeraman, Renji Panicker, Saiju Kurup, Joshy Mathew, and Sudheesh in supporting roles.[3] Prithviraj Sukumaran appears in a cameo role.[4]
The film follows Anjali Arakkal (Aparna Gopinath), a junior journalist, who has set out to write an autobiography on convict C. K. Raghavan (Mammootty), who professes that he never committed the crimes he is in prison for.[5][6] It released on 22 August 2014 to critical and commercial acclaim.[7]
Aparna and Mammootty's performance in the film were critically acclaimed. However the latter performance in the film was ranked by Film Companion amongst 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade.
- ^ Munnariyippu is not an art film: R Unni
- ^ Directors galore in 'Munnariyippu'
- ^ Four Mollywood filmmakers to act in Munnariyippu
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- ^ Filmmakers go ‘behind bars’
- ^ "In search of freedom". The Hindu. 21 August 2014.
- ^ "'Munnariyippu' Review Round up: Mammootty Starrer Rated as One of the Best". IBTimes. 22 August 2014.