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{{Infobox film
| name = Double Barrel
| image = Double Barrel film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
*[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]
*[[Santhosh Sivan]]
*[[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
*Shaji Nadesan
*Lijo Jose Pellissery
}}
| writer = Lijo Jose Pellissery
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Prithviraj Sukumaran
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran]]
*Arya
*[[Chemban Vinod Jose]]
*[[Sunny Wayne]]
*[[Swathi Reddy]]
*[[Isha Sharvani]]
}}
| music = [[Prashant Pillai]]
| cinematography = [[Abinandhan Ramanujam]]
| editing = {{Plainlist|
*[[Manoj (Malayalam film editor)|Manoj]]
*[[Sathyaraj Natarajan]]
}}
| studio = August Cinema<br />[[Amen Movie Monastery]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|08|28|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/double-barrel-movie-review-by-audience-live-updates-arya-prithviraj-indrajith-starrer-644528|title='Double Barrel' Movie Review by Audience|work=IBM Times|date=28 August 2015|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-date=30 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830233403/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/double-barrel-movie-review-by-audience-live-updates-arya-prithviraj-indrajith-starrer-644528|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR Convert|16|c}}<ref name="budget">{{cite news |author= Express News Service |title= Star War on Screen |url= http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Star-War-on-Screen/2015/08/24/article2989777.ece |accessdate= 24 August 2015 |work= [[The New Indian Express]] |date= 24 August 2015 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151105105831/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Star-War-on-Screen/2015/08/24/article2989777.ece |archivedate= 5 November 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
| gross =
}}

'''''Double Barrel''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[parody film|parody]] [[gangster film]] written, directed, and co-produced by [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]]. It was jointly produced by August Cinema and [[Amen Movie Monastery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lijo-pellissery-to-start-double-barrel-news-malayalam-offjvqfehcesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120111939/http://www.sify.com/movies/lijo-pellissery-to-start-double-barrel-news-malayalam-offjvqfehcesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2014|title=Lijo Pellissery to start 'Double Barrel'|work=Sify|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> The film stars an [[ensemble cast]], including [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], [[Chemban Vinod Jose]], [[Sunny Wayne]], [[Swathi Reddy]], [[Isha Sharvani]], [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]], [[Poornima Indrajith]], [[Anil Radhakrishnan Menon]], [[Thomas Berly]], [[Sherrin Varghese]], [[Sabumon Abdusamad]], [[Rachana Narayanankutty]], [[Anil Murali]], [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], and [[Pearle Maaney]].<ref>{{cite news|last=C Pillai|first=Radhika|title=Double Barrel to have a huge star cast!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Double-Barrel-to-have-a-huge-star-cast/articleshow/38965270.cms|accessdate=16 October 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times Of India|date=24 July 2014|archive-date=25 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925190559/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Double-Barrel-to-have-a-huge-star-cast/articleshow/38965270.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arya-enters-mollywood-news-malayalam-ojkoHocabhfhc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911014728/http://www.sify.com/movies/arya-enters-mollywood-news-malayalam-ojkoHocabhfhc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2014|title=Arya Enters Mollywood|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=16 October 2017}}</ref> [[Prashant Pillai]] composed the music, while the cinematography and editing were handled by [[Abinandhan Ramanujam]] and [[Manoj (Malayalam film editor)|Manoj]]-[[Sathyaraj Natarajan]].

''Double Barrel'' was released on 28 August 2015. It mostly received mixed to negative reviews from critics and [[Box-office bomb|disappointed at the box office]]. However, the film has achieved a [[cult following]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}}

==Plot==
Laila and Majnu are two precious stones which have value only if they are together. The stones are now possessed by a crime boss called "Don" in [[Goa]], who tries to sell them in order not to lose them to his son, Gabbar, whom he despises. Don approaches two experienced gangsters named Pancho and Vinci and offers it for a price of {{INR}}10 crore, and the duo agrees and asks for a week time to arrange the money. Gabbar's [[underboss]], Billy, learns about this and offers Pancho and Vinci {{INR}}100 crores to buy it. Pancho and Vinci get {{INR}}5 crore from Blacky, which actually belongs to the Tarkovs, a [[Russian mafia|Russian mob]] in Goa. For the remaining {{INR}}5 crore, they plan to rob the [[Indian black money|black money]] of Podiyadis, a local [[hawala]] gang in Kerala. While the deal happens, things get mixed up, which leads to a big [[Gang#Gang violence|gang war]] between all the groups. However, Pancho and Vinchi escape from the gang war with the money and join Laila and Majnu.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Pancho
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as Vinci
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as Majnu
* [[Sunny Wayne]] as Silent
* [[Chemban Vinod Jose]] as Diesel
* Master Varghese as Kid
* [[Isha Sharvani]] as Shaolin Sweety
* [[Swathi Reddy]] as Laila
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] as He (young couple husband)
* [[Pearle Maaney]] as She (young couple wife)
* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)|Vijay Babu]] as Billy
* Steev Thekkanath as Gabbar, Don's son
* [[Thomas Berly]] as Don
* [[Sherrin Varghese]] as Tarkov
* Parvathi Menon as Lady Tarkov
* [[Poornima Indrajith]] as Smitha
* [[Anil Radhakrishnan Menon]] as Mario Benzo/Boss
* Bineesh Kodiyeri as Vincent
* [[Sajid Yahiya]] as Chaplie
* [[Anil Murali]] as Podiyadi Soman
* [[Sabumon Abdusamad]] as Podiyadi Martin
* [[Rachana Narayanankutty]] as Kochumary
* [[Manesh Kumar]] as Ummer
* John as Blacky
* Shaji Nadesan as Unnibaby
* Sujith Vasudev as Husband at hotel, Kid's father
* Muthumani as Wife at Hotel, Kid's mother
* Baiju Thekkekara as Jesus
* Sunny as Uncle Django
{{colend}}

==Production==
''Double Barrel'' was announced on 2014 as a gangster comedy movie in the backdrop of [[Goa]], starring brothers [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] and [[Indrajith Sukumaran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2014/may/21/where-the-wild-meets-the-wit-615585.html|title=Where the Wild Meets the Wit|work=The New Indian Express|date=21 May 2014|access-date=16 October 2017|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043550/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2014/may/21/Where-the-Wild-Meets-the-Wit-615585.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The climax was shot using four Red Dragon 6K cameras.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manu |first1=Meera |title=A keen eye for cinematography |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250418/a-keen-eye-for-cinematography.html |accessdate=9 June 2018 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=25 April 2018 |archive-date=8 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608224827/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250418/a-keen-eye-for-cinematography.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Double Barrel'' was made at an estimated cost of {{INR Convert|16|c}}.<ref name=budget/>

== Release ==
''Double Barrel'' was released in theatres on 28 August 2015. [[Surya TV]] and [[Sun NXT]] bought the satellite and digital rights.<ref name="BO">{{cite web|title=ഓണം റിലീസ്: ബോക്‌സോഫീസ് കളക്ഷനില്‍ മുന്നില്‍ മോഹന്‍ലാലോ മമ്മൂട്ടിയോ?|url=http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/news/onam-releases-2015-box-office-collection-reports-024896.html#slide20953|publisher=[[One India|Filmibeat.com]]|author=Aswini|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=12 September 2015|archive-date=13 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913024339/http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/news/onam-releases-2015-box-office-collection-reports-024896.html#slide20953|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Asha Prakash of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Other than the visual spectacle of seeing some major actors in the industry in their clownish avatars in the most impressive of settings, there is nothing much to engage the viewer. The shooting and killing seem never-ending and the jokes tedious".<ref>{{cite news|author=Asha Prakash|title=Double Barrel Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Double-Barrel/movie-review/48731110.cms|accessdate=23 November 2015|agency=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 August 2015|archive-date=17 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217024012/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Double-Barrel/movie-review/48731110.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Veeyen of ''Nowrunning.com'' gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and criticized the script, musical score, humour and direction, while concluding as "'Double Barrel' sends the spoof genre on a downward spiral with a relentlessly unexciting script. Real crazy indeed".<ref>{{cite web|author=Veeyen|title=Double Barrel Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15473/malayalam/double-barrel/5197/review/|publisher=Nowrunning.com|date=30 August 2015|accessdate=23 November 2015|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211173817/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15473/malayalam/double-barrel/5197/review|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moviebuzz of ''[[Sify.com|Sify]]'' heavily criticized the film and described it as a "flawed experiment", adding that, "The script is messy and some of the characters are so badly written that they just come and go in between without any impact in the whole narrative. The overindulgence of the makers is evident, ignoring the hapless viewers in the process".<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Double Barrel|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/double-barrel-review-Telugu-pi3rDMeefhaef.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024140704/http://www.sify.com/movies/double-barrel-review-Telugu-pi3rDMeefhaef.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2015|website=[[Sify]]|date=30 August 2015|accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> ''IndiaGlitz.com'' gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Double Barrel' not only is the content insane, so is the presentation", and said that the film fails to engage.<ref>{{cite web|author=IndiaGlitz|title=Double Barrel Movie Review - All Bangs But No Fire|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/double-barrel-malayalam-movie-review-19446.html|website=IndiaGlitz.com|accessdate=23 November 2015|date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205013103/http://www.indiaglitz.com/double-barrel-malayalam-movie-review-19446.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Double Barrel
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Prashant Pillai]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = August 26, 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:51
| label = Orange Music
| producer = Prashant Pillai
| prev_title = [[Chandrettan Evideya]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Rockstar (2015 film)|Rockstar]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
[[Prashant Pillai]], who had composed for all of Lijo Jose Pelliserry's earlier films, composed the songs and background score of the film.

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = {{center|{{big|''Double Barrel'' track listing}}}}
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 26:51
| title1 = Athala Pithala
| lyrics1 = Shabaraeesh Varma
| extra1 = Arun Kamath, Shabaraeesh Varma, Rahul R. Govinda, Gagan Baderiya
| length1 = 03:19
| title2 = Om Hare
| lyrics2 = P. S. Rafeeque
| extra2 = Franco
| length2 = 03:30
| title3 = Amour Amour
| lyrics3 = Gilles Denizot (French), [[Prashant Pillai]] (English)
| extra3 = Gilles Denizot
| length3 = 04:57
| title4 = Mohabbat
| lyrics4 = P. S. Rafeeque
| extra4 = [[Shahabaz Aman]], Preeti Pilai
| length4 = 03:45
| title5 = Selfie
| lyrics5 = Shabaraeesh Varma
| extra5 = Shabaraeesh Varma, K. S. Krishnan, [[Prashant Pillai]]
| length5 = 02:45
| title6 = Kadala Varuthu
| lyrics6 = Shabaraeesh Varma
| extra6 = Shabaraeesh Varma
| length6 = 02:36
| title7 = Bum Attam
| lyrics7 = K. S. Krishnan
| extra7 = K. S. Krishnan
| length7 = 02:51
| title8 = Shakeela
| lyrics8 =
| extra8 = [[Prashant Pillai]], Gagan Baderiya
| length8 = 04:40
| title9 = Athala Pithala Reprise
| lyrics9 = Shabaraeesh Varma
| extra9 = Arun Kamath, Shabareesh Varma
| length9 = 01:58
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4930814}}

{{Lijo Jose Pellissery}}

[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:2015 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2015 crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]
[[Category:Films directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery]]

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