Shylock (2020 film)

Boss alias Shylock, a ruthless moneylender, provides money to a film producer Prathapa Varma to produce a film. However, Varma cheats Boss by not repaying the money, which enrages him. Varma is a close friend of a corrupt Police Commissioner Felix John. Boss creates a ruckus on Prathapa Varma's film sets and abduct the film director due to which Varma sends men to kill Boss. Boss defeats everyone, including Felix's son Joel, and mocks Varma and Felix. Felix charges a fake case that Varma's son Adithyan Varma has gone missing and Boss is behind this. The police arrests Boss, but a video evidence proves that Adithyan is celebrating Holi in Nagpur with Felix's daughter Jewel.

Felix is forced to release Boss. On the way home, Varma confronts Boss and demands to know Adithyan's whereabouts. Boss reveals that after the video was telecasted, Boss kidnapped and killed Adithyan by using Varma's car claiming it as an accident. During Adityan's funeral, Felix and Varma suspect that Boss was part of a plot that they did before. Boss receives a call that an old man Ayyanar is awaken from coma, where he rushes to meet Ayyanar. When Boss's associates ask him, Boss reveals his real name as Devan and tells that Ayyanar is his brother, where he narrates his past.

3 years ago: Devan used to live with his rich family. Devan's adopted Son Velumurugan is in love with Poonkuzhali. Poonkuzhali's family declined their relationship due to caste differences. Deva and Ayyanar fights Poonkuzhali's elder brother Rangan and his henchman and convinces Poonkuzhali to marry Velumurugan. Rangan is angered by this and teams up with Felix and Prathapa Varma to exact revenge on Devan and his family. Devan leaves for Chennai for a few days. During this time, a producer asks Ayyanar for money. Ayyanar agrees, but on the condition that Devan, who aspires to be an actor, should act in the film. Rangan, Rangan's brother Felix, Varma and their henchmen arrive at Ayyanar's house and kill the producer and tries to kill Ayyanar, but Ayyanar fights their henchmen.

Rangan kills Ayyanar's wife Lakshmi and Ayyanar kills Rangan. Rangan's brother realizes that Felix and his men were cheating him and Rangan, where he gets killed by Felix. Adithyan and his henchman kill all the family members, except Ayyanar who is stabbed by Felix. Assuming Ayyanar to be dead, Felix and Varma leave. Devan returns that night, only to find his family members dead. Devan finds that Ayyanar is still alive and takes him to a hospital. The doctor says that, after a surgery, Ayyanar will be crippled for life.

Present: Felix and Varma also learn about Boss/Devan's past. Boss/Devan kidnaps Varma's and Felix's friend Chacko and Joel. They find Chacko heavily drunk, tied to a chair and Joel dead. Chacko provokes Felix by telling that Boss/Devan will kill everyone and they can't do anything. An enraged Felix kills Chacko. Boss/Devan calls him and challenges Varma and Felix for a final confrontation in his old house. They both agree to the challenge and reaches the venue, where Boss/Devan overpowers their henchman and subdues Felix. Ayyanar stabs Felix to death, while Boss/Devan kills Varma. With nobody else to trouble him, Boss/Devan takes care of Ayyanar and continues his business as Shylock along with Balakrishna Panicker and Ganapathy.

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• Mammootty as Boss/Devan "Vaalu"
• Rajkiran as Ayyanar
• Meena as Lakshmi Ayyanar, Devan's sister
• Siddique as Commissioner Felix John IPS, The first main antagonist
• Kalabhavan Shajon as Prathapa Varma, The second main antagonist
• Baiju Santhosh as Balakrishna Panicker
• Bibin George as Velmurugan
• Hareesh Kanaran as Ganapathi
• Arjun Nandhakumar as Ram
• Ameenul Irfan as Raheem
• Arthana Binu as Poonkuzhali Velmurugan
• John Vijay as Rangan
• Ajai Vasudev as Thotta Raja
• Rafi as Chacko
• John Kaippallil as Adithya Varma
• Vinu Chemmalakuzhy as Joel Felix
• Jaise Jose as Isaac
• Udayakrishna as himself
• P. R. Rajasekharan as a builder
• Ambika Mohan as Meenakshi Ammal
• Prasanth Alexander as "Broker" Kumar
• G. Marimuthu as Chithappa ({{Translation|Uncle}})
• Rajalakshmi as Chinnamma ({{Translation|Aunt}})
• Jayaprakash as a doctor
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as Cinema Secretary
• Jewel as Tejal
• Jai Vishnu as a news reporter
• Binu Adimali as Saji, film production controller
• Laya as Felix John's wife
• Joel Jo George as Chitappa's son

• Hareesh Peradi as Menon
• Ramya Krishnan as Neelambari (archive footage in "Kanne Kanne Veesathe")

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Principal photography of the film began on 9 August 2019. Mammootty joined the sets a week after the shoot started.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammoottys-shylock-begins-filming/articleshow/70628469.cms|title=Mammootty's Shylock begins filming - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/aug/12/mammootty-ajai-vasudev-bilingual-film-shylock-commences-production-2017751.html|title=Mammootty-Ajai Vasudev bilingual film 'Shylock' commences production|website=The New Indian Express|date=12 August 2019 |access-date=2019-09-06}} The film marks the debut of actor Rajkiran in the Malayalam cinema.{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/rajkiran-makes-his-malayalam-debut-with-mammootty-and-meena-in-shylock/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717105958/https://silverscreen.in/news/rajkiran-makes-his-malayalam-debut-with-mammootty-and-meena-in-shylock/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2019|title=Rajkiran Makes His Malayalam Debut With Mammootty And Meena In 'Shylock'|date=17 July 2019|first=Aarthi|last=Murali|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-06}} Rajkiran and Meena, who had earlier worked in Pasamulla Pandiyare, are acting together after 23 years.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajkiran-makes-his-malayalam-debut/articleshow/70244599.cms|title=Rajkiran makes his Malayalam debut - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}} Bibin George was chosen for an important role.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bibin-george-bags-important-role-mammootty-s-shylock-107679?amp|title=Bibin George bags an important role in Mammootty's 'Shylock'|date=22 August 2019|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-09-06}} The art direction of the film was handled by Girish Menon.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammoottys-shylock-begins-filming/articleshow/70628469.cms |title=Mammootty's Shylock begins filming | Malayalam Movie News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2019-08-11 |access-date=2019-11-15}}

The film was scheduled for release on 23 January 2020 along with a Tamil dubbed version titled Kuberan.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rajkiran-bags-tamil-rights-to-his-malayalam-film-with-mammootty-titles-it-kuberan/article29862754.ece|title=Rajkiran bags Tamil rights to his Malayalam film with Mammootty, titles it 'Kuberan'|first=Pradeep|last=Kumar|newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 November 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}} The film was dubbed in Telugu, Hindi and Kannada and released with the same title. The film's Tamil version, along with a Telugu dub, was released on Aha.{{cite news |title=Mammootty & Raj Kiran @ Kuberan Movie Poster HD |url=https://moviegalleri.net/2019/11/mammootty-raj-kiran-kuberan-movie-first-look-poster-hd.html|accessdate=1 November 2019|website=moviegalleri.net}}{{cite web|last=Warsi|first=Asid|title=Mammotty's "Shylock" (Telugu Dubbed Version) Now Streaming Online on Aha Video {{!}} Bioscope|date=27 June 2020|url=https://www.24reel.com/bioscope/mammootty-shylock-telugu-streaming-aha-video/|access-date=2020-12-06 }}

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The music was composed by Gopi Sundar. The soundtrack was launched on 18 January 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2020/mammootty-shylock-bar-song-video-is-out-294015.html|title=Mammoottys Shylock: Bar Song Video Is Out!|website=Filmibeat|access-date=2020-01-22}}

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The film received mixed reviews, but was commercial success,{{cite web|title='Anjaam Pathira' To 'Trance', Here Are The Top Five Malayalam Releases Of 2020|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anjaam-pathira-to-trance-here-are-the-top-five-malayalam-releases-of-2020/etphotostory/80012177.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|date=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|title=Mollywood in 2020: Chackochan, Prithviraj and Mammootty shine, Mohanlal fans waiting|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mollywood-2020-chackochan-prithviraj-mammootty-shine-mohanlal-fans-waiting-831575|website=International Business Times|language=en|date=28 December 2020}} and collected {{INRConvert|12|c}} in its first weekend. The film collected {{INRConvert|22|c}} within 5 days of its release.It completed 400 special shows in 4 days and first ever 4000 housefull shows in mollywood. {{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} Shylock may earn up to {{INRConvert|5|c|lk=on}} in India on its first day. The film has collected {{INRConvert|9|c|lk=on}} worldwide, {{INRConvert|3|c|lk=on}} overseas on its first day. The film earned {{INRConvert|3.5|c|lk=on}} in the Kerala state. The film was opened well on the first day and got an immense occupancy at Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram. Critics claimed that the first half is purely fans stuff and also complained about the routine story but still, Mammotty fans are enjoying the film as the film is entertaining.{{cite web|title=Shylock First Day Box Office Collection

|url=https://theprimetime.in/shylock-box-office-collection-day-1/

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Kerala Box Office Collection is {{INRConvert|39.71|c|lk=on}}, Overseas Box Office Collection {{INRConvert|27.53|c|lk=on}},

Rest Of India Box Office Collection {{INRConvert|6.9|c|lk=on}} and Tamil dubbed version(2020) Gross {{INRConvert|2.93|c|lk=on}} The film collected over {{INRConvert|70.17|c|lk=on}} at the Worldwide box office against a budget of {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}}, and is among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.{{cite web|title=Abrid Shine is all praise for 'Shylock' director Ajai Vasudev|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/abrid-shine-is-all-praise-for-shylock-director-ajai-vasudev/articleshow/74477707.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|date=4 March 2020}}{{cite web|title=It's official! Mammootty-starrer 'Shylock' enters the 50-crore club

|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/its-official-mammootty-starrer-shylock-enters-the-50-crore-club/articleshow/74000483.cms

|website=The Times of India|language=en|date=7 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=Shylock worldwide gross (final)|url=https://filmbiopsy.com/2020/03/15/shylock-worldwide-gross-final/#:~:text=Shylock%20directed%20by%20Ajai%20Vasudev,business%20close%20to%2080%20Crores.

|website=FilmBiopsy|language=en|date=15 March 2020}}{{cite web|title= It's official! Mammootty-starrer 'Shylock' enters the 50-crore..

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|website=The Times of India|language=en|date=7 February 2020}}

Shylock received mixed reviews from critics.

Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Shylock is an exuberant celebration of Mammootty, the star, that attempts to milk his charisma to the fullest".{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/jan/24/shylock-review-a-loving-petta-style-tribute-to-mammootty-2093602.html|title=Shylock review: A loving, Petta-style tribute to Mammootty|website=The New Indian Express|date=24 January 2020|access-date=2 May 2020}} Anjana George of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "For the fans of 'mega star Mammootty', Shylock is a treat and for the followers of actor Mammootty, this is a complete 'no'."{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/shylock/movie-review/73548034.cms|title=Shylock Movie Review : A mass movie for Mammootty fans|website=The Times of India|date=24 January 2020|access-date=2 May 2020}}

Cris from The News Minute wrote "Yet another Mammootty 'mass' movie that numbs the mind. It is running out of boring descriptions for itself".{{cite news|author=Cris|title='Shylock' review: Yet another Mammootty 'mass' movie that numbs the mind |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/shylock-review-yet-another-mammootty-mass-movie-numbs-mind-116673|accessdate=29 June 2020|work=The News Minute|date=23 January 2020}} Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express gave 1/5 stars and wrote "You know this story. You know how things would pan out. And you know what happens to the bad guys even before the film arrives at its depressingly predictable climax".{{cite news|last=R.|first=Manoj Kumar|title=Shylock movie review: This Mammootty-starrer is a snoozefest|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/shylock-movie-review-rating-mammootty-6231877/|accessdate=29 June 2020|work=The Indian Express|date=23 January 2020}}

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost wrote that "To compensate perhaps for the absolute lack of novelty in the script, camerawork and all else here, multiple references are made to other films and their Tamil superstars.{{cite news|last1=Vetticad|first1=Anna M. M.|title=Shylock movie review: Mammootty uses this insufferable film to announce that he's still The Boss|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/shylock-movie-review-mammootty-uses-this-insufferable-film-to-announce-that-hes-still-the-boss-7952101.html|accessdate=29 June 2020|work=Firstpost|date=24 January 2020}}

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