White (2016 film)
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| White | |
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| Directed by | Uday Ananthan |
| Screenplay by | Praveen Balakrishnan Nandini Valsan Uday Ananthan |
| Produced by | Jyoti Deshpande |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Amarjeet Singh |
| Music by | Rahul Raj |
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Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Language | Malayalam |
White is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Uday Ananthan and starring Mammootty and Huma Qureshi.[2] It marked the debut of Huma Qureshi in Malayalam cinema. The score was composed by Rahul Raj.[3][4]
It was shot in Budapest, London, Bangalore, and Kerala. [citation needed]
White was released worldwide on July 29, 2016.[5][6] The movie was a box office bomb.[5]
Plot
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Roshni (Huma Qureshi) is an IT professional who works at a company in Bangalore with her friend, Deepa (Sona Nair). They get separated: Deepa gets a job in New York, and Roshni gets a similar job in London with a manager named Anwar Rasool (Shankar Ramakrishnan).
Six months later, at a railway station, Roshni saves a businessman named Prakash Roy (Mammootty), who is attempting suicide by jumping in front of a train. When she realizes the man is under the influence of alcohol, she leaves him at the train station.
Later, his butler, Raymond, contacts Roshni after reviewing CCTV footage of the incident. When Roshni visits Prakash, she discovers he is Malayali and mistakenly assumes he is a womanizer. In anger, she breaks a plate in his presence. That evening, she finds a wallet belonging to him and discards it in a dustbin upon arriving home.
Prakash calls Roshni to retrieve his wallet and suggests they meet at the cemetery. When they meet, she returns the wallet, but Roshni is reluctant to form a friendship with him. One day, Prakash unexpectedly enters her office and pressures her to agree to meet later, planning a surprise birthday party for her.
On her birthday, Prakash celebrates with her at a roadside location, presents her with a gift, and later they spend time together at a casino, bar, factory, and other venues.
Cast
[edit]- Mammootty as Prakash Roy
- Huma Qureshi as Roshni Menon and Eleena Prakash Roy, wife of Prakash Roy
- Siddique as Pradeep Roy
- Shankar Ramakrishnan as Anwar Rasool
- Ahmed Sidhique as Georgy
- Sunil Sukhada as Thambichayan
- Ansar Kalabhavan as Mathew Kora
- Sona Nair as Deepa Pradeep
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Mariyamma
- Tearry Konjanthed as Mrs. Duyi Suchard
- Parvaty Pillai as Nila Rani
- Bitu Thomas
- John Millichap as Raymond
- Salvatore Ferragamo in a cameo as "10KSalivathorefurrgmo"
Music
[edit]The film score and soundtrack of the movie were composed by Rahul Raj. The soundtrack album, featuring three songs, was released by Eros Music.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eriyumoru Venalil" | Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Oru Vela" | Shweta Mohan | |
| 3. | "Premadramee Lokam" | Shweta Mohan |
Release
[edit]The film was released on 29 July 2016[1] to mixed reviews.[7][8][9] The satellite rights were given to Surya TV.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mammootty-Huma Qureshi's "White" movie gets a release date". International Business Times. 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Mammootty to play a romantic hero next". The Times of India. 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Trisha replaces Huma to be Mammootty's heroine?". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ K, Aswathy (4 June 2015). "Huma in M-town". Entertainment. Malayalam. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
- ^ a b "White (Aka) White review". 29 July 2016.
- ^ "White Movie Review: Mammootty's romantic flick is stagnant, pretentious". 6 June 2020.
- ^ "White Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of White by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "White review: An embarrassment to Mammootty and Mollywood debutante Huma Qureshi". August 2016.
- ^ "White review- Dull and Boring". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016.
- ^ "New Malayalam Movie DVD Release Updates". Facebook. New Malayalam Movie DVD Release. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- 2016 films
- Films shot in Bangalore
- 2010s Malayalam-language films
- Films scored by Rahul Raj
- Films set in London
- Rail transport films
- Indian romantic comedy-drama films
- Films shot in Budapest
- Films shot in London
- Films shot in Kerala
- Films about suicide
- Indian films set in New York City
- Indian remakes of South Korean films