Romans (2013 film)

Romans
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBoban Samuel
Written byY. V. Rajesh
Produced by
  • Arun Ghosh
  • Bijoy Chandran
Starring
CinematographyVinod Illampally
Edited byLijo Paul
Music by
Production
company
Chand V Creations
Distributed by
  • Chand V Creations
  • Popcorn Entertainments
Release date
  • 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17)
[1][2]
Running time
154 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹ 4–4.5 crore[4][5]
Box office₹15 crore (US$1.8 million)[5]

Romans is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Boban Samuel.[6][7] The film is produced by Arun Ghosh and Bijoy Chandran under the banner Chand V Creations.[8] The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon,Nivetha Thomas, Lalu Alex and Vijayaraghavan. The core plots were inspired from 1989 American comedy film We're No Angels, directed by Neil Jordan.

The film released on 17 January 2013,[1][2] and received positive responses from critics.[9][10] The film was an all-time blockbuster at the box office.[4][11]

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  2. ^ a b "'Romans' and 'Nakhangal' to release today (Jan 17)". Sify. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Romans". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Moviebuzz (8 July 2013). "Malayalam cinema – First Half of 2013 Progress Report". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b Pudippedi, Haricharan (17 December 2013). "Comedies reaped gold for southern cinema (2013 In Retrospect)". Business Standard. India. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. ^ "A Roman holiday". The Hindu. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Romans on roll". IndiaGlitz. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Romans; Cast and Crew". NowRunning. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Romans' up with fine reports". IndiaGlitz. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Romans opens to excellent reports". Sans Cinema. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  11. ^ Deepa Gauri. The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013 26 December 2013 Khaleej Times [1] Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine