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Ennu Ninte Moideen
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Directed by R. S. Vimal
Written by R. S. Vimal
Produced by Suresh Raj
Binoy Shankarath
Sureshkumar Muttath
Ragy Thomas
Starring Prithviraj SukumaranTemplate:BrParvathy ThiruvothuTemplate:BrTovino Thomas
Cinematography Jomon T. John
Edited by Mahesh Narayanan
Music by Songs:Template:BrM. JayachandranTemplate:BrGopi SundarTemplate:BrRamesh NarayanTemplate:BrBackground Score:Template:BrGopi Sundar





Country India
Language Malayalam
Budget Template:INR12 crore[1]


Ennu Ninte Moideen (Template:Translation) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film[2] written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took place in the 1960s in Mukkam, Kozhikode.[3][4] Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy Thiruvothu play the title characters of Moideen and Kanchanamala while Tovino Thomas, Bala, Sai Kumar, Sashi Kumar and Lena appear in supporting roles.[5][6]

Music was composed by M. Jayachandran and Ramesh Narayan,[7] while background score was composed by Gopi Sunder. The cinematography was by Jomon T. John.[8] Upon release, it received a positive critical response and was a commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time, grossing over Template:INR56 crore at the box office.[9][10][11] It is widely regarded as one of the best movies of the Malayalam New Wave movement.[12]

Plot

Set in the 1960s and 70's in Mukkam, Kerala, the film tells the tragic love story of Moideen who belongs to a renowned Muslim family and Kanchanamala who is from an affluent thiyya Hindu family.[13] Since inter-religious marriages were considered a taboo then, the couple had to part ways as their families objected to their love affair.

Moideen shifted ground to being a socio-political activist and Kanchanamala lived in her house under strict restrictions for 22 years. Both communicated through letters and a language they had developed. Eventually Kanchanmala was caught and beaten mercilessly by her conservative relatives. Balyambra Pottattu Unni Moideen Sahib, Moideen's father, stabs him since Moideen does not agree to part ways with Kanchanamala but he miraculously escapes. Moideen reveals to the judge and police that it was an accident and his father was not responsible. This confession transforms Balyambra Pottattu Unni Moideen Sahib's attitude towards his son; however, he dies immediately afterwards due to a heart attack. Eventually, Moideen and Kanchana decide to elope but when Moideen was returning after collecting their passports, the boat he was traveling on gets caught in a whirlpool. Although he managed to save his fellow boat-mates, he gets caught in the whirlpool and dies. His body is found 3 days later. Upon hearing about his death, Kanchana decides to commit suicide but is stopped by Moideen's mother. In the end, Kanchana leaves home to live in Moideen's house, as Moideen's unmarried widow.

Cast

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Production

The film is based on the real life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in the backdrops of river Iruvanjippuzha and Mukkam village. Vimal first made the story into a documentary film and then developed it into a full-length feature film. In October 2014, Kanchanamala had accused Vimal of "tweaking their story", stating that several incidents had not been shown correctly in the film.[14]

Prithviraj was chosen to play Moideen upon the insistence of real-life Kanchanamala, as she felt that he had a resemblance to Moideen.[15] Tovino Thomas was signed to play Appuettan (Kanjanamala's cousin), who said that Prithviraj suggested him for the role.[16]

The film was launched at Mascot Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram on 9 July 2014.[17] The shoot was supposed to begin in the first week of August 2014 but was postponed due to rain.[18] Though set entirely in Mukkam, the film was not shot there; it was shot mostly in Shoranur and nearby areas.

Soundtrack

Template:Main The background music for the film was composed by Gopi Sunder, who also composed a song. Other songs were composed by M. Jayachandran and Ramesh Narayan. Rafeeq Ahamed penned the lyrics. A poem by renowned poet Changampuzha Krishna Pillai was used in the film.

The song "Mukkathe Penne" was composed within five minutes. Gopi Sunder says, "We were doing the background music when director requested us to create a background song for the movie. Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor, a singer who helps me with the Sufi notes, was there during that time. I hummed this tune to him for which he wrote lyrics. He crooned it and thus the song was born." For the song "Kathirunnu", M. Jayachandran won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the first time in his career.[19]

Release

The film was released on September 19, 2015, in Kerala and outside Kerala on October 2, 2015. The television satellite rights of Ennu Ninte Moideen was purchased for an amount of Template:INR 7 crore by Asianet, which was the highest satellite purchasing amount for any Malayalam film.[20]

Film festival screening

The film was among the seven films selected to be screened in the Malayalam Cinema Today section of the 20th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).[21] However, director R. S. Vimal decided to withdraw the film from the festival as it was not included in the Competition Section.[22]

Critical response

The Hindu wrote "the film presents a classic case of how a compelling real life incident can be adapted for the screen without compromising on the aesthetics of the medium."[23] Baradwaj Rangan wrote, " Even with flatly written characters and plodding narration, the film strikes a chord."[24]

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated 3/5 and opined that "a slow-burner that invites its viewers to soak themselves in a compelling romantic tale that is prudently drawn from real life. A pithy, well-acted and remarkably crafted film, this devastating narrative of love, comes across as a true celebration of the tender, expectant spirit that lies deep within it."[25] Hailing the film as "probably the best love story to have graced the screens in the last decade in Malayalam Cinema," Rejath RG of Kerala Kaumudi described it as " a masterful piece of cinema that is sure to leave a long lasting impression in the hearts of moviegoers. R S Vimal has made a gem of a movie, an unforgettable love story of epic proportions."[26]

G. Ragesh of Malayala Manorama rated the film 3.5/5 and described "Apart from being an inquiry into the unknown realms of human emotions such as love, revenge and envy the film has a smooth narrative which offers a glimpse into the socio-political milieu of the time."[27]

Akhila Menon of Filmibeat.com gave a rating of 4/5 and wrote, "It is wonderful to watch the classic form of romance back on the screen, in its complete glory. A well-written script plays the backbone for the film" and "the only minus factor [of the film] is, Kanchanamala gets over-shadowed by Moideen certain points."[28] Sethumadhavan of Bangalore Mirror rated the film 4/5 and said, "Despite the story being so old, the screenplay is powerful enough to hook the audience and make one ignore a few loose ends. Whenever and wherever cinematic liberty has been taken, it does not come across as jarring."[29] Shyamlee Ahmed of The American Bazaar noted that the "powerful story is a far cry from the modern day puppy love stories coming out of Bollywood" and that the film "will be here to stay in our hearts "ennum" (forever), for its effervescent one of a kind eternal love."[30]

Box office

The film collected approximately Template:INR81 lakh on the first day of release and Template:INR1.25 crore in the second day, with Malabar region contributing a major share.[31] It collected Template:INR6.32 crore in 6 days[32] and Template:INR10.5 crore when it completed 9 days from Kerala alone.[33][34] The film collected Template:INR19 crores from 18 days from Kerala alone.[35][36] On 14 October 2015, Filmibeat.com reported that the film's gross collection crossed Template:INR21.8 crore, making it the biggest hit in Prithviraj's career.[37] Within a month of release, the film's collection from Kerala theatres alone was Template:INR27.2 crore.[38] It grossed about Template:INR 32.67 crore and a net Template:INR 25.56 crore from Kerala in 42 days; the film's all India gross crossed Template:INR 37.50 crore for the same.[39]

The film grossed $107,666 (₹ 71.79 lakh) within eight weeks of its theatrical run in the US and after the 12th weekend at the UK box office, Ennu Ninte Moideen is said to have collected a gross amount of £23,698 (₹ 23.40 lakh).[40]

The film collected an estimated Template:INR 50 crore from Worldwide box office to become one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of all time,[41] and the film ran over 150 days in theatres.[42]

Awards and nominations

As of 28 March 2016, Ennu Ninte Moideen received 55 wins and 63 nominations.

Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
63rd National Film Awards[43] Best Music Director M. Jayachandran Template:Won
Filmfare Awards South Best Film Ennu Ninte Moideen Template:Nom
Best Director Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actor Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Tovino Thomas Template:Won
Best Supporting Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Music Director M. Jayachandran Template:Won
Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahamed Template:Won
Best Playback Singer – Female Shreya Ghoshal Template:Won
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film Ennu Ninte Moideen Template:Nom
Best Director R. S. Vimal Template:Nom
Best Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran Template:Won
Best Actress Parvathy Thiruvothu Template:Nom
Best Actress (Critics) Parvathy Thiruvothu Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Tovino Thomas Template:Nom
Best Supporting Actress Lena Template:Won
Best Actor in a Negative Role Sai Kumar Template:Nom
Best Music Director M. Jayachandran Template:Nom
Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahammed (for song "Kaathirunnu") Template:Nom
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal (for song "Kaathirunnu") Template:Nom
Asianet Film Awards[44] Best Film Ennu Ninte Moideen Template:Won
Best Director Template:Sort Template:Nom
Best Actor Template:Sort rowspan="18" Template:Won
Best Actress Template:Sort
Best Supporting Actor Template:Sort
Best Character Actress Template:Sort
Best Script Writer Template:Sort
Best Cinematography Template:Sort
Best Editor Mahesh Narayan
Best Lyricist Template:Sort
Kerala State Film Award[45]
Most Popular Film Ennu Ninte Moideen
Best Actress Parvathy Thiruvothu
Best Music Director Ramesh Narayan
Best Cinematography Jomon T. John
Best Singer (Male) P. Jayachandran
Best Lyricist Template:Sort
Best Sound Design Renganaath Ravee
1st IIFA Utsavam[46]
Best Film Ennu Ninte Moideen
Best Director R. S. Vimal Template:Nom
Best Performance in a Leading Role – Male Prithviraj Sukumaran Template:Won
Best Performance in a Leading Role – Female Parvathy Thiruvothu Template:Won
Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Male Sai Kumar Template:Nom
Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Male Tovino Thomas Template:Nom
Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Female Lena Template:Won
Best Performance in a Negative Role – Male Bala Template:Nom
Best Music Direction Ramesh Narayan
M. Jayachandran
Gopi Sunder 		Template:Nom
Best Lyricist Muhammed Maqbool Mansoor Template:Nom
Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahamed Template:Nom
Best Playback Singer – Male Muhammed Maqbool Mansoor Template:Nom
Best Playback Singer – Male Vijay Yesudas Template:Nom
Best Playback Singer – Female Shreya Ghoshal Template:Won
Asiavision Awards[47]
Best Film Ennu Ninte Moideen Template:Won
Best Director Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actor Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Screenplay R. S. Vimal Template:Won
Best Cinematography Jomon T. John Template:Won
Best Female Singer Shreya Ghoshal Template:Nom
Best Background Score Gopi Sunder Template:Won
Most Popular Music Director Gopi Sunder Template:Won
New Sensation in Singing Muhammed Maqbool Mansoor Template:Won
Vanitha Film Awards[48]
Best Movie Ennu Ninte Moideen Template:Won
Best Director Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actor Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Supporting Actress Template:Sort Template:Won
Best Lyricist Rafeeq Ahamed Template:Won
Best Cinematographer Jomon T. John Template:Won
KFPA Awards[49]
Best Film Ennu Ninte Moideen Template:Won
Best Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran Template:Won
Best Actress Parvathy Thiruvothu Template:Won
Best Producer(s) Suresh Raj
Binoy Shankarath
Ragy Thomas 		Template:Won
Best Character Actress Lena Template:Won
Best Debutant Director R. S. Vimal Template:Won
Best Makeup Artist Ratheesh Ambady Template:Won
Best Art Director Gokul Das Template:Won
Ramu Kariat Awards[50]
Best Promising Star Tovino Thomas Template:Won
IBNLive Awards[51]
Best Actor (South) Prithviraj Sukumaran Template:Nom
Best Actress (South) Parvathy Thiruvothu Template:Nom

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Further reading

  • Ivan Njangalute Priya Moideen{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. DC Books(November 2015). ISBN 978-8-126-46519-4
  • Moideen Kanchanamala – Orapoorva Pranayajeevithom{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mathrubhumi Books(2014). ISBN 978-8-182-65752-6
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