Run Baby Run (2012 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Run Baby Run
| image = Run Babby Run.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Joshiy
| producer = Milan Jaleel
| writer = Sachy
| starring = {{plainlist|
}}
| music = Ratheesh Vegha
| cinematography = R. D. Rajasekhar
| editing = Shyam Sasidharan
| studio = Galaxy Films
| distributor = {{plainlist|
- Galaxy Films
- PJ Entertainments
- Achu & Achu'S Creations
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|08|29}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|15 crore}}
}}
Run Baby Run (stylized as Run Babby Run) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Joshiy, produced and distributed by Milan Jaleel through the company Galaxy Films. It was the first independent screenplay of Sachy following the split of Sachi-Sethu duo. The film stars Mohanlal, Amala Paul and Biju Menon in lead roles. It also stars Sai Kumar, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan and Shammi Thilakan.{{Cite web |date=7 April 2012 |title=Amala Paul opposite Mohanlal! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/80575.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409132722/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/80575.html |archive-date=9 April 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}} The music was composed by Ratheesh Vegha, while cinematography was done by R. D. Rajasekhar.
The film, which is set in the backdrop of news media, has Mohanlal playing the role of a channel cameraman Venu and Amala Paul that of a senior editor Renuka. The story traces their relationship and professional conflicts.{{Cite web |date=3 May 2012 |title=Amala Paul back to Malluwood |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/others/news-interviews/Amala-Paul-back-to-Malluwood/articleshow/12980936.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707110748/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-03/news-interviews/31555263_1_amala-paul-mohanlal-malayalam |archive-date=7 July 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 |website=The Times of India}} Run Baby Run released worldwide on 29 August 2012. The film was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.{{Cite news |title=Year end 2012 |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/EnglishNews/Year-end-eng-2012/entertainment-malluwood.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141121171848/http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/EnglishNews/Year-end-eng-2012/entertainment-malluwood.html |archive-date=21 November 2014 |publisher=Malayala Manorama}}
Plot
Venu is a high-profile news cameraman working in Reuters, who graduates from a premier film institute, but prefers to shoot news rather than the manipulated visuals for films. Venu is mostly based in Delhi, but has come to Kochi to appear for a case in which he is involved, and is assigned to cover a case involving a local politician where he gets to meet Renuka. Renuka is the executive editor of Bharath Vision and Venu and Renuka have a story to tell of their own. A flashback tells the story about how two lovers turned into foes.
Rishikesh is the head of another channel, News Bureau of India, who is going through some difficult times, as some of his star performers have gone in search of greener pastures. Venu and Renuka come together to investigate a particular story about a murder planned by a major politician named Bharathan Pillai, who has lost his fame when Venu and Renuka had exposed a scam involving him. How Renuka and Venu again exposes Bharathan Pillai and reunite with each other forms the crux of the plot.
Cast
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- Mohanlal as Venu, Cameraman
- Amala Paul as Renuka, TV Reporter/ Programme producer
- Biju Menon as Rishikesh, Venu's friend
- Shammi Thilakan as DYSP Benny Tharakan
- Vijayaraghavan as SP Somarajan IPS, Venu's friend
- Sai Kumar as Bharathan Pillai, Minister
- Siddique as Rajan Kartha, Pillai's friend and a NRI business tycoon
- Ameer Niyaz as Abu, Rishi's assistant
- Aparna Nair as Indu Panicker, Rishi's love interest
- Krishna Kumar as Vijayakumar, Renu's channel head
- Mithun Ramesh as Adv. Manilal, Renu's family friend
- V.K Baiju as CI Tony
- Anil Murali as Sugunan, Pillai's party co-worker
- Anoop Chandran as Vargeese, Pillai's assistant
- Sivaji Guruvayoor as Minister Kunju Moidheen
- Jins Varghese as Sanju, sub-editor of Renuka
- Biju Pappan as Sukumaran Thampi
- Babu Jose
- Niyas Backer
- Nandhu Podhuval as Ravindran
- Ponnamma Babu
- Ammu Venugopal as Reporter
- Vandana Krishnan as Reporter
- Arun Babu as man in MLA office
- Joju George as Kartha's henchman
- Mehul James as a reporter{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mehul-james-has-high-hopes-from-kaash/articleshow/13963007.cms|title=Mehul James has high hopes from Kaash|date=10 June 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 July 2025}}
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Production
The film is produced by Milan Jaleel under the banner of Galaxy Films. Cinematography was done by R. D. Rajasekhar and music direction by Ratheesh Vegha.Art Direction was done by Sabu Pravadas, Publicity designs by Collins Leophil, Associate Director Shaji Padoor and Stills were done by Aaghosh.{{Cite web |date=24 May 2012 |title=On Location: The newsmakers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3451722.ece |access-date=24 May 2012 |website=The Hindu}}
Run Baby Run was written by Sachy.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-onam-special-mohanlals-run-baby-run/20120827.htm "Onam Special: Mohanlal's Run Baby Run"]
Release
Mohanlal held a sneak preview of the film on 28 August, at a theatre owned by director Priyadarshan in Chennai. The preview was attended by Amala Paul, Priyadarsan, Suresh Balaji, Lizzy Priyadarsan, Ouseppachan, and R. D. Rajasekhar.[https://archive.today/20130103140407/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-29/news-interviews/33474692_1_run-baby-run-malayalam-superstar-amala-paul "Mohanlal watches Run Baby Run"][https://web.archive.org/web/20120901013430/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/amala-paul-attends-rbr-screening-held-by-mohanlal/286615-71-210.html "Amala Paul attends 'Run Baby Run' private screening"]
Reception
=Critical response=
Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com wrote, "The acting department depends on Mohanlal a bit too much", but described Mohanlal's performance as "impeccable".{{Cite web |last=Paresh C Palicha |date=30 August 2012 |title=Review: Run Baby Run depends on Mohanlal |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-run-baby-run-depends-on-mohanlal/20120830.htm |access-date=2 September 2012 |website=rediff.com}} IbnLive.in called it as a "gripping thriller" lauding Mohanlal's performance, script, direction and technicians said "the film is a roller coaster ride. The movie has the precise doses of actions, thrills, lighter moments and finer sequences which are also laced with a fine performance of the cast" and concluded "For the lovers of relatively well made thrillers, 'Run baby Run' is definitely your movie and you may love to see it, more than once. Forget the little glitches and watch the wonderful performance of Mohanlal.".{{Cite news |last=ibnlive.in.com |date=31 August 2012 |title=Malayalam Review: 'Run Baby Run' is a gripping thriller |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-review-run-baby-run-is-a-gripping-thriller/287092-71-212.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141121171859/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/malayalam-review-run-baby-run-is-a-gripping-thriller/287092-71-212.html |archive-date=21 November 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}
Oneindia.in praised Mohanlal's performance as "outstanding" and complimented RD Rajasekhar's cinematography.{{Cite web |last=Smitha |date=1 September 2012 |title=Run Baby Run Movie Review – Mind boggling thriller! |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/reviews/2012/run-baby-run-movie-review-098978.html |access-date=21 September 2012 |publisher=Oneindia.in}} Sify.com rated it as "Very Good" and said that "Run Babby Run is a thriller that keeps you glued on to the screens. It is a gripping tale with some good visuals and excellent performances. On the whole it is an engaging thriller which has the right doses of histrionics, tautness, anguish and thrills."{{Cite web |last=Moviebuzz |title=Run Baby Run |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/run-baby-run-review-malayalam-15006492.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328205506/http://www.sify.com/movies/run-baby-run-review-malayalam-15006492.html |archive-date=2014-03-28 |website=Sify}}
G. Krishnamurthy of Indulekha.com said "Run baby Run is the only Malayalam film released which can be recommended to watch among the Onam releases.". Giving special mention to Mohanlal, Sachy, Joshiy, R.D Rajasekhar and other creative department.{{Cite web |last=G. Krishnamurthy |date=29 August 2012 |title=REVIEW: RUN BABY RUN |url=http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2012/08/29/review-run-baby-run/ |publisher=Indulekha.com}} Unni R Nair of Kerala9.com rated 3/5 and stated "Joshiy is in full control. As usual, he has done full justice to the subject at hand and has delivered perfectly well." and with a praise for performance and technical aspects.{{Cite web |last=Unni R Nair |date=29 August 2012 |title=Run Baby Run Malayalam Movie Review |url=http://kerala9.com/news/run-baby-run-malayalam-movie-review/ |publisher=kerala9.com}}{{Rating|3|5}}
Raj Vikram of Metro Matinee gave a verdict "Run baby Run entertains" and concluded "In spite of all the faults, "Run Babby Run" manages to run and reach home mainly because of the overwhelming presence of Mohanlal who comes out with another mesmerizing performance. At times, the flick turns to a fine entertainer for this festival season even by leaving few down points.".{{Cite web |last=Raj Vikram |title=Run Baby Run Review |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/movie-review/run-baby-run-review-196 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033147/http://www.metromatinee.com/movie-review/run-baby-run-review-196 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |publisher=metromatinee.com}} Ashwin j Kumar of The Times of India rated 3/5 and said "The film depicts the true face of media war. The film is driven by a flimsy narrative and lavished with twists."{{Cite news |last=Ashwin J Kumar |date=10 September 2012 |title=Run Baby Run |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Run-Baby-Run/movie-review/16332904.cms |work=The Times of India}}{{Rating|3|5}}
=Box office=
The film was screened in 105 screens in Kerala and outside the state. It collected {{INRConvert|7.5|c}} in 10 days and stood in number one position among the Ramadan and Onam releases at the Kerala box office even in the third weekend. In 3 weeks it completed 7000 shows{{Cite web |last=Indiaglitz |date=6 October 2012 |title=IndiaGlitz [Saturday, October 06, 2012] |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/two-hits-back-to-back-malayalam-news-86932.html |website=IndiaGlitz.com}} and in four weeks it earned a distributors share as calculated after tax and theatre charges, approximately {{INRConvert|4.25|c}}.{{Cite web |last=Smitha |date=21 September 2012 |title=Run Baby Run leads the race at Kerala Box Office |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2012/run-baby-run-kerala-box-office-mr-marumakan-099637.html |publisher=Filmibeat.com}} And continued in 15 releasing centres in sixth week. The film completed 100 days theatrical run at the box office{{Cite web |title=Run Baby Run Movie 100th Day Celebration at Dubai |url=http://www.kerala9.com/malayalam/v/events/run+baby+run+movie+100th+day+celebration+at+dubai+photos |publisher=kerala9.com}} and grossed more than {{INR Convert|15|c}} from Kerala box office.{{Cite news |date=14 December 2012 |title=Meet the top five show stealers of 2012 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Meet-the-top-five-show-stealers-of-2012/articleshow/17598509.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network}} IBN Live called it a "blockbuster".{{Cite news |date=10 October 2012 |title='Run Baby Run' to 'Trivandrum lodge', back to back hit |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/run-baby-run-to-trivandrum-lodge-back-to-back-hit-516045.html |agency=IBN Live}}
Accolades
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Run Baby Run
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Ratheesh Vegha
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Original CD cover
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|8|25}}
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Film soundtrack
| length = {{Duration|m=25|s=32}}
| language = Malayalam
| label = Manorama Music
| producer = Milan Jaleel
| prev_title = Namukku Parkkan
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Poppins
| next_year = 2012
}}
The soundtrack was composed by Ratheesh Vegha, with lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahmed. Mohanlal sings a folk number titled "Attumanal Payayil" in this film.{{Cite web |date=25 April 2012 |title=Mohanlal croons |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/others/news-interviews/Mohanlal-croons/articleshow/12867886.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715101516/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-25/news-interviews/31398744_1_mohanlal-songs-ratheesh-vega |archive-date=15 July 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 |website=The Times of India}} The album consists of six songs. The audio rights were acquired by Manorama Music for a price of {{INRConvert|16|m}}. The album was launched on 25 August 2012 at Dream Hotel in Kochi. The event was attended by Mohanlal, Mammootty, Joshiy, Mukesh, Milan Jaleel, Ratheesh Vegha, Amala Paul and several personalities from the film industry along with the technical crew and cast of Run Baby Run.
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:32
| title1 = Attumanal Payayil
| lyrics1 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra1 = Mohanlal
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Aarohanam Avarohanam
| lyrics2 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra2 = Vijay Yesudas
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Run Baby Run
| lyrics3 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra3 = Ratheesh Vegha
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Aarohanam Avarohanam
| lyrics4 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra4 = Thulasi Yatheendran
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = Attumanal (Karaoke)
| lyrics5 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra5 =
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = Aarohanam Avarohanam
| note6 = karaoke
| lyrics6 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra6 =
| length6 = 4:21
}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2357208}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|run_baby_run_2012}}
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Category:Films about the mass media in India
Category:Indian action comedy films
Category:Indian comedy thriller films
Category:2012 action comedy films
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films
Category:2010s comedy thriller films