Malarvaadi Arts Club


Malarvadi Arts Club is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language romantic-musical comedy drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directorial debut, produced by actor Dileep. The film was released in 600 theaters across India. The cast of five young boys and two girls were selected through a talent hunt. The movie was a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

The story is about the life of 5 friends in a small village called Manissery. They have completed their studies and are all set to move to the next phase of their life. But in the process they face unexpected problems while trying to keep their favourite hangout Malarvadi Arts Club alive.
"Malarvadi Koottam" are a bunch of trouble makers in the Manassery village. They even act as goons for a Communist party, named Labour Party. The first half of the film is about the pointless lives of these five led by Prakashan. Prakashan has a fiery temperament; he would do anything for the people he loves, for the cause he believes in.
In a moment of financial crisis, Kumaran makes the group take up music once again. On the way, the best singer Santhosh Damodaran in the group gets a chance to attend a reality show. Predictably, he makes it big, which is followed by misunderstandings, separation and a grand reunion in the end.

Cast

Critical response

The movie received positive reviews. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of five stars praising Vineeth Sreenivasan on his directorial debut stated that "Malarvadi Arts Club shows that Vineeth Sreenivasan does hold promise as a director, who can only improve with experience. He has made a film that will make the viewer smile". Sify rating it as Watchable movie said "The five new heroes, who were selected after talent hunts and rehearsal camps, have performed quite well".

Box office

The movie opened in 60 cinemas on 16 July 2010 was a commercial success at the box office. The film was made on a cost of 2crore and earned an amount of 8 crore worldwidely.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Shaan Rahman and Lyrics by Vineeth Sreenivasan.