Once Upon a Time in Kochi
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| Directed by | Nadirshah |
| Written by | Rafi |
| Produced by | Kalandoor |
| Starring | Arjun Ashokan Devika Sanjay Mubin Rafi Shine Tom Chacko |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | Shameer Muhammed |
| Music by | Songs: Nadirsha Hesham Abdul Wahab Background Score: Hesham Abdul Wahab |
Production company | Kalandoor Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Once Upon a Time in Kochi is a 2024 Indian Malayalam language comedy film written by Raffi[2] and directed by Nadirshah[3] featuring Arjun Ashokan,[4] Devika Sanjay, Mubin Rafi, Shine Tom Chacko, Johny Antony and Baiju Santhosh as the lead characters. The film was released on 31 May 2024.[2]
Premise
[edit]The film focuses on people who come out at night and get involved in wrongdoing.
Cast
[edit]- Arjun Ashokan as SI Anand Das
- Devika Sanjay as Janaki Jayan
- Mubin Rafi as Habibi
- Shine Tom Chacko as Ram Kumar
- Shivajith as Vinod
- Johny Antony as Jayan
- Neha Saxena as ADGP Rani Patel IPS
- Aswath Lal as Thaha, Habibi's friend
- Jaffar Idukki as Chandrappan
- Baiju Santhosh as DYSP Cylex Abraham
- Jishad Shamsudeen
- Riyaz Khan as Sharp Shooter D'Cruz
- Sudheer Karamana as Nicholas
- Dracula Sudhir as Sunil
Soundtrack
[edit]| Once Upon a Time in Kochi | |||||
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| Released | 2024 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 12:43 | ||||
| Language | Malayalam | ||||
| Label | Millennium Audios | ||||
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The songs were composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab, and Nadirshah.[5][6][7][8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kande Njan Akashathoru" | Suhail Koya | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Hesham Abdul Wahab | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Pande Pande" | B. K. Harinarayanan | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Sithara Krishnakumar | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Thooval Nilaa" | B. K. Harinarayanan | Nadirshah | Harisankar, Dana Razik | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Zinda Song (Halloween Song)" | Kunwar Juneja | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Samad Sulaiman | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 12:43 | ||||
Reception
[edit]Rohit Panikker of Times Now rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Once Upon A Time In Kochi is an attempt at trying to tell something new using extremely outdated narrative tropes. It starts out interesting, but tapers out into something usual and predictable. Some performances that could have stood out are let down by poor writing."[9] Arjun Ramachandran of The South First gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "Director Nadirshah's latest outing lacks the soul and elements needed for commercial cinema and offers nothing new."[10]
Vignesh Madhu of The New Indian Express gave it one out of five stars and wrote, "First things first, it seems like the makers were unsure of how to treat the film. Once Upon a Time In Kochi is neither a comedy nor a thriller. The film being unintentionally funny throughout, it would have been more effective as a full-fledged dark comedy."[11] S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote, "Once Upon a Time in Kochi is a rather forgettable attempt at creating a ‘comedy thriller’ given how none of its attempts at being funny or thrilling manage to work."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Praveen, S. R. (31 May 2024). "'Once Upon a Time in Kochi' movie review: A forgettable 'comedy thriller' that is neither funny nor thrilling". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Once Upon A Time In Kochi Teaser: Arjun Ashokan in an urban police procedural". Cinema Express. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "'Once Upon A Time In Kochi' trailer: How far would one go for love?". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Once Upon A Time In Kochi - Theatrical release of this Nadirshah directorial to be delayed". www.ottplay.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Kande Njaan Aakashathoru (From "Once Upon A Time In Kochi")". Gaana. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Pande Pande (From "Once Upon a Time in Kochi")". Gaana. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Thooval Nilaa (From "Once Upon A Time In Kochi")". Gaana. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "ZINDA SONG (From "Once Upon A Time In Kochi")". Gaana. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Once Upon A Time In Kochi Review: A Used And Overused Plot That Offers Nothing New!". Times Now. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Ramachandran, Arjun (31 May 2024). "Once Upon A Time in Kochi review: Arjun Ashokan shines in this poorly-written film". The South First. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Madhu, Vignesh (1 June 2024). "'Once Upon a Time In Kochi' movie review: Drug tale that drags its way to a dead end". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.