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{{Infobox film
| name = How Old Are You
| image = how old are you.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rosshan Andrrews]]
| producer = [[Listin Stephen]]
| writer = [[Bobby Sanjay]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Kunchacko Boban]]<br>[[Manju Warrier]]
| music = [[Gopi Sunder]]
| cinematography = R. Diwakaran
| editing = [[Mahesh Narayanan]]
| studio = Magic Frames
| distributor = Central Pictures & Tricolor Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|5|17|[[Kerala]]}}
| runtime = 141 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''How Old Are You''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Rosshan Andrrews]], written by [[Bobby Sanjay]] and produced by [[Listin Stephen]]. It stars [[Manju Warrier]], [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Kaniha]], [[Lalu Alex]] and Amritha Anil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11636/malayalam/how-old-are-you/index.htm |title=How Old Are You? Malayalam Movie - Preview, Trailers, Gallery, Review, Events, Synopsis |publisher=Nowrunning.com |access-date=2014-02-03 |archive-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223082341/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11636/malayalam/how-old-are-you/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/97995.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928062521/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/97995.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |title=Manju to ask 'How Old are you' ? - Malayalam Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=2013-09-26 |access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref> This film marks the return of Manju Warrier after a 15-year sabbatical break from the industry.<ref>Rajaneesh Vilakudy (20 May 2014). [https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/How-Old-Are-You-is-not-Manju-Warriers-real-life-story/articleshow/35395851.cms "How Old Are You is not Manju Warriers real life"]. ''Bangalore Mirror''. Retrieved 12 January 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roshith |first=Sivalakshmi |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/How-Old-Are-You-Unveiling-the-Male-Female-Bond/2013/12/05/article1927850.ece#.UzM3-vl5P_E |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208043700/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/How-Old-Are-You-Unveiling-the-Male-Female-Bond/2013/12/05/article1927850.ece?#.UzM3-vl5P_E |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2013 |title=How Old Are You: Unveiling the Male-Female Bond |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref> The film was released on 17 May 2014. It received positive reviews from critics and was a major commercial success of the year at the box office.<ref name=2014BO>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-entertainment/2014-when-little-gems-outclassed-big-guns-in-southern-cinema/article1-1298300.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219164947/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-entertainment/2014-when-little-gems-outclassed-big-guns-in-southern-cinema/article1-1298300.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2014|title=2014: When little gems outclassed big guns in southern cinema |date=19 December 2014 |access-date=12 January 2015|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> The movie was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[36 Vayadhinile]]'' with [[Jyothika]].<ref name="PrimeGlitz Media">{{cite web|title=Jyothika to return in how old are you tamil remake|url=http://primeglitz.in/jyothikas-36-vayadhinile/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414044631/http://primeglitz.in/jyothikas-36-vayadhinile/|archive-date=14 April 2015|access-date=3 April 2015|publisher=PrimeGlitz Media}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The story is centered on 36-year-old Nirupama, who works as a clerk in the Revenue Department. Her husband is Rajeev Narayanan who works at Akashavaani and aspires to migrate to Ireland. Nirupama can't accompany him as most Irish companies turn down her job applications. There is nothing interesting about her life; she leads a normal life but craves change.

One fine day, she gets an invitation from the President and gets summoned to the IG's office and learns that the [[President of India]] would like to have a conversation with her, after a question which her daughter posed to the President who came to the school. Unfortunately, Nirupama faints in-front of the President and the meeting turns out to be a disaster. Post this, she becomes the laughing stock on Facebook. Nirupama is then faced with the issue of being criticized by her family members. Later Nirupama gets in a situation where she has to watch her husband and daughter fly to [[Ireland]].

Susan David, her old classmate, a successful businesswoman, reminds her of the woman she used to be and inspires her to rediscover her younger self. Nirupama then explains her situation, when she met the president, to the social media and clears her name. Her inability to rise up to her daughter's expectations and the discomfiture of her husband being mistaken for her younger brother further troubles her. Nirupama had a habit of having a vegetable garden on her roof, without the usage of chemicals or pesticides.

One day Nirupama visits an old woman whom she would meet every day on her bus. Both of them don't even know their names, and when she gets to know that the woman is sick, Nirupama turns up at her house with her own vegetable. The old woman thanks her for the time she spent for her and for reminding her that she is not alone in this world. News of her pure vegetables spreads as the sick woman shares them with her employer.

The same employer turns out to be a well-off businessman and is impressed by the quality of the vegetables. He asks Nirupama if she could provide vegetables for his daughter's wedding in four months. For this Nirupama encourages all her neighbors to cultivate vegetables on their rooftops as well, which turns out to be a huge success. In between, Nirupama's daughter calls her to Ireland, but she hesitates as she has much work remaining, including finishing the commitment to supply vegetables for the wedding. Her husband is not happy with this hesitation and implies strongly that she needs to drop everything to come and help her daughter in Ireland. He says that she is neglecting her duties and her daughter. Nirupama reminds her husband to expect only what is given to her.

Her friend Susan David encourages her to present at a seminar with important people as an audience, including a State Minister and Collector. Her topic of biofarming by prioritizing organic vegetable gardens in the design of all housing projects influenced all the officials who appoint her as the lead visionary in making this a reality in Kerala. Once again the President meets her and her family; this time to discuss the vision of expanding Nirupama's biofarming idea nationwide.

The meeting turned out to be a successful one. Nirupama is finally able to answer the question that her daughter asked the president. "Who decides the expiry date of a woman's dreams?" The transformation of her character from a depressed woman to a steady and sprightly lady is complete and the movie ends.

==Cast==
* [[Manju Warrier]] as Nirupama Rajeev
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Rajeev Narayanan
* [[Kaniha]] as Susan David, Nirupama's friend (extended cameo appearance)
* [[Muthumani]] as Sashikala
* Amritha Anil as Lekshmi Rajeev, Nirupama and Rajeev's daughter
* [[Vinay Forrt]] as Jayachandran
* [[Siddhartha Basu]] as [[President of India]]
* [[Lalu Alex]] as [[Inspector general|I. G.]] Karthikeyan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Narayanan, Rajeev's father
* [[Kalaranjini]] as Rajeev's mother
* [[Sethu Lakshmi]] as Madhaviyamma
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Nirupama's mother
* [[Thesni Khan]] as Rani
* [[Idavela Babu]] as Bhaskaran, Superintendent
* [[Prem Prakash]] as Simon sir
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Setharaman Iyer
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as Benny
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|D. I. G]]. Stephen Varghese [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* Vaishak Uthaman as the official IT Staff, Kochi Police
* [[Jayakrishnan]] as Mohan Varma, District Collector
* [[Shankar Ramakrishnan]] as Minister Jayakumar
* [[Jayaraj Warrier]] as Sivankutty
* Jayesh Pazhanimala
* Vaigha Rose as Suhra

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = How Old Are You
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Gopi Sundar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|05|10|}}
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio = Sound Factory
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=07|s=20}}
| language = Malayalam
| label = [[Muzik 247]]
| producer = [[Gopi Sundar]]
| prev_title = [[Mr. Fraud]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Bangalore Days]]
| next_year = 2014
}}

The film's soundtrack contains 3 songs, all composed by [[Gopi Sundar]] and Carnival Band. Lyrics by Hari Narayanan, [[Rafeeq Ahamed]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Vijanathayil"
| [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
| 2
| "Vaa Vayassu Cholli"
| [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
|-
| 3
| "Happy Birthday"
| Carnival Band
|}

==Reception==
===Critical reaction===
[[Sify]]'s reviewer rated the film as "watchable" and wrote, "Just like the 2012 Bollywood film ''[[English Vinglish]]'' that marked the return of [[Sridevi]], director [[Rosshan Andrrews]]’s How Old Are You brings back the terrific Manju Warrier, who stayed away from the movies for 14 years."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140518162557/http://www.sify.com/movies/how-old-are-you-review-malayalam-15055812.html "Movie Review : 'How Old Are You'"] Retrieved 21 May 2014.</ref> Veeyen of Nowrunning.com stated that "Roshan Andrews in his film 'How Old Are You' takes us along on a woman's quest to unearth her long buried identity. Armed with a bravura performance by Manju Warrier, this superbly acted and emotionally engaging drama is a keeper of a film, and quite an impressive one at that."<ref name="nowrunning1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11636/malayalam/how-old-are-you/4687/review.htm |title=How Old Are You Review - Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref name="Return of the heroine">{{cite web|title=Return of the heroine|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/return-of-the-heroine/article6020886.ecel|first=Sharika|last=C|date=18 May 2014|access-date=6 December 2021|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

Sharika C. of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, "A must-watch, the film is also her [Manju Warrier's] way of making a statement – that age does not matter and you are never too old to chase your dreams. Ab ki baar, Manju Warrier!" She cited the film as "one of those rare films that will bring crowds to the theatre just to watch a middle-aged female protagonist perform" and named it as one of [[Kunchacko Boban]]'s best performances.<ref name="Return of the heroine"/> Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 3/5 and said, "How Old Are You is a good watch not just because it is the comeback film of Manju Warrier, but also because it has got a good story to tell."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-how-old-are-you-is-impressive-south/20140519.htm |title=Review: How Old Are You is impressive - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref> Metromatinee.com called the film "Light hearted yet weighty."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/movie-review/how-old-are-you-movie-review-480 |title=How Old Are You Movie Review |publisher=Metromatinee.com |date=2014-05-17 |access-date=2014-06-12}}</ref>

===Box office===
''How Old Are You?'' was a commercial success. In [[Kerala]] alone, the film earned a distributor's share of approximately {{INR}}5 [[crore]] from 77 screens in 25 days run.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Box-Office â€" April 10 to June 15 â€" Summer Hits |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15057846 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192033/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15057846 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |url-status=dead |date=17 June 2014}}</ref> The film collected {{USD}}78,897 from the United Kingdom in three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/yearly/?yr=2014&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=3&p=.htm|title=United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=30 December 2014}}</ref>

==Awards==
; [[2014 Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |title="State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813003515/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/state-film-awards-mammootty-nivin-pauly-dulquer-manju-.html |archive-date=13 August 2015 |work=Malayala Manorama|date=10 August 2015}}</ref>

* '''Won''', [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] - Sethulakshmi
* '''Won''', [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Singer]] - [[Shreya Ghoshal]] – "Vijanathayil paathivazhi"

; [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |title="Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092825/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |archive-date=29 January 2016 |work=Filmfare|date=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405-3.html#descArticle "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)"]. ''Filmfare''. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.</ref>
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam|Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] - [[Manju Warrier]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam|Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
* Nominated, Best Film
* Nominated, Best Director - [[Rosshan Andrrews]]
* Nominated, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Sethulakshmi

==Remakes==
''How Old Are You?'' was remade into Tamil as ''[[36 Vayadhinile]]'' in 2015, with [[Jyothika]], marking her comeback to films after an eight-year hiatus,<ref name="PrimeGlitz Media"/> while [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Abhirami (actress, born 1983)|Abhirami]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Delhi Ganesh]] and [[Siddhartha Basu]] appear in other prominent roles.The film released on 15 May 2015 and met with positive reviews by praising Jyothika's performances, for which she was awarded [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor - South|Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] at 63rd Britannia South Filmfare Awards.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702102328/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-63rd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-13996.html|url-status=dead|title=Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)|archive-date=2 July 2016|website=filmfare.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=24 October 2014 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/actor-rahman-joins-tamil-remake-of-how-old-are-you/ |title=Actor Rahman joins Tamil remake of 'How Old Are You' |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Indo Asian News Service]] |location=Chennai |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=9 March 2015 |title=Jyothika's 'How Old Are You' remake titled '36 Vayadhinile' |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/jyothikas-how-old-are-you-remake-titled-36-vayadhinile/ |work=The Indian Express |agency=Indo Asian News Service |location=Chennai |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{facebook|HowOldAreYou|''How Old Are You''}}
* {{IMDb title|3737580}}
{{Rosshan Andrrews}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Gopi Sundar]]
[[Category:2014 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2014 Indian films]]

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