Shibu (film)

Shibu is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by duo directors Arjun & Gokul, written by Praneesh and produced by Kaargo Cinemas.[1][2] It features an ensemble cast led by Karthik, Anju Kurian, Salim Kumar, Biju Kuttan.[3] Sachin Warrier composed the music for the film.[4] and Movie was released in July 2019.[5][6]

Shibu
Shibu movie poster
Directed by	Arjun Prabhakaran & Gokul Ramakrishnan
Produced by	Kaargo Cinemas
Screenplay by	Arjun , Gokul & Praneesh Vijayan
Starring	Karthik Ramakrishnan Anju Kurian Salim Kumar Biju Kuttan
Music by	Sachin Warrier
Cinematography	Shabeer Ahammed
Edited by	Noufal Abdullah
Production company	Kaargo Cinemas
Distributed by	UK studios
Release date	19 July 2019
Running time	122 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹1 crore (US$140,000)
Box office	₹1.8 crore (US$250,000)

Plot

Shibu (Karthik Ramakrishnan) is a young guy from small town who is an aspiring film maker. He tries hard to achieve his dreams, but gets rejected by all. Then he hears about a Film institute and he manages to convince his family and joins the institute.There, instead of learning about cinema, he gets confused. He quits the film institute and try to make a zero budget film casting his brother in law as the hero and chooses supporting actors from random people he meets. But the shoot goes wrong and turns into chaos and an actor is accidentally killed by Shibu. Then he desperately tries to cover up the murder. Meanwhile, he meets with a girl named Kalyani (Anju Kurian) in a match-making meet and how their aspirations brings them together forms rest of the story.[7]

Production

In 2018 Arjun and Gokul, who debuted with the movie 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam is all set to start working on their next project.[8] Titled 'Shibu' The film has music by Sachin Warrier. Sachin wrote about it, "‘Omal Kanmani’ composed by Bijibal sir from the 2015 movie ‘32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam’ is a song that's close to heart among the ones I’ve sung so far. The directors of the movie, Arjun and Gokul came to me to narrate a story recently, and I had a lot of fun listening to it. I believe it'll turn out to be an interesting film. Super happy to associate with Arjun and Gokul, as a composer in their second film" says Sachin Warrier.[9][10] Arun Gopi director of Dileep starer movie Ramaleela released first look poster of the film in April 2019.[11] Actor Dileep released trailer of the film on June 2019.[12][13]

Cast

• Karthik Ramakrishnan as Shibu
• Anju Kurian as Kalyani
• Salim Kumar as Dr. Thomas
• Biju Kuttan as Prahladhan
• Lukman Lukku as Habeeb
• Vinod kovoor as Producer
• Unni Rajan P Dev as Antappan
• Sneha as Kalyanis friend
• Aiswarya Padmakumar as Suhara
• Rajesh Sharma as Satheesh Kupleri
• Kannan Sagar as Bhuvanan
• Badra as Shibu's Mom
• Kshama Krishnan as Sheeba
• Sharan as Siddique
• Sundarpandiyan as Police Officer
• Kochu Preman as Eastman Narayanan
• Naseer Samkranthi as Kambikaadu
• Abhirami as Sandhya
• Gopika as Suhara's Friend
• Anagha as Kalyani's Friend
• Roslyn as Short film actress
• Shyni Sara as Kalyani's mother
• Janish Jinu as Kuttan
• Jaleel as Jaleel
• Ajith as Suhail
• Rajesh Paravoor as Attender
• Pavithran as Police Constable
• Rajesh Panavalli as Marriage Broker
• Gokul Ramakrishnan as Cameo appearance in title song

Soundtrack

Shibu
Soundtrack album by Sachin Warrier
Released	19 July 2019
Recorded	2019
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Zee Music Company
Producer	Kaargo Cinemas
Sachin Warrier chronology
Katheyondu Shuruvagide (2018) Shibu (2019)

Lyrics are written by Manu Manjith and Vinayak Sasikumar, all music is composed by Sachin Warrier and Vignesh Baskaran.[14]

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Aliyukayayi"	Karthik (singer)	4:21
2.	"Pularum Vare"	KS Harisankar	4:00
3.	"Oru Poo Chendu"	Anwar Sadut	3:55

Release

The film was released on 19 July 2019 across 80 screens in Kerala.[15]

Critical Reception

 The film received mixed reviews, with 2.5 stars out of 5 from Anandh Vishnu of Samayam,[16] while Deepika Jayaram in Times of India gave it 2 stars out of 5, criticising the story and the actors' performances.[17]

References

1. "'Aravindante Athidhikal' release date is here! - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
2. jo. "സിനിമയ്ക്കുള്ളിലെ സിനിമയും മനോഹരമായ പ്രണയവുമായി ഷിബു; ടീസര്‍ | Southlive Malayalam: Kerala News, Malayalam News, Breaking News, Movie News, Political News". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
3. "'Shibu malayalam movie' times of india article".
4. "ദിലീപ് ആരാധകന്‍ 'ഷിബു' എത്തുന്നു". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. "'Shibu' to release this June". Sify. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
6. "ദിലീപ് ആരാധകന്റെ ചിത്രം; ഷിബു ട്രെയിലര്‍". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
7. "എനിക്ക് ദിലീപേട്ടനെ ഒന്ന് പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തി തരുമോ ? : ഷിബു ട്രെയിലർ എത്തി !!!". www.vellinakshatram.com/online/. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
8. "Shibu (2019) Shibu Malayalam Movie". NOWRUNNING. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
9. "Director duo Gokul And Arjun To Work On Their Next Film". Desimartini. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
10. "malayalamcinema.com, Official website of AMMA, Malayalam Film news, Malayalam Movie Actors & Actress, Upcoming Malayalam movies". www.malayalamcinema.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
11. "Another hardcore fan based movie, this time for Dileep - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
12. Madhu, Vignesh (4 June 2019). "Dileep releases the trailer of Shibu". onlookersmedia. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
13. "സിനിമയും പ്രണയവും പറഞ്ഞു 'ഷിബു'വിന്റെ ടീസർ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
14. "Shibu teaser released - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
15. "പ്രണയവും തമാശകളും നിറഞ്ഞ 'ഷിബു '". Entertainment. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
16. "ഷിബു". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
17. Shibu Movie Review {2.0/5}: Critic Review of Shibu by Times of India, retrieved 21 January 2020

External links

• Shibu at IMDb