Grandmaster (2012 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Grandmaster
| image = Grandmaster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. Unnikrishnan]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
*[[Ronnie Screwvala]]
*[[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]
}}
| writer = B. Unnikrishnan
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Mohanlal]]
*[[Priyamani]]
*[[Anoop Menon]]
*[[Narain (actor)|Narain]]
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
*[[Babu Antony]]
*[[Arjun Nandhakumar]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*[[Deepak Dev]]
*[[Gopi Sunder]] {{small|(Score)}}
}}
| cinematography = Vinod Illampally
| editing = [[Manoj (film editor)|Manoj]]
| studio = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments]] {{small|(Kerala)}}|UTV Motion Pictures {{small|(Overseas)}}}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|05|03}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}
'''''Grandmaster'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/grandmaster-of-the-game/article3380668.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Grandmaster of the game}}</ref> is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2012|2012]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam-language]] [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/grandmaster-mohanlal-plays-a-lonely-divorcee-473621.html|title=Grandmaster: Mohanlal plays a lonely divorcee|publisher=[[CNN-News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grandmaster.htm|title=Grandmaster (2012)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> written and directed by [[B. Unnikrishnan]] and produced by [[Ronnie Screwvala]] and [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]] under the production company [[UTV Motion Pictures]]. The film stars [[Mohanlal]] as Chandrasekhar, an IPS officer who begins investigating a series of murders after receiving an anonymous note. The supporting characters are played by [[Priyamani]], [[Narain (actor)|Narain]], [[Anoop Menon]], [[Babu Antony]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], and [[Arjun Nandhakumar]].

''Grandmaster'' was the debut Malayalam production of UTV Motion Pictures. The film was released on 3 May 2012 to widely positive reviews from critics and was a success at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohanlal to have five more releases this year|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/news-and-interviews/31765124_1_mohanlal-flick-udayakrishna|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720122742/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/news-and-interviews/31765124_1_mohanlal-flick-udayakrishna|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network|date=18 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/dec/23/loving-on-the-edge-436461.html|title=Loving on the edge|work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> ''Grandmaster'' was released in the online video streaming service [[Netflix]] in the United States and Canada, making it the first ever [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] to be released on Netflix. It was also the first Malayalam film to be released with English [[subtitle]]s outside Kerala. The movie is based on the book ''[[The A.B.C Murders]]'' by [[Agatha Christie]]<ref>https://m.cinemaexpress.com/stories/trends/2017/nov/22/aboard-the-mystery-train-3207.amp</ref> which was already adapted by Unnikrishnan for the script of a TV series named ''Black and White''.

==Plot==
IG (Inspector General) Chandrasekhar, a senior IPS officer, ([[Mohanlal]]) is the head of the newly created Metro Crime Stopper Cell in Kochi. Chandrasekhar arrests Jerome, a psychologically deviant man and rescues three girls he had kidnapped, but his ex-wife Deepthi ([[Priyamani]]), who is a lawyer, manages to get Jerome sent to treatment in a psychiatric facility, rather than a prison sentence. It turns out that the three girls had been mocking Jerome, which had led to his actions of kidnapping them in the first place.

Chandrasekhar gets a congratulatory note from an anonymous man calling himself "Z" who challenges Chandrasekhar to figure out how he is going to bump off one target after the other. Chandrasekhar is forced to investigate a string of murders: coffee shop owner Alice (Fathima Babu), famous singer Beena Thomson ([[Roma Asrani]]) and leading businesswoman Chandrika Narayanan ([[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]). These murders follow a mysterious alphabetical pattern, and each victim also has a cross slit on their forehead. Around the same time, Chandrasekhar's daughter is preparing for a play under the lead of famous actor Mark Roshan ([[Arjun Nandhakumar|Arjun Nandakumar]]).

Chandrasekhar divorced three years earlier because Chandrasekhar discovered that Deepthi was using information from Chandrasekhar for professional gain. Deepthi confesses to Chandrasekhar that the three recently murdered women were all involved in the murder of a man named Paul Mathew and made it look like a suicide. Chandrasekhar realizes that Deepthi is the next target and comes with her to their daughter's play where they meet a religious fanatic named Victor Rosetti ([[Babu Antony]]) who had been present in all three crime scenes, disguised as a salesman, and has been stalking Deepthi. The recurring theme of chess is obvious in the game between Chandrashekhar and the unknown Mr. Z.

Chandrashekhar understands that there is a mastermind behind Victor Rosetti and decides to play a 'queen's gambit' in his own words. Chandrasekhar finally manages to corner Victor on the rooftop of a theater, Victor commits suicide by falling off the rooftop to the pavement. Then, Chandrasekhar questions Dr. Jacob and says that he has evidence that he is the killer of the three women, in a ploy to mislead the real killer. He has his men protect his daughter but lets his wife into the school where the play was held. The real murderer comes in, attempting to strangle Deepthi with a red scarf. Fortunately, Chandrasekhar stops him and then finally corners the real murderer on the stage. The murder turns out to be none other than Mark himself, who is then revealed by Chandrashekhar to be Paul Mathew's younger brother, his real name being Roshan Mathew.

Mark confesses that he has held a grudge against the women for his brother's death, which Chandrashekhar had already known. Then, Mark also confessed that, disguised as a priest, he manipulated Victor, a schizophrenic patient, into believing that he had committed the murders himself. He had planned for Victor to commit the final murder on Deepthi during the play, but attempted to use the scenery of the fight between Chandrasekhar and Victor to complete his plan. In a last-minute attempt to avenge his brother, Mark tries to jump from the stage to murder Deepthi with a dagger, but is shot to death by Chandrasekhar, thus saving Deepthi's life. The film then ends with Chandrasekhar and Deepthi, along with their daughter, finally together again in their house.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as I.G Chandrasekhar IPS
* [[Priyamani]] as Advocate Deepthi, ex-wife of Chandrasekhar
* [[Anoop Menon]] as Dr. Jacob
* [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] as Kishore IPS
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as C.I Rashid
* [[Babu Antony]] as Victor Rosetti
* [[Arjun Nandhakumar]] as Mark Roshan / Roshan Mathew
* [[Roma Asrani]] as Beena Thomson
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Paul Matthew
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as ADGP
* [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Chandrika
* [[Santosh Sleeba]] as Sub-Inspector
* Sreelekshmy V as Dakshayini Chandrasekhar
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Jerome Jacob
* [[Mithra Kurian]] as Bindya Mathew
* [[Fathima Babu]] as Alice
* [[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]] as Vimalaas Susan IPS, City Police Commissioner
* [[Manikuttan]] as Eby Kuriakose
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Chandrasekhar's mother
* [[Gayathri]] as Jerome's mother
{{colend}}

==Production==
''Grandmaster'' is the maiden production of [[Bollywood]] production company [[UTV Motion Pictures]] in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/10981/grand-master.html |title=Grand Master Cast and Crew |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524124107/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/10981/grand-master.html |archive-date=24 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> About naming the film ''Grandmaster'', Unnikrishnan said he cannot thinks a better title than ''Grandmaster'', "the whole story is about a grandmaster. He is a great chess enthusiast; he is also a great detective. It is the most appropriate title".<ref name="title"/> For the leading female role of advocate Deepthi, Unnikrishnan approached [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[Sonia Agarwal]], and [[Reemma Sen]] before signing [[Priyamani]]. ''Grandmaster'' is the first film of Priyamani with Mohanlal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Priyamani replaces Andrea in Mohanlal's Grandmaster|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/priyamani-replaces-andrea-in-grandmaster-news-malayalam-llklf8gcjaa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112123301/http://www.sify.com/movies/priyamani-replaces-andrea-in-grandmaster-news-malayalam-llklf8gcjaa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2011|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=10 November 2011|access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref> Few years back Priyamani had expressed her desire to act in a film alongside Mohanlal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Priyamani in Mohanlal film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Priyamani-in-Mohanlal-film/articleshow/10724395.cms|access-date=13 June 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network}}</ref> Deepthi is a criminal lawyer who is separated from her husband Chandrasekhar and in the turn of events, they are forced to work together.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|title=Ms. Confidence|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ms-confidence/article3306852.ece|access-date=13 June 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 April 2012}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began in December 2011 and was carried out primarily at [[Kochi]] and [[Ottapalam]].

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Grandmaster
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 4 April 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:04
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[UTV Motion Pictures|UTV]]
| producer = [[Deepak Dev]]
| prev_title = [[Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[101 Weddings]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[Deepak Dev]] and consists six tracks. It was released on 4 April 2012, launched at a function held at People's Plaza, [[Kochi]].

{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:04

| title1 = Akaleyo Nee
| lyrics1 = Chitoor Gopi
| extra1 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length1 = 4:38

| title2 = Aaranu Nee
| lyrics2 = Chandra Shekar
| extra2 = [[Suchithra]]
| length2 = 4:52

| title3 = Doore Engo Nee
| lyrics3 = Hari
| extra3 = Sanjeev
| length3 = 4:25

| title4 = Aaranu Nee (Club Mix)
| lyrics4 = Chandra Shekar
| extra4 = Suchithra
| length4 = 4:14

| title5 = My Moment
| lyrics5 = Deepak Dev
| extra5 = Krishna Kumar
| length5 = 2:02

| title6 = The Grandmaster Theme
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Instrumental
}}

==Release==
''Grandmaster'' was expected to be released on 27 April 2012, but was postponed. The film was released on 3 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Updated Sunday, 5 August 2012 01:47 AM IST |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=11660135&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&tabId=3 |title=Movies | Interviews | |publisher=Manorama Online |access-date=2012-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/05/30/78911.html |title=മലയാളത്തിരക്ക് ഊര്‍ജ്ജം പകര്‍ന്ന് നവനിരസിനിമകള്‍ |publisher=Indiavisiontv.com |date=2012-05-30 |access-date=2012-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702233536/http://www.indiavisiontv.com/2012/05/30/78911.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Vue, it was released on 29 July 2012. [[Surya TV]] purchased the broadcast rights for {{INRConvert|3.25|c}}.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SuryaTV|number=1086088284978204675|date=17 January 2019|title=അടുത്ത നീക്കത്തിനു മുൻപ് എന്തും സംഭവിക്കാം! #Mohanlal ത്രില്ലർ #Grandmaster ഇന്നു രാവിലെ 9 മണിക്ക്}}</ref> ''Grandmaster'' was released in the online video streaming service [[Netflix]] in the United States and Canada, making it the first ever [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] to be released on Netflix.<ref>{{cite news|title=How about paying for viewing films online?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/How-about-paying-for-viewing-films-online/articleshow/16322780.cms|access-date=13 June 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|agency=Times News Network}}</ref><ref>[http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Grandmaster/70241088?locale=en-US Netflix - Watch TV Shows Online, Watch Movies Online]</ref> It was also the first Malayalam film to be released with English [[subtitle]]s outside Kerala.<ref name="title">{{cite news|last=Narayanan|first=Nayantara|title=Why half the Malayalam films released last year had English names|url=https://scroll.in/article/675011/why-half-the-malayalam-films-released-last-year-had-english-names|access-date=13 June 2019|work=[[Scroll.in]]|date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Malayalam films to come with English subtitles|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam-films-to-come-with-english-subtitles-news-malayalam-ofojSubhdadsi.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=13 June 2019|date=14 May 2014}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reaction===
[[Rediff.com]] rated the film 3.5 out of 5. [[Sify]]'s critic rated the movie as "watchable" (3.5/5) and said, "''Grandmaster'' easily turns out to be an engaging watch".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/grandmaster-review-malayalam-14997866.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628024301/http://www.sify.com/movies/grandmaster-review-malayalam-14997866.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-28|date=2012-05-03 |access-date=2012-05-03|title=Movie Review: Grandmaster}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[43rd Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award]]
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Singer]]
| [[Vijay Yesudas]] {{small|(for "Akaleyo Nee")}}
| {{won}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|title='Celluloid' wins Kerala state award for best film|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article1474611.ece|access-date=15 April 2016|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=22 February 2013|location=Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[15th Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Awards]]
| [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Mohanlal]]
| {{won}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|last=Smitha|title=Asianet Film Awards 2013 – Winners List|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/asianet-film-awards-2013-winners-list-102810.html|publisher=Filmibeat.com|access-date=15 April 2016|date=21 January 2013}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Asiavision Awards]]
| Best Actor
| Mohanlal
| {{won}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite news|last=Satish|first=A.K.S.|title=South Indian stars shine at Asiavision Awards|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/south-indian-stars-shine-at-asiavision-awards-1.1102447|access-date=15 April 2016|work=[[Gulf News]]|date=10 November 2012}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| Best Debutant Producer
| [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]], [[Ronnie Screwvala]]
| {{won}}
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners List|url=http://siima.in/siima-awards.php?year=2013&action=winners|publisher=SIIMA|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>}}
|}

==In popular culture==
Grand Master's Kitchen, a multi-cuisine restaurant opened by director [[B. Unnikrishnan]] in 2016 in [[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram]], was named after the film.<ref>{{cite news|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ|title=സിനിമാ സ്റ്റൈലിൽ ബി ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണന്റെ കിടിലൻ ഹോട്ടൽ|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/exclusives/b-unnikrishnan-s-new-restaurant-grand-masters-kitchen.html|access-date=29 June 2016|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=24 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sreekumar|first=Priya|title=Menu card of Unnikrishnanan|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/020616/menu-card-of-unnikrishnanan.html|access-date=29 June 2016|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=2 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Times News network|title=These cafes dish out books, paintings and games |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/These-cafes-dish-out-books-paintings-and-games/articleshow/52932086.cms|access-date=29 June 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Film fantasy: This Grand Master can tease your taste buds, satiate appetite|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/food-and-recipes/250616/film-fantasy-this-grand-master-can-tease-your-taste-buds-satiate-appetite.html|access-date=29 June 2016|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=25 June 2016|location=Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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