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| {{Infobox Film | {{Infobox Film | ||
| | name = Twenty:20 | | name = Twenty:20 | ||
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| image = Twenty20poster.jpg | ||
| | caption = Official |
| caption = Official theatrical poster | ||
| | director = ] | | director = ] | ||
| | writer = ] | | writer = ] | ||
| | producer = ] | | producer = ] | ||
| | starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<!--Only major actors here--> | | starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<!--Only major actors here--> | ||
| | music = ]<br>]<!--Deepak Dev didn't compose music for the film. Please don't add his name.--> | | music = ]<br>]<!--Deepak Dev didn't compose music for the film. Please don't add his name.--> | ||
| | cinematography = P. Sukumar | | cinematography = P. Sukumar | ||
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| '''''Twenty:20''''' is a 2008 ] ] film written by ], produced by ], and directed by ]. The film features an ]; which Sify called the "mother of all multi-starrers".<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14570156|last=Sify Movies|title=Mother of all multistarrers!|date=3 December 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The actors worked without pay in order to raise funds for the ] (AMMA) in order to financially help the struggling actors in the industry.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062608990400.htm|last=The Hindu|title=AMMA office-bearers assume charge|date=June 2006|accessdate=25 December 2008|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film's music is composed by ] and ]. | '''''Twenty:20''''' is a 2008 ] ] film written by ], produced by ], and directed by ]. The film features an ]; which Sify called the "mother of all multi-starrers".<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14570156|last=Sify Movies|title=Mother of all multistarrers!|date=3 December 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The actors worked without pay in order to raise funds for the ] (AMMA) in order to financially help the struggling actors in the industry.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062608990400.htm|last=The Hindu|title=AMMA office-bearers assume charge|date=June 2006|accessdate=25 December 2008|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The film's music is composed by ] and ]. | ||
| The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|5.72|c}}.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008">{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14803129|last=Sify Movies|title=T:20 International opening|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in ]) in ]'s box office in its opening week.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/43502.html|last=IndiaGlitz|title=‘Twenty: 20’ makes it to Top 5|date=9 December 2008|accessdate=29 December 2008}}</ref> The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the ].<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in |
The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|5.72|c}}.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008">{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14803129|last=Sify Movies|title=T:20 International opening|date=21 November 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in ]) in ]'s box office in its opening week.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/43502.html|last=IndiaGlitz|title=‘Twenty: 20’ makes it to Top 5|date=9 December 2008|accessdate=29 December 2008}}</ref> The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the ].<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema until 2014.<ref name="Drishyam">. ''Mathrubhumi''. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.</ref> | ||
| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| Retired ] ] Viswanathan Menon (]) and his wife (]) comes home to celebrate ] with his children ( ], ] and ]) and grandchildren, and hoping to spend the remainder of his life in peace and tranquility. The big ] is all set to celebrate the weekend, assembling from many places, but the family's weekend plans gets pale when Menon's grandson Arun Kumar (]), a med student in ] is accused of murdering a fellow student. Meanwhile ] Antony Punnekkadan IPS (]), who has his own axe to grind against Menon's children, takes Arun into custody. Arun, has gone into hiding, but soon Antony seizes him from the hideout. The Menon family appoint ace criminal lawyer Ramesh Nambiar (]), who bails him out. A doctor and professor of Medicine Vinod Bhaskar (Jayaram) wanted to testify against Arun but is kidnapped by Karinkal Pappachan (]) a thug hired by Menon's childred. Soon Arun is murdered and Punnekkadan arrests Devan (]), a poor ] who happened to be there on the spot. Devan’s sister (]) and his mother (]) tells Ramesh that Devan is innocent and he is being framed up by Punnekkadan and he should take up the case. Ramesh proves Devan’s innocence in the court and he is left free. Minutes later, even before leaving the court premises, Ramesh comes face to face with a totally different Devan, who introduces himself as Devaraja Prathapa Varma. Devaraja and his assistants played a ] and tricked Ramesh into believing that Devaraja is innocent. Afterward, Devaraja reveals to Ramesh that he is the real killer and that he had played a trick on Ramesh as vengeance for saving Arun, even he gives payment infront of Ramesh to the artists who played as his mother and sister. Ramesh comes to know that he was fooled and Devan was really Devaraja Prathapa Varma a ] and a rich businessman who wants vigilante justice, so that he can avenge the brutal murderers of his brother Karthik Varma (]) killed by Arun and his cousins Mahindran (]) and Ganeshan (]). This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the remaining two relatives who were involved in the crime, Ramesh makes a trap but Devaraja escapes but is eventually arrested by Antony. After that Ramesh comes to know about what really happened in the ] through Vinod Bhaskher (]), his sister Aswathy Nambiar's (]) teacher and Karthik and Devaraja Prathapa Varma's friend. When Arun murders a girl at Bangalore Medical College, Aswathy witnessed the murder. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, injects ] in Ashwathy's body and Arun ] her. Karthik Varma Aswathy's lover attempts to save her but he is killed and she falls into a ]. Ramesh regrets when he comes to know Devaraja was actually trying to kill the criminals who spoiled his sister. |
Retired ] ] Viswanathan Menon (]) and his wife (]) comes home to celebrate ] with his children ( ], ] and ]) and grandchildren, and hoping to spend the remainder of his life in peace and tranquility. The big ] is all set to celebrate the weekend, assembling from many places, but the family's weekend plans gets pale when Menon's grandson Arun Kumar (]), a med student in ] is accused of murdering a fellow student. Meanwhile ] Antony Punnekkadan IPS (]), who has his own axe to grind against Menon's children, takes Arun into custody. Arun, has gone into hiding, but soon Antony seizes him from the hideout. The Menon family appoint ace criminal lawyer Ramesh Nambiar (]), who bails him out. A doctor and professor of Medicine Vinod Bhaskar (Jayaram) wanted to testify against Arun but is kidnapped by Karinkal Pappachan (]) a thug hired by Menon's childred. Soon Arun is murdered and Punnekkadan arrests Devan (]), a poor ] who happened to be there on the spot. Devan’s sister (]) and his mother (]) tells Ramesh that Devan is innocent and he is being framed up by Punnekkadan and he should take up the case. Ramesh proves Devan’s innocence in the court and he is left free. Minutes later, even before leaving the court premises, Ramesh comes face to face with a totally different Devan, who introduces himself as Devaraja Prathapa Varma. Devaraja and his assistants played a ] and tricked Ramesh into believing that Devaraja is innocent. Afterward, Devaraja reveals to Ramesh that he is the real killer and that he had played a trick on Ramesh as vengeance for saving Arun, even he gives payment infront of Ramesh to the artists who played as his mother and sister. Ramesh comes to know that he was fooled and Devan was really Devaraja Prathapa Varma a ] and a rich businessman who wants vigilante justice, so that he can avenge the brutal murderers of his brother Karthik Varma (]) killed by Arun and his cousins Mahindran (]) and Ganeshan (]). This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the remaining two relatives who were involved in the crime, Ramesh makes a trap but Devaraja escapes but is eventually arrested by Antony. After that Ramesh comes to know about what really happened in the ] through Vinod Bhaskher (]), his sister Aswathy Nambiar's (]) teacher and Karthik and Devaraja Prathapa Varma's friend. When Arun murders a girl at Bangalore Medical College, Aswathy witnessed the murder. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, injects ] in Ashwathy's body and Arun ] her. Karthik Varma Aswathy's lover attempts to save her but he is killed and she falls into a ]. Ramesh regrets when he comes to know Devaraja was actually trying to kill the criminals who spoiled his sister. Finally ramesh turns to ganesh and mahindran, Meanwhile, Devaraja escapes from police custody with the help of a police officer (]) and, in the climax he joins with Ramesh to kill Mahindran and ganesh. Finally, Arun's father Madhavan (]) is killed by Antony. | ||
| ==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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| ⚫ | * ] as Devaraja Prathapa Varma | ||
| * ] as Adv. Ramesh Nambiar | * ] as Adv. Ramesh Nambiar | ||
| ⚫ | * ] as Devaraja Prathapa Varma | ||
| * ] as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S | * ] as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S | ||
| * ] as Dr. Vinod Bhaskar | * ] as Dr. Vinod Bhaskar | ||
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| The ] issued a stay preventing the government's planned action of allowing a 50% premium to be charged for tickets in a case where the plaintiff argued that the state only had the right to offer tax breaks on the making of films.<ref name="Hindu6Nov2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/06/stories/2008110650580300.htm|title=Court directive to government|date=6 November 2008|work=]|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> | The ] issued a stay preventing the government's planned action of allowing a 50% premium to be charged for tickets in a case where the plaintiff argued that the state only had the right to offer tax breaks on the making of films.<ref name="Hindu6Nov2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/06/stories/2008110650580300.htm|title=Court directive to government|date=6 November 2008|work=]|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> | ||
| == |
==Reception== | ||
| ⚫ | ''Twenty:20'' was released in 117 centres on 5 November 2008. | ||
| ===Reception=== | |||
| ⚫ | ''Twenty:20'' was released on 5 November 2008. | ||
| ] gave its verdict as "rocking" and called the film "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer."<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14791402&ctid=5&cid=2428|last=Sify Movies|title=Twenty20 review|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended". | ] gave its verdict as "rocking" and called the film "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer."<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14791402&ctid=5&cid=2428|last=Sify Movies|title=Twenty20 review|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended". | ||
| ] rated the film 3/5, calling it "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle".<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/06sst.htm|last=Rediff|title=Twenty20 review|date=November 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> | ] rated the film 3/5, calling it "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle".<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/06sst.htm|last=Rediff|title=Twenty20 review|date=November 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> | ||
| The first week distributors share of the film stood at Rs. 30.3 million, making it the second highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> ''Twenty:20'' opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> | |||
| ===Box office=== | |||
| The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in the history Malayalam cinema for a period of five years until the movie '']'' crossed the record set by ''Twenty:20'' in 2014.<ref name="Drishyam"/> | |||
| ''Twenty20'' released in 115 theatres and grossed more than {{INRConvert|1|c}} in the opening day which was highest at that time,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/entertainment/twenty-20-breaks-kerala-box-office-record-6794.html | title='Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record | publisher=mathrubhumi.com | date=10 November 2008 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>The first week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|30.3|m}}, making it the first highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> ''Twenty:20'' opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008"/> It completed 100 days in 10 centres,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14853568&cid=14625530 | title=Kerala Box Office (Jan 2009) | publisher=sify.com | date=9 February 2009 | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> and got a distribution share of about {{INRConvert|10.5|c}} from Kerala alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakingmovies.blogspot.in/2014/01/drishyam-beats-t20-to-become-biggest.html | title=Drishyam crossed 'T20' to become the biggest Malayalam grosser ever | publisher=breakingmovies.in | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|32.6|c}} in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in the history Malayalam cinema for a period of five years until the movie '']'' crossed the record set by ''Twenty:20'' in 2014.<ref name="Drishyam"/> | |||
| ==Music== | ==Music== | ||
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===Music release=== | ||
| The audio launch of the film was held in a function at Hotel Travancore Court, ].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://hinducinema.com/malayalam-cinema/malayalam-movie-news/twenty:-20-to-brighten-this-diwali.html|last=Hindu Cinema Portal|title=Twenty20 to brighten this diwali|date=October 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> AMMA president and actor ] released the audio CD by handing it over to actress ], who is the wife of actor ], the producer of the film. The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film ''The Making of Twenty:20''. There are three songs in the album,<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14781324|last=Sify Movie|title=Twenty:20 audio launched|date=21 October 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> one by composer ] ("Sa re ga ma pa") and others by ]. | The audio launch of the film was held in a function at Hotel Travancore Court, ].<ref>{{Citation|url=http://hinducinema.com/malayalam-cinema/malayalam-movie-news/twenty:-20-to-brighten-this-diwali.html|last=Hindu Cinema Portal|title=Twenty20 to brighten this diwali|date=October 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> AMMA president and actor ] released the audio CD by handing it over to actress ], who is the wife of actor ], the producer of the film. The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film ''The Making of Twenty:20''. There are three songs in the album,<ref>{{Citation|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14781324|last=Sify Movie|title=Twenty:20 audio launched|date=21 October 2008|accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> one by composer ] ("Sa re ga ma pa") and others by ]. | ||
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| | Title song.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/musicAlbumDetails.do?albumOid=638439&BV_ID=@@@|last=Manorama Online|title=Twenty:20 Tracklist|date=October 2008|accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref> (Tribute to yesteryear actors) | | Title song.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/musicAlbumDetails.do?albumOid=638439&BV_ID=@@@|last=Manorama Online|title=Twenty:20 Tracklist|date=October 2008|accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref> (Tribute to yesteryear actors) | ||
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| ==Home video== | |||
| ] home entertainment released the ] and DVD of the movie in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/events/18262.html |title=Moser Baer Acquires ‘Twenty 20’ |publisher=indiaglitz.com |accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==Broadcast Rights== | |||
| ] owns the broadcast rights for '']. ''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.in.com/tv/movies/surya-tv-136/twenty20-21787.html | title=TWENTY:20 | publisher=in.com | accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 22 October 2014
For the form of Cricket, see Twenty20.2008 Indian film
| Twenty:20 | |
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| File:Twenty20poster.jpgOfficial theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Joshi |
| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Produced by | Dileep |
| Starring | Mammootty Mohanlal Suresh Gopi Jayaram Dileep |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Suresh Peters Berny Ignatius |
| Production companies | AmmA Graand Production |
| Distributed by | Manjunatha Release |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹7 crore (US$840,000) |
| Box office | ₹32.6 crore (US$3.9 million) |
Twenty:20 is a 2008 Malayalam action thriller film written by Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas, produced by Dileep, and directed by Joshi. The film features an ensemble cast; which Sify called the "mother of all multi-starrers". The actors worked without pay in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) in order to financially help the struggling actors in the industry. The film's music is composed by Berny-Ignatius and Suresh Peters.
The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at ₹5.72 crore (US$690,000). The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in Chennai) in Tamil Nadu's box office in its opening week. The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2008, including 4 prints in the USA and 11 prints in the UAE. The film collected ₹32.6 crore (US$3.9 million) in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in Malayalam cinema until 2014.
Plot
Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Viswanathan Menon (Madhu) and his wife (Kaviyoor Ponnamma) comes home to celebrate Vishu with his children ( Siddique, Vijayaraghavan and Sindhu Menon) and grandchildren, and hoping to spend the remainder of his life in peace and tranquility. The big joint family is all set to celebrate the weekend, assembling from many places, but the family's weekend plans gets pale when Menon's grandson Arun Kumar (Indrajith Sukumaran), a med student in Bangalore is accused of murdering a fellow student. Meanwhile Superintendent of Police Antony Punnekkadan IPS (Suresh Gopi), who has his own axe to grind against Menon's children, takes Arun into custody. Arun, has gone into hiding, but soon Antony seizes him from the hideout. The Menon family appoint ace criminal lawyer Ramesh Nambiar (Mammootty), who bails him out. A doctor and professor of Medicine Vinod Bhaskar (Jayaram) wanted to testify against Arun but is kidnapped by Karinkal Pappachan (Kalabhavan Mani) a thug hired by Menon's childred. Soon Arun is murdered and Punnekkadan arrests Devan (Mohanlal), a poor trader who happened to be there on the spot. Devan’s sister (Kavya Madhavan) and his mother (Sukumari) tells Ramesh that Devan is innocent and he is being framed up by Punnekkadan and he should take up the case. Ramesh proves Devan’s innocence in the court and he is left free. Minutes later, even before leaving the court premises, Ramesh comes face to face with a totally different Devan, who introduces himself as Devaraja Prathapa Varma. Devaraja and his assistants played a drama and tricked Ramesh into believing that Devaraja is innocent. Afterward, Devaraja reveals to Ramesh that he is the real killer and that he had played a trick on Ramesh as vengeance for saving Arun, even he gives payment infront of Ramesh to the artists who played as his mother and sister. Ramesh comes to know that he was fooled and Devan was really Devaraja Prathapa Varma a don and a rich businessman who wants vigilante justice, so that he can avenge the brutal murderers of his brother Karthik Varma (Dileep) killed by Arun and his cousins Mahindran (Manoj K. Jayan) and Ganeshan (Shammi Thilakan). This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the remaining two relatives who were involved in the crime, Ramesh makes a trap but Devaraja escapes but is eventually arrested by Antony. After that Ramesh comes to know about what really happened in the Bangalore Medical College through Vinod Bhaskher (Jayaram), his sister Aswathy Nambiar's (Bhavana) teacher and Karthik and Devaraja Prathapa Varma's friend. When Arun murders a girl at Bangalore Medical College, Aswathy witnessed the murder. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, injects Morphine in Ashwathy's body and Arun rapes her. Karthik Varma Aswathy's lover attempts to save her but he is killed and she falls into a coma. Ramesh regrets when he comes to know Devaraja was actually trying to kill the criminals who spoiled his sister. Finally ramesh turns to ganesh and mahindran, Meanwhile, Devaraja escapes from police custody with the help of a police officer (Sreenivasan) and, in the climax he joins with Ramesh to kill Mahindran and ganesh. Finally, Arun's father Madhavan (Siddique) is killed by Antony.
Cast
- Mammootty as Adv. Ramesh Nambiar
- Mohanlal as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
- Suresh Gopi as Antony Punnekkadan I.P.S
- Jayaram as Dr. Vinod Bhaskar
- Dileep as Karthik Varma
- Bhavana Balachandran as Ashwathy Nambiar
- Indrajith as Arun Kumar
- Karthika Mathew as Alice
- Mukesh as C.I Jayachandran Nair
- Sreenivasan as Constable Kunjappan
- Madhu as Rtd. Justice Vishwanatha Menon
- Siddique as Madhava Menon
- Manoj K. Jayan as Mahindran
- Shammi Thilakan as Ganeshan
- Vijayaraghavan as Balan Menon
- Kalabhavan Mani as Pappachan
- Vijayakumar as Lawyer
- Suraj Venjaramood as Gumasthan Ramu
- Babu Antony as Vikram Bhai
- Gopika as Devi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Sankarettan
- Madhu Warrier as Assistant of Devan
- Edavela Babu as Josuttan
- Baiju as Assistant of Devan
- Anil Murali as Assistant of Devan
- Kavya Madhavan as Ancy
- Lal as Adv. Radhakrishnan
- Janardanan as Ramakrishnapilla
- Innocent as Kuttikrishnan
- Lalu Alex as D I G Krishnadas
- Bijukuttan as Ottu Murali
- Harisree Ashokan as Poottu Varkey
- Salim Kumar as SP Indhuchoodan
- Cochin Haneefa as Peruchazhi Vasu
- Maniyanpilla Raju as SI Gopi
- Indrans as Govindan
- Jagadish as Police Constable Nakulan
- Saikumar as Minister Mathai
- T. P. Madhavan as Francis
- Biju Menon as ASP Jacob Eerali
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Bharathi Amma
- Sindhu Menon as Padmini
- Radhika as Radhika, Ashwathy's Friend
- Jyothirmayi as Jyothi
- Kalpana as Para Mary
- Usha as Latha
- Sukumari as Leelamma
- Mamukkoya as Khadar
- Baburaj as Stephen
- Madhupal as Shekharankutty
- Mala Aravindan as Kurup
- Guinness Pakru A worker in the tea shop
- Babu Namboothiri as Justice Kaimal
- Prithviraj Sukumaran in a special appearance in a song
- Jayasurya in a special appearance in a song
- Kunchacko Boban in a special appearance in a song
- Manikkuttan in a special appearance in a song
- Nayantara in a special appearance in a song
Production
Twenty:20 was made as a fundraiser for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA). The script was written by Uday Krishna and Sibi K Thomas. As a producer, Dileep was the main investor in the project and he bought the rights of the film for 40 million. He officially handed over the money to AMMA a year before. The film shooting officially started at a ceremony held in Hotel White Fort, Kochi, with Dileep handing over the advance to Joshi. The filming was primarily held in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. A song sequence in the film was shot in Mauritius. The shooting of the film started on 7 December 2007 and finished in October 2008.
Meera Jasmine, who was slated to act in the film opposite Dileep, dropped out citing shortage of dates. There were reports that the AMMA was planning a ban on her regarding the issue. However, no ban was pronounced and Meera Jasmine was replaced with Bhavana.
The High Court of Kerala issued a stay preventing the government's planned action of allowing a 50% premium to be charged for tickets in a case where the plaintiff argued that the state only had the right to offer tax breaks on the making of films.
Reception
Twenty:20 was released in 117 centres on 5 November 2008.
Sify.com gave its verdict as "rocking" and called the film "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer." The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended". Rediff.com rated the film 3/5, calling it "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle".
The first week distributors share of the film stood at Rs. 30.3 million, making it the second highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week. Twenty:20 opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the USA, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.
The film collected ₹32.6 crore (US$3.9 million) in its total run. It was the highest grossing film in the history Malayalam cinema for a period of five years until the movie Drishyam crossed the record set by Twenty:20 in 2014.
Music
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Music release
The audio launch of the film was held in a function at Hotel Travancore Court, Eranakulam. AMMA president and actor Innocent released the audio CD by handing it over to actress Manju Warrier, who is the wife of actor Dileep, the producer of the film. The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film The Making of Twenty:20. There are three songs in the album, one by composer Berny-Ignatius ("Sa re ga ma pa") and others by Suresh Peters.
Track listing
There are three tracks in the album: three vocals and the karaoke versions of them. The lyrics of the songs were penned by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| Song | Singer(s) | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Oh Priya" | Shankar Mahadevan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | Suresh Peters | Picturised on Dileep, Bhavana |
| "He Dil Deewana" | George Peter, Suresh Peters, Sunitha Sarathy | Suresh Peters | Picturised on Nayantara, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Kunchacko Boban, Manikkuttan and Indrajith Sukumaran. |
| "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Madhu Balakrishnan, Afsal, Franco, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Jassie Gift, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Rimi Tomy, Anitha | Berny-Ignatius | Title song. (Tribute to yesteryear actors) |
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