Sakalakalashala

Sakalakalashala is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Vinod Guruvayoor and starring Niranjan Raju and Manasa Radhakrishnan.^[1]

Sakalakalashala
Film poster
Directed by	Vinod Guruvayoor
Screenplay by	Murali Guinness Jayaraj
Story by	Vinod Guruvayoor
Produced by	Shaji Moothedan
Starring	Niranjan Raju Manasa Radhakrishnan
Cinematography	Manoj Pillai
Edited by	Riyas
Music by	Aby Tom Cyriac
Release date	25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Synopsis

Akbar is a brilliant engineering student. He makes everyone proud when he wins the first prize in a tech fest. However, things take a turn when one of his technical innovation backfires and leaves him in serious trouble.

Cast

• Niranjan Raju as Akbar Salam alias Akku
• Manasa Radhakrishnan as Mumtaz
• Jacob Gregory as Kannan, Akku's friend
• Dharmajan Bolgatty as Akku's friend
• Hareesh Kanaran as Nari
• Arun Nadaraj as Faizy
• Jenson Alappat
• Grace Antony as Mumtaz's friend
• Saju Navodaya
• Nirmal Palazhi
• Anil Murali as Police officer
• Renji Panicker
• Rony Raj as Basil
• Shravan Satya as Shravan
• Ramesh Thilak
• Shammi Thilakan as Kallarakkal Achan
• Tini Tom as Kolathiparambil Achan
• Saniya Iyappan as Swapna (Cameo Appearance)

Production

The film is set in a college campus.^[2] Murali Guinness wrote the film's screenplay.^[3]

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Aby Tom Cyriac.^[4][5][6] The song "Pandarakalan Mathai" is based on the song "Panchara Paalu Mittayi" from Bharya (1962).^[4]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mandarappoovum (Duet)"	Karthik, Swetha Mohan	3:49
2.	"Mandarappoovum (Male)"	Karthik	3:49
3.	"Illatha Kashinu"	Benny Dayal	3:31
4.	"Vambu Venda"	Keerthan Berny, Priya Jerson	3:17
5.	"Pandara Kalan Mathai"	Dharmajan Bolgatty	1:54
Total length:			16:20

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and noted that "The length of the movie, which stands at only about 2 hrs 15 minutes is a big plus, because at no point does the film feel like it is lagging".^[7] Deccan Chronicle gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "The film tries to deal with a very serious and relevant topic, but a strong and well-written script could have been more helpful".^[8] The Times of India Samayam gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and praised the screenplay and cinematography.^[9]