Lavakusha
{{Other uses|Lava Kusa (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lavakusha
| image = Lavakusha (2017 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Gireesh Mano
| producer = Jaison Elamgulam
| screenplay = Neeraj Madhav
| starring = {{ubl|Biju Menon|Neeraj Madhav|Aju Varghese}}
| narrator =
| music = Gopi Sundar
| cinematography = Prakash Velayudhan
| editing = Johnkutty
| studio = RJ Creations
| distributor = {{ubl|RJ Creations|Kalasangham Films}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|10|19}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Lavakusha (stylized as LavaKusha) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy buddy cop film directed by Gireesh Mano and written by Neeraj Madhav. The film stars Biju Menon, Neeraj Madhav and Aju Varghese. The songs were composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released in India on 19 October 2017 coinciding with Diwali.
Summary
The story revolves around two happy-go-lucky undercover officers and friends, Lavan and Kushan. Things take a turn when they are approached by a mysterious guy and girl, who influence their lives in various ways.
Cast
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- Biju Menon as DYSP Joy Kappan IPS, CBCID
- Neeraj Madhav as Lavan
- Aju Varghese as Kushan
- Deepti Sati as ASP Jennifer George IPS, CBCID / Sheetal
- Aditi Ravi as Minnah
- Vijay Babu as Cylex Abraham / Banglan
- Ashwin Kkumar as David Luke
- Major Ravi as Crime Branch SP venkat praphu IPS
- Nirmal Palazhi as Sumesh
- Anjali Nair as Vanaja Sumesh
- Thesni Khan as Sarita
- Vishnu Govindan as Freddy. David's henchman
- Gokulan as Shambu
- Akshara Kishore as Angel
- Janardhanan as Sathyan, film producer
- Sinoj Varghese as Muthu
- Neena Kurup as Nancy
- Raja Sahib as Nancy's husband
- Nandini Sree as Shalini
- Kalabhavan Haneef as T.T.R
- Madan Mohan as DYSP Ajay Gosh IPS, CBCID
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Production
Lavakusha is the screenwriter debut of actor Neeraj Madhav, who also starred in the lead role alongside Aju Varghese and Biju Menon.{{cite news|title=Lava Kusha, Kaattu and Crossroad to fight at BO|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/11/lava-kusha-kaattu-and-crossroad-to-fight-at-bo-1671389.html|access-date=8 April 2018|work=The New Indian Express|date=11 October 2017}}
=Soundtrack=
The film's soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sundar and contains two songs. The soundtrack album was released by RJ Creations label on 29 September 2017.{{cite web|title=LavaKusha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Various Artists|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lavakusha-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-single/1289339839|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205901/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lavakusha-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-single/1289339839|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2018|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=8 April 2018|date=29 September 2017}}
- "Ayyapante Amma" (Neeraj Madhav, Aju Varghese) - 3:18
- "LavaKusha Theme" Rzee - 3:28
- "Ente Kayyil Onnumilla" (Atul P. M.) - 4:12
Release
The film opened in theaters in India on 12 October 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2017/10/12/lavakusa-neeraj-madhavn-aju-malayalam-movie-review.html|title=Lavakusa review: low-key but hilarious|website=OnManorama}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/lavakusha/movie-review/61052892.cms|title=Lavakusha Movie Review|work= The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/malayalam-movies/lavakusa/lavakusa-review.html|title=Lavakusa (aka) Lava Kusha review|date=12 October 2017|website=Behindwoods}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|6514342}}
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films
Category:2010s comedy thriller films
Category:Indian comedy thriller films
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