| Kolaambi | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
| Written by | T. K. Rajeev Kumar, KM Venugoplal |
| Produced by | Roopesh Omana |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Ajay Kuliyoor |
| Production company | Nirmalyam Cinema |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kolaambi (transl. Loudspeaker) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring Nithya Menen, Renji Panicker, Rohini, Sijoy Varghese and Dileesh Pothan. The film is produced by Roopesh Omana under the production house Nirmalyam Cinema. Resul Pookutty handles the sound recording, while music is composed by Ramesh Narayan and cinematography is done by Ravi Varman. Production design is done by Sabu Cyril.
Kolaambi was selected in Indian Panorama, at 50th International Film Festival of India, Goa, held from 20 November to 28. It was premiered at the festival. The film was released on 7 April 2023.
Cast
- Nithya Menon as Arundhati
- Renji Panicker as Abdul Khader
- Dileesh Pothan as Sudharshan
- Sijoy Varghese as Sanjay Tharakan
- Rohini as Sundarambal
- Siddharth Menon as Solomon
- Baiju Santhosh as Moulavi
- Aristo Suresh as Aampli Naanu
- Suresh Kumar as Varghese
- Manju Pillai as Lawyer
- Asha Aravind as Anju Sudharshan
- P. Balachandran as Kamal Pasha
- Pauly Valsan as Alphonse
- Jayakrishnan as Jacob George
- Poojapura Radhakrishan as Beeran
- Vijay Yesudas as himself (cameo appearance)
- Abhiram.S.S as Bicycle Guy(cameo appearance)
Production
Kolaambi marks the 25th film and directorial come back of director T. K Rajeev Kumar after nearly six years. Resul Pookutty was brought in for sound recording. Ravi Varman was signed as the cinematographer and Sabu Cyril as the production designer. Nithya Menen was chosen for the role of biennale artist, marking her second collaboration with T. K. Rajeev Kumar after Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty.
Principal photography of the film was commenced at Thiruvananthapuram on 18 October 2018.
Soundtrack
| Kolaambi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ramesh Narayan | ||||
| Released | 5 August 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–19 | |||
| Studio | Muzik Lounge, Chennai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Manorama Music | |||
| Ramesh Narayan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aarodum Parayuka" | Prabha Varma | Madhushree Narayan | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Ororo Novin" | Prabha Varma | Bombay Jayashri | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Parayatharike Vanna Pranayame" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Madhushree Narayan | 3:58 |
Accolades
| Award | Category | Winner | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Film Awards | Best Lyricist | Prabha Varma | For the song "Aarodum Parayathe Vayya" | |
| 50th Kerala State Film Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Madhushree Narayan | For the song "Parayathrike Vanna Pranayame" |
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