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{{Infobox film
| name = Casanovva
| image = Casanovva film poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rosshan Andrrews]]
| producer = Roy C. J. [[Antony Perumbavoor]]
| writer = [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby & Sanjay]]
| story = Rosshan Andrrews Bobby & Sanjay
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Shriya Saran]] [[Raai Laxmi]] [[Vikramjeet Virk]] [[Roma Asrani]]
| music = [[Gopi Sundar]] [[Alphons Joseph]] Gowri Lakshmi
| cinematography = Jim Ganesh
| editing = [[Mahesh Narayanan]]
| studio = Confident Group [[Aashirvad Cinemas]]
| distributor = [[Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|1|26}}
| runtime = 172 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}}25 crore<ref>{{cite news|last=Menon|first=Neelima|title='Casanova' is one of the best Mohanlal films|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article331622.ece|access-date=17 July 2016|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=15 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717192136/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article331622.ece|archivedate=17 July 2016 }}</ref>
| gross = 
}}

'''''Casanovva''''', is a 2012 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]] and written by [[Bobby–Sanjay|Bobby & Sanjay]]. It was produced by Roy C. J. of Confident Group in association with [[Aashirvad Cinemas]]. It stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Shriya Saran]], [[Raai Laxmi]], [[Roma Asrani]], [[Vikramjeet Virk]], [[Abhishek Vinod]], [[Arjun Nandhakumar]], Shahid Shamzy, [[Sanjjanaa Galrani]], [[Jagathi Sreekumar]], [[Lalu Alex]], [[Riyaz Khan]] and [[Shankar (actor)]] .The film features original soundtrack composed by [[Gopi Sundar]], [[Alphons Joseph]], and Gowri Lakshmi, and a [[film score]] composed by Sundar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/mohanlal-casanova-071010.html|title=Mohanlal's Casanova takes off in Dubai|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|date=7 October 2010|access-date=2010-10-15|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710031540/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/mohanlal-casanova-071010.html|archive-date=10 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Produced on a budget of {{INR}}25crore, it was one of the most expensive Malayalam films ever made at that time. ''Casanovva'' was released in India on 26 January 2012.<ref name="Rediff slideshow">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-mohanlal-in-casanovva/20120125.htm |title=Mohanlal's Casanovva gears up for release |publisher=[[Rediff]] |author=Meghna George |date=25 January 2012 |access-date=2012-01-29|location=Kochi, Kerala}}</ref> The Hindi remake rights to the film were bought by Ketan Shah for {{INRConvert|15|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/casanovva-to-be-remade-in-hindi-news-malayalam-mb3lX0ebcec.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203095030/http://www.sify.com/movies/casanovva-to-be-remade-in-hindi-news-malayalam-mb3lX0ebcec.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2012 |title=Casanovva to be remade in Hindi |publisher=[[Sify]]|date=29 January 2010|access-date=2012-01-29}}</ref><ref name="കാസനോവ ഇനി ഹിന്ദിയില്‍">{{cite web|title=കാസനോവ ഇനി ഹിന്ദിയില്‍|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/248423/|publisher=Mathrubhumi|access-date=31 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131030811/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/malayalam/248423/|archive-date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is about Casanovva, a Rich and Popular Businessman and the owner of Casanovva's Eternal Spring, an international chain of flower boutiques. He has at his beck and call a faithful array of female followers including his staff, friends and former girlfriends, who will do anything for him. The film starts with a robbery carried out by four criminals and they decide their next target in a wedding hall. They enter the wedding place as Casanovva's ([[Mohanlal]]) guests. Casanovva recognises them but allows them to attend the marriage function having some plan in his mind. The young criminals (Alexi, Salim, Arjun, Kiran) take some photos of their targeted rich persons and collect their details. Casanovva watches all this and does not respond at the moment.

The next day is the wedding ceremony. Casanovva, with the aid of his friend in a TV channel (without revealing his plan), plans a live telecast program to capture the four criminal's robbery. But unfortunately, the wedding is postponed due to some unexpected reasons. Thus the robbers pull out from their plan. But within this time the TV channel people come for the telecast. Suddenly Casanovva gets an idea and announces a new live romance reality show through the channel named ''FALL IN LOVE''. Then he creates some plans to make the two people in the robbery gang to fall in love with Hanna ([[Lakshmi Rai]]) and Ann Mary ([[Roma Asrani|Roma]]) and telecast their love scenes using hidden cameras through the live reality show ''FALL IN LOVE''. Hanna falls for one of the young robber by hearing the words of Casanovva, who was her boss. The four robbers try to steal a sword, but casanovva (wearing a mask in face) interrupts them and takes the sword from them. By this time, the TV show became popular and causes some problems to Ann Mary, the robbers and even Hanna. Hanna asks her boss Casanovva what his plan was. So Casanovva reveals his flashback to Hanna.

Some years ago, Casanovva came to Dubai and romances some girls. Zacariah ([[Lalu Alex]]) who is a magazine reporter publishes the stories of Casanovva and him mingling with girls. Sameera Zacharia ([[Shriya Saran]]), daughter of Zacharia helps Casanovva from a danger and eventually they become friends. But gradually Casanovva understands that he has some different feeling for Sameera than other women. He realizes that he is in love with her. She also has love interest in Casanovva. But her father requests Casanovva to leave his daughter. He replies that he was in love with his daughter. Casanovva calls Sameera for a meeting to reveal his love to her. She is also ready to reveal her feelings. She wears a mask to give Casanovva a surprise. But suddenly four robbers rush to the road with the same mask as Sameera. The police try to capture them. The four robbers escape and Sameera is caught by the police. And one of the robber shoots Sameera and she dies at the spot. Casanovva waits for her and returns to his room depressed. On the way, he sees the four robbers escaping in a car. But at that time he had no idea about the incident that had happened. He is informed of the death of Sameera by TV news in his room. He rushes to the police to tell about the robbers. But they don't listen to Casanovva. Here ends the Flashback.

He says to Hanna that the aim of the reality show was to make the robbers understand about the feeling of love. He then captures the robbers and makes them explain that Sameera was not their gang member to public through the TV show. Thus Casanovva succeeds in showing the innocence of his lover Sameera to the public and police. Then he asks the robbers who killed Sameera. Realising who it is, Casanovva kills the one who shoots his lover and surrenders to the police.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as Casanovva
* [[Shriya Saran]] as Sameera Zacharia
* [[Raai Laxmi]] as Hanna
* [[Vikramjeet Virk]] as Alexi
* [[Roma Asrani]] as Ann Mary
* [[Abhishek Vinod]] as Arjun
* [[Arjun Nandhakumar]] as Kiran
* Shahid Shamzy as Saleem
* [[Sanjjanaa Galrani]] as Nidhi
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Luka
* [[Andria D'Souza]] as Mariam Thomas
* [[Lalu Alex]] as Zachariah
* [[Shankar Panicker]] as Ajay
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Joseph
* Dimple rose as Rose
* [[Fathima Babu]]
* Shilpa Bala
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film's production was launched at Confident Cascade in [[Bangalore]] on 24 January 2009. The event was attended by film personalities including [[Mohanlal]], [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Lalu Alex]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Lakshmi Rai]], [[Priyanka Nair]], [[Priyadarshan]], [[Sibi Malayil]], [[Menaka (actress)|Suresh Kumar]], [[P. V. Gangadharan]], [[Aashirvad Cinemas|Antony Perumbavoor]], and the film unit members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casanovva.com/photos.html|title=Event photos|publisher=Casanovva.com|date=24 January 2009|access-date=2010-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316194346/http://www.casanovva.com/photos.html|archive-date=16 March 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Filming===
''Casanovva'' started its shooting on 27 September 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecompleteactor.blogspot.com/2010/09/casanova-shooting-started-dubai.html|title=Casanovva started|publisher=TheCompleteActor Blog|date=28 September 2010|access-date=2010-10-15}}</ref> and was scheduled to release in February 2011. However, the film has faced delays and its release date might be postponed.<ref name="Delayed">{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/mohanlal-s-casanova-delayed-news-malayalam-kmhnPubbhih.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211094642/http://sify.com/movies/mohanlal-s-casanova-delayed-news-malayalam-kmhnPubbhih.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-12-11|title=Mohanlal's Casanova delayed|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=2010-12-07}}</ref> The first schedule was scheduled to finish in [[Dubai]] by 12 December 2010.<ref name="Delayed"/> It has been reported that Mohanlal is giving prime importance to another film, ''[[Chinatown (2011 film)|China Town]]'', which is leading ''Casanovva'' to a delayed release.<ref name="Delayed"/> The second schedule has started from the last week of April 2011 in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casanovamalayalammovie.com/gallery/mohanlal-latest-look-dubai-second-schedule|title=Mohanlal's latest look|access-date=8 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430184931/http://www.casanovamalayalammovie.com/gallery/mohanlal-latest-look-dubai-second-schedule|archive-date=30 April 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The shooting at Dubai has ended by the first week of May 2011 and the next location is [[Bangkok]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casanovamalayalammovie.com/gallery/mohanlals-new-photos|title=Dubai to Bangkok|access-date=8 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512010644/http://www.casanovamalayalammovie.com/gallery/mohanlals-new-photos|archive-date=12 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> will start shooting from 14 September,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecompleteactor.com/movie_updates.php|title=Casanovva third schedule from September|access-date=18 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923151912/http://www.thecompleteactor.com/movie_updates.php|archive-date=23 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fourth schedule Start shooting from 20 October at [[Bangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casanovamalayalammovie.com/news/casanova-starts-final-schedule-in-bangalore|title=Fourth schedule Start shooting from October 20 at Bangalore|access-date=18 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023214348/http://www.casanovamalayalammovie.com/news/casanova-starts-final-schedule-in-bangalore|archive-date=23 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The remaining song was shot in the Last schedule that commenced from 12 December at [[Cape Town]], South Africa.

==Release==

Casanovva released theatres in India on 26 January 2012; 138 theatres in Kerala and 64 theatres outside Kerala making it the widest release for a Malayalam film, with simultaneous opening in [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]] and other Indian cities. The film released overseas in February 2012.

==Reception==

===Critical response===
The film received negative reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2012/01/26/review-casanova/ |title=Review: Casanova {{!}} MOVIERAGA |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301023153/http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2012/01/26/review-casanova/ |archive-date=1 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.nalamidam.com/archives/9326 കാസനോവ അഥവാ കിടപ്പറയിലെ ഉരുപ്പടികള്‍ {{!}} Nalamidam] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323162111/http://www.nalamidam.com/archives/9326 |date=23 March 2012 }}</ref>
* ''Moviebuzz'' from ''[[Sify]]'' called the film as "below average" while commented that "Casanovva perhaps has some nice moments but you would need real patience to spot them".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/casanovva-review-malayalam-14989972.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131221016/http://www.sify.com/movies/casanovva-review-malayalam-14989972.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-01-31|title=Casanovva fails to impress|publisher=Sify}}</ref>
* ''Nowrunning.com'' rated {{Rating|2|5}}, describing the movie as a "wish-wash film".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7976/malayalam/casanova/3534/review.htm|title=Casanovva review|publisher=Nowrunning.com|author=Veeyen|date=2012-01-29}}</ref>
* ''[[Rediff]]'' gave the movie {{Rating|2|5}} and said that "Casanovva disappoints big time".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-casanovva-disappoints-big-time/20120127.htm|title=Casanovva disappoints big time|publisher=[[Rediff]]|author=Paresh C. Palicha|date=27 January 2012|access-date=2012-01-29}}</ref>
* ''Metromatinee.com'' review said "if Casanovva works even just a bit, it's because of Mohanlal".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/Review/Casanovva%20Review-149-1|title=Casanovva Review|publisher=Metromatinee|author=|date=27 January 2012|access-date=2012-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128200833/http://www.metromatinee.com/Review/Casanovva%20Review-149-1|archive-date=28 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''IndiaGlitz.com'' called the film as "a stylish flick" and said that "Casanovva is one film that may satisfy the fans of the star and those who like technically sound, slickly made films".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/10986.html |title=Casanovva – Is a stylish flick |publisher=IndiaGlitz.com |author= |date=29 January 2012 |access-date=2012-01-29}}</ref>
* ''Oneindia.in'' said "Even the glamorous looking babes in short and skimpy clothes could not save Casanovva from the disastrous plot of the film".<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/reviews/2012/casanova-movie-review-270112.html Casanova – Movie Review | Reviews – Oneindia Entertainment]</ref>

[[Sify]] and [[Rediff.com|Rediff]] listed Casanovva #1 in their lists of Most Disappointing Malayalam Films of 2012.<ref name="rediff.com">http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-the-most-disappointing-malayalam-films-of-2012/20130118.htm</ref><ref name="sify.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130104055543/http://www.sify.com/movies/10-disappointing-films-of-2012-imagegallery-malayalam-nbdlvqeidie.html?post_ad=1 sify.com]</ref>

===Box office===
The film had a large opening, collecting {{INR}} 2.06 crore, thanks to the 1,000 first-day shows, the highest ever for a Malayalam movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theaterbalcony.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/casanovva-box-office-performance-theater-balcony/ |title=Casanovva Box Office Performance – Theater Balcony « Theater Balcony |publisher=Theaterbalcony.wordpress.com |date=29 January 2012 |access-date=2012-03-15}}</ref> However, as [[word of mouth]] spread, the collections caused drop<ref name="blogspot1">{{cite web|last=Verdicts |first=Boxoffice |url=http://boxofficeverdicts.blogspot.in/2012/02/casanovva-boxoffice-huge-flop-in.html |title=BOXOFFICE VERDICTS: Casanovva Boxoffice – Huge fall in collections in Week II |publisher=Boxofficeverdicts.blogspot.in |date=12 February 2012 |access-date=2012-03-27}}</ref> in the subsequent days. The film grossed above 30[[Crore|cr]] from worldwide boxoffice .<ref name="timesofindia1">{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS1JLTy8yMDEyLzAzLzE0I0FyMDE5MDE=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom |title=Ranjith's triple treat |publisher=Epaper.timesofindia.com |date=14 March 2012 |access-date=2012-03-27}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://mangalam.com/index.php?page=detail&nid=590224&lang=malayalam Mangalam]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Casanovva
| type = film
| artist = [[Gopi Sundar]] [[Alphons Joseph]] Gowri Lakshmi
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album cover for ''Casanovva''
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2012|1|26}}
| recorded = Sunsa Digital Work Station, [[Chennai]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:06
| label = Satyam Audios<ref>{{cite web|url=http://satyamaudiosonline.com|title=Casanovva's Audio is released officially into the markets on December 2nd through Satyam Audios|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831103249/http://satyamaudiosonline.com/|archive-date=31 August 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| producer = Dr. C. J. Roy
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The soundtrack features four songs composed by [[Gopi Sundar]], [[Alphons Joseph]] and Gowri Lakshmi, with lyrics by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]], [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]], Gowri Lakshmi, [[Rosshan Andrrews|Rosshan]] and Sanjay. The background score of the film has been composed by [[Gopi Sundar]]. The audio rights were acquired by Satyam Audio on a price of {{INRConvert|12|m}}.<ref>[http://boxofficeverdicts.blogspot.in/2012/02/casanovva-takes-record-opening-at.html BOXOFFICE VERDICTS: Casanovva takes a record opening at the Boxoffice - Grosses 9.20 Crore in Opening Week]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Composer !! Lyricist !! Duration
|-
| 1 || "Omanichumma" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Najim Arshad]], [[Roopa Revathi]], Kalyani, [[Gopi Sundar]] ||Gopi Sundar || [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] || 5:11
|-
| 2 || "Hey Manohara" || [[Blaaze]], Gopi Sundar, [[Pop Shalini]], Balu Thankachan, Priya, Feji || Gopi Sundar || Blaaze, Gopi Sundar, Jelujay, [[Rosshan Andrrews|Rosshan]], Sanjay || 3:27
|-
| 3 || "Sakhiye || [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Shweta Mohan|Shweta]] || Gowri Lakshmi, Gopi Sundar || Gowri Lakshmi || 3:13
|-
| 4 || "Kanna Neeyo || Sayanora || [[Alphons Joseph]] || [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]] || 3:24
|-
| 5 || "Casanovva Theme Song || [[Mohanlal]], [[Priya Himesh]], [[Ranina Reddy]], Gopi Sundar || Gopi Sundar || || 3:18
|-
| 6 || "Sakhiye" (Second version) || Gopi Sundar, Shweta || Gowri Lakshmi, Gopi Sundar || Gowri Lakshmi || 3:13
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110201185002/http://casanovva.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1815633|Casanovva}}

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