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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = How Old Are You?<br />
| image = how old are you.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster <br />
| director = [[Rosshan Andrrews]]<br />
| producer = [[Listin Stephen]]<br />
| writer = [[Bobby Sanjay]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Manju Warrier]]<br>[[Kunchacko Boban]]<br>[[Kaniha]]<br>[[Lalu Alex]] <br> Amritha Anil<br />
| music = [[Gopi Sunder]]<br />
| cinematography = [[R. Diwakaran]]<br />
| editing = Mahesh Narayanan<br />
| studio = Magic Frames<br />
| distributor = Central Pictures & Tricolor Entertainment<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|5|17|[[Kerala]]}}<br />
| runtime = 141 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''How Old Are You?''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[family drama]] film directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]], written by [[Bobby Sanjay]] and produced by [[Listin Stephen]]. It stars [[Manju Warrier]], [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Kaniha]], [[Lalu Alex]] and Amritha Anil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11636/malayalam/how-old-are-you/index.htm |title=How Old Are You? Malayalam Movie - Preview, Trailers, Gallery, Review, Events, Synopsis |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/97995.html |title=Manju to ask 'How Old are you' ? - Malayalam Movie News |publisher=Indiaglitz.com |date=2013-09-26 |access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref> The marks the return of Warrier after a 14-year sabbatical in cinema.<ref>Rajaneesh Vilakudy (20 May 2014). [http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/How-Old-Are-You-is-not-Manju-Warriers-real-life-story/articleshow/35395851.cms "How Old Are You is not Manju Warriers real life"]. ''Bangalore Mirror''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.</ref> She plays Nirupama Rajeev, a UD clerk in the Revenue Department, who evolves from a common-woman to a public figure by reinventing herself.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roshith |first=Sivalakshmi |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/How-Old-Are-You-Unveiling-the-Male-Female-Bond/2013/12/05/article1927850.ece#.UzM3-vl5P_E |title=How Old Are You: Unveiling the Male-Female Bond |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref><br />
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The film was released on 17 May 2014. It received positive reviews from critics and was a major commercial success of the year at the box office.<ref name=2014BO>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-entertainment/2014-when-little-gems-outclassed-big-guns-in-southern-cinema/article1-1298300.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219164947/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-entertainment/2014-when-little-gems-outclassed-big-guns-in-southern-cinema/article1-1298300.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2014|title=2014: When little gems outclassed big guns in southern cinema |date=19 December 2014 |access-date=12 January 2015|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Warrier won a record fifth [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam]] for her role. ''How Old Are You?'' was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[36 Vayadhinile]]'' starring [[Jyothika Saravanan|Jyothika]] (breaking her sabbatical too).<br />
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== Summary == <br />
Nirupama Rajeev ([[Manju Warrier]]) is a middle-aged married woman. Her husband Rajeev ([[Kunchacko Boban]]) works for a radio station but wants to live in Ireland. Nirupama is also looking for a job in Ireland. But, Nirupama's life changes when she is invited to meet Indian President .<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story is centered on a 36-year-old character named Nirupama Rajeev who works as a UD clerk in the Revenue Department. Her husband is Rajeev Narayanan who works at Akashavaani and aspires of migrating to Ireland, but Nirupama can't accompany him as most Irish companies turn down her job applications. There is nothing interesting about her life; she leads a normal life but craves for a change.<br />
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One fine day, she gets an invitation from the President and gets summoned to the IG's office and learns that the [[President of India]] would like to have a conversation with her, after a question which her daughter posed to the President who came to the school. Unfortunately, Nirupama faints in-front of the President and the meeting turns out to be a disaster. Post this, she becomes the laughing stock on Facebook. Nirupama is then faced with the issue of being criticized by her family members. Later Nirupama gets in a situation where she has to watch her husband and daughter fly to [[Ireland]].<br />
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Susan David, her old classmate, a successful businesswoman, reminds her of the woman she used to be and inspires her to rediscover her younger self. Nirupama then explains her situation, when she met the president, to the social media and clears her name. Her inability to rise up to her daughter's expectations and the discomfiture of her husband being mistaken for her younger brother further troubles her. Nirupama had a habit of having a vegetable garden on her roof, without the usage of chemicals or pesticides.<br />
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One day Nirupama visits an old woman whom she would meet every day on her bus. Both of them don't even know their names, and when she gets to know that the woman is sick, Nirupama turns up at her house with her own vegetable. The old woman thanks her for the time she spent for her and for reminding her that she is not alone in this world. News of her pure vegetables spreads as the sick woman shares them with her employer.<br />
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The same employer turns out to be a well-off businessman and is impressed by the quality of the vegetables. He asks Nirupama if she could provide vegetables for his daughter's wedding in four months. For this Nirupama encourages all her neighbors to cultivate vegetables on their rooftops as well, which turns out to be a huge success. In between, Nirupama's daughter calls her to Ireland, but she hesitates as she has much work remaining, including finishing the commitment to supply vegetables for the wedding. Her husband is not happy with this hesitation and implies strongly that she needs to drop everything to come and help her daughter in Ireland. He says that she is neglecting her duties and her daughter. Nirupama reminds her husband to expect only what is given to her. <br />
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Her friend Susan David encourages her to present at a seminar with important people as an audience, including a State Minister and Collector. Her topic of biofarming by prioritizing organic vegetable gardens in the design of all housing projects influenced all the officials who appoint her as the lead visionary in making this a reality in Kerala. Once again the President meets her and her family; this time to discuss the vision of expanding Nirupama's biofarming idea nationwide.<br />
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The meeting turned out to be a successful one. Nirupama is finally able to answer the question that her daughter asked the president. "Who decides the expiry date of a woman's dreams?" The transformation of her character from a depressed woman to a steady and sprightly lady is almost predictable. 'How Old Are You?' leaves behind a sharp note to its audience.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Manju Warrier]] as Nirupama Rajeev [[Née]] Krishnan<br />
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Rajeev Narayanan<br />
* Amritha Anil as Lekshmi Rajeev, Nirupama and Rajeev's daughter <br />
* [[Kaniha]] as Susan David, Nirupama's friend<br />
* [[Vinay Forrt]] as Jayachandran<br />
* [[Muthumani]] as Sashikala<br />
* [[Siddhartha Basu]] as [[President of India]]<br />
* [[Lalu Alex]] as I. G.<br />
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Narayanan, Rajeev's father<br />
* [[Kalaranjini]] as Rajeev's mother<br />
* [[Sethu Lakshmi]] as Madhaviyamma<br />
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Nirupama's mother<br />
* [[Thesni Khan]] as Rani<br />
* [[Idavela Babu]] as Superintendent<br />
* [[Prem Prakash]] as Sebastian sir<br />
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Seetharama Iyer<br />
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Benny<br />
* [[Sudheer Karamana]]<br />
* Vaishak Uthaman as the official IT Staff, Kochi Police<br />
* [[Jayakrishnan]] as Mohan, District Collector<br />
* [[Shankar Ramakrishnan]] as Minister<br />
* [[Jayaraj Warrier]] as Sivankutty<br />
* Jayesh Pazhanimala<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = How Old Are You<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Gopi Sundar]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|10|}}<br />
| recorded = 2013<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio = Sound Factory<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=07|s=20}}<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| label = [[Muzik 247]]<br />
| producer = [[Gopi Sundar]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Mr. Fraud]]<br />
| prev_year = 2014<br />
| next_title = [[Bangalore Days]]<br />
| next_year = 2014<br />
}}<br />
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The film's soundtrack contains 3 songs, all composed by [[Gopi Sundar]] and Carnival Band. Lyrics by Hari Narayanan, [[Rafeeq Ahamed]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Vijanathayil"<br />
| [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Vaa Vayassu Cholli"<br />
| [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Happy Birthday"<br />
| Carnival Band<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
===Critical reaction===<br />
[[Sify]]'s reviewer rated the film as "watchable" and wrote, "Just like the 2012 Bollywood film ''[[English Vinglish]]'' that marked the return of [[Sridevi]], director [[Rosshan Andrrews]]’s How Old Are You brings back the terrific Manju Warrier, who stayed away from the movies for 14 years."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140518162557/http://www.sify.com/movies/how-old-are-you-review-malayalam-15055812.html "Movie Review : 'How Old Are You'"] Retrieved 21 May 2014.</ref> Veeyen of Nowrunning.com stated that "Roshan Andrews in his film 'How Old Are You' takes us along on a woman's quest to unearth her long buried identity. Armed with a bravura performance by Manju Warrier, this superbly acted and emotionally engaging drama is a keeper of a film, and quite an impressive one at that."<ref name="nowrunning1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11636/malayalam/how-old-are-you/4687/review.htm |title=How Old Are You Review - Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref name="Return of the heroine">{{cite web|title=Return of the heroine|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/return-of-the-heroine/article6020886.ecel}}</ref><br />
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Sharika C. of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, "A must-watch, the film is also her [Manju Warrier's] way of making a statement – that age does not matter and you are never too old to chase your dreams. Ab ki baar, Manju Warrier!" She cited the film as "one of those rare films that will bring crowds to the theatre just to watch a middle-aged female protagonist perform" and named it as one of [[Kunchacko Boban]]'s best performances.<ref name="Return of the heroine"/> Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 3/5 and said, "How Old Are You is a good watch not just because it is the comeback film of Manju Warrier, but also because it has got a good story to tell."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-how-old-are-you-is-impressive-south/20140519.htm |title=Review: How Old Are You is impressive - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref> Metromatinee.com called the film "Light hearted yet weighty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/movie-review/how-old-are-you-movie-review-480 |title=How Old Are You Movie Review |publisher=Metromatinee.com |date=2014-05-17 |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref><br />
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===Box office===<br />
''How Old Are You?'' was a commercial success. In [[Kerala]] alone, the film earned a distributor's share of approximately {{INR}}5 [[crore]] from 77 screens in 25 days run.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Box-Office â€" April 10 to June 15 â€" Summer Hits |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15057846 |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192033/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15057846 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |url-status=dead |date=17 June 2014}}</ref> The film collected {{USD}}78,897 from the United Kingdom in three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/yearly/?yr=2014&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=3&p=.htm|title=United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=30 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
; [[2014 Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |title="State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813003515/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |archive-date=13 August 2015 |work=Malayala Manorama|date=10 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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* '''Won''', [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] - Sethulakshmi<br />
* '''Won''', [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Singer]] - [[Shreya Ghoshal]] – "Vijanathayil"<br />
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; [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |title="Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092825/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |archive-date=29 January 2016 |work=Filmfare|date=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-3.html#descArticle "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)"]. ''Filmfare''. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.</ref><br />
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* '''Won''', Best Actor (Female) - [[Manju Warrier]]<br />
* '''Won''', Best Playback Singer (Female) - [[Shreya Ghoshal]] – "Vijanathayil"<br />
* Nominated, Best Film<br />
* Nominated, Best Director - [[Rosshan Andrrews]]<br />
* Nominated, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Sethulakshmi<br />
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; [[Asiavision Awards]] (2014)<ref name=Asiavision>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiavisionawards.com/portfolio-winners/ |title=Asiavision awards 2015 |work=Asiavision Awards |access-date=2015-03-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074456/http://www.asiavisionawards.com/portfolio-winners/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
*Best Movie<br />
*Best Actress - [[Manju Warrier]]<br />
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; [[Asianet Film Awards]] (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/17th-asianet-film-awards-mammootty-manju-warrier-win-best-actor-awards-photoswinners-list-620099 |title=17th Asianet Film Awards |work=International Business Times |access-date=2015-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021609/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/17th-asianet-film-awards-mammootty-manju-warrier-win-best-actor-awards-photoswinners-list-620099 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
* Best Actress - [[Manju Warrier]]<br />
* Best Child Artist - Amritha Anil<br />
*Best Singer (Female) - [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
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;[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] (2015)<br />
*Best Script - [[Bobby Sanjay]]<br />
*Best Child Artist - Amritha Anil<br />
*Best Actress - [[Manju Warrier]]<br />
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;[[Vanitha Film Awards]] (2015)<br />
*Best Actress - [[Manju Warrier]]<br />
*Best Singer (Female) - [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
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;[[4th South Indian International Movie Awards]]<br />
*Best Actress - [[Manju Warrier]]<br />
*Nominated - Best Film<br />
*Nominated - Best Director - [[Rosshan Andrews]]<br />
*Nominated - Best Female Playback Singer - [[Shreya Ghoshal]] - "Vijanathayil"<br />
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==Remakes==<br />
''How Old Are You?'' was remade into Tamil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Rahman-joins-Tamil-remake-of-How-Old-Are-You/articleshow/44930892.cms |title=Rahman joins Tamil remake of 'How Old Are You' |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!''How Old Are You?'' <br>Malayalam (2014) !! ''[[36 Vayadhinile]]'' <br>Tamil (2015)<br />
|-<br />
| [[Manju Warrier]]<br>(Nirupama Rajeev) || [[Jyothika]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/jyothikas-how-old-are-you-remake-titled-36-vayadhinile/ |title=Jyothika's 'How Old Are You' remake titled '36 Vayadhinile' |publisher=www.indianexpress.com}}</ref><br>(Vasanthi)<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kunchacko Boban]]<br>(Rajeev Narayanan) || [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]<br>(Tamizhselvan)<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kaniha]] (Susan) ||[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] (Susan)<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|Amritha Anil (Lekshmi)||Amritha Anil (Mithila)<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{facebook|HowOldAreYou|''How Old Are You''}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|3737580}}<br />
{{Rosshan Andrrews}}<br />
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