Twenty:20 (film)

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Twenty:20
Berny Ignatius
  • Score:
    C. Rajamani
    • Production
    companies
    AMMA Films
    Graand Production
    Distributed byManjunatha Release
    Kalasangham Films
    Release date
    • 5 November 2008 (2008-11-05)
    Running time
    		170 minutes
    CountryIndia
    LanguageMalayalam
    Budget₹10 million[1]

    Twenty:20 is a 2008 Indian

    Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, directed by Joshiy, produced and distributed by Dileep through Graand Production and Manjunatha Release. The film stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram and Dileep. The film was produced on behalf of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) as a fundraiser to financially support actors who are struggling in the Malayalam cinema.[2] All the actors in AMMA worked without payment in order to raise funds for their welfare schemes.[3]

    The film features an ensemble cast, which includes almost all major artists in Malayalam cinema.

    UAE.[5]

    Plot

    Viswanathan Menon is a

    SP
    Antony Punnekkadan, who has a grudge against Menon's children, attempts to take Arun into custody. Arun goes into hiding, but Antony finds Arun and seizes him from the hideout. Menon's children hires an ace criminal lawyer named Ramesh Nambiar, who bails Arun out of prison.

    Vinod Bhaskar is a doctor and a professor who wants to testify against Arun but is kidnapped by Karinkal Peethambaran, a thug hired by Menon's children. Arun gets murdered and Antony arrests Devan, a poor trader who happened to be at the scene. Devan's sister and his mother tells Ramesh that Devan is innocent and that he is being framed by Antony. Ramesh takes the case, where he proves Devan's innocence in court and Devan is released. Later, Ramesh encounters Devan, who introduces himself as a crime boss named Devaraja Prathapa Varma. Devaraja and his assistants deceived Ramesh into believing that Devaraja was innocent, where Devaraja reveals that he is the real killer and that he tricked Ramesh as retribution for saving Arun.

    Devaraja plans to avenge the brutal murder of his brother Karthik Varma, who was killed by Arun and his cousins Mahindran and Ganeshan. This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the last two relatives involved in the crime, Ramesh sets a trap. Devarajan escapes, but is eventually arrested by Antony. Ramesh learns the truth about the murder at the

    Bangalore Medical College from Vinod, who is Devarajan's close friend. Ramesh's sister Ashwathy, who was a student at the medical college, had witnessed Arun killing a girl at the school. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, apprehended Ashwathy and injected her with morphine
    to kill her.

    However, Ashwathy survived, but fell into a deep coma. Karthik, who was Ashwathy's boyfriend, attempts to save her, but was also killed. After learning this, Ramesh is full of remorse. Devarajan escapes from police custody with the help of a cop and kills Ganeshan. Ramesh and Devarajan kills Mahindran and Antony kills Madhavan. The case is abandoned when Antony lets them walk free, knowing that they would escape anyway.

    Cast

    Production

    Twenty:20 was made as a fundraiser for the

    Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. A song sequence in the film was shot in Mauritius.[8]
    The shooting of the film started on 7 December 2007 and finished in October 2008.

    Dileep, dropped out, citing a shortage of dates. There were reports that the AMMA was planning a ban on her regarding the issue.[9] However, no ban was pronounced and Meera Jasmine was replaced with Bhavana
    .

    The

    High Court of Kerala issued a stay preventing the government's planned action of allowing a 50% premium to be charged for tickets in a case where the plaintiff argued that the state only had the right to offer tax breaks on the making of films.[10]

    Release

    Theatrical

    Twenty:20 was released on 5 November 2008.

    Home media

    VCD and DVD of the movie in India.[11] Surya TV owns the broadcast rights for Twenty:20.[12]

    Reception

    Box office

    Twenty:20 released in 115 theatres and grossed more than ₹1 crore (US$120,000) in the opening day which was highest at that time,[13] The first week distributors share of the film stood at ₹30.3 million (US$360,000) and grossed ₹7.54 crore,[14] making it the first highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.[5] Twenty:20 opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the US, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.[5] It completed 100 days in 10 centres,[15] and got a distribution share of about ₹10.5 crore (US$1.3 million) from Kerala alone.[16][unreliable source?] The film completed 150 days in theatres.[17]

    Critical response

    Sify.com described the ensemble cast as the "Mother of all multi-starrers".[18] The site called the film a "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer."[19] The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended". Rediff.com rated the film 3/5, calling it "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle".[20] It also received the Asianet Film Award for Best Film
    .

    Music

    Twenty:20
    Feature film soundtrack
    Length13:54
    LanguageMalayalam
    LabelManorama Music
    Suresh Peters chronology
    Pandippada
    (2005)     		Twenty:20
    (2008)     		Love in Singapore
    (2009)
    Berny–Ignatius chronology
    Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan
    (2007)     		Twenty:20
    (2008)     		Kaaryasthan
    (2010)

    The audio launch of the film was held in a function at

    Berny-Ignatius ("Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa") and others by Suresh Peters
    .

    Track listing

    There are three tracks in the album: three vocals and the

    Gireesh Puthenchery
    .

    Song Singer(s) Composer Length Notes
    "Oh Priya" Shankar Mahadevan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan Suresh Peters 4:49 Picturised on
    Dileep, Bhavana
    "He Dil Deewana" George Peter, Suresh Peters, Sunitha Sarathy Suresh Peters 4:48 Picturised on
    Manikkuttan and Indrajith Sukumaran
    .
    "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa" Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Madhu Balakrishnan, Afsal, Franco, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Jassie Gift, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Rimi Tomy, Anitha
    Berny-Ignatius
    		 4:57 Title song.[24] (Tribute to yesteryear actors)

    References

    1. ^ "'Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record". Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
    2. ^ The Hindu (June 2006), "AMMA office-bearers assume charge", The Hindu, Chennai, India, archived from the original on 3 January 2013, retrieved 25 December 2008
    3. IBN Live
      . Retrieved 12 September 2015.
    4. ^ Nicy (7 October 2014). "Shaji Kailas Confirms Next Film with Mohanlal and Mammootty". International Business Times. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
    5. ^ a b c d Sify Movies (21 November 2008), T:20 International opening, archived from the original on 2 February 2013, retrieved 25 December 2008
    6. ^ IndiaGlitz (9 December 2008), 'Twenty: 20' makes it to Top 5, archived from the original on 11 December 2008, retrieved 29 December 2008
    7. ^ AMMA (November 2007), First step taken for 'AMMA's Film, archived from the original on 14 January 2009, retrieved 25 December 2008
    8. ^ Sify Movies (September 2008), Dileep and Bhavana in Mauritius!, archived from the original on 2 November 2008, retrieved 25 December 2008
    9. ^ AOL India (8 May 2008), Meera Jasmine in Twenty:20?, retrieved 25 December 2008
    10. ^ "Court directive to government". The Hindu. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
    11. ^ "Moser Baer Acquires 'Twenty 20'". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    12. ^ "TWENTY:20". in.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    13. ^ "'Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record". Mathrubhumi. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    14. ^ "T: 20- Box- Office history!". Sify. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
    15. ^ "Kerala Box Office (Jan 2009)". Sify. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    16. ^ "Drishyam crossed 'T20' to become the biggest Malayalam grosser ever". breakingmovies.in. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
    17. ^ "Twenty:20 celebrates glorious 150 days". Filmibeat. 16 June 2009.
    18. ^ Sify Movies (3 December 2008), Mother of all multistarrers!, archived from the original on 6 December 2007, retrieved 25 December 2008
    19. ^ Sify Movies, Twenty20 review, archived from the original on 9 November 2008, retrieved 25 December 2008
    20. ^ Rediff (November 2008), Twenty20 review, retrieved 25 December 2008
    21. ^ "A Cochin holiday with Mohanlal". dnaindia.com. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
    22. ^ "Mega audio launch of Twenty:20". filmibeat.com. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
    23. ^ "Twenty:20 audio launched!". bizhat.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
    24. ^ Manorama Online (October 2008), Twenty:20 Tracklist, retrieved 30 December 2008

    External links

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