Ennum Eppozhum () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Ranjan Pramod based on a story by Raveendran. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the production company Aashirvad Cinemas.[ "Box office report: 'Premam', 'OVS' rule 2015 first half" . Malayala Manorama. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.][Akhila Menon (30 June 2015). "6 Box Office Hits Of Malayalam Cinema 2015" . Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.]
Synopsis
Ennum Eppozhum tells the story of two people - Vineeth N. Pillai, a senior Journalist of Vanitharatnam magazine, who is a sloth and lacks inspiration in his work and Deepa, a junior family court lawyer who is eager to do pro bono cases for the goodwill of the society. Vineeth is holding on to this job due to his mother's rapport with the magazine management. Vineeth's new boss, Kalyani, wants to throw him out of his position due to his negligence in duty. He has to interview Deepa for the new edition of the magazine. However, he was not even able to present the need for an appointment with her due to Deepa's schedule and other commitments. Finally, Vineeth becomes close with Deepa, her child, and friends through a series of humiliating events. Out of pressure, he throws his resignation at Kalyani but is later reinstated in his post by her mother. Kalyani becomes attracted to Vineeth, but it leaves in the air without much response. Deepa lands in trouble and Vineeth helps her. The resulting events are narrated through the film.
Cast
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Mohanlal as Vineeth N. Pillai, a lazy senior correspondent of women's magazine "Vanitharathnam"
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Manju Warrier as Adv. Deepa, a junior lawyer who has a headstrong perception and attitude towards life and a classical dancer
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Innocent as Kariachan, a retired postmaster
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Lena as Farah, a close friend of Deepa and a boutique owner
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Reenu Mathews as Kalyani, newly appointed editor-in-chief of Vanitharathnam
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Jacob Gregory as Mathan, a dim-witted photographer who accompanies Vineeth in his assignment
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Minon as Ganapathy, Mathan's assistant
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Renji Panicker as a Builder
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Usha S Karunagapally as Rosy Mol, Kariachan's wife, who has worked in a radio station
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Baby Adhvaitha as Miya
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Kalpana as Bindhu Ninan
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Santhosh Keezhattoor as Jaleel, Taxi driver
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Chali Pala as Georgettan
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Dileesh Pothan as Deepa's client's Son
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Sreeya Remesh as Dr. Usha, Wife of Deepa's Ex-husband
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Kozhikode Sarada as Deepa's client
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Disney James as Vytila Byju, Gangster who helps Deepa's client
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Ajith as Advocate
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Babu Annur as Peon
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Baiju V.K. as Advocate Sundararajan
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Antony as Senior Advocate of Deepa
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Kochouseph Chittilappilly as himself
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Jayaprakash Kuzhoor as Judge
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Pradeep Kottayam as Canteen supplier
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Divya M Nair
Production
Development
Sathyan Anthikad announced that his next film after Oru Indian Pranayakadha will be a Mohanlal-starrer for Aashirvad Cinemas. Since Snehaveedu (2011), Mohanlal and Sathyan have been collaborating after a gap of 4 years. Antony Perumbavoor has been the producer of all their movies since Rasathanthram.
After Snehaveedu, Sathyan made it clear that he would not be writing scripts for his own films. Since 2006, he has been writing his own scripts, which led to criticism that he is rehashing his earlier hits.
Writing the script Ranjan said, "It is a challenge for any writer to pen a script to accommodate two brilliant actors like Mohanlal and Manju Warrier with such huge fan followings." It was Antony Perumbavoor who called Ranjan to script the film. Earlier, Aashirvad Cinemas had an agreement with Ranjan to make a film with Manju which did not materialize. So, Antony asked him whether he would be able to write a script for her and Mohanlal. Ranjan had to postpone a film that he was planning to direct to script the film.
Casting
In August, Manju Warrier was confirmed to play the female lead as Adv. Deepa. This is her first film with Mohanlal after her comeback. Reenu Mathews was roped in to play the role of Kalyani. She joined the sets in the second schedule in January.
Filming
The film was originally scheduled to start filming on 31 October 2014, and Mohanlal was said to join the next day.
Soundtrack
The song Dhithiki Dhithiki had Manju Warrier doing a classical dance. The song was composed in the raga Maand/Maund. The song "Pularipoo Penne" is based on "Adarale Pilla" from Madhavayya Gari Manavadu.
Release
The film was released on 27 March 2015 in 215 centers all over India (89 centers in Kerala), making it the biggest release for a Sathyan Anthikad cinema.
Home media
The Blu-ray, DVD and VCD of Ennum Eppozhum was released by Central Home Entertainment.
Reception
Critical response
The film mostly received mixed reviews.
Malayala Manorama rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and said "The highlight of the film is its director-actors combo". " Ennum Eppozhum is for you, if you belong to that set of people who believe that films should be as light as possible since life is unbearably heavy".
Box office
Ennum Eppozhum opened well at the box office.
Awards
- Kerala State Film Awards
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Best Male Singer - P. Jayachandran ( Malarvaka Kombathu)
- Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
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Nominated - Best Music Direction - Vidyasagar
- 2015 Asiavision Awards
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Most promising new singer - K. S. Harisankar ( Nilaavum Maayunnu)
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Nominated - Best Music Direction - Vidyasagar
- Asianet Film Awards
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Multifaceted Personality of the Year - Innocent
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Best Film - Nominated
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Best Actor - Mohanlal - Nominated
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Best Actress - Manju Warrier - Nominated (shared with Rani Padmini)
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