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2/5 Nowrunning Initial release 2 April 2016 | 5.3/10 IMDb 3/5 Times of India Produced by Ousepachan Valakuzhy Director Lal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring DileepMadonna SebastianLalAsha SarathJoy MathewNatasha SuriShivaji GuruvayoorBalu VargheseBalachandran Chullikkad Box office 205 million INR (US$3.0 million) Cast Dileep, Madonna Sebastian, Lal, Asha Sarath, Balu Varghese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Liar is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film scripted by Siddique-Lal and directed by the latter. It stars Dileep and Madonna Sebastian in the lead roles. Produced by Ousepachan Valakuzhy under his production Ousepachan Movie House. The soundtrack and score are composed by Alex Paul and Deepak Dev. The dialogues were written by Bipin Chandran. The film released on 2 April 2016.
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Plot
Sathyanarayan is a compulsive liar, he lies to his love interest Anjali that he is the managing director of a big firm, while instead he makes duplicate certificates with his roommate and friend Antappan. Into their lives comes Anand Varma, a Dubai-based rich fashion tycoon, who is on the verge of divorce with his wife Devika Varma. Meanwhile, Sathyanarayan realizes that Anjali is his childhood friend. Anand does not want to lose Devika, so he hires Sathyanarayan to persuade Devika to step back from the divorce. Sathyan and Antappan flies to Dubai to join the company which is now owned by Devika. The first time, Devika kicks Sathyan out of the company, but later had to let him join the company. Amazed by Sathyan's business tricks, Devika later promotes him as the Assistant Manager. As Devika was planning to appoint someone representing Devika in the Asian Beauty Contest, Sathyan persuades Anand to pick Anjali as his model. Devika finally finds Natasha as her representative, but Sathyan persuades Natasha to reunite Anand and Devika. In the end, Anjali wins the competition after explaining the consequences of being divorced in the Intellingence round, and Anand and Devika reunite. Anjali, after the competition, visits Sathyan who he said his name was Naran to Anjali. Sathyan confesses that Anjali is his childhood friend, and they both reunite.
Cast
Production
Principal photography commenced at Kochi on 21 October 2015. The film was shot in Kuttanad and Dubai.
Release
King Liar released on 2 April 2016 in 127 screens in Kerala.
Box office
The film collected ₹1.52 crore (US$230,000) in the opening day and ₹5.32 crore within the first 4 days at the Kerala box office. Making a share of ₹2.35 crore in 4 days. It collected ₹96 lakh in the fifth day, making it ₹6.28 crore and ₹8.56 crore gross collection in 8 days, thus making a share amount of ₹4.05 crore. The film grossed ₹12.73 crore after 15 days and continued in 80 screens in its third week. The film collected ₹15 crore (US$2.2 million) in a month from the Kerala box office. The film collected ₹18.72 crore (US$2.8 million) within 41 days from the Kerala box office alone. The film collected ₹20.18 crore (US$3.0 million) from Kerala box office in 58 days.
Songs
1PerumnunapuzhaVijay Yesudas - Manjari4:22
2AnjaliArjun Muralidharan1:22
3Halo Halo Mic TastingVipin3:04