Chotta Mumbai

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{{Infobox film
| name = Chotta Mumbai
| image = Chotta Mumbai.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Anwar Rasheed]]
| producer = [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] Ajayachandran Nair Raghuchandran Nair
| writer = [[Benny P. Nayarambalam]]
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] [[Kalabhavan Mani]] [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] [[Bijukuttan]] [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] [[Manikuttan]]
| music = [[Rahul Raj (composer)|Rahul Raj]]
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N.]]
| editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]]
| studio = Sree Bhadra Pictures
| distributor = Vaishakha Release
| released = {{film date|df=y|2007|04|07|}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = ₹ 3.5 crore
| gross =
}}

'''''Chotta Mumbai''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Action film|action]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] film directed by [[Anwar Rasheed]], written by [[Benny P. Nayarambalam]], and co-produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]],[[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Manikuttan]], [[Bijukuttan]] and [[Rajan P. Dev]]. [[Rahul Raj]] composed the score and songs of the film. The plot follows Vasco da Gama (Thala) and his gang of friends, all unemployed and leading a happy-go-lucky life until they encounter a corrupt police officer and gangster, Nadeshan.

The film released on 7 April 2007 opened to positive reviews.

==Plot==
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The film starts in a street in [[Fort Kochi]] where Vasco da Gama ([[Mohanlal]]), the son of a wrestler named Michael ([[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]), lives. Vasco and his gang of five – "Mullan" Chandrappan ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]), Susheelan ([[Bijukuttan]]), Sainu ([[Manikuttan]]), "Padakkam" Basheer ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]) and cousin Tomichan ([[Indrajith Sukumaran]]) are small-time goons, involved in petty offences and as the movie progresses, these characters turn out to be more endearing than bad.

Vasco goes by the nickname Thala (head) since he is the gang leader. Though Michael rebukes his son time and again for his lifestyle choices, he loves him and has big dreams for him. The plot progresses when a marriage broker contracts a wedding between Vasco and auto-rickshaw driver Latha ([[Bhavana]]), the only daughter of Pambu Chakochan ([[Rajan P. Dev]]) who is a heavy drinker and a longtime friend of Michael.

Vasco likes Latha, but she pleads with him to tell her father that he does not like her, because she plans to elope with her boyfriend. Overjoyed at having discovered a fellow drinker in Vasco, Chakochan does not even let him voice his opinion. Vasco decides to help Latha out, but her plan to elope fails when she discovers that her boyfriend Suni ([[Suraj Venjaramood]]) is involved in human trafficking. She returns to Vasco.

Later when Vasco, Michael, Chandrappan and Latha travel in her auto-rickshaw, they clash with a gang that has been on the run after stabbing an honest police officer. Vasco and his father were witnesses to the murder of Mohanraj ([[Vijayaraghavan]]), which was committed by Satheesan ([[Vinayakan]]), the younger brother of a corrupt circle inspector called Nadesan ([[Kalabhavan Mani]]). This leads to complications.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as Vasco da Gama a.k.a. Thala
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Mullan Chandrappan, Thala's sidekick
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Nadeshan, Circle Inspector of Police
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Fayalwan Michael Ashan, Thala's father
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Padakkam Basheer, Thala's friend and another goon
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as Tomichan, Thala's cousin and sidekick
* [[Manikuttan]] as Sainu, Thala's sidekick
* [[Bijukuttan]] as Susheelan, Thala's sidekick
* [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Latha
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Pambu Chacko, Latha's father and Michael's classmate
* [[Vinayakan]] as Satheeshan, Nadeshan's younger brother
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Advocate Pradeep Menon
* [[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Tomichan's mother and Thala's aunt
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Mama Suni
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Vasuttan, Susheelan's cousin
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Alex, new Circle Inspector
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Mohandas, Circle Inspector
* [[Sanusha]] as Tomichan's sister
* Thara as Vasco da gama's sister
* Saranya Sasi as Sherin, Vasco da gama's sister
* [[Geetha Vijayan]] as Deepa, Pradeep's wife
* [[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as DGP Rajendran Nair
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Announcer in the carnival
* [[Narayanankutty]] as Nanappan, Basheer's rival
* [[Biju Pappan]] as SI Hameed
* [[Anikha]] as Anikha
* [[Shakeela]] as Herself ([[Guest appearance]])
* [[Rachana Maurya]] as an [[Item number|item girl]] ([[Cameo appearance]])
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Jayasurya]] was cast in a role, but he had to opt out from the film due to scheduling conflicts with ''[[Kangaroo (2007 film)|Kangaroo]]'' (2007 film).<ref>{{cite news|last=George|first=Vijay|title=Interview : A positive impact|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/01/04/stories/2008010450070400.htm|access-date=25 July 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108213537/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/01/04/stories/2008010450070400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2008}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Chotta Mumbai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Rahul Raj (composer)|Rahul Raj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = March 2007<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-14 |title=Audio CD Cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/a.111708610600445/151559773281995/ |access-date=2020-09-15 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
*Lal Media, [[Kochi]]
*[[K. S. Chithra#Recording studio|Krishna DigiDesign]]
*Marian Digital, [[Chennai]]
*SS Digital, [[Trivandrum]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|25:20}}
| label = [[Satyam Audios]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Time (2007 film)|Time]]
| next_year = 2007
}}

Composer [[Rahul Raj]] made his feature film debut through this film. The songs ''Thalaa'' and ''Chotta Mumbai'' became chartbusters.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track !! Song Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist !! Other notes
|-
| 1 || "Vasco da Gama" ||[[Afsal]], [[Rimi Tomy]], Vipin Xavier || [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma|Sarath Vayalar]] || [[Cochin Carnival|Carnival]] song in the climax
|-
| 2 || "Poonila" ||Sangeeth, Sangeetha Prabhu || Santhosh Varma || '''[[Raga]]:''' [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]], [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chotta Mumbai - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?5845 |access-date=2020-09-15 |website=malayasangeetham.info}}</ref> Not picturised
|-
| 3 || "Thala" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Arjun Sasi, Sangeeth, Rahul Raj || Sarath Vayalar || Highlighting the lead character ''Thala''
|-
| 4 || "Chettikulangara" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Sayanora Philip]]|| [[Sreekumaran Thampi]], Sarath Vayalar || [[Mohanlal]]'s intro song Cover version of yesteryear song composed by [[M. K. Arjunan]]
|-
| 5 || "Chotta Mumbai" || [[Rahul Raj (composer)|Rahul Raj]], Sreerag, Sreelakshmi || Sarath Vayalar || Title song. Showing the life of Chotta Mumbai gang.
|-
| 6 || "Chettikulangara (Tell Me Now)" || M. G. Sreekumar, Sayanora Philip || Sreekumaran Thampi, Sarath Vayalar || Not picturised
|}

==Release==
The film was released on 7 April 2007.

===Critical reception===
The film was well received by critics. Unni R. Nair, in his review for Nowrunning.com said, "An out and out entertainer, it's a film that you would like to just sit back and enjoy, pushing all logical thinking to the background. Chotta Mumbai is a film that cashes in on Mohanlal's superstar image and its aim is merely to entertain and enthrall." ({{Rating|3|5}})<ref>[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3747/malayalam/chotta-mumbai/1128/review.htm "Review by Nowrunning.com"]</ref> Paresh C Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] gave the film a {{Rating|3|5}} rating and positively reviewed the film's script, Mohanlal's lead performance, Anwar Rasheed's direction as well as the performances of the supporting cast.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/09sscm.htm "Chotta Mumbai is fun"]</ref> [[Sify.com]] also published an extremely positive review and said: "What makes the film tick is Mohanlal's at the heart of this mad, mad, mad world with his impeccable sense of comic timing. Clearly, he is at home playing this type of character- for him, it is the equivalent of an old pair of Hawai slippers. If laughter is the best medicine then Anwar Rasheed has earned his stripes yet again."<ref>[https://archive.today/20130628022720/http://www.sify.com/movies/chotta-mumbai-review-malayalam-14425223.html "Movie Review: Chotta Mumbai"]</ref>

===Box office===
The film was a blockbuster at the box office and became one of the top five highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. It ran for over 101 days in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2007/malayalam-top-ten-291207.html|title=Malayalam top ten 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/7492/dscn6841eg3.jpg|title=Chotta Mumbai 75days}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

{{Anwar Rasheed}}* {{IMDb title|0924213}}

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[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian crime comedy films]]
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[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films scored by Rahul Raj]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anwar Rasheed]]
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[[Category:2000s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]

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