Ordinary (film)

Ordinary
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sugeeth
Produced by	Rajeev Nair
Screenplay by	Nishad K. Koya Manu Prasad
Story by	Sugeeth Sangeeth kollam
Starring	Kunchacko Boban Biju Menon Asif Ali Jishnu Raghavan Ann Augustine Shritha Sivadas
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	Faisal Ali
Edited by	V. Saajan Sangeeth kollam
Production company	Magic Moon Productions
Distributed by	PJ Enteretainments Europe
Release dates	17 March 2012 (2012-03-17) (Kerala)[1]
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹3.3 crore (US$490,000)[2][3]
Box office	₹16 crore (US$2.4 million)[2][4][5]

Ordinary is a 2012 Malayalam comedy drama film directed by Sugeeth and written by Nishad K. Koya and Manu Prasad. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Asif Ali, Jishnu Raghavan, Ann Augustine and Shritha Sivadas in the main roles. The cinematography is by Faisal Ali and the music is composed by Vidyasagar.^[6] The film follows the adventures of a K.S.R.T.C. bus that travels from Pathanamthitta to the village of Gavi via Angamoozhy.

The film was remade in Tamil as Jannal Oram by Karu Pazhaniappan and in Telugu as Right Right.^[7][8]

Cast

• Kunchacko Boban as Iravi Kuttan Pillai, the K.S.R.T.C. conductor from Thrissur
• Biju Menon as Suku, the K.S.R.T.C. driver from Palakkad
• Asif Ali as Bhadran, a native of Gavi
• Raghavan
• Jishnu Raghavan as Jose Mash, a native of Gavi
• Ann Augustine as Ana, a native of Gavi
• Shritha Sivadas as Kalyani, Iravi's love interest
• Baburaj as Vakkachan, a frequent passenger of the Gavi-visiting K.S.R.T.C.
• Vaiga as Latha
• Salim Kumar as Ashan, a drunken bus mechanic
• Dharmajan Bolgatty as Anttappan, a friend of Iravi
• Lalu Alex as Venu Mash, a native of Gavi
• Chemban Vinod Jose as Inspector
• Hemanth Menon as Devan, son of Venu Mash
• Kochu Preman as Peethambaran, ex-panchayat president
• Narayanankutty
• Joju George
• T. P. Madhavan
• Niyas Backer
• Ambika Mohan as Sharada
• Bindu Murali as Kalyani's mother
• Archana Menon
• Sreenivasan as Narrator(Voice-only)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Vidyasagar, with all the lyrics written by producer Rajeev Nair. The soundtrack album was released on 4 March 2012 at Gold Souk Mall in Kochi, India.

Reception

Critical reception

Now running rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and also stated that "Ordinary stops short of rising above its title into something totally extraordinary, despite having a few good moments as it starts off. With an enterprising first half that fizzles out into a mediocre second half, this film could have turned out into something way above the ordinary with a tauter script. ".^[9] Sify rated the film as 'Average' and went on to state that "At the end, Ordinary turns out to be a just-about-ordinary movie with its meek script, clichéd dialogues and leisurely pace. It’s a pity that the director didn’t use the resources well to make it into an extra-ordinary journey".^[10] IndiaGlitz rated the film 3.25 out of 5 and said "All in all, 'Ordinary' is definitely a watchable flick for the families and the youth, for its freshness and simplicity in storytelling and treatment."^[11]

The Times of India stated that the film had become an " extraordinary hit".^[7]

Home videos

In July 2012 the DVD of the movie was released by Movie channel Home Entertainment followed by the Bluray release. The satellite rights of the movie was acquired by Surya TV.

References

External links

• Ordinary at the Internet Movie Database