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{{Infobox film
| name = Holidays
| image = Holidays_2010_film.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| alt =
| director = M M Ramachandran ([[Atlas Ramachandran]])
| producer = T. Satheesh Babu
| writer = Mohan Thomas
| starring = [[Vinu Mohan]]<br /> [[Muktha Elsa George|Muktha]] <br/> [[Priya Lal]]<br/> Ranjith Menon <br /> [[Kalabhavan Mani]]
| music = [[Alex Paul]]
| cinematography = Ulpal Datt
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = Cinema Factory Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|11|12}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Holidays''''' is 2010 [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] film directed by M M Ramachandran ([[Atlas Ramachandran]]),<ref name="Vishwasthasthapanam">{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Atlas%20Ramachandran%20to%20direct%20Holidays.-2399-1|title=Atlas Ramachandran to direct "Holidays"|publisher=Metromatinee|access-date=2010-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115221101/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Atlas%20Ramachandran%20to%20direct%20Holidays.-2399-1|archive-date=15 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> starring [[Vinu Mohan]], Ranjith Menon, [[Muktha Elsa George|Muktha]] and [[Priya Lal]] in the lead roles. The film is about a few IT professionals, who arrive at [[Kochi]] and get entangled in a web of problems.

==Plot==
The story involves a bunch of youngsters{{specify|date=April 2014}} Alby ([[Vinu Mohan]]), Janet ([[Muktha Elsa George|Muktha]]), Riya ([[Priya Lal]]),Soumitran (Renjith),Sudhi (Sudheesh) and a few others who are planning the elopement of Sudhi and his lover, since Sudhi's lover is about to get engaged to Vinod ([[Kalabhavan Mani]]) who is also a tough cop.
On the way they rescue a pretty young girl by the name of Lekha (Sruthi Lakshmi) from the hands of a few ruffians, but later find the girl murdered. They flee to a tea estate in [[Munnar]], but the murderer is close at hand.

==Cast==
*[[Vinu Mohan]] as Alby
*[[Muktha (actress)|Muktha]] as Janet
*[[Priya Lal]] as Riya
*[[Rejith Menon]] as Soumitran
*[[Sudheesh]] as Sudhi
*[[Sruthi Lakshmi]] as Lekha Paul
*[[Harishree Ashokan]] as Thangappan
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Vinod
*Anoop Chandran as Veeramani
*Roopasree Asokan
*[[Anil Murali]]
*Karatte Raja
*Nimisha
*[[Urmila Unni]]
*[[Ambika Mohan]] as Vinod's mother
*Mini Arun
*Jolly

==Production==
The film is produced by T. Satheesh Babu, under the banner of Cinema Factory, and directed by businessman and chairman of Atlas Group, M M Ramachandran ([[Atlas Ramachandran]]). It is his first venture as a director, but he has produced certain critically acclaimed films like ''[[Vaishali (film)|Vaishali]]'', ''Dhanam'' etc., and has acted in films like ''[[Arabikatha]]'', ''[[Anandabhairavi (2007 film)|Anandabhairavi]]'' etc.<ref name="Vishwasthasthapanam"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/58324.html|title=Atlas Ramachandran to direct film|publisher=Indiaglitz}}</ref><ref name="preview">[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7819/malayalam/holidays/preview.htm Movie Preview and Synopsis] Nowrunning.com</ref> According to him, the film is aimed at youngsters.<ref name="preview"/>

The filming occurred at various locations in India like [[Bangalore]] and Kochi and on foreign locales as [[Kuala Lampur]].<ref name="preview"/>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Holidays
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Alex Paul]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2010
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Manorama Music]]
| producer = T. Satheesh Babu
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The original score and songs were composed by [[Alex Paul]], with lyrics penned by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]] and Santhosh Varma. The soundtrack received mixed responses. ''Nowrunning'' published a positive review commenting that "Alex Paul's music is the only fair thing in this film."<ref name="NRreview"/> ''Sify'''s review was negative saying, "Alex Paul’s tunes are pretty ordinary". They also commented that "A song pops out every other moment, which is almost always a dream sequence."<ref name="sifyreview"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Artist(s)
|-
| 1
| "Indhumukhi Varumo"
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-
| 2
| "Holidays"
| [[Priya Lal]], [[Vidhu Prathap]]
|-
| 3
| "Pathinathina"
| [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan|Jyotsna]]
|-
| 4
| "Thamara Valla"
| [[Vidhu Prathap]], [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
|-
|}

==Release and reception==
The movie was released on 12 November 2010, in thirty six theatres by Cinema Factory Release.

The film was met with nearly unanimous negative reviews. Several critics reviewed that the movie lacked a good script and the direction by the businn tycoon was worse than poor. A review by ''Nowrunning.com'' said that, "Holidays is a film that seriously lacks a few things, the most prominent among which would be a script that is worthy of being made into a film and more importantly some sensible direction."<ref name="NRreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7819/malayalam/holidays/2809/review.htm|title=Holidays: Movie review|author=VN|publisher=Nowrunning|access-date=2010-11-15}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' reviewed the film saying, "With a ridiculous plot that has been presented as a thriller, Dr.M M Ramachandran’s Holidays is an amateurish attempt, to say the least. The script, visuals, music and the performances doesn’t help in making things better either."<ref name="sifyreview">{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14958843&ctid=5&cid=2428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205232705/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14958843&ctid=5&cid=2428|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-12-05|title=Holidays: Movie review|author=Moviebuzz|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=2010-11-15}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7819/malayalam/holidays/index.htm Nowrunning article]
*[https://archive.today/20130218074440/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/9275/holidays.html OneIndia article]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101205232705/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14958843&ctid=5&cid=2428 Sify review]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101115221101/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Atlas%20Ramachandran%20to%20direct%20Holidays.-2399-1 Metromatinee article]
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