Swarna Kaduva
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{{Infobox film
| name = Swarna Kaduva
| image = Swarna Kaduva film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = Jose Thomas
| producer = Job G. Oommen
| writer = Babu Janardhanan{{cite web|last1=Rasheed|first1=Rafi|title=Swarna Kaduva Malayalam movie review 2016|url=http://www.filmfever.co.in/movie-review/swarna-kaduva-malayalam-movie-review-2016/|website=Film Fever Media|accessdate=8 November 2016}}
| starring = Biju Menon
Innocent Vareed
Poojitha Menon
Iniya
Suresh Krishna
Hareesh Perumanna
| music = Ratheesh Vegha
| cinematography = Manoj Pillai
| editing = Johnkutty
| studio = Job G. Films
| distributor = Jo & Jo
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|11|4}}
| runtime = 147 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
Swarna Kaduva ({{Translation|The golden tiger}}) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Jose Thomas, starring Biju Menon. The script is written by Babu Janardhanan.{{cite news|title=Vellakaduva is now Swarnakaduva|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/Biju-Menons-Vellakaduva-is-now-Swarnakaduva/articleshow/52522923.cms|accessdate=24 July 2016|work=The Times of India}} The film was released on 4 November 2016.
Synopsis
Rinichen is a self made right-hand man of businessman Lonappan. Over the years he takes advantage of Lonappan for solving shady problems. When everything seems to boilover at the gravy train he uses the opportunity and asks Lonappan to help him settle elsewhere with a jewellery shop. Rinichen who had a hard life and was from once well known family starts care evermore for money & status and life starts to make him pay for karmic debts of his unethical previous engagements. The rest of the film explores whether Rinichen will rebound or go further down the rabbit hole.
Cast
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- Biju Menon as Rini Iype Matummel
- Iniya as Lovely
- Innocent as Lonappan
- Suresh Krishna as Irumbu Divakaran
- Sudheer Karamana as Advocate Paul
- Baiju Santhosh as Inspector Sasidharan
- Hareesh Perumanna as Joju
- Poojitha Menon as Deepthi
- Kottayam Nazeer
- Naseer Sankranthi as Broker
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as CP Surendran
- Kishor Satya as Johnnychan
- Kalabhavan Jinto as Binoy
- Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai as Father
- Jayasankar Karimuttam
- Minon as Tamil boy
- Anju Aravind as Geethu Nair
- Seema G. Nair as Binoy's mother
- Sobha Singh as Rini's mother
- Chinnu Kuruvila as Anitha
- Rosin Jolly as Mollykutty
- Saju Kodiyan as Mollykutty's brother
- Swasika Vijay as Riya
- Shanker Ramakrishnan as Narrottor(Voice only)
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Production
Release
The film was earlier scheduled for a release on 28 October 2016,{{cite news|last=James|first=Anu|title=Pulimurugan, Thoppil Joppan and other Malayalam movies to watch out in October|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/pulimurugan-thoppil-joppan-other-malayalam-movies-watch-out-october-696612|accessdate=4 October 2016|work=International Business Times|date=4 October 2016}} but to avoid competing with Pulimurugan, it was rescheduled to 4 November 2016. The film released in 104 screens in Kerala.{{cite news|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ|title=104 തിയറ്റർ, 455 ഷോ; ബിജു മേനോന്റെ സ്വർണകടുവയ്ക്ക് മെഗാ റിലീസ്|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/new-releases/swarnakaduva-releasing-tomorrow.html|accessdate=3 November 2016|work=Malayala Manorama|date=3 November 2016}}
Box office
In Kerala, the film collected {{INR}}2.10 crore on its opening day.{{cite news|url=http://indiaspotnews.com/swarna-kaduva-opening-weekend-box-office-collection-swarna-kaduva-plot-audience-response/|title=Swarna Kaduva opening weekend box office collection|work=India Spot News|date=7 November 2016}} The film collected {{INR}}1.6 crores in the first weekend{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/dear-zindagi-grosses-6-mil-usd-40-9-crores-overseas/|title=Dear Zindagi grosses 6 mil. USD [40.9 crores] in overseas|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=5 December 2016}} and {{INR}}2.34 crores in the three weekend{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/all-eyes-on-dangal/|title=All eyes on Dangal|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=20 December 2016}} from US box office.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt5908806}}
{{Jose Thomas}}
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films