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{{Infobox film
| name = 101 Weddings
| image = 101 Weddings poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rafi Mecartin|Rafi]]
* Bava Hasainar
* Shaleer
}}
| screenplay = [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]]
| story = Shafi
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kunchacko Boban]]
* [[Jayasurya]]
* [[Biju Menon]]
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]]
* [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]]
}}
| music = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N]]
| editing = V. Sajan
| studio = Film Folks
| distributor = {{Unbulleted_list|Murali Films|PJ Entertainments Europe}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|11|23|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|title=101 wedding and Scene No 1 from tomorrow|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/101-wedding-and-scene-no-1-from-tomorrow-hollywood-news-88441.html|work=indiaglitz.com|date=22 November 2012}}</ref>}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''101 Weddings''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]], starring [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Samvrutha Sunil]], and [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] in the lead roles. The film is written by Kalavoor Ravikumar based on a story by the director. It is produced by Shafi's brother [[Rafi Mecartin]], Hasainar, and Shaleer, with [[audiography]] by [[M. R. Rajakrishnan]] under the banner of Film Folks and features music composed by [[Deepak Dev]].<ref>{{cite web|title=101 Weddings Movie Review - '101 weddings' is the regular Shafi flick|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/101-weddings-malayalam-movie-review-16667.html|work=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2 October 2015|date=26 November 2012}}</ref>

==Plot==

The movie opens with the childhood pranks of Krishnankutty, the son of famous Gandhian Munshi Shankara Pillai who is repeatedly beaten up by Antappan, his big schoolmate. Antappan is taking vengeance for the Gandhian deeds of Munshi who has closed down the toddy shop owned by Antappan's father. When a chance comes up, Krishankutty retaliates by placing the costly golden cross in the bag of Antappan, which makes him a thief, and lands him in a juvenile home for young criminals.

As they grow up, Krishnankutty becomes a TV producer under the name Krish but is ready to play foul games and make money by little frauds. But his father Munshi who has now become a much-proclaimed Gandhian finds an able girl in Abhirami, the only daughter of Abkari contractor Bhasi, to reform his son.

Abhirami and Co. who is running the ''Kasturba Society'' are on the plans to hold a mass wedding of 101 couples in which she will also find a suitable groom and marry. The mass wedding is arranged in such a way that the interested people are needed to stay in the picturesque resort-like village for two weeks to get familiar with their probable future partners. Krish is reluctant to marry another girl with Gandhian principles and brings in Jyothish Kumar a.k.a. Jyothi, a dance teacher with all female mannerisms, gets him registered as Krishanankutty to make Abhirami move away from this alliance. Antappan and his gang who have now grown up as famous quotation gangs also register for the marriage in the plans to grab the money and 5 gold coins that are given to each couple. As the day of the marriage comes up, more and more people enroll in the mass wedding with their own interesting plans.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Krishnankutty, son of Munshi Shankaran Pillai
**Master Dhananjay as Young Krishnankutty
* [[Jayasurya]] as Jyothish Kumar, a classical dance master
* [[Biju Menon]] as Antappan, a rowdy
* Vijeesh as Ricky, friend of Krishnankutty
* [[Samvrutha Sunil]] as Abhirami
* [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] as Rukhiya
* [[Srindaa]] as Indira, the mute girl
* [[Vijayaraghavan]] as Munshi Shankara Pillai, Krishnankutty's father
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Sulochana, Krishnankutty's Mother
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Khader, Rukhiya's father
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Sundareshan
* [[Ponnamma Babu]]
* [[Urmila Unni]] as Vijayamma
* [[Saju Kodiyan]] as Kanakambaran
* [[Sunil Sukhada]] as Vettanchira Bhasi, Abhirami's father
* [[Subi Suresh]] as Sundaresan's wife
* Vinod Kedamangalam as Antappan's friend
* [[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Chandrabose
* Yadu Krishnan as Joseph
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Lawrence, Antappan's father
* [[Jayakrishnan]] as Stephen
}}

==Production==

Shooting started on 15 July 2012 in [[Kochi]]. The other locations are [[Thodupuzha]], [[Ottappalam]], and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Malayalam Friday: Biju Menon, Kunchacko Boban and Samvrutha Sunil in '101 Weddings'|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/photogallery/movies/malayalam-friday-biju-menon-kunchacko-boban-and-samvrutha-sunil-in-101-weddings-861501.html|accessdate=2 October 2015|agency=[[IBN Live]]|date=22 November 2012}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = 101 Weddings
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|10|28}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=25|s=32}}
| language = Malayalam
| label = [[Manorama Music]]
| producer = Deepak Dev
| prev_title = [[D Company]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[I Love Me (film)|I Love Me]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
The soundtrack was composed by [[Deepak Dev]], with lyrics penned by [[Rafeeq Ahmed]]. The album consists of four songs. The audio rights of the film were acquired by [[Manorama Music]]. The album was launched on 28 October 2012 at [[Kochi]].

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:32
| title1 = Cheruchillayil
| lyrics1 = [[Rafeeq Ahmed]]
| extra1 = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]], [[Deepak Dev]]
| length1 = 3:49
| title2 = Muthodu Mutham
| lyrics2 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra2 = [[Aalap Raju]]
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Sajalamai
| lyrics3 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra3 = [[Yazin Nizar]]
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Cheruchillayil Remix
| lyrics4 = Rafeeq Ahmed
| extra4 = Vidyasagar, Deepak Dev
| length4 = 4:02
}}

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote that "As for the impact of ''101 Weddings'' it is just a typical Shafi entertainer, which takes a while to reach the climax".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Review: Nothing great about 101 Weddings |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-101-weddings/20121126.htm |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "The film employs crude humour and bawdy one-liners but the effect is incomplete, and the film runs out of all its promised charm way too soon".<ref>{{Cite news |title=101 Weddings Movie Review |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/101-weddings/movie-review/17361196.cms |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Box office==
The film collected {{USD|301}} from the UK box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/yearly/?yr=2012&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=5&p=.htm|title=United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2545176}}
{{Shafi}}

[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2012 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ottapalam]]
[[Category:Films shot in Telangana]]
[[Category:2012 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shafi]]

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