Dakini (2018)

Kuttan Pilla, Moly's long lost lover is kidnapped by the underworld king named Mayan. 4 grannies and Kuttappi with the help of Vikraman, a local gangster decide to go on a journey to fight the fierce don Mayan and bring back Kuttan Pilla.

Director:

Rahul Riji Nair

Writer:

Rahul Riji Nair

Stars:

Pauly Valsan, Sarasa Balussery, Savithri Sreedharan

Cast

Credited cast:
Pauly Valsan	...	Molly (as Pouly Valsan)
Sarasa Balussery	...	Vilasini
Savithri Sreedharan	...	Rosemary (as Savithri Sredharan)
Sethu Lakshmi	...	Sarojini
Chemban Vinod Jose	...	Mayan
Aju Varghese	...	Jemon aka Kuttappi
Alencier Ley Lopez	...	Kuttan Pilla
Indrans	...	Raju Bhai
Saiju Kurup	...	Vikraman Parudeesa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abhimanyu Ramanandan	...	Bus driver
Renjit Shekar

Storyline

Kuttan Pilla, Moly's long lost lover is kidnapped by the underworld king named Mayan. 4 grannies and Kuttappi with the help of Vikraman, a local gangster decide to go on a journey to fight the fierce don Mayan and bring back Kuttan Pilla.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | 

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Taglines:

Old, Wicked & Lovable

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

Features Narasimham (2000)

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Soundtracks

En Mizhi Poovil
Written by Hari Narayanan
Produced by Rahul Raj
Performed by K.S. Harishankar and Amrita Jayakumar

User Reviews

Molecule Review: Dakini (3 Stars)

Rahul Riji Nair's comedy drama Dakini (ENG: a given name to grandmothers in Kerala, India) does not leave any stone unturned to make its viewers cringe and shut their eyes with their hands while watching. That is the sort of tomfoolery that take place on screen in this two-hour long story about a group of grandmothers locking horns with a dreaded gangster (Chemban Vinod Jose) to retrieve a person who was kidnapped by him. Dakini has it all - septuagenarians wearing fancy, colorful dresses shaking a leg and enacting horseplay, a group of goons being fooled around by a monkey, and other random acts that look courageous but are, in fact, devoid of logic and realism. I understand that Dakini has been made not to adhere to realism, but when you sit down to watch a spectacle like this there has to be a modicum of trust factor. Otherwise you won't believe in the characters, however energetic or childish they are and whatever lengths they go to tickle your bones. The story - whatever it is - starts only after the 40th minute, and by that time, you have already lost interest in this colorful piece of art that could have been so much, so much more, coming from a talented director like Nair (who also wrote this) who previously wrote and directed the brilliant Ottamuri Velicham (2017). Both these films are poles apart in content as well as what they will do to you. Dakini will surely put you to sleep, and maybe even put some angst in you. TN.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Malayalam

Release Date:

19 October 2018 (India)

Also Known As:

Daakini

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,633

Company Credits

Production Co:

Urvashi Theaters

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Color:

Color