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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Black Butterfly		\| name = Black Butterfly
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	\| director = ~~Rajaputra Ranjith<ref>~~[~~https:~~/~~/web.archive.org/web/20121006035558/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajaputhra-ranjith-to-direct-black-butterflies/267644-71-210.html~~ ]~~</ref>~~		\| director = M. Renjith
			\| based_on = ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]'' (2012) by [[Balaji Sakthivel]]
	\| producer = [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]		\| producer = [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]
	\| writer = J. Pallassery<br/> [[Balaji Shakthivel]]		\| writer = J. Pallassery<br/> [[Balaji Shakthivel]]
	\| starring = [[Mithun Murali]]<br/>[[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)\|Malavika Nair]]<br/>[[Niranj]]<br/>[[Samskruthy Shenoy]]		\| starring = [[Mithun Murali]]<br/>[[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)\|Malavika Nair]]<br/>[[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]]<br/>[[Samskruthy Shenoy]]
	\| music = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]<br/>[[Gopi Sunder]]~~<br />[[Rajeev Alunkal]] (lyrics)~~		\| music = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]<br/>[[Gopi Sunder]]
	\| cinematography = Alagappan		\| cinematography = Alagappan
	\| editing = V. Sajan		\| editing = V. Sajan
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	'''''Black Butterfly''''' is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by ~~Rajaputra~~ Ranjith. The film was produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] and stars [[Mithun Murali]], [[Malavika Nair (~~Indian~~ actress)\|Malavika Nair]], Niranj, and [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] in the lead. ~~Scripted~~ by J ~~Pallasserry~~, ~~the movie was directed by~~ M ~~Renjith~~. M G Sreekumar ~~was~~ the music director~~. Maniyanpilla Raju produced the movie under the banner of Maniyanpilla Raju Productions. It~~ is a remake of Tamil film ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]''.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|title=No glitz, no gimmicks\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/no-glitz-no-gimmicks/article4424089.ece\|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Black Butterfly\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 March 2013\|~~publisher~~=Sify\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>		'''''Black Butterfly''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by M. Renjith.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121006035558/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajaputhra-ranjith-to-direct-black-butterflies/267644-71-210.html Rajaputhra Ranjith to direct Black Butterflies]. ''[[In.com]]''.</ref> The film was produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] and stars [[Mithun Murali]], [[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)\|Malavika Nair]], [[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] and [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] in the lead roles. It is written by [[J. Pallassery]], with [[M. G. Sreekumar]] as the music director, and is a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=No glitz, no gimmicks\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/no-glitz-no-gimmicks/article4424089.ece\|work=The Hindu\|date=17 February 2013\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Black Butterfly\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 March 2013\|website=[[Sify]]\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	~~The~~ story of ''~~Black Butterfly~~'~~' focuses~~ on ~~how certain pranks played by plus two students later turn out to be serious troubles~~ in the ~~life~~ of ~~many~~. ~~The film portrays~~ the ~~theme~~ of ~~romantic love between two pairs of lovers~~.		Benny, a young man who is questioned by [[Inspector\|CI]] Nandakumaran Nadar explains his life story. He started working as a cook at a roadside store in Tamil Nadu at a young age, due to debts accumulated by his father, who committed suicide. He works at the store for eight years and was never able to see his mother, who died in a quarry accident. He later attacks the owner of the store who hid the information on his mother's death and flees back to his home state of Kerala, where he starts working at a [[petrol station]]. While working at the petrol station, Benny encounters Reena, who is a maidservant at a nearby apartment buildings. Benny falls in love with Reena.
	Reena ~~enters~~ the ~~life of Benny who has lost his parents~~. The ~~other pair is~~ a ~~plus two student Deepak~~ and ~~his lover Aarathi~~. The ~~story revolves around these characters~~.
	~~Mithun Murali~~, ~~Malavika Sai~~, ~~Niranj Kumar~~, and ~~Sanskriti do~~ the ~~roles~~ of Benny, Reena, ~~Deepak~~, and ~~Aarathi respectively~~.		Aarathy is a student who lives in one of the apartment buildings where Reena works. Deepak is also a student who resides in the same apartment. Deepak is a spoilt brat, and the first time they meet and start interacting at Aarathy's flat, Deepak records Aarathy's under using his phone without her being aware. Aarathy falls for him without knowing his true intentions and Deepak too is attracted to Aarathy.

			Deepak seizes the opportunity and invites her to a beach resort. During this time, he shoots video clips of her private moments on the beach and also hides his phone in the bedroom of their room at the resort, where it also records her exposing her body. Then Deepak and Aarathy head back home. When she was going to propose her love to Deepak, his car breaks down on the road. As he leaves the car to get a mechanic, Aarathy unknowingly gains access to Deepak's phone and is aghast when she sees the videos. She deletes it and takes away his phone's [[memory card]] and cuts all forms of friendship with him. Deepak gets frustrated when he realises that Aarathy knows about the videos and she threatens to approach the police regarding Deepak's acts.

			Deepak plans to kill Aarathy in a car accident but she manages to escape. Then he plans to [[Acid attack\|throw acid]] on her face but Reena accidentally intervenes and thus, sustains serious injuries in the process. The movie picks up speed as Nadar begins investigations. Nadar negotiates with Deepak's mother Sethulakshmi, but refuses later due to her stubborn character. He completes the investigation with Deepak as the culprit and charges him with the murder attempt. But Sethulakshmi approaches a high-ranking minister with whom Nadar has close relationship and asks him to intervene. The minister and Nadar negotiate, with Nadar agreeing to release of Deepak from the investigation. They then try to frame Benny for the murder attempt.

			Benny is arrested, but refuses to accept that he was responsible for the murder attempt. Benny still refuses even though the police violently beat him up, in order to force him into accepting that he was responsible. Nandakumar Nadar then blackmails Benny into standing in the shoes of the accused in front of the court, if he wants to cure Reena. Benny accepts and is sentenced for several years in prison. Later, Benny's friend Sameer reveals to Reena that Benny fell in love with her and he is falsely accused in order for her to be cured. She realises that Nadar has cheated Benny. Angry, she gets to the court and sees Benny being taken back to the prison in a [[police bus]]. After Nadar celebrates the closing of the case in a call to Sethulakshmi, he is handed a note by Reena where she vows to punish him for cheating Benny and her. When Nadar reacts, Reena [[Acid attack\|throws acid]] on him. She is immediately attacked by police officers on the scene, but was rescued by lawyers nearby who pulls her to safety.

			Reena was arrested and as enquiries run course, the judiciary finds Benny innocent and releases him. Reena is sentenced to seven years in prison for the [[acid attack]] on Nadar. In the final scene, Benny meets Reena in prison and proposes his love and tells her in tears that he will be waiting for her. The movie ends as he leaves the cell and with the disfigured face of Reena shown on screen.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Mithun Murali]] as Benny		*[[Mithun Murali]] as Benny
	*[[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)\|Malavika Nair]] as Reena		**[[Master Dhananjay\|Dhananjay]] as Young Benny
	*[[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Deepak		*[[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)\|Malavika Nair]] as Reena (voiceover by [[Devi S.]])
			*[[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Deepak (voiceover by [[Sarath Das]])
	*[[Samskruthy Shenoy]] as Aarathy		*[[Samskruthy Shenoy]] as Aarathy
	*[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Lazer		*[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Lazer
			*[[Irshad Ali (actor)\|Irshad]] as Benny's father
	*[[Rohini (actress)\|Rohini]] as Benny's mother		*[[Rohini (actress)\|Rohini]] as Benny's mother
	*[[Sithara (actress)\|Sithara]] as Aarathy's mother		*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Mahadevan, Aarathy's father
			*[[Sithara (actress)\|Sithara]] as Aarathy's mother (voiceover by [[Bhagyalakshmi]])
	*[[Seema G. Nair]] as Mary, Reena's mother		*[[Seema G. Nair]] as Mary, Reena's mother
	*[[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Ramani		*[[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Ramani
	*Nelson ~~Shoorandu~~ as Kanjavu Vaasu		*[[Nelson Sooranad]] as Kanjavu Vaasu
	*[[Sukumari]] as old orphan lady who was cared by Reena		*[[Sukumari]] as old orphan lady who was cared by Reena
	*[[Ganapathi S Poduval]] as Sameer		*[[Ganapathi S Poduval]] as Sameer
	*Muthuraman as ~~C.I~~ Nandakumaran Nadar		*Muthuraman as [[Inspector\|CI]] Nandakumaran Nadar (voiceover by [[Shammi Thilakan]])
			*[[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]] as Director (uncredited)

	== ~~Soundtrack~~ ==		== Reception ==
	{{~~empty section~~\|date=~~November 2019~~}}		A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "A tender romance goes unfulfilled, a promise is unkept, trust is betrayed and much more happens in this seemingly simple film. It is sweetly depressing and it never forces itself upon the viewer".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/black-butterfly/movie-review/18540646.cms\|title=BLACK BUTTERFLY MOVIE REVIEW\|first=Aswin J\|last=Kumar\|date=15 February 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

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	'''''Black Butterfly''''' is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by Rajaputra Ranjith. The film was produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] and stars [[Mithun Murali]], [[Malavika Nair (Indian actress)\|Malavika Nair]], Niranj, and [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] in the lead. Scripted by J Pallasserry, the movie was directed by M Renjith. M G Sreekumar was the music director. Maniyanpilla Raju produced the movie under the banner of Maniyanpilla Raju Productions. It is a remake of Tamil film ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=No glitz, no gimmicks\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/no-glitz-no-gimmicks/article4424089.ece\|~~publisher~~=The Hindu\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Black Butterfly\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 March 2013\|publisher=Sify\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>		'''''Black Butterfly''''' is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by Rajaputra Ranjith. The film was produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] and stars [[Mithun Murali]], [[Malavika Nair (Indian actress)\|Malavika Nair]], Niranj, and [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] in the lead. Scripted by J Pallasserry, the movie was directed by M Renjith. M G Sreekumar was the music director. Maniyanpilla Raju produced the movie under the banner of Maniyanpilla Raju Productions. It is a remake of Tamil film ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=No glitz, no gimmicks\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/no-glitz-no-gimmicks/article4424089.ece\|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Black Butterfly\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 March 2013\|publisher=Sify\|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	*[[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Deepak		*[[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Deepak
	*[[Samskruthy Shenoy]] as Aarathy		*[[Samskruthy Shenoy]] as Aarathy
	* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Lazer		*[[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Lazer
	* [[Rohini (actress)\|Rohini]] as Benny's mother		*[[Rohini (actress)\|Rohini]] as Benny's mother
	* [[Sithara (actress)\|Sithara]] as Aarathy's mother		*[[Sithara (actress)\|Sithara]] as Aarathy's mother
	* [[Seema G. Nair]] as Mary, Reena's mother		*[[Seema G. Nair]] as Mary, Reena's mother
	* [[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Ramani		*[[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Ramani
	* Nelson Shoorandu as Kanjavu Vaasu		*Nelson Shoorandu as Kanjavu Vaasu
	* [[Sukumari]] as old orphan lady who was cared by Reena		*[[Sukumari]] as old orphan lady who was cared by Reena
	*[[Ganapathi S Poduval]] as Sameer		*[[Ganapathi S Poduval]] as Sameer
	*Muthuraman as C.I Nandakumaran		*Muthuraman as C.I Nandakumaran Nadar

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Black Butterfly
| image = Black butterfly malayalam movie.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = Rajaputra Ranjith<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121006035558/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajaputhra-ranjith-to-direct-black-butterflies/267644-71-210.html ]</ref>
| producer = [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]
| writer = J. Pallassery [[Balaji Shakthivel]]
| starring = [[Mithun Murali]] [[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)|Malavika Nair]] [[Niranj]] [[Samskruthy Shenoy]]
| music = [[M. G. Sreekumar]] [[Gopi Sunder]] [[Rajeev Alunkal]] (lyrics)
| cinematography = Alagappan
| editing = V. Sajan
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|02|15}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Black Butterfly''''' is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by Rajaputra Ranjith. The film was produced by [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] and stars [[Mithun Murali]], [[Malavika Nair (Indian actress)|Malavika Nair]], Niranj, and [[Samskruthy Shenoy]] in the lead. Scripted by J Pallasserry, the movie was directed by M Renjith. M G Sreekumar was the music director. Maniyanpilla Raju produced the movie under the banner of Maniyanpilla Raju Productions. It is a remake of Tamil film ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=No glitz, no gimmicks|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/no-glitz-no-gimmicks/article4424089.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Black Butterfly|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316005425/http://www.sify.com/movies/black-butterfly-review-malayalam-15020578.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 March 2013|publisher=Sify|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
The story of ''Black Butterfly'' focuses on how certain pranks played by plus two students later turn out to be serious troubles in the life of many. The film portrays the theme of romantic love between two pairs of lovers.
Reena enters the life of Benny who has lost his parents. The other pair is a plus two student Deepak and his lover Aarathi. The story revolves around these characters.
Mithun Murali, Malavika Sai, Niranj Kumar, and Sanskriti do the roles of Benny, Reena, Deepak, and Aarathi respectively.

==Cast==
*[[Mithun Murali]] as Benny
*[[Malavika Nair (actress, born 1996)|Malavika Nair]] as Reena
*[[Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Deepak
*[[Samskruthy Shenoy]] as Aarathy
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Lazer
* [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Benny's mother
* [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] as Aarathy's mother
* [[Seema G. Nair]] as Mary, Reena's mother
* [[Surabhi Lakshmi]] as Ramani
* Nelson Shoorandu as Kanjavu Vaasu
* [[Sukumari]] as old orphan lady who was cared by Reena
*[[Ganapathi S Poduval]] as Sameer
*Muthuraman as C.I Nandakumaran

== Soundtrack ==
{{empty section|date=November 2019}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Malayalam remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2013 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]

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{{crime-thriller-film-stub}}