Paisa Paisa (2013 film)

Paisa Paisa is a 2013 Indian Malayalam thriller film written and directed by debutante director Prasanth Murali. The film was produced by Raj Zacharias under the banner Celebs and Red Carpet and features Indrajith, Aju Varghese, Mamta Mohandas, Sandhya and Daniel Balaji in the lead roles.[2] Set against the backdrop of Chennai and Kochi, Paisa Paisa is a multi-narrative realistic thriller showing how money can affect the lives of people.[3] The film released on 28 June 2013.[4] The songs were composed by debutant, Aby Salvin while Rahul Raj composed the background score.

Paisa Paisa
Film poster
Directed byPrasanth Murali
Produced byRaj Zacharias
Written byRajesh Varma
Prashanth Murali
Starring
Music bySongs:
Aby Salvin Thomas
Background Score:
Rahul Raj
CinematographyKishore Mani
Edited byNikhil Venu
Production
company
Celebs and Red Carpet
Distributed byCelebs and Red Carpet Release
Release date
  • 28 June 2013 (2013-06-28)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

The story unfolds the events happening in just four hours of a day in two cities - Kochi and Chennai. Balu (Aju Varghese) who goes to Chennai to attend an interview falls into a trap in the few minutes he goes out of the call centre office to make a phone call. He contacts his friend Kishore (Indrajith), an ad filmmaker and his friend, to help him with some money. Kishore, who is in Kochi, has an equally crucial day. His wife Surya (Mamta Mohandas) is returning to his life as the couple has been living separate for some time. Kishore sets aside his plans to reconcile with his wife to help his friend. However, he fails to gather enough money to help Balu. How money changes the life of these characters forms the rest of the story.[5]

Cast
  • Sandhya as Kumudam,Auto driver's wife
  • Apoorva Bose as Pooja
  • Kishore Satya as Aby Pothen
  • Rajeev Rangan as Rajeev

Production

Directed by debutante Prasanth Murali, an erstwhile assistant to V. K. Prakash, the script for the flick was jointly penned by the director and Rajesh Varma.[6] Model-turned-actress Amruta Patki featured in the promotional song of this film.[7] The shooting of the film started at Chennai in November 2012.[8]

Soundtrack
Paisa Paisa
Soundtrack album by
Aby Salvin Thomas
Released23 June 2013 (2013-June-23)[9]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length21:49
LanguageMalayalam
LabelMuzik 247

The soundtrack of Paisa Paisa consists of 7 songs, out of which 6 songs were composed by Aby Salvin Thomas while the theme song was composed by Rahul Raj. D. Santhosh wrote the lyrics of all songs.[10]

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Iravino Pagalino"Vineeth Sreenivasan03:45
2."Karaleriyumbol"Namitha Correya & Carl Frenies02:03
3."Neeyo Kaatto" (Female Version)Bhavya Lakshmi03:35
4."Neeyo Kaatto" (Karaoke Version) 03:33
5."Neeyo Kaatto" (Male Version)Vijay Yesudas03:33
6."Paisa Paisa"Namitha Correya & Carl Frenies02:59
7."Paisa Paisa" (Theme Music by Rahul Raj) 02:22
Total length:21:49

Critical reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "Paisa Paisa loses its pace for want of engaging twists and a taut narrative and easily turns into a flick that passes by without a flutter."[1] Paresh C Palicha of Rediff gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Paisa Paisa has a promising premise to build on, but turns out to be a disappointment."[11]

References
  1. "Paisa Paisa Movie Review". The Times of India.
  2. "Mamta Mohandas and Indrajith team up for Malayalam film 'Paisa Paisa'". IBN Live. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. Sivalakshmi Roshith (25 June 2013). "Taking a reality check". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. Jisha G Nair (27 June 2013). "'Paisa, Paisa' is all about money matters". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. "Paisa Paisa". The Times of India. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  6. "Indrajith and Mamta in 'Paisa Paisa'". Indiaglitz.com. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. "Amruta Patki to star in Paisa Paisa". The Times of India. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. "Indrajith, Mamta in 'Paisa Paisa'". Sify.com. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. "Paisa Paisa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Saavn.
  10. "Paisa Paisa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes.
  11. "Review: Paisa Paisa is disappointing". Rediff.
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