Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus

Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus tells the story of a "thug" named Cleetus who is asked by a parish priest, Sibi Vadakkumthala who does not know about his background, to play the role of Jesus Christ in a play. During the film, events in the life of Cleetus start to mirror events portrayed about Jesus' life in the Bible.

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• Mammootty as Cleetus
• Siddique as Father Sibi Vadakkumthala
• Rejith Menon as Alex
• Honey Rose as Lakshmi
• Suraj Venjaramoodu as Kunjachan
• Aju Varghese as Chinnan
• Eric Anil as Manikuttan, Lakshmi's son
• Sanam Shetty as Anna
• Abu Salim as Udumbu Vasu
• Vinayakan as Sayippu
• Anoop Chandran as Makri George
• Jubil Rajan P Dev as Podiyan
• Nandhu as Ramabhadran, Lakshmi's Father
• Mohan Jose as S.I Ittichan
• Kottayam Nazeer as Vincent
• N. L. Balakrishnan as Kochappi
• Vijayaraghavan as Simon
• Jaise Jose as C.Krishnakumar
• Vishal Krishna as Jamon
• Ullas Pandalam
• Krishna Prasad
• Adinad Sasi
• Kailash as Jayakrishnan
• P. Balachandran as Raphael Vadakkumthala, Sibi's brother
• Maya Moushmi
• Thesni Khan as Kumbalangi Maria
• Manjusha Sajish
• Anoop Krishnan as Oommachan, Shopkeeper

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The film received mixed reviews upon release and was a super hit.{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2013/September/citytimes_September178.xml§ion=citytimes |title="And the winner is…" |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=4 August 2014}} Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 2/5 and said, "Fans of Mammootty will be happy with his performance, beginning with comedy, then moving to superhero action and culminating in emotionally intense scenes. But good acting is not enough to make up for a vapid plot and content."Paresh C Palicha (12 September 2013). [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/2013/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus-movie-review-119667.html "Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Movie Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053917/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/2013/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus-movie-review-119667.html |date=21 September 2013 }}. Rediff.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013. Padmakumar K. of Malayala Manorama rated the film 2.5/5 and said, "Just like any other director, debutant G Marthaandan has also made a film. He made it like a recipe with all the required ingredients in required measures. For a discerning connoisseur what it falls short of is the required taste."Padmakumar K. (13 September 2013). [http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=14986235&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026 "Review: Cleetus fails to get his act together"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054430/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=14986235&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026 |date=21 September 2013 }}. Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 13 September 2013. A critic from Oneindia.in rated the film 2.5/5 and said, "Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus can be regarded as a comedy entertainer. The first half of the movie is interesting".Gayathri (12 September 2013). [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/2013/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus-movie-review-119667.html "Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Movie Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053917/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/2013/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus-movie-review-119667.html |date=21 September 2013 }}. Oneindia.in. Retrieved 13 September 2013. Aswin J. Kumar of The Times of India said, "Marthandan, as though overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the subject incorporates some light stuff, which eventually translates into poorly staged comic scenes." The reviewer criticised Mammootty's performance saying, "Mammootty carries off the thug and later the moralist with a palpable tiredness, which is worsened by a patchy make-up."{{cite web|author= |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus/movie-review/22595009.cms |title="Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus" |publisher=Timesofindia.com |date=15 September 2013 |access-date=4 August 2014}} Sharika C. of The Hindu said, "Tracing Cleetus’ transformation from evil to good, the film is a watchable fare. Does it mean resurrection for the superstar? Only, almost."[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus-in-the-safe-hands-of-god/article5129448.ece/ "Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus: In the safe hands of God"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920040443/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/daivathinte-swantham-cleetus-in-the-safe-hands-of-god/article5129448.ece/ |date=20 September 2013 }}

The film was a super hit{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/problem-of-plenty-despite-fresh-ideas-new-artists-malayalam-film-industry-suffers-rs-150-crore-loss/articleshow/29019120.cms|title=Problem of plenty|work=The Economic Times|date=19 January 2014|last1=Sanandakumar |first1=S. |last2=Krishnakumar |first2=P. K. }} It collected {{GBP}}4,6 at the UK box office in the first weekend,{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.../bfi-weekend-box-office-report-27-29-september-2013.xls|title=UK weekend box office report: 27 – 29 September – BFI|work=British Film Institute|date=27 September 2013}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and {{USD}}20,305 from the second weekend,{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/yearly/?yr=2013&sort=gross&order=ASC&p=.htm|title=United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office|work=Box Office Mojo|date=23 October 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=UK&id=_fDAIVATHINTESWANT01|title=Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus|work=Box Office Mojo|date=23 October 2013}} and {{INR}}14.66 lakhs from third weekend (final run).{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/boss-is-eagerly-awaited/|title='Boss' is eagerly awaited!|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=15 October 2013}}

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| all_lyrics = Rafeeq Ahamed

| all_music = Bijibal

| title1 = Ithente Raktham

| extra1 = Vijay Yesudas

| title2 = Kizhak Kizhak

| extra2 = Shahabaz Aman

| title3 = Navayuga yavanika

| extra3 = Ganesh Sundaram

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Category:2013 films

Category:Indian action comedy films

Category:Films shot in Thodupuzha

Category:2010s Malayalam-language films

Category:2013 directorial debut films