Angamaly Diaries

Angamaly Diaries
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLijo Jose Pellissery
Written byChemban Vinod Jose
Produced byVijay Babu
StarringAntony Varghese
Anna Rajan
Tito Wilson
Appani Sarath
CinematographyGirish Gangadharan
Edited byShameer Muhammed
Music byPrashant Pillai
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box officeest. ₹20 crore[2]

Angamaly Diaries is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language action crime drama film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by Chemban Vinod Jose. The film features 86 debutant actors with Antony Varghese, Anna Rajan, Appani Sarath, Kichu Tellus, Vineeth Vishwam, Bitto Davis, Ullas Chemban, Tito Wilson and Sinoj Varghese playing the main roles.[3] It marks Vijay Babu's first production under Friday Film House.[4] The film features an uncut 11-minute long take in the climax featuring around 1000 artists.[5][6]

Angamaly Diaries was released on 3 March 2017 to critical acclaim and emerged as a commercial success at the box office.[7][8] The film was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.[9] Antony Varghese won the Youth Icon Award at Asianet Film Awards.

It was remade in Telugu as Falaknuma Das (2019) starring Vishwak Sen in the lead role.[10]

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  4. ^ KS, Aravind. "Lijo's Anagamali Diaries all set to reach screens". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ "The 11 minute long climax sequence in Angamaly Diaries was shot in a single take with 1000 artists". 25 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Angamaly Diaries Climax: 1000 Artists in 11 Minutes Single Shot - SecondShow". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "When Vinayakan's Dude fires into Angamaly Diaries' Do Naina". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  8. ^ "'Angamaly Diaries' is a super hit". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. ^ "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade". The Hindu. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ Nyayapati, Neeshita. "Vishwak Sen says half of the shoot is completed for his upcoming directorial Falaknuma das". The Times of India.