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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Hallo<br />
| image = Hallo Film.JPG<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Rafi Mecartin]]<br />
| producer = Joy Thomas Shakthikulangara<br />
| writer = Rafi Mecartin<br />
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br/>[[Parvati Melton]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Alex Paul]]<br />
| cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar<br />
| editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]]<br/>Sangeeth Kollam<br />
| studio = Jithin Arts<br />
| distributor = Marikar Release<br />
| released = 5 July 2007<br />
| runtime = 140 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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'''''Hallo''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film written and directed by the [[Rafi Mecartin]] duo. The film stars [[Mohanlal]] and [[Parvathy Melton]], with [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], and [[Samvrutha Sunil]] in important roles. The music was composed by [[Alex Paul]]. The film received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/06sshallo.htm|title=Mohanlal rocks in Hallo|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=6 July 2007|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> Critics praised Mohanlal"s performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/hello-malayalam-movie-review-9187.html|title=Hello Review|work=IndiaGlitz|date=6 July 2007|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> The film was also a major commercial success.<ref name="TH"/> It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Naa Style Veru'' (2009) and in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Manjunatha BA LLB]]'' (2012). The plot of the movie was reported to have been partially borrowed from the 2004 movie ''[[Cellular (film)|Cellular]]''.<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/hallo-review-malayalam-pclwrBidceggh.html</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Sivaraman is a once-brilliant advocate who now seems to be in a self-destructive mode. All the time he is portrayed in a highly intoxicated state. His clients had abandoned him a long time ago. But he has a very devout follower Chandy. Whenever Sivaraman gets into one of his drunken brawls, it is Chandy who rescues him.<br />
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Strangely, that doesn't diminish Sivaraman's public relation skills. After one particularly bad fight, he ends up becoming good buddies with three notorious rowdies in the area: Vadakkancherry Vakkachen / 'Vedakku' Vakkan, Bathery Bappu / Kolakolli and Pattambi Ravi / 'Chattambi' Ravi. Soon, they too join his gang of loyalists.<br />
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The reason why this once-hotshot advocate had hit the bottle is revealed later: he was in love with a girl named Priya. But, his father and brother weren't happy about it. They come up with a very cruel way of ending the relationship. They lock Sivaraman in a room in the house on the day Sivaraman and Priya decided to elope. Priya, unaware of this happening waits for Sivaraman. A group of gangsters see Priya waiting late into the night, molests her and then kills her. When Sivaraman finds out about it, he is devastated and reacts by becoming an alcoholic.<br />
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Then one day, he receives a phone call on his mobile phone from a stranger named Parvathi. She reveals that she is the daughter of a local Marwari banker. On the phone she tells him that her life is in grave danger and begs him to rescue her. The phone call changes his life...<br />
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Parvathi is the daughter of Bada Bhai, the owner of a very successful bank - Dalal & Dalal. The bank is jointly owned by him and his brothers and relatives. They want to take control of the bank by killing Parvathi. When Sivaraman finds out that the threat is from her family, he takes her home and pretends to be her husband.<br />
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Then begins the battle of wits and muscles with her greedy relatives. Slowly, Parvathi gets impressed by his brilliance and ends up falling in love with him.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Mohanlal]] as Advocate Sivaraman Nambiar<br />
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Mahesh Bhai, Saab's brother<br />
*[[Parvati Melton]] as Parvathi <br />
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Chandykunju, Sivaraman's friend<br />
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Bada Saab, Parvathi's father<br />
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Sudheesh Nambiar IPS, Sivaraman's brother<br />
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Advocate M. N. Nambiar, Sivaraman's father<br />
*[[Spadikam George]] as Vadakkancherry Vakkachen aka Vedakku Vakkan, Sivaraman's friend<br />
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Bathery Bappu aka Kolakolli, Sivaraman's friend<br />
*[[Mohan Raj]] as Pattambi Ravi aka Chattambi Ravi, Sivaraman's friend<br />
*[[Kundara Johny]] as Police Commissioner<br />
*[[Jagadish]] as Advocate Thomas Jacob<br />
*[[Rizabawa]] as Dinu Bhai / John Samuel<br />
*[[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Sub Inspector <br />
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Chidambaram <br />
*[[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] as Goon<br />
*[[Ajith Kollam]] as Goon<br />
*[[Fathima Babu]] as Sivaraman's Mother<br />
*[[Saiju Kurup]] as Praveen<br />
*[[Madhu Warrier]] as Susheel Bhai<br />
*[[Samvrutha Sunil]] as Priya, Sivaraman's lover<br />
*[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Sebastian (Cameo)<br />
*[[Ambika Mohan]]<br />
*Sruthy John<br />
*Manka Mahesh <br />
*Remadevi <br />
*Indulekha as Alice Sebastian <br />
*Bindu Murali<br />
*Mini Arun<br />
*Praseetha Menon<br />
*Maya Vishwanath<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Music==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Hallo<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Alex Paul]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 2007<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film]]<br />
| length = 27:36 mins<br />
| label = Satyam Audios<br />
| producer = Joy Thomas<br />
| prev_title = [[Pothan Vava]]<br />
| prev_year = 2006<br />
| next_title = [[Alibhai]]<br />
| next_year = 2007<br />
}}<br />
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The songs were composed by [[Alex Paul]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Track !! Song Title !! Singer(s) !! Raga(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Mazhavillin" || Afsal, [[Manjari Babu|Manjari]], Sangeetha Prabhu || [[Brindabani Sarang]] || 4:18<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Kadukittu" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], Sangeetha Prabhu || || 4:55<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Hallo Hallo" || [[Vidhu Prathap]], [[Shweta Mohan|Swetha]] || || 3:53<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Chellathamare" || [[K. S. Chithra]], Sangeetha Prabhu || [[Abheri]] || 4.36<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Bhajan" || [[Manjari Babu|Manjari]], Akhila, Andriya || || 1:06<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Kadukittu" || Cochin Ibrahim, Sangeetha Prabhu || || 4:55<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Hallo Hallo" || Shweta || || 3:53<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film was released on 56 screens in Kerala. It had the best ever opening day collection for a Malayalam film that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14488750&cid=2362|title='Hallo' - A Super Hit!|access-date=2008-06-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711152923/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14488750|archive-date=11 July 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Hallo'' was a blockbuster at the box office.<ref name="TH">{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=28 December 2007 |title=The year that was |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-year-that-was/article2285164.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705222402/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-year-that-was/article2285164.ece |archive-date=5 July 2020 |access-date=6 July 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=29 December 2007 |title=Malayalam |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/malayalam/article2280826.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225753/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/malayalam/article2280826.ece |archive-date=12 October 2016 |access-date=6 July 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>It was the second highest grosser of the year behind [[Mayavi (2007 film)|Mayavi]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-06-06|title='Annan Thampi' completes fifty days - Malayalam News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/annan-thampi-completes-fifty-days-malayalam-news-39144.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><br />
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==Remakes==<br />
The film was remade in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu]] as ''Naa Style Veru'' (2009) with [[Rajasekhar (actor)|Rajasekhar]] and in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Manjunatha BA LLB]]'' (2012) with [[Jaggesh]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0924225|Hallo}}<br />
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