Shibu (film)


Shibu is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by duo directors Arjun & Gokul, written by Praneesh and produced by Kaargo Cinemas. It features an ensemble cast led by Karthik, Anju Kurian, Salim Kumar, Biju Kuttan. Sachin Warrier composed the music for the film. and Movie was released in July 2019.

Plot

Shibu is a young guy from small town who is an aspiring film maker, he tries hard to achieve his dreams, but gets rejected by all.Then he hears about a Film institute and he manages to convince his family and joins film institute.There he instead of learning about cinema gets confused. After he quits film institute he wents to make a zero budget film casting his brother in law as a hero and chooses supporting actors from random people he meets. But the shoot wents wrong and turns into chaose, a fellow actor is accidentally killed by shibu. Then he desperately tries to cover up the murder. Meanwhile, he met with a girl named Kalyani in a match-making meet and how their aspirations brings them together forms rest of the story.

Production

In 2018 Arjun and Gokul, who debuted with the movie '32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam' is all set to start working on their next project. Titled 'Shibu ' The film has music by Sachin Warrier. Sachin wrote about it, "‘Omal Kanmani’ composed by Bijibal sir from the 2015 movie ‘32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam’ is a song that's close to heart among the ones I’ve sung so far. The directors of the movie, Arjun and Gokul came to me to narrate a story recently, and I had a lot of fun listening to it. I believe it'll turn out to be an interesting film. Super happy to associate with Arjun and Gokul, as a composer in their second film" says Sachin Warrier. Arun Gopi director of Dileep starer movie Ramaleela released first look poster of the film in April 2019. Actor Dileep released trailer of the film on June 2019

Cast

Lyrics are written by Manu Manjith and Vinayak Sasikumar, all music is composed by Sachin Warrier and Vignesh Baskaran.

Release

The film released on 19 July 2019 across 80 screens in Kerala, to positive reviews from the critics as well as the audience.

Critical Reception

Pranav Prasad of telegraph Star gave 4 out of 5 and stated "Absolute bliss to watch the lead pair Karthik Ramakrishnan and Anju Kurian on the big screen. The breezy love story is a must-watch. One needs to definitely watch the chemistry between the characters." Anandh Vishnu of Samayam rated 2.5 out of 5. Deepika Jayaram of Times of India Wrote "What might strike a chord is the music by Sachin Warrier, which is meticulously composed to suit the narrative." Chandra Mohan Gopinath stated "shibu is saved by the turn of events towards the closing stages"