Thattassery Koottam Explained

Director:Anoop Padmanaban
Producer:Dileep
Studio:Graand Production
Country:India
Language:Malayalam
Budget:3 core ₹
Gross:50 lakhs

Thattassery Koottam is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy thriller film written by Santosh Echikkanam, directed by Anoop Padmanaban and produced by Dileep under the banner of Graand Production. The film features Arjun Ashokan, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Aneesh Gopal, Priyamvada Krishnan, Vijayaraghavan in the lead roles.[1]

Cast

Production

The First look of the film was released in January 2020[2] .Later the trailer was released[3]

Release

The Film was released on 11 November 2022 in theatres and started digital stream ZEE5 from 13 January 2023.[4]

Reception

V Vinod Nair critic of The Times of India stated that "Overall a light-hearted, time-pass movie." and gave 3 stars out of 5 [5] .Saraswathy Nagarajan critic of The Hindu wrote that "Arjun Ashokan comes good, but the all-too-familiar tropes disappoint"[6] .Sanjith Sidhardhan critic of OTTplay gave 2.5 rating out of 5 and wrote that " Arjun Ashokan's Thattassery Koottam would have been a decent watch, had it the same tempo and mood that made its first half fun. The second half is all over the place."[7]

A critic from Mathrubhumi noted that "the slow moving first half, the pace and mood of the story changes as we reach the second half."[8]

Critic from The Indian Express[9] and Manorama Online[10] gave mixed reviews.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directorial debut of Dileep's brother titled Thattassery Koottam . 2023-05-09 . The New Indian Express . en . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150732/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/07/directorial-debut-of-dileeps-brother-titled-thattassery-koottam-16413.html . live .
  2. News: 2020-01-12 . Arjun Ashokan and the boys of Thattassery are here . The Times of India . 2023-05-09 . 0971-8257 . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509171150/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/arjun-ashokan-and-the-boys-of-thattassery-are-here/articleshow/73212738.cms . live .
  3. Web site: Trailer of Arjun Ashokan-starrer Thattassery Koottam out . 2023-05-09 . The New Indian Express . en . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509165834/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/videos/2022/oct/25/trailer-of-arjun-ashokan-starrer-thattassery-koottam-out-35965.html . live .
  4. Web site: Today . Telangana . 2023-01-10 . Catch the world digital premiere of Malayalam dramedy ‘Thattassery Koottam’ on Zee5 . 2023-05-09 . Telangana Today . en-US . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150511/https://telanganatoday.com/catch-the-world-digital-premiere-of-malayalam-dramedy-thattassery-koottam-on-zee5 . live .
  5. News: Thattassery Koottam Movie Review : Not gold, but an imitation . The Times of India . 2023-05-09 . 0971-8257 . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150508/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/thattassery-koottam/movie-review/95449772.cms . live .
  6. News: Nagarajan . Saraswathy . 2022-11-12 . ‘Thattassery Koottam’ movie review: Arjun Ashokan comes good, but the all-too-familiar tropes disappoint . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-09 . 0971-751X . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150508/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/thattassery-koottam-movie-review-arjun-ashokan-comes-good-but-the-all-too-familiar-tropes-disappoint/article66128005.ece . live .
  7. Web site: Thattassery Koottam movie review: Arjun Ashokan's film fails to rise above its o . 2023-05-09 . OTTPlay . en . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150508/https://www.ottplay.com/review/thattassery-koottam-movie-review-arjun-ashokans-film-fails-to-rise-above-its-old-school-template/3ecd64efd9664 . live .
  8. Web site: 2022-11-11 . മടുപ്പിക്കില്ല, രസിപ്പിക്കും ഈ കൂട്ടം Thattassery Koottam Review . 2023-05-09 . Mathrubhumi . en . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509120125/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/reviews/thattassery-koottam-movie-review-anoop-padmanabhan-arjun-asokan-1.8037775 . live .
  9. Web site: ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആവർത്തന വിരസതകളുമായി ഒരു ചിത്രം; 'തട്ടാശേരി കൂട്ടം' റിവ്യൂ . 2023-05-09 . Indian Express Malayalam . ml . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509152014/https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/review/thattassery-koottam-malayalam-movie-review-rating-717862/ . live .
  10. Web site: എല്ലാ ചേരുവകളും നിറഞ്ഞ കൂട്ടം: തട്ടാശേരിക്കൂട്ടം റിവ്യു . 2023-05-09 . ManoramaOnline . ml . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150507/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-reviews/2022/11/11/thattassery-koottam-review.html . live .