Anuraga Karikkin Vellam


Anuraga Karikkin Vellam is a 2016 Indian Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by debutant Khalid Rahman. It stars Asif Ali, Biju Menon, Asha Sharath and Rajisha Vijayan in lead roles. Written by Naveen Bhaskar, it revolves around the life of an ordinary man, Raghu, and his son, Abhilash. The soundtrack and background score for the film are composed by Prashant Pillai.
Produced jointly by Shaji Nadesan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Santhosh Sivan, and Arya under the banner of August Cinema. Anuraga Karikkin Vellam was released on 7 July 2016.The performance of Rajisha Vijayan made her to win the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 2016.

Cast

The original soundtrack is composed, programmed, and arranged by Prashant Pillai. The soundtrack was made available for digital sale from 1 July 2016.
No.SongSingerLyricsLength
1"Manogatham Bhavan"Mathangi, HaricharanHarinarayanan4:25
2"Neeyo Njano"Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Niranj, Shabareesh Varma, Sreerag SajiShabareesh Varma4:01
3"Poyimaranjo"Preeti Pillai, Arun KamathShabareesh Varma2:24
4"Anuraga Karikinvellam"Peethambaran Menon, Govind MenonShabareesh Varma3:53
5"Manogatham Nadaswaram"

Release

Anuraga Karikkin Vellam released in India on 7 July 2016 on the occasion of Eid, in 74 screens across Kerala along with Kasaba at the box office.

Awards

Critical Reception

International Business Times called it a "sweet family entertainer". The Times of India said, "On the whole, it's one of those cute family movies packed with a basket-full of laughter, emotions, and thoughts that you can give in to, without a second thought.

Box-office

Anuraga Karikkin Vellam grossed more than 60 lakhs, from the multiplexes of Ernakulam district in 10 days. Among the Eid releases, Anuraga Karikkin Vellam, emerged as the top grosser at the Kochi multiplexes by collecting over 1 crore.