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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kolumittayi<br />
| image = Kolumittayi film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ml|കോലുമിട്ടായി}}<br />
| director = Arun Vishwam<br />
| producer = Abijith Asokan<br />
| screenplay = {{plainlist|<br />
* Arun Viswam<br />
* Abijith Asokan<br />
}}<br />
| story = Abijith Asokan<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* Gourav Menon<br />
* [[Baby Meenakshi]]<br />
* Anjali Aneesh Upasana<br />
* Dinesh Nair<br />
* Kalabhavan Prajod<br />
}}<br />
| narrator = Abijith Asokan<br />
| music = Sreeraj Sahajan<br />
| cinematography = Santhosh Anima<br />
| editing = Sunesh Sebastian<br />
| studio = Crayons Pictures<br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|2016|10|28|India}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <!--(please use condensed and rounded values, e.g. "£11.6 million" not "£11,586,221")--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kolumittayi''''' (English: ''Stick Candy'') is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2016|2016]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[children's film]] directed by Arun Viswam.<ref>{{cite news|author=Express News Service|title=Kolumittayi, set in the late 80s, follows a crop of school kids|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2016/oct/27/totally-sweet-1532192.html|accessdate=16 November 2016|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=27 October 2016}}</ref> The film set in the 1980s, tells the story of Unni (Gourav Menon) and his three friends Abu, Lalu, and Varkey. Others in the cast includes [[Saiju Kurup]], [[Dinesh Prabhakar]], [[Sohan Seenulal]], Dr. Roney, Kalabhavan Prajod, Gokulan, [[Devi Ajith]], [[Krishna Praba|Krishnaprabha]], [[Priyanka]] and 30 other child actors.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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The film opens to the life of Unni and his friends. After having a blast of a [[vacation]], they move to the 6th grade after the new [[academic year]] opens. The life in school brings lot of joy to Unni because of the presence of his crush Riya ([[Baby Meenakshi]]. Unni feels threatened by the newcomer in his class – Roney (Master Naaif), who happens to be talented in various disciplines of art. Soon they lock horns and are in competition. Unni and his friends with their happy go lucky nature get into odds with their teacher (Anjali Upasana).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Gourav Menon]] as Unni<br />
* Aakash Santhosh as Abu<br />
* [[Baby Meenakshi]] as Riya<br />
* Sidharth as Lalu<br />
* Naif as Ronny<br />
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Satheeshan Puzhakkara<br />
* [[Krishna Praba]] as Molly<br />
* [[Anjali Nair|Anjali Aneesh Upasana]] as Daisy<br />
* Kalabhavan Prajodh as Sudheer<br />
* [[Bineesh Bastin]]<br />
* Devi Ajith as Unni's Mother<br />
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==Production==<br />
Arun Viswam who was assisted [[Abrid Shine]] in the projects, ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' and ''[[Action Hero Biju]]''. 30 child artists were selected through an audition conducted in co-operation with [[Kochu TV]]. The music and background scoring was done by Sreeraj Sahajan, mixing and mastering by Ramu Raj. The choreography was by K. P. Sreejith and costumes by Steffy Zaviour<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Gaurav-Menons-next-is-Kolu-Mittayi/articleshow/52187109.cms|title=Gaurav Menons next is Kolu Mittayi|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=10 November 2016|date=9 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
Sarath Ramesh Kuniyl from ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' rated 4 in a scale of 5, and said: "''Kolumittayi'' cannot, and should not, be dismissed as a children's film with dollops of nostalgia. There is a lesson or two for the grown-ups as well".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kuniyl|first=Sarath Ramesh|title=Kolumittayi review—picture of innocence|url=http://www.theweek.in/movies/kolumittayi-review-picture-of-innocence.html|publisher=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]|accessdate=16 November 2016|date=4 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{facebook|Kolumittayi.kjm}}<br />
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[[Category:2016 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in 1980]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
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