Cousins (2014 film)

Cousins is a 2014 Indian Malayalam language romantic comedy film directed by Vysakh and scripted by Sethu.[1] The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Indrajith Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Joju George in the title roles. Vedhika and Nisha Aggarwal play the female leads, while Pradeep Rawat, Kalabhavan Shajon, Kailash, Miya George, Shiju and Renji Panicker feature in supporting roles in the film. The story revolves around four cousins who undertake a journey with an intention, and followed by the issues they come across in between them.[2][3] The film released on 19 December 2014. The film received excellent reviews from critics and audience for their songs, cinematography and script. The movie has been shot with a budget of 10cr. This is the third time director Vysakh is joining hand with Kunchacko Boban. Vedhika and Nisha Aggarwal play the female leads, while Manoj K. Jayan, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Shajon and Pradeep Rawat feature in supporting roles in the film.

Cousins
Film poster
Directed byVysakh
Written bySethu
Produced byVysakh Rajan
Starring
CinematographyShaji Kumar
Music bySongs
M. Jayachandran
Background Score
Gopi Sundar
Production
company
Vyshakha Cinemas
Distributed byPopcorn Entertainments
(World wide Release)
Release date
  • 19 December 2014 (2014-12-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Cousins is produced by Vysakh Rajan under the banner of Vyshakha Cinemas, Music is by M. Jayachandran for the lines of Murugan Kattakada and Rafeeq Ahamed. Bangalore, Pollachi and Kodaikanal are the main outside Kerala locations of this comedy movie.ref>"X' mas season has started in Mollywood". Sify. 19 December 2014.</ref>[4][5]

Plot

Sam is stuck somewhere in the past, courtesy a mishap that occurred six years back, that'd almost cost him his life. His psychiatrist suggests that he goes on a trip to Manipal where he was when the tragedy took place to try and recover his memories. Sam's fun loving cousins, Georgy, Pauly and Tony all join him on the fabulous road trip back to one of Sam's old, comforting places. Throughout the movie, the cousins meet Sam's old girlfriend (almost-wife)'s sister, and uncovers a life-threatening mystery about the death of sam's old girlfriend. The 4 cousins embark upon a journey to discover what actually happened the night that Sam and his girlfriend decided to run away. They try to re enact this scene at the exact same place and find out something devasting

Cast

Production

Vedhika was signed to portray Kunchacko Boban's love interest and Bhavana as Indrajith Sukumaran's love interest. But she was later replaced with Nisha Agarwal as the team felt that somebody who is not a complete Malayali would be apt for the role.[6] Filming locations include Bangalore, Kochi, Pollachi, Kodaikanal and Athirapilly.[7]

The filming started on 10 August 2014 at Bangalore Palace,[8][9] where a majority of filming took place over the next weeks.[10] Around 600 artists, including a cultural troupe from Bangalore and nearly 80 horses were part of a song sequence, which was a five-day-long shoot and costed over ₹80 lakh (US$100,000).[11][12] Kamalini Mukherjee did an item number for the movie.[13]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 5 songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran. Lyrics by Murukan Kattakkada, Rafeeq Ahamed.

Cousins
Soundtrack album by
M. Jayachandran
Released12 April 2014 (2014-04-12)
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length20:18
LanguageMalayalam
LabelEast Coast Audio Entertainments
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kaitha Poothathum"Murugan KattakadaHaricharan, Krish, Naresh Iyer3:47
2."Kannodu Kannidayum"Murukan KattakadaSithara Krishnakumar, Nikhil Raj4:24
3."Kolussu Thenni Thenni"Murugan KattakadaShreya Ghoshal, Tippu, Yazin Nizar4:30
4."Neeyen Vennila"Rafeeq AhemmedHaricharan, Chinmayi4:36
5."We are Cousins"Murugan KattakadaHaricharan3:00
Total length:20:18

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience alike. The good aspect of the movie would be the cinematography, which managed to visualise the movie in the best way possible. The art direction of the movie was commendable and added to the rich look of the movie. To conclude, "Cousins" passed to meet the expectations with excellent scripting and a highly predictable storyline.".<ref>{{cite news|title='Cousins' Movie Review:

References
  1. Vyshak's next 'Cousins'
  2. Cousins the new movie of Kunchacko Boban
  3. "Kunchacko Boban,Indrajith and Bhavana in Vysakh's 'Cousins'". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. "'Cousins': Costliest Malayalam Song Featuring Kunchacko, Indrajith Released [VIDEO]". 27 November 2014.
  5. "'Cousins' song to be shot at 80 lakhs". Sify. 5 September 2014.
  6. "Nisha Aggarwal replaces Bhavana in Vysakh's Cousins - Times of India".
  7. "Cousins To Go On Floors By August"
  8. "Shooting of 'Cousins' Starring Kunchacko Boban, Indrajith, Vedhika and Meera Nandan Begins in Bangalore". 11 August 2014.
  9. "M Jayachandran to compose music for Cousins - Times of India".
  10. "It's Bangalore Days for Cousins team - Times of India".
  11. "It's Bangalore Days for Cousins team - Times of India".
  12. "'Cousins' song to be shot at 80 lakhs".
  13. "Kamalini Mukherjee does an item number in Cousins"
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