Holidays (2010 film)
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Holidays is 2010 Malayalam film directed by M M Ramachandran (Atlas Ramachandran), starring Vinu Mohan
, Ranjith Menon, Muktha
and Priya Lal in the lead roles. The film is about a few IT professionals, who arrive at Kochi
and get entangled in a web of problems.
), Janet (Muktha
), Riya (Priya Lal),Soumitran (Renjith),Sudhi (Sudheesh) and a few others who are planning the elopment of Sudhi and his lover, since Sudhi's lover is about to get engaged to Vinod (Kalabhavan Mani
) who is also a tough cop.
On the way they rescue a pretty young girl by the name of Lekha (Sruthi Lakshmi) from the hands of a few ruffians, but later find the girl murdered. They flee to a tea estate in Munnar
, but the murderer is close at hand.
, Dhanam etc., and has acted in films like Arabikatha
, Anandabhairavi etc. According to him, the film is aimed at youngsters.
The filming occurred at various locations in India like Bangalore
and Kochi and on foreign locales as Kuala Lampur.
, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram and Santhosh Varma. The soundtrack received mixed responses. Nowrunning published a positive review commenting that "Alex Paul's music is the only fair thing in this film." Sifys review was negative saying, "Alex Paul’s tunes are pretty ordinary". They also commented that "A song pops out every other moment, which is almost always a dream sequence."
The film was met with nearly unanimous negative reviews. Several critics reviewed that the movie lacked a good script and the direction by the businn tycoon was worse than poor. A review by Nowrunning.com said that, "Holidays is a film that seriously lacks a few things, the most prominent among which would be a script that is worthy of being made into a film and more importantly some sensible direction." Sify
reviewed the film saying, "With a ridiculous plot that has been presented as a thriller, Dr.M M Ramachandran’s Holidays is an amateurish attempt, to say the least. The script, visuals, music and the performances doesn’t help in making things better either."
Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. His debut was through the award-winning movie Nivedyam by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of late actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of popular actor Sai Kumar....
, Ranjith Menon, Muktha
Muktha Elsa George
Muktha Elsa George, known mononymously as Muktha or by her stage name Bhanu, is an Indian film actress hailing from Kerala. She has acted in a number of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films.-Career:...
and Priya Lal in the lead roles. The film is about a few IT professionals, who arrive at Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
and get entangled in a web of problems.
Plot
The story involves a bunch of youngsters Alby (Vinu MohanVinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. His debut was through the award-winning movie Nivedyam by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of late actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of popular actor Sai Kumar....
), Janet (Muktha
Muktha Elsa George
Muktha Elsa George, known mononymously as Muktha or by her stage name Bhanu, is an Indian film actress hailing from Kerala. She has acted in a number of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films.-Career:...
), Riya (Priya Lal),Soumitran (Renjith),Sudhi (Sudheesh) and a few others who are planning the elopment of Sudhi and his lover, since Sudhi's lover is about to get engaged to Vinod (Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
) who is also a tough cop.
On the way they rescue a pretty young girl by the name of Lekha (Sruthi Lakshmi) from the hands of a few ruffians, but later find the girl murdered. They flee to a tea estate in Munnar
Munnar
Munnar is one of the most popular hill station in Kerala and in southern India. Munnar is located on the Western Ghats, situated in the Idukki district....
, but the murderer is close at hand.
Cast
- Vinu MohanVinu MohanVinu Mohan is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. His debut was through the award-winning movie Nivedyam by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of late actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of popular actor Sai Kumar....
as Alby - MukthaMuktha Elsa GeorgeMuktha Elsa George, known mononymously as Muktha or by her stage name Bhanu, is an Indian film actress hailing from Kerala. She has acted in a number of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films.-Career:...
as Janet - Priya Lal as Riya
- Renjith Menon as Soumitran
- Sudheesh as Sudhi
- Shruthi Lakshmi
- Harishree Ashokan as Thangappan
- Anoop Chandran
- Roopasree Asokan
- Anil Murali
- Karatte Raja
- Nimisha
- Urmila Unni
- Ambika Mohan
- Mini Arun
- Jolly
Production
The film is produced by T. Satheesh Babu, under the banner of Cinema Factory, and directed by businessman and chairman of Atlas Group, M M Ramachandran. It is his first venture as a director, but he has produced certain critically acclaimed films like VaishaliVaishali (film)
Vaishali is a 1988 Malayalam film directed and edited by Bharathan. Scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, it was an adaptation of a sub-story told by Vedavyasa to King Yudhishtira in the epic Mahabharatha...
, Dhanam etc., and has acted in films like Arabikatha
Arabikatha
Arabikkatha is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ikbal Kuttipuram. The film was a critical success and a commercial success in India and the United Arab Emirates...
, Anandabhairavi etc. According to him, the film is aimed at youngsters.
The filming occurred at various locations in India like Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and Kochi and on foreign locales as Kuala Lampur.
Soundtrack
The original score and songs were composed by Alex PaulAlex Paul
Alex Paul is an Indian music director mostly active in Malayalam cinema.- Biography :Alex Paul, born in Kochi, Kerala, is the son of A.M. Paul, a music artist who formed the first Orchestra troupe in Kochi...
, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram and Santhosh Varma. The soundtrack received mixed responses. Nowrunning published a positive review commenting that "Alex Paul's music is the only fair thing in this film." Sifys review was negative saying, "Alex Paul’s tunes are pretty ordinary". They also commented that "A song pops out every other moment, which is almost always a dream sequence."
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Indhumukhi Varumo" | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
| 2 | "Holidays" | Priya Lal, Vidhu Prathap Vidhu Prathap Vidhu Prathap is an Indian playback singer born on September 1, 1980. He has sung many songs in over a hundred and fifty films in mostly Malayalam and a few in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages... |
| 3 | "Pathinathina" | Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala... , Jyotsna Jyotsna Radhakrishnan Jyotsna Radhakrishnan is a playback singer in Malayalam cinema. She is based in Thrissur, Kerala.-Persosnal Life:... |
| 4 | "Thamara Valla" | Vidhu Prathap Vidhu Prathap Vidhu Prathap is an Indian playback singer born on September 1, 1980. He has sung many songs in over a hundred and fifty films in mostly Malayalam and a few in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages... , Manjari |
Release and reception
The movie was released on 12 November 2010, in thirty six theatres by Cinema Factory Release.The film was met with nearly unanimous negative reviews. Several critics reviewed that the movie lacked a good script and the direction by the businn tycoon was worse than poor. A review by Nowrunning.com said that, "Holidays is a film that seriously lacks a few things, the most prominent among which would be a script that is worthy of being made into a film and more importantly some sensible direction." Sify
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited is an Internet service provider established in 1998, based in Chennai, India.-Company profile:...
reviewed the film saying, "With a ridiculous plot that has been presented as a thriller, Dr.M M Ramachandran’s Holidays is an amateurish attempt, to say the least. The script, visuals, music and the performances doesn’t help in making things better either."