Rosapoo
{{Short description|2018 film by Vinu Joseph}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
|name = Rosapoo
|image = Rosapoo.jpg
|caption = Theatrical release poster
|director = Vinu Joseph
|writer = Vinu Joseph
|starring = {{ubl|Biju Menon|Neeraj Madhav|Soubin Shahir|Anjali}}
|producer = Shibu Thameens
|studio = Thameens Films
|music = Sushin Shyam
|country = India
|language = Malayalam
|runtime = 140 minutes
|released = {{Film date|2018|02}}
}}
Rosapoo ({{translation}} Rose Flower) is a 2018 Malayalam-language comedy-drama film produced by Shibu Thameens under Thameens Films. The film stars Biju Menon and Neeraj Madhav in the lead roles along with Soubin Shahir, Anjali, Alencier Ley Lopez, and Vijayaraghavan. It is directed by Vinu Joseph and the music is composed by Sushin Shyam. The film was based on a story written by Vinu Joseph. It portrays the porn movie market that boomed in the 2000–2010 decade.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/rosapoo/movie-review/62851685.cms|title=Rosapoo-Review|last=Rosapoo|first=Review|work=The Times of India|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923154712/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/rosapoo/movie-review/62851685.cms|url-status=live}}
Plot
The story is centred around a small village in Kochi. Shajahan is a businessman suffering a loss in his brick-and-mortar business and tries his hand into many small businesses with his friend, Ambrose, to earn some money. The idea of businesses from incense sticks to egg and them to porn movies is the idea of their friend, Bhanu. Shahjahan had been taking money for all the businesses from money lender, Velayudhan. In order to solve the previous dues, he takes more money from him in the name of a movie. They find an actress and a writer with the help of Sajeer. The movie actress falls in love with Ambrose in between the shoot. Later, Shajahan and Ambrose get cheated by Sajeer as he conspires with the theatre owners to get the whole profit. Shajahan and Ambrose learn of the cheating only after the film becomes a hit.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vinu-joseph-on-his-movie-rosapoo/article22689252.ece|title=Rosapoo is an out-and-out comedy: Vinu Joseph|last=Vinu Joseph|first=Rosapoo is an out-and-out comedy|work=THE HINDU|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430140219/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vinu-joseph-on-his-movie-rosapoo/article22689252.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayasuryas-captain-to-clash-with-biju-menons-rosapoo/articleshow/62817797.cms|title=Jayasurya's Captain to clash with Biju Menon's Rosapoo|last=Biju Menon's Rosapoo|first=Jayasurya's Captain to clash|work=The Times of India|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=28 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028150035/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayasuryas-captain-to-clash-with-biju-menons-rosapoo/articleshow/62817797.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/biju-menon-s-rosapoo-adult-film-73035|title=Is Biju Menon's Rosapoo an adult film|last=Rosapoo an adult film|first=Is Biju Menon's|work=TE NEWS MINUTE|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216211511/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/biju-menon-s-rosapoo-adult-film-73035|url-status=live}}
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Biju Menon as Shajahan
- Neeraj Madhav as Ambrose
- Anjali as Reshmi{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anjali-back-mollywood-rosapoo-68779|title=Anjali back to Mollywood with Rosapoo|last=Rosapoo|first=Anjali back to Mollywood|work=THE NEWS MINUTE|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191140/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anjali-back-mollywood-rosapoo-68779|url-status=live}}
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Venugopal Menon
- Sudheer Karamana as Kareem
- Basil Joseph as Bhanu
- Soubin Shahir as Sajeer
- Salim Kumar as V.T. Shankar
- Anagha as Actress
- Shilpa Manjunath as Sandra
- Madan Mohan as Roshan
- R.J. Murugan as Kunjumon
- Dinesh Nair as Varkey
- Suresh Nair as Velu
- Nirmal Palazhi as A.N. Narayana Potti aka Pavizham Narayanan
- Dileesh Pothan as Kuttan
- Bobby Simha as Actor (cameo)
- Vijayaraghavan as Velayudhan
}}
Soundtrack
The original soundtrack is composed, programmed, and arranged by Sushin Shyam.
{{Infobox album
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Sushin Shyam
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 25 January 2018
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 18:07
| label = Sony Music India
| producer = Sushin Shyam
| prev_title = Maradona
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Varathan
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|7YY5_HTVHG8|Audio Jukebox}}}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = List of songs
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 18:07
| all_music =
| title1 = Kochiloru Kappaladuthe
| extra1 = Sushin Shyam,
Munna
| lyrics1 = Santhosh Varma
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Padinjattodiyal Kadalu
| extra2 = Sushin Shyam,
Maqbool Mansoor
| length2 = 3:58
| lyrics2 = Santhosh Varma
| title3 = Munniloru Swargam
| extra3 = Suchith Suresan,
Sushin Shyam
| lyrics3 = Santhosh Varma
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = Rosapoo Malatharam
| extra4 = Sushin Shyam
| length4 = 3:58
| lyrics4 = Santhosh Varma
| title5 = Mutta Paatu
| extra5 = Jassie Gift,
Anthony Daasan,
Sushin Shyam
| length5 = 3:41
| lyrics5 = Vinayak Sasikumar
}}
References
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