Masala Republic

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{{Infobox film

| name = Masala Republic

| image = File: Masala_Republic_Poster_01.jpg

| caption = Official Poster

| director = Visakh G. S.

| producer = Sukumar Thekkepat

| story = Visakh G. S.

| writer =

| screenplay = Arungeorge K. David

| based_on =

| starring = {{ubl|Indrajith Sukumaran|Aparna Nair|Sunny Wayne|Vinay Forrt|Soubin Shahir|Vinayakan|Sreenath Bhasi| Shine Tom Chacko}}

| narrator =

| music = Jassie Gift

| cinematography = Suresh Rajan

| editing = Manoj Kannoth

| studio = Chemmeen Cinema

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2014}}

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Masala Republic is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language dystopian political satirical spoof film directed by Visakh G. S. in his directorial debut. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Indrajith Sukumaran, Aparna Nair, Sunny Wayne, Captain Raju, P. Balachandran, Mamukkoya, Shine Tom Chacko, Vinayakan, Vinay Forrt, and Mala Aravindan. The story and dialogue of the film are by the director, while the screenplay was co-written by Arungeorge K. David.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/masala-republic/movie-review/34283588.cms|title = Masala Republic Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Masala Republic by Times of India|website = The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/masala-republic-review-malayalam-pcmboKgbchgag.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324033824/http://www.sify.com/movies/masala-republic-review-malayalam-pcmboKgbchgag.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2016|title = Masala Republic|website=Sify }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-masala-republic-is-a-shabby-film-south/20140428.htm|title = Review: Masala Republic is a shabby film}}

The film is produced by Sukumar Thekkepat under the banner of Chemmeen Cinema. The music is composed by Jassie Gift and Kolkata-based band Mrittika while the background scores are by the Widvaan band. Suresh Rajan is behind the camera while Manoj Kannoth did the editing works, and the songs were choreographed by Imithiyas Aboobacker. The film was released on 25 April 2014. It mainly received negative reviews at that time because the Indian audience didn't have much familiarity with Spoof films{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}. But later, the film was considered one of the best Experimental film in Malayalam.

Cast

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Music

{{Infobox album

| name = Masala Republic

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Jassie Gift

| released = {{start date|2014|07|17}}

| genre = Filmi

| length = {{Duration|m=17|s=57}}

| label = Satyam Audios

| producer = Jassie Gift

| prev_title = Aryan (film)

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Hara (film)

| next_year = 2014

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Kalichiri

| length1 = 4:13

| total_length = 17:57

| extra1 = Indrajith Sukumaran, Sumi Aravind

| title2 = Adada

| length2 = 4:34

| extra2 = Anu Praveen, Renjin Raj Varma

| title3 = Nodi Bhora - Male Version

| length3 = 3:44

| extra3 = Suchal Chakroborthi

| title4 = Nodi Bhora - Female Version

| length4 = 3:08

| extra4 = Madhubanthi Bagchi

| title5 = Shambu's Raid Song

| extra5 = Jassie Gift, Band Vidwan

| length5 = 2:16

}}

Release

The trailer of the film was released on 23 March 2014.{{cite web | title=Masala Republic Teaser |website = YouTube| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VtWjjpnio}} The film was scheduled to be a 25 April 2014 release.

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