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	\| producer = Manju Badusha<br/>Haseeb Haneef		\| producer = Manju Badusha<br/>Haseeb Haneef
	\| writer = Shani Khader		\| writer = Shani Khader
	\| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br/>[[Surabhi Santosh]]<br/>[[Divya Pillai]]		\| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br/>[[Surabhi Santosh]]<br/>[[Baburaj (actor)\|Baburaj]]<br>[[Divya Pillai]]
	\| music = Vishnu Mohan Sithara		\| music = Vishnu Mohan Sithara
	\| cinematography = Sameer Haq		\| cinematography = Sameer Haq
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	'''''My Great Grandfather''''' is a 2019 [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam-language]] family-drama film starring [[Jayaram]], [[Surabhi Santosh]], [[Divya Pillai]] and directed by [[Aneesh Anwar]]. The cinematography was handled by Sameer Haq and the film was bankrolled by Achicha Cinemas, which previously produced [[Kunchacko Boban]]-starrer [[Kuttanadan Marpappa]]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/27/my-great-grandfather-is-a-comedy-of-errors-1982272.html\|title=My Great Grandfather is a comedy of errors\|last=Shrijith\|first=Sajin\|date=27 May 2019\|newspaper=The New Indian Express\|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayaram-sings-his-film-grand-father-94916\|title=Jayaram Sings For Grand father}}</ref>		'''''My Great Grandfather''''' is a 2019 [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam-language]] family-drama film starring [[Jayaram]], [[Surabhi Santosh]], [[Baburaj (actor)\|Baburaj]], [[Divya Pillai]] and directed by [[Aneesh Anwar]]. The cinematography was handled by Sameer Haq and the film was bankrolled by Achicha Cinemas, which previously produced [[Kunchacko Boban]]-starrer [[Kuttanadan Marpappa]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/27/my-great-grandfather-is-a-comedy-of-errors-1982272.html\|title=My Great Grandfather is a comedy of errors\|last=Shrijith\|first=Sajin\|date=27 May 2019\|newspaper=The New Indian Express\|access-date=18 September 2019\|archive-date=25 September 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925005113/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/27/my-great-grandfather-is-a-comedy-of-errors-1982272.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayaram-sings-his-film-grand-father-94916\|title=Jayaram Sings For Grand father\|date=12 January 2019 \|access-date=6 July 2019\|archive-date=6 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706112928/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayaram-sings-his-film-grand-father-94916\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	The switch on ceremony of the film garnered a lot of media attention as it was attended by the superstars of Malayalam cinema [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]].<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-and-mohanlal-at-jayarams-grandfathers-pooja-function/articleshow/66920304.cms\|title=Mammootty and Mohanlal at Jayaram's Grandfather's pooja function}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/mohanlal-and-mammootty-to-kick-start-jayarams-new-movie-grandfather/\|title=Mohanlal And Mammootty To Kick Start ~~Jayaram’s~~ New Movie Grandfather}}</ref>		The switch on ceremony of the film garnered a lot of media attention as it was attended by the superstars of Malayalam cinema [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-and-mohanlal-at-jayarams-grandfathers-pooja-function/articleshow/66920304.cms\|title=Mammootty and Mohanlal at Jayaram's Grandfather's pooja function\|newspaper=The Times of India \|date=21 December 2018 \|access-date=6 July 2019\|archive-date=24 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124120329/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-and-mohanlal-at-jayarams-grandfathers-pooja-function/articleshow/66920304.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/mohanlal-and-mammootty-to-kick-start-jayarams-new-movie-grandfather/\|title=Mohanlal And Mammootty To Kick Start Jayaram's New Movie Grandfather\|date=30 November 2018 \|access-date=6 July 2019\|archive-date=6 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706112915/https://silverscreen.in/news/mohanlal-and-mammootty-to-kick-start-jayarams-new-movie-grandfather/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/first-look-of-jayarams-my-great-grandfather-released/articleshow/68921049.cms \|title=First look of Jayaram's My Great Grandfather released \|newspaper=The Times of India \|date=17 April 2019 \|access-date=16 November 2021 \|archive-date=7 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907093241/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/first-look-of-jayarams-my-great-grandfather-released/articleshow/68921049.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The film was shot mainly in [[Alappuzha]], [[Ooty]] and [[Cherthala]] and was released on 7 June 2019.		The film was shot mainly in [[Alappuzha]], [[Ooty]] and [[Cherthala]] and was released on 7 June 2019.This movie was a [[Box-office bomb\|commercial failure]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Thimothy \|title= \|url=}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==

	Michael, a 40-something happy-go-lucky businessman, is in love with Delna, a pretty young girl in her 20s. On the day of their engagement, a young woman named Sharon, also in her 20s, walks in with her son, claiming to be ~~Michael’s~~ daughter turning his carefree life upside down.		Michael, a 40-something happy-go-lucky businessman, is in love with Delna, a pretty young girl in her 20s. On the day of their engagement, a young woman named Sharon, also in her 20s, walks in with her son, claiming to be Michael's daughter turning his carefree life upside down.

	The rest of the film is about discovering whether the girl is, in fact, Michael's biological daughter. The film explores the meaning and importance of family ties and friendship with a comical undertone.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/malayalam-film-my-great-grandfather-unleashes-family-skeletons-1.64534216\|title=Malayalam film ~~‘My~~ Great ~~Grandfather’~~ unleashes family skeletons}}</ref>		The rest of the film is about discovering whether the girl is, in fact, Michael's biological daughter. The film explores the meaning and importance of family ties and friendship with a comical undertone.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/malayalam-film-my-great-grandfather-unleashes-family-skeletons-1.64534216\|title=Malayalam film 'My Great Grandfather' unleashes family skeletons\|date=12 June 2019 \|access-date=6 July 2019\|archive-date=6 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706112914/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/malayalam-film-my-great-grandfather-unleashes-family-skeletons-1.64534216\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	{{colbegin}}		{{colbegin}}
	*[[Jayaram]] as Michael		*[[Jayaram]] as Michael Tharakan
	*[[Surabhi Santosh]] as Sharon		*[[Surabhi Santosh]] as Sharon
			*[[Baburaj (actor)\|Baburaj]] as Shivadas, Michael's friend & sharon's biological father
	*[[Divya Pillai]] as Delna		*[[Divya Pillai]] as Delna
	*[[Unni Mukundan]] as Sam Christy (cameo appearance)		*[[Unni Mukundan]] as Sam Christy, Sharon's husband (cameo appearance)
	*[[~~Baburaj (actor)\|Baburaj~~]] as ~~Shivan~~		*[[Johny Antony]] as Saddham Hussain
			*[[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] as 'Kurukkan' Paulson
			*[[Asha Aravind]] as Pooja, Sivan's Sister
	*[[Ramesh Pisharody]] as Father Gabriel		*[[Ramesh Pisharody]] as Father Gabriel
	*[[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] as 'Kurukkan' Paulson
	*[[Johny Antony]] as Saddham Hussain
	*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as Tharakan Kora, Michael's father		*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as Tharakan Kora, Michael's father
	*[[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Mary, Michael's mother		*[[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Mary, Michael's mother
	*[[Asha Aravind]] as Pooja
	*[[Valsala Menon]] as Kochumol, Michael's grandmother		*[[Valsala Menon]] as Kochumol, Michael's grandmother
	* Master Harish as Mikkie		* Master Harish as Mikkie, Sam's and Sharon's son
			*[[Salim Kumar]] as Illiyas
	*[[Senthil Krishna]] as Vijayan		*[[Senthil Krishna]] as Vijayan
	*[[Salim Kumar]] as Illiyas
	*[[Baiju Santhosh]] as SI Vincent Gomas		*[[Baiju Santhosh]] as SI Vincent Gomas
	* Subhish Sudhi as Baiju		*Subhish Sudhi as Baiju
	* [[Sunil Sukhada]] as Louis		*[[Sunil Sukhada]] as Louis, Delna's father
	*[[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as Shivan's father		*[[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as Chandrappan, Shivan's father
	* Sajan Palluruthi as Lassar		*Sajan Palluruthi as Lassar
	*[[Aristo Suresh]] as Shavaparambil Porinchu		*[[Aristo Suresh]] as Shavaparambil Porinchu, Paulson's father
	* Alankritha Mathew as Nancy		* Alankritha Mathew as Nancy, Sharon's mother
	{{colend}}		{{colend}}

	== Reviews ==		== Reviews ==
	''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a 3 on 5, wrote "The first half drags a bit as the director tries to describe the friendship of Michael and Sivan with some consciously introduced scenes. The tale comes alive in the second half along with humorous situational comedy."; "(Aneesh) Anwar wraps it up with a suspense-filled and sentimental climax which offers a message on friendship and its relevance. Overall, My Great Grandfather is a fun ride that conveys the message that for love and friendship age is not a barrier."<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/my-great-grandfather/movie-review/69692387.cms\|title=MY GREAT GRANDFATHER MOVIE REVIEW}}</ref>		''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a 3 on 5, wrote "The first half drags a bit as the director tries to describe the friendship of Michael and Sivan with some consciously introduced scenes. The tale comes alive in the second half along with humorous situational comedy."; "(Aneesh) Anwar wraps it up with a suspense-filled and sentimental climax which offers a message on friendship and its relevance. Overall, My Great Grandfather is a fun ride that conveys the message that for love and friendship age is not a barrier."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/my-great-grandfather/movie-review/69692387.cms\|title=MY GREAT GRANDFATHER MOVIE REVIEW\|newspaper=The Times of India \|access-date=6 July 2019\|archive-date=6 July 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706195440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/my-great-grandfather/movie-review/69692387.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:2019 films]]		[[Category:2019 films]]
	[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]		[[Category:2019 Malayalam-language films]]
	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Indian drama films]]
	[[Category:~~2010s Malayalam~~-~~language~~ films]]		[[Category:Indian family films]]
			[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
			[[Category:Films about father–son relationships]]
			[[Category:Films shot in Alappuzha]]
			[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = My Great Grandfather
| image = My Great Grandfather.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Aneesh Anwar]]
| producer = Manju Badusha<br/>Haseeb Haneef
| writer = Shani Khader
| starring = [[Jayaram]]<br/>[[Surabhi Santosh]]<br/>[[Divya Pillai]]
| music = Vishnu Mohan Sithara
| cinematography = Sameer Haq
| editing = Renjith Touchriver
| studio = Achicha Cinemas
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2019|06|06|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}

'''''My Great Grandfather''''' is a 2019 [[Malayalam language|Malayalam-language]] family-drama film starring [[Jayaram]], [[Surabhi Santosh]], [[Divya Pillai]] and directed by [[Aneesh Anwar]]. The cinematography was handled by Sameer Haq and the film was bankrolled by Achicha Cinemas, which previously produced [[Kunchacko Boban]]-starrer [[Kuttanadan Marpappa]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/may/27/my-great-grandfather-is-a-comedy-of-errors-1982272.html|title=My Great Grandfather is a comedy of errors|last=Shrijith|first=Sajin|date=27 May 2019|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayaram-sings-his-film-grand-father-94916|title=Jayaram Sings For Grand father}}</ref>

The switch on ceremony of the film garnered a lot of media attention as it was attended by the superstars of Malayalam cinema [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mammootty-and-mohanlal-at-jayarams-grandfathers-pooja-function/articleshow/66920304.cms|title=Mammootty and Mohanlal at Jayaram's Grandfather's pooja function}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/mohanlal-and-mammootty-to-kick-start-jayarams-new-movie-grandfather/|title=Mohanlal And Mammootty To Kick Start Jayaram’s New Movie Grandfather}}</ref>

The film was shot mainly in [[Alappuzha]], [[Ooty]] and [[Cherthala]] and was released on 7 June 2019.

== Plot ==

Michael, a 40-something happy-go-lucky businessman, is in love with Delna, a pretty young girl in her 20s. On the day of their engagement, a young woman named Sharon, also in her 20s, walks in with her son, claiming to be Michael’s daughter turning his carefree life upside down.

The rest of the film is about discovering whether the girl is, in fact, Michael's biological daughter. The film explores the meaning and importance of family ties and friendship with a comical undertone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/malayalam-film-my-great-grandfather-unleashes-family-skeletons-1.64534216|title=Malayalam film ‘My Great Grandfather’ unleashes family skeletons}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Jayaram]] as Michael
*[[Surabhi Santosh]] as Sharon
*[[Divya Pillai]] as Delna
*[[Unni Mukundan]] as Sam Christy (cameo appearance)
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Shivan
*[[Ramesh Pisharody]] as Father Gabriel
*[[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] as 'Kurukkan' Paulson
*[[Johny Antony]] as Saddham Hussain
*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as Tharakan Kora, Michael's father
*[[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Mary, Michael's mother
*[[Asha Aravind]] as Pooja
*[[Valsala Menon]] as Kochumol, Michael's grandmother
* Master Harish as Mikkie
*[[Senthil Krishna]] as Vijayan
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Illiyas
*[[Baiju Santhosh]] as SI Vincent Gomas
* Subhish Sudhi as Baiju
* [[Sunil Sukhada]] as Louis
*[[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as Shivan's father
* Sajan Palluruthi as Lassar
*[[Aristo Suresh]] as Shavaparambil Porinchu
* Alankritha Mathew as Nancy
{{colend}}

== Reviews ==
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a 3 on 5, wrote "The first half drags a bit as the director tries to describe the friendship of Michael and Sivan with some consciously introduced scenes. The tale comes alive in the second half along with humorous situational comedy."; "(Aneesh) Anwar wraps it up with a suspense-filled and sentimental climax which offers a message on friendship and its relevance. Overall, My Great Grandfather is a fun ride that conveys the message that for love and friendship age is not a barrier."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/my-great-grandfather/movie-review/69692387.cms|title=MY GREAT GRANDFATHER MOVIE REVIEW}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|9351220}}

[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]

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