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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gulumaal: The Escape<br />
| image = Gulumal.jpg<br />
| caption = Promotional poster<br />
| director = [[V. K. Prakash]]<br />
| writer = Rajesh Y. V.<br />
| starring ={{ubl|[[Kunchacko Boban]]|[[Jayasurya]]|[[Mithra Kurian]]|[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]|[[Salim Kumar]]}}<br />
| producer = Sajitha Prakash<br />
| music = [[Manu Ramesan]]<br />
| distributor = A&M Marketing Company<br />
| cinematography = [[Fowzia Fathima]]<br />
| editing = [[Mahesh Narayanan]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|12|04}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--NUMBERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SOURCE--><br />
| gross = <!--NUMBERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SOURCE--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Gulumaal: The Escape''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2009|2009]] [[India]]n [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by V. K. Prakash and written by Rajesh Y. V. It was shot in digital format by cinematographer [[Fowzia Fathima]], and starred [[Kunchacko Boban]] and [[Jayasurya]]. The film is an unofficial remake of the Argentinian crime-thriller film ''[[Nine Queens]]''.<br />
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==Plot== <br />
Jerry ([[Jayasurya]]) is a [[con man]] known for his high-stakes scams. His criminal actions create a rift in his family when he attempts to steal the family business from his sister. While planning a heist on a petrol station, Jerry helps an escaped convict, Ravi Varma ([[Kunchacko Boban]]). Ravi had been caught performing similar heists with a similar con man.<br />
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Ravi Varma convinces Jerry to plan a formidable heist. An old acquaintance, Bose, tells Jerry of a forged painting that can be used to con a [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indian]] (NRI) ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]) out of {{INR}}50 lakhs. The information creates a rift in the newly formed friendship as both Ravi Varma and Jerry attempt to outdo each other in order to take the money.<br />
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Coincidentally, Jerry's sister is an employee at the hotel where the NRI is staying, and both Ravi Varma and the NRI fall in love with her.<br />
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Ravi Varma and Jerry eventually lose the painting and decide to buy the original by pooling their money. They then sell it to the NRI for {{INR}}3 crore. However, Jerry's father finds out about the plot and tells Jerry's sister, which further drives the siblings apart.<br />
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When Jerry and Ravi Varma realize that the check given to them is invalid, they fight and decide to part ways. Jerry runs into the master con man, Bose, who offers to help him resolve the situation, and takes Jerry to the wedding of Ravi Varma and Jerry's sister. Jerry learns that the entire sequence of events, starting from the gas station incident, had been completely staged as a form of gentle revenge in return for the scam that had sent Ravi Varma's father to jail.<br />
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Jerry asks for forgiveness from everyone and leaves the wedding. As the credits roll, Jerry is seen pondering another scam.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Ravi Varma<br />
* [[Jayasurya]] as Jerry Mathews <br />
* [[Mithra Kurian]] as Saira Mathews<br />
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Prabhakara Varma<br />
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as NRI<br />
* Gita Nair as Ravi's mother<br />
* Abhirami Suresh as Ravi's sister<br />
* Roslin as Jerry's mother<br />
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as ATS Shambhu<br />
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty <br />
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Bhai<br />
* [[Bijukuttan]] as Constable<br />
* [[Kottayam Nazeer]] as Appy Biju<br />
* [[Valsala Menon]] as Thampuratty<br />
* [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]] as himself (cameo)<br />
*[[Samvrutha Sunil]] as herself (cameo)<br />
* [[Chali Pala]] <br />
* Deepika Mohan<br />
* Vimal Roshan<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film was described as being similar to [[Fabián Bielinsky]]'s 2000 [[Cinema of Argentina|Argentine]] [[crime drama]] film ''[[Nine Queens]]'' (''Nueve Reinas'').<ref name="interview">Vijay George. (13 May 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110041939/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/05/13/stories/2011051350970200.htm "Exploring genres"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 2 July 2011.</ref> V. K. Prakash said: "I discovered the ''Nine Queens'' connection only after I liked the subject of ''Gulumaal''".<ref name="interview"/><br />
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''Sify.com'' stated that "with a tighter script, better music and lesser length the film could have been even more entertaining", but added, "The best thing about the film could be its unconventional narrative style."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091208091206/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14922372&ctid=5&cid=2428 sify.com]</ref> ''Indiaglitz.com'' called it "stylish and crazy entertainment", praising the film's "intense believability" and "unstoppable flow of brilliantly witty one-liners", but criticized the poor selection of voices in Manu Rameshan's songs.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/11605.html</ref> VN of ''Nowrunning.com'' gave the film 2.5 out of 5, praising "the amazing camaraderie that its lead actors share" but finding fault with the "cacophony" and substandard picturization of the songs. VN also stated that ''Gulumal'' was "a straight lift off the Argentinian film ''Nueve Reinas'' (''Nine Queens'')".<ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6826/malayalam/gulumal/2420/review.htm</ref><br />
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===Box office===<br />
The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=2009- A Flashback!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/2009-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfrf1bghdasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022224005/http://www.sify.com/movies/2009-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfrf1bghdasi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2016|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=2 January 2010}}</ref><br />
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== Sound Track ==<br />
The film's soundtrack contains 4 songs, all composed by [[Manu Ramesan]], with lyrics by [[S. Ramesan Nair]] and Saimon Palvaay.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
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| 1<br />
| "Gulumaal Gulumaal"<br />
| [[Anoop Sankar]], Ajay Sathyan, Roshan<br />
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| 2<br />
| "Thaam Tharikida"<br />
| [[G. Venugopal]], [[Vidhu Prathap]], [[Anoop Sankar]]<br />
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| 3<br />
| "Vennila"<br />
| [[P. Jayachandran]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Kilu Kilukkam"<br />
| [[Sithara Krishnakumar]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1645757}}<br />
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{{V. K. Prakash}}<br />
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[[Category:2000s crime comedy films]]<br />
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