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| Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum | |
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| Directed by | Boban Samuel |
| Written by | YV Rajesh |
| Produced by | Ashiq Usman |
| Starring | Kunchacko Boban Jayasurya Amala Paul Aju Varghese Lena Kumar Suraj Venjaramoodu Nadirshah |
| Cinematography | Anishlal R. S. |
| Edited by | Lijo Paul |
| Music by | Gopi Sunder |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum (transl. Shajahan and Pareekutty) is a 2016 IndianMalayalam-languageromantic comedy film directed byBoban Samuel.[1] The film starsKunchacko Boban,Jayasurya, andAmala Paul in the lead roles.Nikki Galrani made a cameo appearance.Principal photography began on 4 April 2016, and the film was released on 6 July 2016 on the occasion ofEid.
Jiya suffers from short-term memory loss after an accident. Although her marriage is fixed with Major Ravi, she has flashes of memory that she had been in a relationship with a certain Mr. P. However, she doesn't know who this mysterious guy is. So, the task of finding Mr. P is entrusted to Mathews. But making his job easier and difficult at the same time, two people come into the scene. Pranav, a high-profile businessman, and Prince, a local goon, claim to be Jiya's boyfriend and what happens next forms the crux of the story. In the end, it's revealed that Pranav has been tailing Jiya to get back Pranav's car, a red modifiedToyota Celica T200 Car. When Jiya takes the car, it meets with an accident, and she is saved by none other than Prince. Now, Pranav's car is with Prince. When a fight for the car occurs and Prince accidentally beats the car's rear fender with acrowbar, the car's inner body (inside car's paint layer) is painted withIllegal Gold, because the car actually belongs to Pranav's boss Joseph, a gold smuggler, and the vehicle is Joseph's son's memory. Pranav and Prince escape with the car and Joseph is caught by the police. Both gets remuneration fromCustoms for catching Joseph.
Y. V. Rajesh, whose previous venture as a writer with Boban Samuel was the 2013 hit comedy filmRomans, wrote the script for the film in early 2016 and tied up with his friend and frequent collaborator, Boban Samuel. The film started rolling in early April with Kunchacko Boban and Jayasurya as the lead actors and Amala Paul as the female lead.
It is the seventh film in which K. Boban and Jayasurya have acted together, with their most recent one being the 2016 thriller dramaSchool Bus.[2] Samuel has previously directed K. Boban in the filmRomans.[3] On May 25, it was reported thatNikki Galrani would essay a role of acustoms officer in the film.[4] In June 2016, it was revealed that Aju Varghese would play the role of a military man. The character would be inspired by Malayalam directorMajor Ravi.[5]
Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum released during the festival ofEid on 6 July 2016. In the box office, it pitted againstKarinkunnam 6'S.[6]