Captain (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Prajesh Sen |
| Written by | Prajesh Sen |
| Produced by | T. L. George |
| Starring | Jayasurya Anu Sithara Renji Panicker Deepak Parambol Saiju Kurup Siddique |
| Cinematography | Roby varghese Raj |
| Edited by | Bijith Bala |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Goodwill Entertainments |
| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company, Popcorn Entertainments Australia |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Captain is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language biographical sports drama film written and directed by Prajesh Sen in his directorial debut. The film is about V. P. Sathyan, former captain of the India national football team, with Jayasurya[1] portraying him. It also stars Anu Sithara,[2] Renji Panicker,[3] Siddique,[4] Deepak Parambol, Saiju Kurup, Kamal Varadoor and Lakshmi Sharma. Jayasurya won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.
Cast
- Jayasurya as V P Sathyan, former Indian footballer
- Adwaith as Young V P Sathyan
- Anu Sithara as Anitha Sathyan, wife of V.P Sathyan.
- Renji Panicker as Coach Jaffer, coach of Kerala Police football club.
- Siddique as Maithanam, a football enthusiast
- Saiju Kurup as Guptha IPS, senior officer of V.P Sathyan while he worked in Kerala Police Department.
- Deepak Parambol as U. Sharaf Ali, former Indian footballer, teammate of V.P Sathyan.
- Lakshmi Sharma as Sathyan's mother
- Janardhanan as K.Karunakaran, ex chief minister of Kerala
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Anitha's grandmother
- Ambika Mohan as Anitha's mother
- Thalaivasal Vijay as SP Rajashekaran
- Dhritiman Chatterjee as Mr. Sinha
- Santhosh Keezhattoor as Sathyan's elder brother
- Shaiju Damodaran as Sports Journalist (cameo appearance) and Football Commentator (voice only)
- Mammootty in cameo appearance[5] as himself
- Shiyas Kareem as South Korean Goalkeeper
- Nirmal Palazhi as Kittan
- Anna A Smith as Athira, Sathyan's daughter
- Joby George Cameo appearance
- Akshaya as Sathyan's sister
- Nilja as Anitha's Friend
- Daya as Anitha (Childhood)
Production
Based on the life of former India national football team captain V. P. Sathyan, who, owning a good career history, committed suicide in 2006, Jayasurya announced the film in October 2016, with debutant Prajesh Sen as director and T. L. George of Goodwill Entertainments as producer.[6] It began filming in early April 2017 in Kozhikode.[7] A Santhosh Trophy match sequence was shot at Calicut University Stadium in Thenhipalam, during which Jayasurya injured his right leg, leading to a stay of filming for one week.[8]
Music
Songs and score were composed by Gopi Sundar.[9] The film's audio was released by minister K. T. Jaleel on 28 January 2018, by awarding it to Anitha Sathyan, V. P. Sathyan's wife. As part of the event, a football match between teams Golden 90s led by I. M. Vijayan and Captain Elevens led by Jayasurya was organised at the Safari Ground, Edappal, which was kicked off by C.K. Vineeth.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paalthira Paadum" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Peythalinja Nimisham" | B. K. Harinarayanan | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam | 5:18 |
| 3. | "Paattu Petty (Music by Viswajith)" | Nitheesh Naderi, Swathy Chakraborthy | P. Jayachandran | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Nithyamurulum (Captain Theme)" | Rafeeq Ahamed | Gopi Sundar | 5:17 |
| Total length: | 20:36 | |||
References
- ^ "Jaysurya in movie on V P Sathyan". Deccan Chronicle. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Anu Sithara to play football legend VP Sathyan's wife in Captain". The Times of India. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Renji Panicker to play VP Sathyan's coach in Captain". The Times of India. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Siddique to play Maidaanam in Jayasurya's Captain". The Times of India. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "ജയസൂര്യയുടെ ക്യാപ്റ്റനിൽ മെഗാസ്റ്റാർ". manoramaonline. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Captain: Malayalam star Jayasurya's most expensive movie is here". International Business Times. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Jayasurya's Captain starts rolling". Deccan Chronicle. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Jayasurya injured during shooting of 'Captain'". Mathrubhumi. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Gopi Sunder wraps up Captain's background score". The Times of India. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "ആരാധകരെ ഇളക്കി മറിച്ച് 'ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ' ഓഡിയോ റിലീസ്". Madhyamam. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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