The Great Father
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| Directed by | Haneef Adeni |
| Written by | Haneef Adeni |
| Produced by |
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| Cinematography | Roby Varghese Raj |
| Edited by | Noufal Abdullah |
| Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production company | August Cinema |
| Distributed by | August Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹6 crore[2] |
| Box office | est. ₹50 crore[3] |
The Great Father is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir crime thriller film[4] directed by Haneef Adeni and jointly produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. It stars Mammootty, Arya, Sneha, Anikha, Malavika Mohanan, Santhosh Keezhattoor, Balaji Sharma and Kalabhavan Shajon, with Shaam in a guest appearance.
The Great Father was released on 30 March 2017 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office.[5]
Plot
David Nainan is a busy businessman, who returns home from his office to find his 10-year old daughter Sarah lying unconscious after being brutally abused. David gets distraught and takes her to the hospital where his wife Dr. Michelle David works. Sarah recovers and reveals that it was a serial killer named Joker who attacked her. An enraged David and Michelle decide to find and kill him to protect other girls.
David begins his own investigation, which causes CB-CID Andrews Eapen to become suspicious of him. Eapen discovers that Sarah was one of the Joker's victims and aggressively questions her at home, where David warns Eapan for distraughting his daughter. David and Eapan starts receiving calls from the Joker, who is rumoured to be hiding in his safehouse at Gavi.
After getting into Joker's safehouse, Joker attacks Eapan and David, where Eapen is badly thrashed and falls unconscious. However, David brutally kills Joker by stabbing his eyes using a dagger and pushes him into a cliff. In the aftermath, Eapan asks David about Joker's identity, where David reveals that Joker was actually his office worker James. Eapan also admits to having wanted to kill Joker. David returns to his home after being satisfied in killing the person who had abused Sarah.
Cast
- Mammootty as David Nainan
- Arya as ASP Andrews Eapen CB-CID
- Sneha as Dr. Michelle David
- Anikha as Sarah David
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as James alias "Joker"
- Malavika Mohanan as Inspector Meera
- Balaji Sharma as Inspector Jose
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Sathyanathan
- Miya as Dr. Susan
- Sunil Sukhada as Principal Maithreyan
- Prajod Kalabhavan as Krishnadas
- Mukundan as Ravi Menon
- Sohan Seenulal as Gokuldas
- Aneesh G Menon as Asif
- Prasanth Alexander as Johny
- Nisthar Sait as Security Guard Narayanan
- I.M. Vijayan as Anto
- Deepak Parambol as ACP Shahul
- Baiju V.K as Waseem
- Rony David as Franco
- Vijayakumar as Simon KP
- Anu Joseph as Child Welfare Counselor
- Shaji Nadesan as School Chairman Joby
- Aaryan Krishna Menon as David Office Staff
- Subeesh Sudhi as Pauly
- Molly Kannamaly as Colony Mariyam
- Anup Pazhayakada as a street guy
- Shaam as ASP Samuel Jacob (Cameo Appearance)
Production
On 19 August 2016, actor Mammootty shared the first-look poster of the film on his Facebook profile.[6] The film was produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. South Indian actress Sneha plays the female lead. Although it was originally thought Sara Arjun would be acting as Sara,[6] the daughter, Anikha was eventually cast in that role. Prithviraj Sukumaran was originally thought to do the role of a police officer but was later replaced by Arya due to physique issues. Later Malavika Mohanan replaced Mamta Mohandas for the role of woman inspector. Eventually Santhosh Keezhattoor opted to play the antagonist, the Joker.
On 4 September 2016, principal photography began in Wagamon, Kochi, with other shooting locations including Thrissur.[6][7] Producer-actor Arya also plays a leading police role in the film.[8][9] The actor himself released a teaser on 10 February.
Music
The songs were composed by Gopi Sunder.
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| Released | 16 March 2017 | ||||
| Length | 8:50 | ||||
| Label | Anon Trends | ||||
| Producer | Gopi Sunder | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ko Ko Kozhi" | BK Harinarayanan | Nakshathra Prarthana | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Kai Veeshi" | BK Harinarayanan | Vijay Yesudas | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 08:50 | |||
Original soundtrack
The original soundtrack of the movie was composed, programmed, and arranged by Sushin Shyam.
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| Released | 16 March 2017 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 40:30 | ||||
| Producer | Sushin Shyam | ||||
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| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Title Credits" | 02:19 |
| 2. | "I'm on to you" | 02:50 |
| 3. | "Sarah packs a gun for school" | 01:26 |
| 4. | "Great father theme Ft. Bless the mess" | 02:05 |
| 5. | "King David" | 02:04 |
| 6. | "A memory, so frightening Ft. kai veeshi song by Gopi sundar" | 05:20 |
| 7. | "Andrews the badass cop" | 03:09 |
| 8. | "The findings" | 02:58 |
| 9. | "Joker Ft. George Peter" | 02:49 |
| 10. | "The Black Beast in David" | 02:04 |
| 11. | "Black beast Vs Badass Cop" | 02:24 |
| 12. | "Exposed" | 03:00 |
| 13. | "Torn up inside" | 01:03 |
| 14. | "The Black Beast finds his way to Joker" | 02:19 |
| 15. | "King David triumphs over evil" | 01:53 |
| 16. | "Minnum Thaarangal Ft. Uthara Krishnan" | 02:47 |
Reception
Critical response
Deepa Soman of The Times of India gave 3 out of stars and wrote, "The Great Father is worth your money for its daddy-daughter moments and a timely plot. The film is quite predictable and one can see parallels in the factors that unveil the antagonist even in a few other Malayalam films."[12]
Behindwoods gave 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Haneef Adeni has selected the perfect combination of emotion, mass and social relevance for his debut venture. The strong plot makes The Great Father watchable, but screenplay could have been dealt better."[13] IBTimes gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The Great Father is a one-time watch and a tailor-made movie to boost Mammootty's heroism, where the real social issue gets lost in the antics at times."[14]
Box office
The film was a commercial success.[15][16] The film grossed $960,748 from UAE box office in two weeks.[17] The Film collected ₹4.31crore on the first day of its release and ₹20.54 crore within 4 days which was an all-time record.[18] It is the First 50 crore Movie by Mammootty.The Final gross collection of the movie is about ₹59 crore and had a 125 days run at the theatre.[19]
Release
The film was released in 202 screens in Kerala.[20]
Home video
The film was released on Blu-ray on 7 July 2017.[21]
References
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- ^ "Mammootty's the Great Father becomes fastest Malayalam film to rake in Rs 20 cr". India Today. 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Mammootty's 'The Great Father' hits a century". 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "The Great Father". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
THE GREAT FATHER is a Malayalam language crime thriller in which a man seeks revenge after his daughter is attacked.
- ^ "Kerala box office: Mammootty's The Great Father beats Mohanlal's Pulimurugan opening day collection". International Business Times. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Mammootty-Prithviraj Sukumaran's 'The Great Father' first-look poster out (PHOTO) Archived 29 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Ibtimes.co.in (20 August 2016). Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
- ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (27 January 2017) the great father: Mammootty's next titled The Great Father Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Times of India. Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
- ^ Mammootty's The Great Father gets a release date? Archived 29 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Ibtimes.co.in (20 September 2016). Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Mammootty begins shooting for his fifth film of the year, The Great Father". Firstpost. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "The Great Father (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Gopi Sundar". 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "The Great Father Songs Download: The Great Father MP3 Malayalam Songs Online Free on". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (31 March 2017). "The Great Father Movie Review: The Great Father is worth your money for its daddy-daughter moments and a timely plot". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "THE GREAT FATHER MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. 30 March 2017.
- ^ "The Great Father Review {2.5/5}: Mammootty's superdad heroics take attention away from the core issue". IBTimes. 3 April 2017.
- ^ "The industry is undergoing a very difficult process of redefining itself: Director B Unni Krishnan". The Times of India. 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "10 Malayalam movies which made 2017 memorable". The Indian Express. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "The Greater Father". Box Office Mojo. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "The Great Father box office collection: Mammootty's film breaks the records of Pulimurugan! - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Mammootty's 'The Great Father' hits a century". The News Minute. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "The Great Father Box Office: Beats Pulimurugan's Day 1 Collection Record". Filmibeat.com. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "The Great Father Blu-ray (India)". Blu-ray Forum. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.