God's Own Country (2014 film)
{{short description|2014 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = God's Own Country
| image = God's Own Country 2014 poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Vasudevan Sanal
| producer = Haseeb Hanif
Anto Joseph
| writer = V. Praveen Kumar
Anish Francis
Arun Gopinath
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Fahadh Faasil | Isha Talwar | Sreenivasan | Lal }}
| music = Gopi Sundar
| cinematography = Arun James
Arvind Krishna
| editing = Ratheesh Raj
| released = {{Film date|2014|5|9|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
God's Own Country is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Vasudevan Sanal.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/fahadh-was-very-patient-with-the-2-year-old-baby-vasudev-sanal/articleshow/35769986.cms | title=Fahadh was very patient with the 2 year old baby: Vasudev Sanal - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=30 May 2014 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/gods-own-country-review-malayalam-pcmbqrbjigajc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125114439/https://www.sify.com/movies/gods-own-country-review-malayalam-pcmbqrbjigajc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2022|title = God?s Own Country|website=Sify }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-was-a-bit-worried-before-doing-the-action-scene-mythili/articleshow/35481897.cms | title=I was a bit worried before doing the action scene: Mythili - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=22 May 2014 }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/fahadh-to-play-a-dad-next/articleshow/28321155.cms | title=Fahadh to play a dad next! - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=3 January 2014 }} The film was initially titled RED (Rare Emotional Day).{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/isha-talwar-to-romance-fahadh-faasil/articleshow/24739892.cms | title=Isha Talwar to romance Fahadh Faasil - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=26 October 2013 }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/fahadhs-movie-renamed-as-gods-own-country/articleshow/28006723.cms | title=Fahadh's movie renamed as God's Own Country - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=27 December 2013 }}
Plot synopsis
God's Own Country is a three interwoven story. A taxi driver desperately seeking money for his daughter's operation, Manu travelling to Kerala to earn bail money for his wife, Asha. And, a public prosecutor striving to punish a rapist.
Cast
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- Fahadh Faasil as Manu Krishna
- Isha Talwar as Asha, Manu's wife
- Sreenivasan as Advocate Mathan Tharakan
- Lal as Muhammed
- Nandhu as Vakkachan
- VK Sreeraman
- Vijayakumar as CI
- Manikuttan
- Mythili as Abhirami
- Baby Gadha as Manu's daughter
- Lena as Serena
- Vishnupriya as Lekha
- Usha as Muhammed's wife
- Anju Aravind as Mathan Tharakan's wife
- Lakshmipriya as Pushpa
- Santhakumari as Vakkachan's mother
- Molly Kanamaly (supporting role)
- Sudheer Karamana as Kunjikka
- Prashanth Alexander as Nandu
- Faisal Fareed as Sharjah Police Officer
- Daya Ashwathy as Reporter
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Soundtrack
Gopi Sundar composed the music. Jassie Gift sang the song "Chalanam".{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/jassie-gift-sings-in-gods-own-country/articleshow/34582564.cms | title=Jassie Gift sings in God's Own Country - Times of India | website=The Times of India }}
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| Track Name | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| " Mannil Pathiyum" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Divya S Menon | | Anu Elizabeth Jose |
| " Chalanam Chalanam" | Jassie Gift | | Arun Gopinath |
Reception
The Times of India gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The movie, which has a few parallel narratives, has that deeply evocative humane quotient which makes each of its characters not just the leads, but also pure human beings".{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/gods-own-country/movie-review/34965074.cms|title = God's Own Country Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of God's Own Country by Times of India|website = The Times of India}} Rediff gave the film two out of five stars and stated that "God's Own Country is over-written -- characters explain everything in words when a mere change of expression would do".{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-gods-own-country-is-cliched-and-predictable-south/20140512.htm|title = Review: God's Own Country is cliched and predictable}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3720636}}
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films
Category:Films scored by Gopi Sundar
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