Chotta Mumbai

Chotta Mumbai
Directed by	Anwar Rasheed
Produced by	Maniyanpilla Raju
Written by	Benny P. Nayarambalam
Starring	Mohanlal Siddique Saikumar Bhavana Jagathy Sreekumar Bijukuttan Indrajith Manikuttan Kalabhavan Mani Rajan P. Dev Maniyanpilla Raju
Music by	Rahul Raj
Cinematography	Azhagappan
Editing by	Don Max
Studio	Sree Bhadra Pictures
Distributed by	Vaishakha Release
Release date(s)	6 April 2007
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	5 crores
Box office	14 crores

Chotta Mumbai is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by Anwar Rasheed, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal, Siddique, Saikumar, Bhavana, Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrajith, Manikuttan, Bijukuttan, Kalabhavan Mani, and Rajan P. Dev. The film score and soundtrack are by Rahul Raj.

Story

The film starts in a street in Fort Kochi where Vasco da Gama (Mohanlal), the son of a wrestler named Michael(Saikumar), lives. Vasco and his gang of five - Chandrappan (Siddique), Susheelan (Bijukuttan), Sainu (Manikuttan), Basheer (Jagathy Sreekumar) and cousin Tomichchan (Indrajith) are small-time goondas, involved in petty offences and as the movie progresses, these characters turn out to be more endearing than bad.

Vasco goes by the nickname 'Thala' (head) since he is the leader of the gang. Though Vasco's father Michael rebukes his son time and again for his lifestyle choices, he loves him and has big dreams for him. The plot progresses when a marriage broker contracts a marriage between Vasco and auto-rickshaw driver Latha (Bhavana),the only daughter of Pambu Chakochan (Rajan P. Dev) who is a heavy drinker and a longtime friend of Michael.

Vasco likes Latha, but she pleads with him to tell her father that he does not like her, because she is plans to elope with her lover. But overjoyed at having discovered a fellow drinker in Vasco, Chakochan doesn't even let him voice his opinion. Vasco decides to help Latha out, but her plan to elope fails when she discovers that her boyfriend Suni (Suraj Venjaramoodu) is involved in human trafficking, and she returns to Vasco. Later when Vasco, Michael, Chandrappan and Latha travel in her auto rickshaw, they clash with a gang that has been on the run after stabbing an honest Police Officer (Vijayaraghavan). Vasco and his father had been witnesses to the murder which was committed by Satheesan (Vinayakan) who is the younger brother of a corrupt Circle Inspector called Natesan (Kalabhavan Mani). This leads to complications in the plot which end up with Vasco changing his lifestyle and stepping up to sort out the mess that his family and friends find themselves in.

Reception

The movie was blockbuster at the box office^[1] and ran for more than 100 days in major centres.^[2]. The main highlight of the movie is Mohanlal's introduction scene. He is dancing in an olden cinematic costume with terrific steps for the song Chettikulangara, the remix version, which was originally from the 1975 film Sindhu, starring Prem Nazir by Sreekumaran Thampi-M. K. Arjunan-K. J. Yesudas team, a popular and trendsetter song.

Cast

• Mohanlal ... Vasco Da Gama aka Thala
• Bhavana ... Latha
• Kalabhavan Mani ... C. I. Nateshan
• Jagathy Sreekumar ... Paddakam Basheer
• Siddhique ... Mullan Chandrappan
• Indrajith ... Tomichan
• Manikuttan ... Sainu
• Bijukuttan ... Susheelan
• Saikumar ... Phylwan Michael Ashan
• Rajan P. Dev ... Paambu Chacko
• Vinayakan ... Satheeshan
• Maniyanpilla Raju ... Advocate Menon
• Sanusha ... Tomichan's Sister
• Mallika Sukumaran ... Tomichan's mother
• Thara .... Vasco Da Gama's sister
• Shakeela ... Shakeela

Music

Chotta Mumbai
Soundtrack album by Rahul Raj
Released	2007
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Satyam Audios
Producer	Manianpilla Raju
Rahul Raj chronology
Chotta Mumbai Time

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Rahul Raj.

Track	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Other notes
1	Vasco Da Gama	Afsal, Rimi Tomy, Vipin Xavier	Sarath Vayalar	Party song in the climax
2	Poonila	Sangeeth, Sangeetha Prabhu	Santhosh Varma	Raga: Kalyani, Sindhu Bhairavi Not picturised
3	Thala	Shankar Mahadevan, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi	Sarath Vayalar	Highlighting Thala
4	Chettikulangara	M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora	Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar	Mohanlal's intro song
5	Chotta Mumbai	Rahul Raj, Sreerag, Sreelakshmi	Sarath Vayalar	Title song. Showing the life of Chotta Mumbai gang.
6	Chettikulangara (Tell Me Now)	M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora	Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar	Not picturised

References

1. ^ "Malayalam top ten 2007". http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2007/malayalam-top-ten-291207.html. 
2. ^ "Chotta Mumbai 100 days". http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7492/dscn6841eg3.jpg. 

External links

• Chotta Mumbai at the Internet Movie Database