The Great Father

The Great Father is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Haneef Adeni and produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. It stars Mammootty in the lead role as David Nainan. Arya, Sneha, Anikha and Malavika Mohanan played the supporting roles. The original release date of 25 December 2016 was postponed to 30 March 2017.[2] A dubbed version in Hindi, entitled Dashing Jiggarwala, was also released.[3]

The Great Father
Directed byHaneef Adeni
Produced byPrithviraj Sukumaran
Santosh Sivan
Arya
Shaji Nadesan
Screenplay byHaneef Adeni
StarringMammootty
Music bySongs:
Gopi Sunder
Score:
Sushin Shyam
CinematographyRoby Varghese Raj
Edited byNoufal Abdullah
Production
company
Distributed byAugust Cinema
Release date
  • 30 March 2017 (2017-03-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹6 crore[1]

Plot

Samuel (Shaam) is a police officer investigating the crimes of serial child abuse and murder. He receives a phone call from a child abuser who calls himself "Joker". Samuel tracks his location, goes to his place, and is killed by the Joker.

The cases are picked up by Officer Andrews Eappan (Arya), from the Crime Investigation Department (CBCID). The story then shifts to Sarah David (Anikha), a 10-year-old girl whose hero is her father David Nainan (Mammootty), a well known builder.

One day when he returns home from his office, he finds Sarah lying unconscious after being brutally raped. Shattered, he takes her to the hospital where his wife, Dr. Michelle David (Sneha), works. After recovering, Sarah reveals that it was Joker who attacked her. An enraged David and Michelle decide to find and kill him to protect other girls.

Nainan starts his own investigation independent of the police, causing Eapen to become suspicious. He discovers that Nainan's daughter was one of the Joker's victims, and aggressively questions her at home while he is away. Nainan warns Eapan off for upsetting his daughter. Both of them start receiving calls from the Joker, and compete as to who will find and get to the Joker first. The Joker attacks Eapan and Nainan who manages to overpower and kill him.

After, when Eapan asks Nainan who the Joker was, Nainan tells him that it was James, who was working in his office. Eapan admits to having wanted to kill Joker too.

Cast

Production

On 19 August 2016, actor Mammootty shared the first look poster of the film on his Facebook profile.[4] The film was produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Santosh Sivan, and Shaji Nadesan under the banner of August Cinema. South Indian actress Sneha plays the female lead. Although it was originally thought Sara Arjun would be acting as Sara,[4] the daughter, Anikha was eventually cast in that role.

On 4 September 2016, principal photography began in Wagamon, Kochi, with other shooting locations including Thrissur.[4][5] Producer-actor Arya also plays a leading police role in the film.[6][7] The actor himself released a teaser on 10 February.

Songs

The songs were composed by Gopi Sunder.

The Great Father[8]
Soundtrack album by
Gopi Sunder
Released16 March 2017
Length8:50
LabelAnon Trends
ProducerGopi Sunder
Gopi Sunder chronology
Take Off
(2017)		 The Great Father[9]
(2017)		 Georgettan's Pooram
(2017)
External audio
Audio Jukebox on YouTube
The Great Father - Songs list[10]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ko Ko Kozhi"BK HarinarayananNakshathra
Prarthana		3:04
2."Kai Veeshi"BK HarinarayananVijay Yesudas5:46
Total length:08:50

Original soundtrack

The original soundtrack of the movie was composed, programmed, and arranged by Sushin Shyam.

The Great Father
Soundtrack album by
Sushin Shyam
Released16 March 2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length40:30
ProducerSushin Shyam
Sushin Shyam chronology
Ezra
(2017)		 The Great Father
(2017)		 Villain
(2017)
External audio
Audio Jukebox on YouTube
The Great Father (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."Title Credits"02:19
2."I'm on to you"02:50
3."Sarah packs a gun for school"01:26
4."Great father theme Ft. Bless the mess"02:05
5."King David"02:04
6."A memory, so frightening Ft. kai veeshi song by Gopi sundar"05:20
7."Andrews the badass cop"03:09
8."The findings"02:58
9."Joker Ft. George Peter"02:49
10."The Black Beast in David"02:04
11."Black beast Vs Badass Cop"02:24
12."Exposed"03:00
13."Torn up inside"01:03
14."The Black Beast finds his way to Joker"02:19
15."King David triumphs over evil"01:53
16."Minnum Thaarangal Ft. Uthara Krishnan"02:47

Reception

Critical response

Deepa Soman of The Times of India wrote "The Great Father is worth your money for its daddy-daughter moments and a timely plot rating the film 3 out of 5 stars. If only every wronged woman had a hero for a father… you might wish as the end credits roll…," and praised Mammootty, saying: "Mammootty is suave and the thriller heavily banks on his evergreen good looks."[11] The reviewer from Sify said the film comes heavily packed with enough masala for the masses. Mammootty succeeds in raising the mercury levels with his million dollar looks and his hardcore fans would be delighted for sure."[12]

The Indian Express' Muhammed Hashique described this family thriller by a debut director as "watchable" fare "but don’t get your expectations high!"[13]

Box office

The film was commercial success.[14][15] The film grossed $960,748 from UAE box office in two weeks.[16]

Release

The film released in 202 screens in Kerala.[2]

References
  1. "Mammootty's the Great Father becomes fastest Malayalam film to rake in Rs 20 cr". India Today. 4 April 2017.
  2. "Kerala box office: Mammootty's The Great Father beats Mohanlal's Pulimurugan opening day collection". International Business Times. 31 March 2017.
  3. "TV Serial & New Episodes On – Latest News, Photos & Videos". The Times of India.
  4. Mammootty-Prithviraj Sukumaran's 'The Great Father' first-look poster out (PHOTO). Ibtimes.co.in (20 August 2016). Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
  5. Sidhardhan , Sanjith (27 January 2017) the great father: Mammootty's next titled The Great Father. Times of India. Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
  6. Mammootty's The Great Father gets a release date?. Ibtimes.co.in (20 September 2016). Retrieved on 7 October 2017.
  7. "Mammootty begins shooting for his fifth film of the year, The Great Father". Firstpost. 7 September 2016.
  8. https://music.apple.com/us/album/great-father-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-single/1217375263
  9. https://music.apple.com/us/album/great-father-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-single/1217375263
  10. https://gaana.com/album/the-great-father
  11. Soman, Deepa (31 March 2017). "The Great Father Movie Review: The Great Father is worth your money for its daddy-daughter moments and a timely plot". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  12. Moviebuzz (31 March 2017). "The Great Father review: Strictly for Mammootty die-hard fans". Sify. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  13. Hashique, Muhammed (31 March 2017). "The Great Father movie review: Mammootty film is all sound, no fury". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  14. "The industry is undergoing a very difficult process of redefining itself: Director B Unni Krishnan". The Times of India. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  15. "10 Malayalam movies which made 2017 memorable". The Indian Express. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  16. "The Greater Father". Box Office Mojo. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
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