Nonsense (film)
Nonsense is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language sports thriller film co-written and directed by M. C. Jithin and produced by Johny Sagariga. It features Rinosh George in the lead role, who also composed and sang the film's original songs. The movie has many bicycle stunt scenes. Nonsense is the first Indian film to feature BMX bicycle sport.[1]
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Directed by | MC Jithin |
Produced by | Johny Sagariga |
Screenplay by | M. C. Jithin Libin T. B. Mohammed Shafeek |
Story by | M. C. Jithin |
Starring | Rinosh George Vinay Forrt Shruthi Ramachandran Febia V. Mathew Kalabhavan Shajohn Anil Nedumangad |
Music by | Rinosh George Vishnu Shyam (Score) |
Cinematography | Alex J. Pulickal |
Edited by | Appu Bhattathiri |
Production company | Johny Sagariga |
Distributed by | BAROQUE |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
PLOT
The film deals with the life of a teenager who is a good man but who is weak in studies.
Cast
- Rinosh George as Arun
- Febia V. Mathew as Head Girl & Classmate
- Vinay Forrt as Santhosh (Auto Driver)
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as PT Sir
- Urmila Unni as Principal
- Shruthi Ramachandran as Sheena Miss
- Baby Alma as Jesna Nissam
- Sanju Sivram as Nissam (Sheena Miss Husband)
- Sreenath Babu as Ajesh Mathew
- Sree Gopika as Rose (Class Mate)
- Fahim Safar
- Balaji Sarma as Manoj
- Anil Nedumagad as Sudhy
- Lalu Alex as Surgeon Doctor
- Divya Prabha as Nurse
- Abu Valyamkulam
- Santha Kumari as K P Annamma
- Gilu Joseph as Biology Miss
- Sreeja as Lekshmi Miss
- Veena as Library Miss
- Sunaina as Malayalam Miss
- Annul Pale as Himself (Cameo appearance)
Production
New director MC Jithin, who was an associate of Abrid Shine, wanted to cast Rinosh George, a DJ and musician, in the lead role. The two had worked together on Rinosh's first music video.[2] He received many rejections from production houses based on the title (Nonsense) and the unknown cast.[3] The project was approved by Johny Sagarika Production House, which produced many hit Malayalam movies, after Rinosh George gained popularity for his music video "I'm A Mallu".[2]
This is the first film in India to feature BMX cycling sport. The movie has many stunt scenes, leading the makers to call it a "sports thriller."[4]
Soundtrack
Beside starring, Rinosh George also composed and sang the film's original songs. The soundtracks consists of three songs written by Vinayak Sasikumar, the songs were released by the music label Johny Sagariga on 17 October 2018. The film's score was composed by Vishnu Shyam.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chirakukal Njan Tharam" | 2:59 |
2. | "Pularnila Kasavumayi" | 3:38 |
3. | "They Call Me Nonsense" | 2:23 |
Release
The film was released on 12 October 2018
Critical reception
The Times of India rated 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "an immensely watchable film, made by a director with promise (MC Jithin, who identifies himself as MC in the titles), with dialogues by a writer with an impeccable sense of humour."[5]
References
- "Kerala student Fabia makes film debut with sports thriller".
- ""Rosshan Andrrews has inspired me a lot" - Malayalam Movie News". September 2017.
- "Many declined the film because of its title 'Nonsense': Malayalam director MC Jithin on his debut film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- "Kerala student Fabia makes film debut with sports thriller".
- Nonsense Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Nonsense by Times of India, retrieved 17 November 2018