Double Barrel is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language parody gangster film written, directed, and co-produced by Lijo Jose Pellissery. It was jointly produced by August Cinema and Amen Movie Monastery.[3] The film stars an ensemble cast, including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Arya, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sunny Wayne, Swathi Reddy, Isha Sharvani, Vijay Babu, Poornima Indrajith, Anil Radhakrishnan Menon, Thomas Berly, Sherrin Varghese, Parvathi Menon, Sabumon Abdusamad, Rachana Narayanankutty, Anil Murali, Asif Ali, and Pearle Maaney.[4][5] Prashant Pillai composed the music, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Abinandhan Ramanujam and Manoj-Sathyaraj Natarajan.
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| Directed by | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| Written by | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
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| Cinematography | Abinandhan Ramanujam |
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| Music by | Prashant Pillai |
Production companies | August Cinema Amen Movie Monastery |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million)[2] |
Double Barrel was released on 28 August 2015. It mostly received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and disappointed at the box office. However, the film has achieved a cult following.
Plot
Laila and Majnu are two precious stones which have value only if they are together. The stones are now possessed by a crime boss called "Don" in Goa, who tries to sell them in order not to lose them to his son, Gabbar, whom he despises. Don approaches two experienced gangsters named Pancho and Vinci and offers it for a price of ₹10 crore, and the duo agrees and asks for a week time to arrange the money. Gabbar's man, Billy, learns about this and offers Pancho and Vinci ₹100 crores to buy it. Pancho and Vinci get ₹5 crore from Blacky, which actually belongs to the Tarkovs, a Russian mob in Goa. For the remaining ₹5 crore, they plan to rob the black money of Podiyadis, a local hawala gang in Kerala. While the deal happens, things get mixed up, which leads to a big gang war between all the groups. However, Pancho and Vinchi escape from the gang war with the money and join Laila and Majnu.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Pancho
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Vinci
- Arya as Majnu
- Sunny Wayne as Silent
- Chemban Vinod Jose as Diesel
- Master Varghese as Kid
- Isha Sharvani as Shaolin Sweety
- Swathi Reddy as Laila
- Asif Ali as He (Loverboy)
- Pearle Maaney as She (Lover girl)
- Vijay Babu as Billy
- Steev Thekkanath as Gabbar
- Thomas Berly as Don
- Sherrin Varghese as Tarkov
- Parvathi Menon as Lady Tarkov
- Poornima Indrajith as Smitha
- Anil Radhakrishnan Menon as Mario Benzo/Boss
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Vincent
- Sajid Yahiya as Chaplie
- Anil Murali as Podiyadi Soman
- Sabumon Abdusamad as Podiyadi Martin
- Rachana Narayanankutty as Kochumary
- Manu as Ummer
- John as Blacky
- Shaji Nadesan as Unnibaby
- Sujith Vasudev as Husband at hotel
- Muthumani as Wife at Hotel
- Baiju Thekkekara as Jesus
- Sunny as Uncle Django
Production
Double Barrel was announced on 2014 as a gangster comedy movie in the backdrop of Goa, starring brothers Prithviraj and Indrajith Sukumaran.[6] The climax was shot using four Red Dragon 6K cameras.[7] Double Barrel was made at an estimated cost of ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million).[2]
Release
Double Barrel was released in theatres on 28 August 2015. Surya TV and Sun NXT bought the satellite and digital rights.[8]
Critical reception
Asha Prakash of The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Other than the visual spectacle of seeing some major actors in the industry in their clownish avatars in the most impressive of settings, there is nothing much to engage the viewer. The shooting and killing seem never-ending and the jokes tedious".[9] Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and criticized the script, musical score, humour and direction, while concluding as "'Double Barrel' sends the spoof genre on a downward spiral with a relentlessly unexciting script. Real crazy indeed".[10]
Moviebuzz of Sify heavily criticized the film and described it as a "flawed experiment", adding that, "The script is messy and some of the characters are so badly written that they just come and go in between without any impact in the whole narrative. The overindulgence of the makers is evident, ignoring the hapless viewers in the process".[11] IndiaGlitz.com gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Double Barrel' not only is the content insane, so is the presentation", and said that the film fails to engage.[12]
Soundtrack
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| Released | August 26, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:51 | |||
| Label | Orange Music | |||
| Producer | Prashant Pillai | |||
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Prashant Pillai, who had composed for all of Lijo Jose Pelliserry's earlier films, composed the songs and background score of the film.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Athala Pithala" | Shabaraeesh Varma | Arun Kamath, Shabaraeesh Varma, Rahul R. Govinda, Gagan Baderiya | 03:19 |
| 2. | "Om Hare" | P. S. Rafeeque | Franco | 03:30 |
| 3. | "Amour Amour" | Gilles Denizot (French), Prashant Pillai (English) | Gilles Denizot | 04:57 |
| 4. | "Mohabbat" | P. S. Rafeeque | Shahabaz Aman, Preeti Pilai | 03:45 |
| 5. | "Selfie" | Shabaraeesh Varma | Shabaraeesh Varma, K. S. Krishnan, Prashant Pillai | 02:45 |
| 6. | "Kadala Varuthu" | Shabaraeesh Varma | Shabaraeesh Varma | 02:36 |
| 7. | "Bum Attam" | K. S. Krishnan | K. S. Krishnan | 02:51 |
| 8. | "Shakeela" | Prashant Pillai, Gagan Baderiya | 04:40 | |
| 9. | "Athala Pithala Reprise" | Shabaraeesh Varma | Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma | 01:58 |
| Total length: | 26:51 | |||
