72 Model

72 Model
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Directed by	Rajasenan
Produced by	J. Saratchandran Nair
Starring	Govind Padmasoorya Sreejith Vijay
Cinematography	K. P. Nambiathiri
Music by	M. Jayachandran
Production company	Chand Creations
Release date	26 April 2013 (2013-04-26)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

72 Model is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Rajasenan and starring Govind Padmasoorya and Sreejith Vijay.[1] The film released alongside Akam and August Club.[2][3][4] The film's name is based on a 1972 model of an ambassador.[5][6][7] The film released to mixed reviews.

Cast

• Govind Padmasoorya as Saajan
• Sreejith Vijay as Vivek
• Sonia Das as Parvathy
• Nazreen Nazar as Janaki
• Madhu
• Vijayaraghavan as Vasutty
• Bharath Chand
• Kalabhavan Shajon
• Vanitha Krishnachandran as Saajan's mother

Soundtrack

Music for the film was composed by M. Jayachandran, with lyrics penned by Rajeev Alunkal and Santhosh Varma.[5] The promotional song "Car Taxi" was sung by Benny Dayal.[8]

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Rajasenan dishes out a few moments but they lack the bold, emphatic strokes with which he once wooed viewers".[9] A critic from Nowrunning gave the film a rating of one out of five stars while Indiaglitz gave the film a rating of negative four out of ten.[10][11] A critic from Filmibeat wrote that "Overall, 72 Model is a good comedy entertainer, which would impress family audience as well as youth".[12] The film was a box office failure.[13]

References

1. "Rajasenan launches 72 Model". Sify. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
2. "Malayalam Friday: Govind Padmasurya's '72 Model' to battle 'August Club'". IBN Live. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
3. "Six Malayalam films gear up for release". Rediff.
4. "I'm looking beyond just commercial films: Padmasoorya". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
5. "Ambassador car is central character in 72 Model". Filmibeat.com. 23 April 2013.
6. "Rajasenan's next makes Madhu, M Jayachandran nostalgic - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 January 2017.
7. "Padmasoorya back in '72 Model - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 January 2017.
8. "72 Model team starts the year with a blast". The Times of India. 10 January 2017.
9. "72 Model Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of 72 Model by Times of India". The Times of India.
10. "72 Model Review | 72 Model Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". NOWRUNNING. 28 April 2013.
11. "72 Model review. 72 Model Malayalam movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
12. "72 Model - Movie Review". Filmibeat.com. 26 April 2013.
13. "Rajasenan directs 'Radio Jockey'". Sify. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.