White (2016 film) explained

White
Director:Uday Ananthan
Producer:Jyoti Deshpande
Screenplay:Praveen Balakrishnan
Nandini Valsan
Uday Ananthan
Music:Rahul Raj
Cinematography:Amarjeet Singh
Studio:Eros International
Runtime:149 minutes
Language:Malayalam

White is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Uday Ananthan, starring Mammootty and Huma Qureshi.[1] It marks the debut of Huma Qureshi in Malayalam cinema. The score and songs are composed by Rahul Raj.[2] [3]

It was shot in Budapest, London, Bangalore, and Kerala.

White was released worldwide on 29 July 2016.[4] [5] The movie was a box office bomb.

Plot

Roshni (Huma Qureshi) is an IT professional who works at a company in Bangalore. Later, she gets a similar job in London. Her friend Deepa (Sona Nair) gets a job in New York. They get separated together and go to their countries. She later got a job in a company with a manager named Anwar Rasool (Shankar Ramakrishnan) and they worked very hard. Six months later, at a railway station, she saves a man named Prakash Roy (Mammootty), a businessman who wants to commit suicide by being hit by a train. He gets slept with her hip. But she knew that he had been drinking alcohol and she left him at the train station. His butler, Raymond, calls her, telling her that it was she who left Prakash Roy at the train station and that the CCTV footage had captured this and she comes to the 5th floor of the office. When she came and saw Prakash Roy, she knew that he was a Malayali. In jealousy, she took a plate and broke it, mistaking Prakash Roy for a womanizer. Later at night, she sees a wallet, which she places on a dustbin when she comes to his home. He calls her asking for the wallet and tells her that he would like to get his wallet back and to meet up at the Cemetery. When she meets him, she gives the wallet back. Roy wants to have a true friendship with her, however she refuses. Prakash Roy then barges into her office one day and intimidates her to meet later, meanwhile planning a surprise birthday party. At night, Prakash Roy celebrates her birthday party at the roadside. He knew that it was her birthday and gave her a gift. Later she spent time with him at a casino, bar, factory, and other places.

Cast

Music

The film score and soundtrack of the movie were composed by Rahul Raj. The soundtrack album, featuring three songs, was released by Eros Music.

Release

The film was released on 29 July 2016. The film received mixed reviews.[6] [7] [8] The satellite rights were given to Surya TV.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mammootty to play a romantic hero next. The Times of India. 17 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Trisha replaces Huma to be Mammootty's heroine?. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815070855/http://www.sify.com/movies/trisha-replaces-huma-to-be-mammootty-s-heroine-news-malayalam-piotTheiihici.html. dead. 15 August 2015. . 3 December 2016.
  3. Web site: K. Aswathy. Huma in M-town. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031085246/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Huma-in-M-town/2015/06/04/article2847644.ece. dead. 31 October 2015. Entertainment. Malayalam. The New Indian Express. 4 June 2015.
  4. Web site: White (Aka) White review . 29 July 2016 .
  5. Web site: White Movie Review: Mammootty's romantic flick is stagnant, pretentious . 6 June 2020 .
  6. News: White Movie Review : Critic Review of White by Times of India . .
  7. Web site: White review: An embarrassment to Mammootty and Mollywood debutante Huma Qureshi . August 2016 .
  8. Web site: White review- Dull and Boring . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804030537/http://www.sify.com/movies/white-review--dull-and-boring-review-malayalam-qh4lx7egjcfcj.html . dead . 4 August 2016 . .
  9. Web site: New Malayalam Movie DVD Release Updates. Facebook. New Malayalam Movie DVD Release. 22 September 2016.