Vellam (2021 film)

Vellam: The Essential Drink is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language biographical drama film written and directed by Prajesh Sen.[1] It stars Jayasurya, Samyuktha Menon and Sreelakshmi.[2] The film was released on 22 January 2021.[3] [4][5]

Vellam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrajesh Sen
Produced by
  • Josekutty Madathil
  • Yedu Krishna
  • Ranjith Manambrakkat
Written byPrajesh Sen
Screenplay byPrajesh Sen
Story byPrajesh Sen
Starring
Music byBijibal
CinematographyRoby Varghese Raj
Edited byBijith Bala
Production
company
Bijibal Official
Friendly productions
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹16.05 crore
Box office₹13.65 crore (Day 2 gross)

Plot

The Movie is a biographical movie based on Murali Kunnumpurath, an industrial business man in Kerala, outcast as a Drunkard, reform his life.

Murali Kunnumpurath (Jayasurya) is an alcoholic, who becomes a burden for his family, and the society around him. He used to lie to his wife and his friends to take money for emergency reasons and would often buy alcohol, ended up sleeping outside due to overdrinking. At some places he would even steal jewellery to sell and buy alcohol. He is often seen as a bad person for the society, by his family and neighborhood, though some often talked about his cool demeanor and hardworking nature. One day he meets his friend who is an industrial worker in a factory. He tells him about his addiction and so his friend tries to take him to a de-addiction center where Dr.Subhramaniyam (Siddique) is the main doctor. He takes him under his wing, gives him several tasks, but Murali slacks off and eventually gets drunk. Getting caught, Murali confesses on what happened to his dreadful life, the doctor tries to contact Murali's wife since Murali wants is love and care, as part of the treatment. After the treatment he returns back to his homeplace where his friends treat him the same as before, a drunkard. Murali gets back to his home and sees that his family sold their house and moved. He then decides to jump into a well, which is the scene being a sequel to the movie intro. He is rescued by the locals and when Dr.Subhramaniyam comes to know this he convinces Muralis' family that he requires family support. Murali then slowly becomes a successful Industrialist and is the owner of Waterman tiles which is currently a large tile supplier in both India and Africa. The movie ends with Murali bringing another drunkard to Dr.Subhramaniyam and tells him that the man he brought is what he was in the past, believing that he too can reform, just like he reformed.

Cast

Production

Production of the film started in November 2019. Vellam is produced under the banner Friendly Productions.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Soundtrack

All the music tracks were composed by Bijibal and lyrics are penned by B.K Harinarayanan and Nidheesh Nadery.

Vellam: The Essential Drink
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Pulariyilachante"Nidheesh NaderyBijibalAnanya 
2."Oru Kuri Kandu Naam"B K HarinarayananBijibalViswanathan 
3."Akashamayavale"Nidheesh NaderiBijibalShahabaz Aman 
4."Choka chokannoru Sooryan"Nidheesh NaderiBijibalBhadra Rajin 

Reception

Critical response

The film received positive responses from critics.[14][15] Manorama News's reviewer rated the movie 4/5 and said; "Jayasurya's stellar performance is Vellam's highlight and it portrays a lofty message.[16] The Times of India gave the film a 4/5.[17]

References
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  2. "'വെള്ളം' ആരുടെ എസൻഷ്യൽ ഡ്രിംഗ്?". www.deepika.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "കൊവിഡിന് ശേഷം തിയേറ്ററിലെത്തുന്ന ആദ്യ മലയാളചിത്രമായി വെള്ളം; 22ന് റിലീസ്". Mathrubhumi. 13 January 2021.
  4. "ലോക്ഡൗണിനു ശേഷം റിലീസ് ചെയ്യുന്ന ആദ്യ മലയാള ചിത്രമാകാൻ വെള്ളം: ‌പ്രേക്ഷകരെ ക്ഷണിച്ച് ജയസൂര്യ". Manorama. 13 January 2021.
  5. "പുനഃർജന്മം കിട്ടിയ തീയേറ്ററുകളിൽ ആദ്യമെത്തുന്ന മലയാള ചിത്രം 'വെള്ളം'; റിലീസ് തീയ്യതി പുറത്ത് വിട്ടു!". Samayam. 13 January 2021.
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  7. "'ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ' ടീം വീണ്ടുമൊന്നിക്കുന്നു". The Indian Express. 16 February 2019.
  8. "Jayasurya goes for a makeover in 'Vellam'". SIFY. 19 February 2019.
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  10. "'Vellam' is the most challenging role I've done: Jayasurya". The News Minute. 12 December 2019.
  11. "വെള്ളം : The Essential Drink". mallurelease. 12 December 2019.
  12. "'ക്യാപ്റ്റന്' ശേഷം പ്രജേഷ് സെൻ- ജയസൂര്യ കൂട്ടുകെട്ട് വീണ്ടും; 'വെള്ളം' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ". Samayam News. 12 December 2019.
  13. "New movie by Prajesh Sen and Jayasurya". TOI. 12 December 2019.
  14. "Vellam movie review, a testimony for the mesmerising talent of Jayasurya." PrimeTIme. 22 January 2021.
  15. "പകർന്നാട്ടത്തിൽ വീണ്ടും പത്തരമാറ്റായി ജയസൂര്യ." Mathrubhmi. 22 January 2021.
  16. "Jayasurya's Vellam movie review: Lofty message, wobbly course". Manorama News. 22 January 2021.
  17. "Jayasurya's Vellam movie review: Lofty message, wobbly course". Times of India. 22 January 2021.
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