Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum

Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum
Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Boban Samuel
Written by	YV Rajesh
Produced by	Ashiq Usman
Starring	Kunchacko Boban; Jayasurya; Amala Paul; Aju Varghese; Lena Kumar; Suraj Venjaramoodu; Nadirshah
Cinematography	Anishlal R. S.
Edited by	Lijo Paul
Music by	Gopi Sunder
Production; company	Ashiq Usman Productions
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	July 6, 2016 (India);
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum (transl. Shajahan and Pareekutty) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Boban Samuel.^[1] The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, and Amala Paul in the lead roles. Nikki Galrani made a cameo appearance. Principal photography began on 4 April 2016, and the film was released on 6 July 2016 on the occasion of Eid.

Synopsis

Jiya suffers from short-term memory loss after an accident. Although her marriage is fixed with Major Ravi, she has flashes of memory that she had been in a relationship with a certain Mr. P. However, she doesn't know who this mysterious guy is. So, the task of finding Mr. P is entrusted to Mathews. But making his job easier and difficult at the same time, two people come into the scene. Pranav, a high-profile businessman, and Prince, a local goon, claim to be Jiya's boyfriend and what happens rest forms the crux of the story. In the end, it's revealed that Pranav has been tailing Jiya to get back Pranav's favourite car, a red modified Toyota Celica T200 Car. When Jiya takes the car, it meets with an accident, and she is saved by none other than Prince. Now, Pranav's car is with Prince. When a fight for the car occurs and Prince accidentally beats the car's rear fender with a crowbar, the car's inner body (inside car's paint layer) is painted with Illegal Gold, because the car actually belongs to Pranav's boss, a gold smuggler, and the vehicle is Pranav's boss' son's memory. Pranav and Prince escape with the car and Pranav's boss is caught by the police. Both gets remuneration from Customs for catching Pranav's boss.

Cast

Kunchacko Boban as Pranav
Jayasurya as Prince
Amala Paul as Jiya
Rafi as Joseph, the main antagonist
Aju Varghese as Major Ravi, Jiya's fiancé
Lena Kumar as Dr. Deepa
Suraj Venjaramoodu as Detective Mathews
Vijayaraghavan as Colonel Stephen, Jiya's father
Vinaya Prasad as Reena, Jiya's mother
Nadirshah as Psychiatrist Titus Alex (cameo appearance)
Nikki Galrani as Thresiamma Punnose (cameo appearance)
Irshad Ali as Sameer
Lishoy as Devanarayanan
Kalabhavan Shajon as Ashokan
Kunchan as Kunjappan
Kochu Preman as Purushothaman
Baiju Ezhupunna as Tony
Sunil Sukhada as Father Andrews
Shaju K.S. as Jackson
Nandu Poduval as Ravindran, Mental Patient
Asottan Bombay
Prithviraj Sukumaran as himself
Nivin Pauly as himself
Chiranjeevi as himself

Production

Y. V. Rajesh, whose previous venture as a writer with Boban Samuel was the 2013 hit comedy film Romans, wrote the script for the film in early 2016 and tied up with his friend and frequent collaborator, Boban Samuel. The film started rolling in early April with Kunchacko Boban and Jayasurya as the lead actors and Amala Paul as the female lead.

It is the seventh film in which K. Boban and Jayasurya have acted together, with their most recent one being the 2016 thriller drama School Bus.^[2] Samuel has previously directed K. Boban in the film Romans.^[3] On May 25, it was reported that Nikki Galrani would essay a role of a customs officer in the film.^[4] In June 2016, it was revealed that Aju Varghese would play the role of a military man. The character would be inspired by Malayalam director Major Ravi.^[5]