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Unda
First look poster
Directed byKhalid Rahman
Written byKhalid Rahman
Harshad (screenplay)
Produced byKrishnan Sethukumar Anwar Rasheed
StarringMammootty
Shine Tom Chacko
Arjun Ashokan
Asif Ali (cameo)
CinematographySajith Purushan
Edited byNishad Yusuf
Music byPrashant Pillai
Production
companies
Moviee Mill
Gemini Studios
Distributed byGemini Studios
Release date
  • 6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹12 crore[1]

Unda (transl. Bullet) is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Khalid Rahman and jointly produced by Moviee Mill's Krishnan Sethukumar and Gemini Studios. The film stars Mammootty, Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory and Arjun Ashokan. The music was composed by Prashant Pillai. Harshad co-wrote the screenplay. It progresses when a nine men police unit from Kerala led by Sub-inspector Manikandan C.P. is sent to a Maoist affected area of Chhattisgarh as part of the election duty.

Principal photography began in October 2018 and took place at locations in Kannur, Kasargod, Wayanad, Thrissur, Mangalore, Mysore, Chhattisgarh and Nilambur.[1] Filming concluded in March 2019. Unda is scheduled to release on 2019 June 6 on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Premise

The film narrates the story of a nine men police unit who travel from Kerala to a Maoist affected area in Chhattisgarh for the Parliamentary election duty. Sub-inspector Manikandan C.P. leads the unit in this mission.[2][3]

Cast

Production

Development

In early November 2017, it was reported that director Khalid Rahman will be directing his second movie after Anuraga Karikkin Vellam titled Unda with Mammootty in lead.[14][15] He plays a Sub-inspector's role.[8][16] Rahman along with Harshad has written the script for the film which is inspired by a true story.[17][18] The team later confirmed that Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory and Arjun Ashokan will also be joining the cast.[19][20] Rahman and his brother cinematographer Jimshi Khalid had visited North Indian states like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand as part of the location hunt.[21] According to producer, the film is an action-comedy.[22] In 2018, Dileesh Pothan and Bollywood actors Omkar Das Manikpuri, Bhagwan Tiwari and Chien Ho Liao were officially added to the cast.[23][24] The film is made on a ₹12 crore budget.[1]

Filming

Principal photography of the film began in October 2018. Shooting was planned for 60 days in Kasargod, Chhattisgarh, and Mangalore.[25] On 25 November 2018, action director Sham Kaushal joined the team in Kasargod. Talking about the action sequences, Kaushal said: “We did most of it in sequence as per written in the script, but then we also had to improvise a few portions while keeping the basic structure intact.”[26] On 19 February 2019, the film was shifted to Wayanad for its second schedule.[27][28] After completing some scenes at Viyyoor, Thrissur, the team shifted to Chhattisgarh to shoot it's final portions.[29] It also marked as the first Malayalam movie to be shot at the location.[30] Filming was wrapped on 23 March 2019 in Chhattisgarh.[31][32]

Soundtrack

The film features original background score and songs composed by Prashant Pillai.[24]

Marketing and release

Unda is scheduled to be released on June 6 on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr 2019.[33][34] Official title poster was released through social medias on 21 September 2018.[35][36] Mammootty released Unda's first look poster on 15 April 2019, through Facebook and Instagram.[37][38] On 16 May 2019, a 40-second teaser was released on YouTube.[39][40]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mammootty's film to be shot in Karadka Reserve Forest in Kasaragod". Mathrubhumi. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Mammootty puts the 'mass' in Madhura Raja". Khaleej Times. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Mammootty is very sincere: Shine Tom Chacko". The New Indian Express. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mammootty starrer 'Unda' poster is here". Sify. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. ^ "ഇലക്ഷന്‍ ഡ്യൂട്ടിയ്ക്കു പോയ പോലീസുകാരുടെ കഥ പറയുന്ന 'ഉണ്ട'യുടെ ആദ്യ ക്യാരക്ടര്‍ പോസ്റ്റര്‍ പുറത്ത്". Mathrubhumi. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Arjun Ashokan dons a cop's role in Unda". indiatimes. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ "जो इन्हें पहचानेंगे, वहीं इनकी अहमियत जानेंगे Chien Ho Liao on Instagram". Instagram. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Asif Ali and Vinay Forrt in Mammootty's Unda". indiatimes. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. ^ "The first selfie with mammooka taken by legend himself #unda memories Rony David on Instagram". Instagram. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Wrapped up.. Gokulan on Instagram". Instagram. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. ^ "#unda Lukman on Instagram". Instagram. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Happy vishu to all. This is the first look poster with the #megastar himself Abhiram Radhakrishnan on Instagram". Instagram. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Super excited to share this.. to share screen space with our childhood hero is a blessing!! Noushad Ali on Instagram". Instagram. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  14. ^ "അതെ, മമ്മൂട്ടി ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ പേര് അതുതന്നെ!". Manorama Online. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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  16. ^ "Mammootty to play a cop in Khalid Rahman's 'Unda'". indiatimes. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Mammootty's next with Khalid Rahman". The New Indian Express. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Next... #UNDA Movie Harshad on Instagram". Instagram. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Mammootty starrer Unda to start rolling soon". indiatimes. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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  21. ^ "Location hunt begins for Mammootty's upcoming movie Unda!!". Onlookers Media. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  22. ^ "Mammootty in a new khaki avatar". The New Indian Express. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Bollywood actors also part of Mammootty starrer 'Unda'". Onlookers Media. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Shooting begins for Mammootty's Unda". The New Indian Express. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  25. ^ "Mammootty's Unda to feature three Hindi actors". Indian Express. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  26. ^ "'No dupes for Mammootty in Unda'". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Second schedule of Mammootty starrer Unda commenced". Onlookers Media. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  28. ^ "Mammootty resumes shooting for Unda in Wayanad". Indian Express. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Final portions of Mammootty-starrer Unda being filmed at Chattisgarh". The New Indian Express. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Unda all set to go on floors; Pre-production works progressing in Chhattisgarh". Onlookers Media. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  31. ^ "Aftr d last shot taken frm unda movie Shine Tom Chacko on Instagram". Instagram. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  32. ^ "ഉണ്ടയിലെ അവസാന ഷോട്ടിന് ശേഷം". CNN-News18. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  33. ^ "Eid release malayalam films 2019: ഈദ് റിലീസായി എത്തുന്ന മലയാളം ചിത്രങ്ങൾ". Indian Express. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  34. ^ "Mammootty starrer Unda confirmed as Eid release". Onlookers Media. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  35. ^ "Title poster of Mammootty's 'Unda' is a hit online". Malayala Manorama. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  36. ^ "Unda poster goes viral in social medias!". Onlookers Media. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  37. ^ "Unda first look: Mammootty is ready to tickle your funny bone again". The Indian Express. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  38. ^ "Unda first look out! The Mammootty starrer is here to take you on a fun ride - see poster". Times Now. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  39. ^ "Much awaited teaser of Mammootty-starrer Unda released". Mathrubhumi. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  40. ^ "'Unda' teaser: This is how you fire your gun, teaches Manikandan!". The Times of India. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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