Kakkakuyil (2001)

Original title

കാക്കക്കുയിൽ

Directed by

Priyadarshan

Genre

crime, comedy

Country

India

Runtime

2h 44m

Rated

U

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of thieves double-cross each other after a diamond heist. Two of them hide in the home of a blind elderly couple by pretending to be a single person.

comediclightheartedplayfulfast-pacedsillycleverchaoticentertaining

What happens

Kakkakuyil (transl. Asian koel) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language heist comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Lissy. It stars Mohanlal and Mukesh. The film features songs composed by M.G Sreekumar (credited as Deepan Chatterji) and background score by S. P. Venkatesh. Kakkakuyil was released on 14 April 2001. It was remade in Telugu as Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu (2002) and in Tamil as London (2005). The plot of the movie is based on the 1988 English movie A Fish Called Wanda with the added subplot of the two lead actors seeking shelter in the house of an old blind couple while pretending to be a single person having been borrowed from the Marathi play Ghar Ghar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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