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3/5 Nowrunning Edited by Dilip Dennis | 8.1/10 IMDb Directed by Johnpaul George Music by Vishnu Vijay Initial release 5 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Mukesh R. MehtaA. V. AnoopC. V. Sarathi Starring Chethan JayalalTovino ThomasSreenivasan Cast Tovino Thomas, Sreenivasan, Chethan Jayalal, Rohini, Alancier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guppy is a 2016 Indian Malayalam drama film written and directed by Johnpaul George. Chethan Jayalal and Tovino Thomas plays the lead roles in the film, along with Sreenivasan, Rohini, Sudheer Karamana, Dileesh pothen and Alencier Ley Lopez in supporting roles. The film was released on 5 August 2016.
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Plot
The story revolves around a boy named Guppy (Chethan Jayalal) who finds his living out of rearing and selling the small fish Guppy. Guppy has this dream of buying an automatic wheel chair for his ailing mother (Rohini). Things gets into turmoil when Engineer Thejus Varkey (Tovino Thomas) comes to the seaside village for the construction of a railway bridge. Many unexpected things occur when a small rivalry starts between Guppy and Engineer.
Cast
Production
The film is jointly produced by E4 Entertainment and A. V. A. Productions, in association with Yopa Cinemas.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features songs composed by Vishnu Vijay.The lyrics were penned by Rafeeq Ahamed, Vinayak Sasikumar, and Johnpaul George.
Release
Guppy was originally scheduled to release on 29 July 2016, but due to some procedural issue in getting the film censored, the release was postponed to and released on 5 August 2016. The film was released in 72 theaters across Kerala.
Critical reception
The film received positive reviews from critics.
Times of India gave a rating of 3/5 and mentioned that drector and scriptwriter Johnpaul George deserves credit for weaving the beautiful tale
The Hindu mentioned that in Guppy director Johnpaul George is visibly eager to bring on screen everything he ever wanted to shoot and ends up packing in just a little too much.'
Malayala Manorama gave a rating of 3/5 and said that 'While it's a thumbs up for the maiden directorial venture, one is too tempted to sing 'beauty, beauty everywhere, but a good number of edits short of being a fine film'
'Lensmenreviews' notable Malayalam film critic gave a rating of 4/5 and said that' Guppy 'invites you to its plot and shows you its world. The characters, their dilemmas, the streets, that auto rickshaw etc. stays with you for some strange reasons
Entertainment website Sify with its inherent honesty, debutant director Johnpaul George’s Guppy is a good film that has its fine moments
Awards
The film won 5 awards for 2016 47th Kerala State Film Awards which was announced on 7 March 2017.
Home Media
'Guppy' garnered excellent reviews after the DVD release which prompted lead actor Tovino Thomas asking through Facebook about re-releasing the movie in theaters again. The lead actor said that after the release of the DVD, he has been receiving a lot of messages from people who regret missing out on the movie in theaters.
Songs
1GabrielinteAnthony Daasan3:35
2AthiraliyumVijay Yesudas - Lathika4:10
3Virinja PoonkurunneVishnu Vijay1:18