Ee Adutha Kaalathu

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| image = E_adutha_kalathu.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| writer = Murali Gopy

| starring = Indrajith Sukumaran
Murali Gopy
Anoop Menon
Nishan
Miya George
Mythili
Tanu Roy
Jagathy Sreekumar

| director = Arun Kumar Aravind

| producer = Raju Malliath

| cinematography = Shehnad Jalal

| editing = Arun Kumar Aravind

| music = Gopi Sunder

| distributor = PJ Entertainments

| studio = Ragam Movies

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|02|24|India}}

| runtime = 160 minutes

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| budget =

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Ee Adutha Kaalathu ({{langx|en|In Recent Times}}) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy crime film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Arun Kumar Aravind.{{cite news |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article423048.ece |title=The new 'Cocktail' party |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=2011-07-24 |accessdate=2011-09-20 |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325233445/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article423048.ece |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/arunkumar-shoot-ee-adutha-kaalathu-290711.html |title=Arunkumar's next movie titled Ee Adutha Kaalathu |publisher=Oneindia.in |date=2011-07-29 |accessdate=2011-09-20 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170621/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/arunkumar-shoot-ee-adutha-kaalathu-290711.html |url-status=dead }} The film marks the second directorial venture by Arun Kumar Aravind, after his notable directorial debut Cocktail (2010). Kerala State Award winning cinematographer Shehnad Jalal handled the camera.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2073668.ece|title=Focus on perfection|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|first=Usha|last=Zacharias|date=2011-06-04|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517024905/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2073668.ece|archive-date=17 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

The narrative is patterned like a Rubik's Cube; it's a brainy entertainer that mixes various genres. It features the lives of six different persons from different strata of the social life of the city, interconnected due to unexpected events beyond their control. Bengali model and theater artiste Tanushree Ghosh makes her debut in Malayalam cinema with this film.{{cite web|url=http://wwv.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/jeeva-girl-tinsel-world-075|title=Jeeva girl in tinsel world|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005639/http://wwv.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/jeeva-girl-tinsel-world-075|archive-date=26 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} The cast includes Indrajith, Murali Gopy, Anoop Menon, Nishan, Jagathy Sreekumar and Mythili.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/69099.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122075216/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/69099.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2012 |title=Arunkumar ready for his second |work=Indiaglitz.com |date=2011-07-27 |accessdate=2011-09-20}} The music is composed by Gopi Sundar and the lyrics are by Rafeeq Ahmed.{{cite web|url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/14005.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111020204031/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/14005.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 20 October 2011|title= Ee Aduthakalathu - Unusual narratives for 'Ee Adutha kalathu' }}

The film was released on 24 February 2012 in Kerala to positive reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/News/E%20Adutha%20Kalathu%20from%20Tommorrow..-3411-1 |title="E Adutha Kalathu" from Tomorrow.. |publisher=Metromatinee.com |date=2011-09-11 |accessdate=2011-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619070833/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/E%20Adutha%20Kalathu%20from%20Tommorrow..-3411-1 |archive-date=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.balconybeats.com/2012/malayalam-films/ee-adutha-kaalathu-opens-to-a-fantastic-response/ |title="Ee Adutha Kaalathu opens to a fantastic response" |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502014558/http://www.balconybeats.com/2012/malayalam-films/ee-adutha-kaalathu-opens-to-a-fantastic-response/ |url-status=live }} The film is considered a path-breaker for its bold and realistic narration and the innovative style of weaving story threads together.{{Cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article342485.ece?service=print|title='Sincerity is My Genre!'|access-date=23 December 2012|archive-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120941/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article342485.ece?service=print|url-status=dead}}{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-18/news-interviews/31360903_1_duo-murali-first-movie | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930141036/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-18/news-interviews/31360903_1_duo-murali-first-movie | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-09-30 | newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Indiatimes.com| title=Ee Adutha Kalathu duo teams up again | date=2012-04-18}} It was screened at the Malayalam Cinema Today category of the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala,{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nine-films-for-iffk/article3925223.ece|title=Nine films for IFFK|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 September 2012|accessdate=1 May 2023|via=www.thehindu.com|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501173716/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/nine-films-for-iffk/article3925223.ece|url-status=live}} where it won the NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film.{{Cite news|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13032215&tabId=1&programId=11565535|title=Curtains down on IFFK, Sta. Nina bags Suvarna Chakoram|work=Malayala Manorama|date=14 December 2012|accessdate=2012-12-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130111052013/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13032215&tabId=1&programId=11565535|archivedate=11 January 2013|df=dmy-all}} Discussions are underway for the Hindi remake of the movie.{{Cite web |url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/interview-of-the-week-arun-kumar-gaining-steps-one-at-a-time |title=Interview of the Week |access-date=26 March 2012 |archive-date=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324094510/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/interview-of-the-week-arun-kumar-gaining-steps-one-at-a-time |url-status=dead }}

Premise

Vishnu is an unemployed man who makes toys from garbage for a living. He has a wife named Ramani, two daughters and a mother. Ajay Kurien is a rich businessman who tries to ignore his wife Madhuri, who is a former actress.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Indrajith Sukumaran as Vishnu a.k.a Vettu Vishnu
Murali Gopy as Ajay Kurien
Anoop Menon as Tom Cherian
Nishan as Rustam Bhai
Tanu Roy as Madhuri Kurien
Mythili as Ramani
Lena as Roopa
Jagathy Sreekumar as Bonacaud Ramachandran
Baiju as Watson
Manikandan Pattambi as Sundaram
Miya as Shyleja
Indrans as Babu, House broker
Krishna Praba as Bindu
Baby Eva as Minnu, Vishnu's daughter
Baby Vaishnavi as Chinnu, Vishnu's daughter
Ramzan Muhammed as Ayur
KPAC Leelamani as Paatti
Anitha Nair as Ratnam
Manga Mahesh as Ramachandran’s wife
Santhakumari as Vishnu's mother
Kalabhavan Haneef as Mammootty
Sajitha Madathil as Madhuri's mother
Riza Bawa as Madhuri's father
Dinesh Panicker as Minister Kunjananthan
Prem Prakash as Santhosh Kumar, Psychiatrist
Gopalji as S.I. Somashekaran
Felix Kuruvilla as Suleiman Bhai
Biju Varkey as Vicar
Shine Tom Chacko as Serial killer
Dinesh Prabhakar as Trichur goon
Vivek Gopan as prospective renter

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Production

The film started the shooting on 12 September 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram.{{cite web |url=http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/ee-adutha-kalathu-shoot-starts-from-12-september-2011/ |title="Ee Adutha Kalathu" shoot starts from 12 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201172417/http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/ee-adutha-kalathu-shoot-starts-from-12-september-2011/ |archivedate=1 December 2011 |df=dmy }} The official teaser was released on 5 September, even before the commencement of shooting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJKrdkYpMQQ|title=EE Adutha Kalathu Teaser [www.axeleron.net]|date=5 September 2011 |accessdate=1 May 2023|via=www.youtube.com|archive-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522155056/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJKrdkYpMQQ|url-status=live}} The teaser has been highly appreciated for its originality, the use of Malayalam words and for the background score.{{cite web|url=http://www.balconybeats.com/index.php/film-trailer/without-doubt-ee-adutha-kaalathe-best-trailer|title=Without Doubt, Ee Adutha Kaalathe Best Trailer!|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216173735/http://ww01.balconybeats.com/?pid=9POT3387I&pbsubid=b4010439-f321-4ac1-a5ed-05cc617c2b6e&noads=http%3A%2F%2Fww01.balconybeats.com%2F%3Fskipskenzo%3Dtrue&enc_txt=1AYDpbKKoVBNz8gD989jB5cPlGAXyUb7JV9DcM0z6FQ8OzFayHsSUStACpANLaVO%2BPdCrc2gCq7fPkXx1hNgVhVkzl5k6jix4GEggXUxT2V0a23rbf3qdwLKFavKMOHY&enc_lnk=MAvBUsVwfIBFaMWoICl7iOqnjgMsmuuvTpyOIv0F0qi2TNGEgVq0G2T78oJpLKN%2F|url-status=live}}

The second schedule of shooting started on 28 October.{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Ee%20Adutha%20Kaalath%20Second%20Schedule%20starts.-3533-1|title=Ee Adutha Kaalath Second Schedule starts|access-date=29 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231122240/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Ee%20Adutha%20Kaalath%20Second%20Schedule%20starts.-3533-1|archive-date=31 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Almost the whole movie was shot at Thiruvananthapuram except for few scenes which were shot at Nagercoil. The theatrical trailer was released on 27 January which became a hit in YouTube and social networking sites.

Music

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| producer = Raju Malliath

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The background score of the film has been composed by Gopi Sundar. The sound track was released by Manorama Music.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11137835&tabId=4%7B%7BDead+link%7Cdate=December+2019+%7Cbot=InternetArchiveBot+%7Cfix-attempted=yes+%7D%7D|title=Malayam News|website=www.manoramaonline.com|access-date=1 May 2023|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501173718/https://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11137835&tabId=4%7B%7BDead+link%7Cdate=December+2019+%7Cbot=InternetArchiveBot+%7Cfix-attempted=yes+%7D%7D|url-status=dead}}

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| all_lyrics = Rafeeq Ahamed

| all_music = Gopi Sundar

| title1 = Oru Vazhiyai

| extra1 = Vijay Yesudas, Nayana Nair

| title2 = O Ponthoovalai

| extra2 = Sithara, Rahul Nambiar

| title3 = Naatil Veetil

| extra3 = Gopi Sundar, Anna Katharina Valayil

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Reception

The film was released on 24 February in 63 centers inside Kerala. The film received positive reviews from the audiences and critics alike and has become a hit. It was mostly welcomed by the youth. The positive critical response from the viewers shows the thirst of viewers for varied films, rather than star, action oriented masala films.{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/saying-it-never-803 |title=Saying it like never before |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-date=10 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310005049/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/saying-it-never-803 |url-status=dead }}

=Critical response=

Malayala Manorama called the film "A must watch movie" and commented that "By the loud, standing ovation at the end, when the lights are on, Arun Kumar can rest assured that he has established himself as a director who has once again successfully brought about the phenomenal change Malayalam cinema has ever been thirsting for".{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMONline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?programId=1080132927&contentId=11123495&tabId=19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713093821/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMONline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?programId=1080132927&contentId=11123495&tabId=19 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-13 |title=Ee Adutha Kaalahthu: A must watch movie |publisher=manoramaonline.com }}

Indiaglitz.com rated the film (3.5/5) and said that "'Ee Adutha Kalathu' is one movie that is a definite prescription for a demanding viewer. A well-made film that works for its powerful plot and structuring, engaging script, and super performances."{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/14005.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229201419/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/14005.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 February 2012|title=Ee Aduthakalathu Movie Review|work= indiaglitz.com}} Metromatinee.com rated the movie as "Excellent" and said "'Ee Adutha Kalathu' is a remarkably refreshing and sensitive movie making a candid statement of life in the cities".{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/showtime/Review/Ee%20Adutha%20Kalathu%20Review.-155-1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907005749/http://www.metromatinee.com/showtime/Review/Ee%20Adutha%20Kalathu%20Review.-155-1|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-07|title=Ee Adutha Kalathu Review|publisher=Metromatinee|date=2012-02-24|accessdate=2012-02-25}}

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film (3/5) and said, "Arun Kumar Aravind's 'Ee Adutha Kaalathu' is an emotionally bruising film that is oxymoronic to the core; it's the kind of film that is pleasingly depressing, casually engrossing and placidly terrorizing. A must-watch in short!"{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9405/malayalam/ee-adutha-kalathu/3586/review.htm|title=Ee Adutha kalathu Review|publisher=Nowrunning.com|author=Veeyen|date=2012-02-25|accessdate=2012-02-25|archive-date=29 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229050043/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9405/malayalam/ee-adutha-kalathu/3586/review.htm|url-status=live}}

Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com gave the movie a (3/5) rating and said that "Ee Adutha Kaalathu shows the life of six different people living a city, in a very entertaining manner".{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-ee-adutha-kaalathu-is-interesting/20120227.htm|title=Ee Adutha Kaalathu is interesting|publisher=Rediff|author=Paresh C. Palicha|date=2012-02-27|accessdate=2012-02-27|archive-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302004816/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-ee-adutha-kaalathu-is-interesting/20120227.htm|url-status=live}}

=Accolades=

;Mohan Raghavan Foundation Awards{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mohan-raghavan-film-awards/article4004534.ece/|title=Mohan Raghavan film awards|date=17 October 2012|newspaper=thehindu.com|accessdate=17 October 2012|archive-date=14 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314002558/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mohan-raghavan-film-awards/article4004534.ece|url-status=live}}

Best Script - Murali Gopy

;Asiavision Movie Awards{{cite news|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=12669115&programId=/|title=çÎÞÙXÜÞÜßÈá¢ ùßÎÏíAá¢ ¯×cÞ Õß×X ¥ÕÞVÁí|date=22 October 2012|publisher=manoramaonline.com|accessdate=22 October 2012}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Outstanding Movie
Best Editor – Arun Kumar Aravind
New Sensation in Script – Murali Gopy
Best Anti-hero – Murali Gopy
Outstanding Performance – Indrajith
New Promise in Singing – Anna Katharina

; International Film Festival of Kerala (2012)

NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film

; Nana Film Awards

Second Best Movie
Best Script Writer - Murali Gopy
Second Best Actor - Indrajith
Second Best Actress - Lena

; P. Bhaskaran Foundation Awards{{cite news | url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13243915&tabId=1&programId=11565535 | location=Thiruvananthapuram, India | work=manoramaonline | title=Jagathy Sreekumar gets P Bhasakaran award | date=16 January 2013 | access-date=16 January 2013 | df=dmy-all }}{{dead link|date=January 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Best Story - Murali Gopy

; Sathyan Award

The Best Actor - Indrajith Sukumaran

; Asianet Film Awards{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/asianet-film-awards-2013-winners-list-102810.html|title=Asianet Film Awards 2013 – Winners List|date=21 January 2013|access-date=13 February 2013|archive-date=12 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112212135/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/asianet-film-awards-2013-winners-list-102810.html|url-status=dead}}

The Best Editor - Arun Kumar Aravind
The Best Villain - Murali Gopy

; Vanitha Film Awards{{Cite web |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13431235&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026 |title=Manorama Online | TTK Prestige-Vanitha film award declared |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411071922/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13431235&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026 |archive-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}