Bicycle Thieves (2013 film)
Bicycle Thieves is a 2013 Malayalam comedy thriller film written and directed by Jis Joy. It stars Asif Ali in the lead role alongside Aparna Gopinath with Salim Kumar, Saiju Kurup, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Aju Varghese, Sunil Sukhada and Siddique in other pivotal roles. The film also features Sai Kumar and Devan. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.[1]
| Bicycle Thieves | |
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| Directed by | Jis Joy |
| Produced by | Dr. S. Sajikumar Krishnan Sethukumar |
| Screenplay by | Jis Joy |
| Story by | Ajith Pillai |
| Starring | Asif Ali Aparna Gopinath Salim Kumar Vijay Babu Siddique K. P. A. C. Lalitha Saiju Kurup Aju Varghese |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Cinematography | Binendra Menon |
| Edited by | Ratheesh Raj |
Production company | Dharmik films |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹2.5 crore (US$350,000) |
| Box office | ₹8 crore (US$1.1 million) |
Summary
Chacko (Asif Ali) lost his parents early in his life. After years of struggle, he ends up with a gang of friends who steal bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors he meets Meera (Aparna Gopinath), a bank employee, and they fall in love.
The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging many details; the viewer may guess that they all could have a possible role in the suspense later on.[2][3]
Cast
- Asif Ali as Kunchacko/Chacko
- Aparna Gopinath as Meera Mathews
- Salim Kumar as Bose Prakash/Bossettan
- Siddique
- Sunil Sukhada as Fa.Idayil Chodiyan
- Krishor Sathya as Sleeve Varghese
- Jaffar Idukki as Sajeer Bhayi
- Saiju Kurup as Rameshan
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Meera's Landlady
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Rahim
- Saikumar as Pattaru Swami
- Devan as Mathews
- Vijay Babu as Adv. Kashinathan
- Aju Varghese as Shajan (Cameo)
- Balu Varghese as Iqbal cameo
- Sekhar Menon as Himself cameo
- Naveen Arakkal
Box office
The film completed 50 days in 15+ releasing centres and became hit in the box office.
Soundtrack
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| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
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All tracks composed by Deepak Dev and Jerry Amaldev, and written by Bichu Thirumala, Kaithapram, and Jis Joy.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aayiram Kannumaay (bit)" | Asif Ali | |
| 2. | "Mele Vaanile" | Ramya Nambeesan, Naveen | |
| 3. | "Punchiri Thanchum" | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 4. | "Theme Song" | Naveen |
References
- "Bicycle Thieves Cast and Crew". Nowrunning. 29 November 2013.
- "Review : Bicycle Thieves". Sify.
- "Bicycle Thieves Review". Nowrunning. 1 December 2013.