Face to Face (2012 Malayalam film)

Face to Face is a 2012 Malayalam mystery thriller film directed by V. M. Vinu and starring Mammootty, Ragini Dwivedi and Roma Asrani . The film was written by Manoj Payyanur and produced by M. K. Nazar under the banner of Good Line Productions. It was released on 30 November 2012.

Face to Face
Directed byV. M. Vinu
Produced byM. K. Nassar
Written byManoj Payyannoor
StarringMammootty
Ragini Dwivedi
Roma Asrani
Music byAlphonse Joseph
CinematographyAjayan Vincent
Edited bySamjith Mohd.
Production
company
Good Line Productions
Distributed byGood Line Release
Release date
  • 30 November 2012 (2012-11-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Cast

Production

Roma Asrani and Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi play the lead roles along with Mammootty. The film has an ensemble cast of supporting actors including Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Kalabhavan Mani, Mamukkoya and Kunchan along with four new faces: Gautam, Rishikesh, Rohit and Binoy.[1] The film was extensively shot in Goa, Ernakulam and Munnar.

According to the director, Face to Face is a "high-octane thriller woven around a murder mystery. The film brings on to the screen loads of action and suspense."[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph . The lyrics were written by Anil Panachooran and Anna San Jaimt.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kannum Pooti Kathum Pothu"Anil PanachooranVishakh Sasi Dharan3:30
2."Aakasha Chillil muthande"Anil Panachooran & San JaimtAlphons Joseph & San Jaimt3:55
3."Changathi Padayum"Anil PanachooranKarthik & Madhu Balakrishnan3:33
Total length:10:18

Release and reception

The film was released in 81 theaters across Kerala on 30 November 2012; The movie gain negative response from both critics and viewers.[1]

Sify gave the movie two stars out of five and stated "With the absence of basic logic at most times and a style that was perhaps okay eons ago, this film is tough to be digested even for the hardcore fans of" Mammootty.[2]

The Times of India also gave the movie two stars and stated "The film does not engage the audience. It is so much pre-occupied with an infuriating surge of self-pity and some stereo-typed villainy. Save for the perennial charm on his face, even Mammootty fails to salvage a shoddily-written plot."[3]

Rediff.com's headline was "Face 2 Face is best avoided" and added "None of these gimmicks can salvage the film because of its weak plot and over-dependence on star power. "[4]

gollark: So Lignum is Bignum/Yemmel but lemmmy isn't yemmel?
gollark: Bignum = LignumYemmel = BignumLemmmy = YemmelEquality is transistive except in JS.QED.
gollark: IT'S A CONSPIRACY!
gollark: See?
gollark: <@278889690596376576> You were named Bignum, right, or am I imagining things?

References
  1. Navamy Sudhish (11 November 2012). "VM Vinu excited about his Mammootty-starrer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. Moviebuzz. "Face to Face Review". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
  3. Aswin J. Kumar. "Face to Face Review". The Times of India.
  4. Paresh C. Palicha. "Face 2 Face is best avoided". Rediff.com.
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