en Mili (2015 film)

Mili
Mili
Soundtrack album by Gopi Sunder
Released	2015
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Malayalam
Producer	Gopi Sunder
Gopi Sunder chronology

Mili
Mili
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Rajesh Pillai
Written by	Mahesh Narayan
Produced by	Satish B. Satish
Starring	Amala Paul; Nivin Pauly
Cinematography	Anishlal R.S.
Edited by	B. Abhilash
Music by	Gopi Sunder; Shaan Rahman
Production; companies	Ordinary Films; Cross Pictures
Distributed by	Golden Eye Movies
Release date	23 January 2015;
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹4.75 crore (US$550,000)
Box office	₹5.35 crore (US$620,000)

Mili is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Rajesh Pillai.^[1]^[4] Described as a "heroine-centric motivational film,"^[5]^[6] Mili has Amala Paul in the title role and also stars Nivin Pauly.^[7] The film, produced by Ordinary Films, marks the debut of editor Mahesh Narayanan as a scriptwriter. The story revolves around an introverted girl who struggles hard to meet others' expectations. Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, Praveena, Sai Kumar, and Amol Parashar appear in significant roles.^[8]^[9] The film was shot in Trivandrum in 2014, and released on 23 January 2015 to positive reviews.^[10]

Plot

Mili Nair is an introvert who is very depressed. Her self-affection and inferiority complex puts off everyone. Nobody likes her character or even attempts to help her. Mili chooses to rise above the challenges and take back the reins of her life. Her transformation and learning to deal with her emotions form the crux of the movie. Meanwhile, Naveen, a soft-skills trainer, becomes a support for Mili.

Cast

Amala Paul as Mili Nair
- Nandhana Varma as young Mili
Nivin Pauly as Naveen
Sanusha as Anupama
Amol Parashar as Arun Iyer
Shamna Kasim as Renuka
Sija Rose as Raji
Sai Kumar as Mili's father
Idavela Babu as School Manager
Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Security staff
Sanil Kumar as Association Member
Santhosh K as Association Member
Ashraf Pezhumoodu as Assication Member
Premalal as School Principal
Praveena as Nancy
Ambika as Mercy
Soumya Sadanandan as Mili's friend
Swapna Menon as Mii's friend
Riya Saira as Kalyani
Vanitha Krishnachandran as Sudha
Bindu Panicker as Mili's mother
Sangeetha Mohan as Roopa
Karthika Kannan as School Management Member
Anju Aravind as Thara
Anjali Nair as Anitha
Devi Ajith as Hostel Warden
Ranjini Menon as Shaiby, School teacher
Master Neil Kaushik as Nikhil
Baby Ammu
Fardeen Ahamed Fasil as boy reading the book

Music

The music was composed by Gopi Sunder with Shaan Rahman. The background score was by Gopi Sunder.

Track #	Song	Singer(s)	Duration (min:sec)	Lyricist
1	"Kanmaniye" (Female Version)	Minmini	4:51	Hari Narayanan
2	"Mili Mili Mili" (Female Version)	Pavithra Menon	4:24	Hari Narayanan
3	"Engengo Engengo"	Gopi Sunder	5:03	Hari Narayanan
4	"Mili Mili Mili" (Male Version)	Gopi Sunder	4:24	Hari Narayanan
5	"Manjupeyume"	Najim Arshad, Mridula Warrier	3:42	Hari Narayanan
6	"Kanmaniye" (Male Version)	Gopi Sunder	3:26	Hari Narayanan
7	"Manpatha Neettunna"	Shaan Rahman	4:09	Hari Narayanan
8	"Mili Theme Song"	Gopi Sunder	2:00	Hari Narayanan

Box office

The film was made at a budget of ₹4.75 crore (US$550,000) and sold its satellite rights for ₹2.95 crore (US$340,000). It completed 50 day run in some releasing centres.^[2] The total distribution share was ₹2.40 crore (US$280,000) doing a business of ₹5.35 crore (US$620,000) considering theatrical gross and satellite rights.^[3] The film was one of the "profitable" Malayalam films in the first half of 2015.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mili". Salt N'Pepper Media.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mili Picket 43 completes fifty". Indiaglitz.com. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b G. Krishnakumar (5 April 2015). "Selfie clicks, becomes year's first super-hit". Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ Get ready for more Rajesh Pillai's magic Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ Amala's deglam look in Mili Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ Mili is a motivational film: Rajesh Pillai Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ Nivin Pauly To Romance Amala Paul In Mili Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ (8 July 2014)Poorna share screen space with Amala Paul Deccan Chronicle
^ (4 October 2014) Nivin Pauly's Mili Nearing Wrap-up Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^ Nicy V. P. (23 January 2015). "'Mili' Review Round Up: Amala Paul's Performance and Impressive Scripting Makes it Worth a Watch". IB Times. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ Haricharan Puripeddi (30 June 2015). "Southern cinema in 2015: Content ruled over star power in first half". India TV. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

Mili at IMDb

[SaltNPepper-1] "Mili". Salt N'Pepper Media.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[budget-2] "Mili Picket 43 completes fifty". Indiaglitz.com. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[gross-3] G. Krishnakumar (5 April 2015). "Selfie clicks, becomes year's first super-hit". Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[4] Get ready for more Rajesh Pillai's magic Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[5] Amala's deglam look in Mili Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[6] Mili is a motivational film: Rajesh Pillai Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[7] Nivin Pauly To Romance Amala Paul In Mili Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[8] (8 July 2014)Poorna share screen space with Amala Paul Deccan Chronicle

[9] (4 October 2014) Nivin Pauly's Mili Nearing Wrap-up Archived 8 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 November 2014.

[10] Nicy V. P. (23 January 2015). "'Mili' Review Round Up: Amala Paul's Performance and Impressive Scripting Makes it Worth a Watch". IB Times. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[11] Haricharan Puripeddi (30 June 2015). "Southern cinema in 2015: Content ruled over star power in first half". India TV. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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