Pullikkaran Staraa

Pullikkaran Staraa (transl. He is the Star) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Syamdhar and starring Mammootty, Deepti Sati and Asha Sarath .^[2][3] The film released on 1 September 2017, coinciding with Onam and Bakrid festivals.^[4]

Pullikkaran Staraa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Syamdhar
Written by	Ratheesh Ravi
Produced by	B. Rakesh
Starring	Mammootty Deepti Sati Asha Sarath Innocent Dileesh Pothan Hareesh Perumanna Sohan Seenulal
Cinematography	Vinod Ilampally
Edited by	Ratheesh Raj
Music by	Songs: M. Jayachandran Background score: Gopi Sunder
Production company	Universal Cinemas
Distributed by	Anto Joseph Film Company
Release date	1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹13.76 crores(Kerala alone)[1]

Plot

Rajakumaran (Mammootty), moves to Kochi as an instructor in a teacher's training institute and he meets two women, Manjari (Asha Sarath) and Manjima (Deepti Sati) which changes the turn of his life.

Cast

• Mammootty as Rajakumaran
  • Naaif Noushad as Teen Rajakumaran
    • Kristin Varkachaan as Young Rajakumaran
• Deepti Sati as Manjima (voice-over by Raveena Ravi)
• Asha Sarath as Manjari Anthony, a School teacher
• Innocent as Omanakshan Pillai
• Sijoy Varghese as Anthony
• Vivek Gopan as Vivek
• Dileesh Pothan as Kuryachen
• Hareesh Perumanna as Bharathan
• Pearle Maaney as Angelina
• Sohan Seenulal as Mayur, Rajakumaran's younger brother
• Nitha Promy as Deepa teacher
• Alencier Ley Lopez as Kumaran, Rajakumaran's father
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Murali Nambiar, Manjima's father
• Anjali Aneesh as Mayur's wife
• Thesni Khan as Vedikettu Mridhula
• Sunil Sukhada as Sudhakaran
• Kalabhavan Haneef as teacher

Production

Pullikkaran Staara is the second directorial venture by Syamdhar.^[5] The film is produced by B. Rakesh & Francis Kannookadan, under the banner Universal Cinemas in association with FTS FILMS.^[6] Mammootty does the role of a teacher trainer who hails from Idukki. Deepti Sati returned after a gap of over 2 years. Asha Sarath does the second female lead role, that of a teacher.^[6] After a short break, actor and parliamentarian Innocent (actor) is shown in a full-length role in the film.^[6] The makers announced the title of the film, only after the completion of the shoot.^[6][7]

Release

The film opened in theatres as an Onam-Bakrid release on 1 September 2017.

Box office

The film grossed ₹95 lakh in the opening day at Kerala box office.^[8] The film grossed ₹13.76 crores at the Kerala box office in its final run.^[9]

Music

The film features songs composed by M. Jayachandran while the background score is provided by Gopi Sundar. An audio launch function was held on 10 August 2017.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Tapp Tapp"	Santhosh Varma	Sreya Jayadeep
2.	"Oru Kavalam Painkilli"	B.K. Harinarayan	Vijay Yesudas
3.	"Mathalathen"	Vinayak Sasikumar	Vijay Yesudas
4.	"Kilivathilin Chare Nee"	M. R. Jayageetha	Anne Amie