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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Pullikkaran Staraa <br />
| image =Pullikkaran Staraa.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ml|പുള്ളിക്കാരൻ സ്റ്റാറാ}}<br />
| director = [[Syamdhar]]<br />
| producer = [[B Rakesh|B. Rakesh]]<br />
| writer = Ratheesh Ravi<br />
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Asha Sarath]]<br>[[Deepti Sati]]<br>[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]<br>[[Dileesh Pothan]]<br>[[Hareesh Perumanna]]<br>Sohan Seenulal<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = '''Songs:'''<br />[[M. Jayachandran]]<br />'''Background score:'''<br />[[Gopi Sunder]] <br />
| cinematography = Vinod Ilampally<br />
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]<br />
| studio = Universal Cinemas<br>FTS FILMS<br />
| distributor = Anto Joseph Film Company<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|9|1|}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Pullikkaran Staraa''''' ({{trans|He is the Star}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Syamdhar]] and starring [[Mammootty]], [[Asha Sarath]] and [[Deepti Sati]] .<ref>{{cite news |title= Mammootty sizzles in 'Pullikkaran Stara' teaser |url= http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/08/05/mammootty-sizzles-in-pullikkaran-stara-teaser.html |accessdate= 8 August 2017 |work= [[Malayala Manorama]] |date= 5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Mammootty's Pullikkaran Staraa|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/180717/mammoottys-pullikkaran-staraa.html |accessdate= 8 August 2017 |work= [[Deccan Chronicle]] |date= 18 July 2017}}</ref> The film released on 1 September 2017, coinciding with [[Onam]] and [[Bakrid]] festivals.<ref>{{cite news |title= Mammootty and Dulquer's films to clash for Onam? |url= http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mammootty-and-dulquer-s-films-clash-onam-66313 |accessdate= 20 August 2017 |publisher= The News Minute |date= 5 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Summary==<br />
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Rajakumaran ([[Mammootty]]), moves to [[Kochi]] as an instructor in a teacher's training institute and he meets two women, Manjari ([[Asha Sarath]]) and Manjima ([[Deepti Sati]]) which changes the turn of his life.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Mammootty]] as Rajakumaran<br />
*[[Asha Sarath]] as Manjari Anthony, a School teacher<br />
*[[Deepti Sati]] as Manjima (voice-over by [[Raveena Ravi]])<br />
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Omanakshan Pillai<br />
*[[Sijoy Varghese]] as Anthony<br />
*Vivek Gopan as Vivek<br />
*[[Dileesh Pothan]] as Kuryachen<br />
*[[Hareesh Perumanna]] as Bharathan<br />
*[[Pearle Maaney]] as Angelina<br />
*[[Sohan Seenulal]]<br />
* Nitha Promy as Deepa teacher<br />
*[[Alencier Ley Lopez]] as Kumaran, Rajakumaran's father<br />
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Murali Nambiar, Manjima's father<br />
*[[Anjali Aneesh]] as Mayur's wife<br />
*[[Thesni Khan]] as Mridhula<br />
*[[Sunil Sukhada]] as Sudhakaran<br />
* Kalabhavan Haneef as teacher<br />
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* Emil George<br />
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==Production==<br />
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''Pullikkaran Staara'' is the second directorial venture by Syamdhar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mammootty is a witty and tricky teacher in Pullikkaran Stara: Syamdhar|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/aug/07/mammootty-is-a-witty-and-tricky-teacher-in-pullikkaran-stara-shyamdhar-1639389.html |accessdate= 8 August 2017 |work= [[The New Indian Express]] |date=7 August 2017}}</ref> The film is produced by B. Rakesh & Francis Kannookadan, under the banner Universal Cinemas in association with FTS FILMS.<ref name=Filmibeat1/> [[Mammootty]] does the role of a teacher trainer who hails from [[Idukki]]. [[Asha Sarath]] does the female lead role, that of a teacher. [[Deepti Sati]] returned after a gap of over 2 years.<ref name=Filmibeat1/> After a short break, actor and parliamentarian [[Innocent (actor)]] is shown in a full-length role in the film.<ref name=Filmibeat1/> The makers announced the title of the film, only after the completion of the shoot.<ref name=Filmibeat1>{{cite news |author= Abhijith |title= Pullikkaran Staraa: Some Interestings Facts about The Mammootty Starrer! |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/pullikkaran-staraa-some-interestings-facts-about-the-mammootty-starrer-267630.html |accessdate= 1 September 2017 |publisher= Filmibeat.com |date= 31 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Jayaram |first1= Deepika |title= Mammootty's film Pullikkaran Staraa's latest poster is here |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammoottys-film-pullikkaran-staraas-latest-poster-is-here/articleshow/59831599.cms |accessdate=8 August 2017 |work= [[The Times of India]] |date= 30 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
The film opened in theatres as an Onam-Bakrid release on 1 September 2017. It grossed {{INR}}95 [[lakh]] in the opening day at Kerala box office.<ref>{{cite news|last=James|first=Anu|title=Here's why Mohanlal's Velipadinte Pusthakam is ruling box office even after garnering mixed response|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/heres-why-mohanlals-velipadinte-pusthakam-ruling-box-office-even-after-garnering-mixed-response-741249|accessdate=3 November 2017|work=[[International Business Times]]|date=7 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
The film features songs composed by [[M. Jayachandran]] while the background score is provided by [[Gopi Sundar]]. An audio launch function was held on 10 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Jayaram |first1= Deepika |title= Songs of 'Pullikkaran Staraa' basks in brilliance of melody |url= http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/music/2017/08/16/songs-of-pullikkaran-stara-basks-in-brilliance-of-melody.html |accessdate= 20 August 2017 |work= [[Malayala Manorama]] |date= 16 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| all_writing = <br />
| collapsed = no<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Tapp Tapp<br />
| lyrics1 = Santhosh Varma<br />
| extra1 = [[Sreya Jayadeep]]<br />
| title2 = Oru Kavalam Painkilli<br />
| lyrics2 = B.K. Harinarayan<br />
| extra2 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]<br />
| title3 = Mathalathen<br />
| lyrics3 = Vinayak Sasikumar<br />
| extra3 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]<br />
| title4 = Kilivathilin Chare Nee<br />
| lyrics4 = M. R. Jayageetha<br />
| extra4 = [[Anne Amie]]<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|6774106}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian family films]]</div>2409:4073:4E86:E97A:0:0:FF48:611