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{{Infobox film
| name = Queen
| image = Poster of Malayalam Movie Queen.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Dijo Jose Antony]]
| producer = Shibu K. Moideen<br>Rinshad V
| writer = Sharis Mohammed<br>Jebin Joseph Antony
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Saniya Iyappan]]
* [[Dhruvan]]
* [[Ashwin Jose]]
* Eldho Mathew
* Arun H. Das
}}
| music = [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| cinematography = Suresh Gopi
| editing = Sagar Dass
| studio = Arabian Dreams Entertainment
| distributor = Central Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|1|12|India}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| runtime = 157 minutes
}}

'''''Queen''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film|drama]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Dijo Jose Antony]] and produced by Arabian Dreams Entertainment Co by Shibu K Moideen & Rinshad Vellodathil. It features [[Saniya Iyappan]] as a student in Mechanical Engineering batch.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen, a film on a girl in Mechanical Engineering batch|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/queen-a-film-on-a-girl-in-mechanical-engineering-batch/articleshow/56894685.cms|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> The idea was inspired from the 2015 Onam Celebration that took place in [[College of Engineering, Adoor|College of Engineering Adoor]], Pathanamthitta, which was a massive controversy, and Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, [[Alappuzha]] an institution in Kerala where a mass gang of boys and their only female classmate of the Mechanical Engineering Department made a dramatic entry making it a unique event becoming viral on internet, too.<ref>{{Citation|title=Adoor IHRD engineering college students used FIRE engine for Onam Celebration| date=23 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NXH4bStBmM|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>

''Queen'' was released in India on 12 January 2018, where it became a commercial success at the box office. [[Saniya Iyappan]] won [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South]] for her performance in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=Filmfare|date=21 December 2019|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> It was remade in Tamil as ''[[Friendship (2021 film)|Friendship]]'' in 2021 starring [[Harbhajan Singh]], [[Arjun Sarja]] and Losliya Mariyanesan.

==Plot==
Chinnu is a first semester [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical branch]] student, who joins the college and soon becomes a lovable character within the entire first year batch of the college. Her classmates discover that she is an orphan and a cancer patient. During her time at the hospital, Chinnu's friends keep her company and makes friends with other patients. Chinnu recovers from the cancer through chemotherapy and surgery, where she visits college during [[Onam]] celebrations just to have fun with her friends and enjoy the campus life. Chinnu returns home in the evening to recuperate completely, but she gets kidnapped and sexually assaulted causing her death. Chinnu's friends and the people from the community fight for justice, where Adv. Mukundan also helps them. The real culprits are caught and delivered a death sentence by the trial court. In the aftermath, the students turn to social services and the film ends with the message that "women are not opportunities, but responsibilities of men".

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Adv. Mukundan Unni (Extended Cameo) (Character from the movie [[Meesa Madhavan]])
* [[Saniya Iyappan]] as Chinnu
* [[Dhruvan]] as Balu
* [[Aswin Jose]] as Muneer / Kooli
* Eldho Mathew as Eldho
* Arun Haridas as Jaban
* Sooraj Kumar as Varghese Kurien / Varkichan
* Sam Sibin as Shankar / Gymman
* Muhasin Moozi as Shyam / Shyama
* Jenson Alappat as Madapravu Ajith
* [[Vijayaraghavan]] as Principal Alex Abhraham
* [[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]] as Adv. Kaaloor
* [[Kalasala Babu]] as Judge
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as Minister
* Junice I V as Comrade Naushadikka
* Midhun A. E. as Senior student
* Monika Thomas Puthuran as Eliza
* Sunil K Babu as Viswaroopan (Buji)
* [[Niyas Backer]] as Head of Mechanical Department
* [[Dijo Jose Antony]] as Professor at Mechanical Department, Signing Professor at Marriage (Guest Appearance)
* [[Aneesh G Menon]] as Minister's assistant
* [[Sethu Lakshmi]] as Mother Thresiamma
* [[Santhosh Keezhattoor]] as Bride's father
* Malini Sivaraman as Bride's friend
* [[Baby Meenakshi]] as Bride's sister
* Jaimi Afzal as Bride
* [[Leona Lishoy]]
* Deepika Mohan as Balu's mother
* Hochimin K C
* Unni Meghalan as Unni
{{colend}}

==Production==
The movie was produced by Shibu K Moideen and Rinshad Vellodathil, from the studio Arabian Dreams Entertainment.

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Queen
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Jakes Bejoy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|1|3}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Filmi]]
| length =
| label = [[Satyam Audios]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[10 Endrathukulla (soundtrack)|10 Endrathukulla]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Mannar Vagaiyara]]
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Queen
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Lal Anthem
| single1date = 23 January 2018
}}
}}
The original songs for the film were composed by [[Jakes Bejoy]], with lyrics written by [[Joe Paul (lyricist)|Joe Paul]], Sharis Muhammed, and Jyothish T. Kasi. The soundtrack album was released by [[Satyam Audios]] on 3 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|author=Satyam Audios|title=Queen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/queen-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1331342208|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102117/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/queen-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1331342208|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2018|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=16 March 2018|date=3 January 2018}}</ref> [[Dijo Jose Antony]] and Arun Nandakumar choreographed the songs "Saare Njangal" and "Podi Parane" respectively.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Queen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Saare Njangal
| extra1 = Jakes Bejoy, [[Benny Dayal]], Ziya Ul Haque, Kavitha Gopi, Zonobia Safar
| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Aarandda
| extra2 = Ajaey Shravan, Kesav Vinod, Jakes Bejoy
| length2 = 2:04

| title3 = Vennilave
| extra3 = [[K. S. Harisankar]], [[Sooraj Santhosh]], Ziya Ul Haque, Ajaey Shravan
| length3 = 5:27

| title4 = Podipaarana
| extra4 = Ajaey Shravan, Kesav Vinod, Sunilkumar P. K.
| length4 = 4:35

| title5 = Ponnumkasavinte
| extra5 = [[Neha Nair]]
| length5 = 4:24
}}

==Release==
The film was released on 12 January 2018 across 84 theaters in [[Kerala]].

==Reception==
===Critical response===
Arjun R Krishnan from ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' has written that 'Queen', the debut work by director [[Dijo Jose Antony]], presents quite a few contemporary issues in a titillating cinematic wrap and rated the movie 3.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen: placing friendship as a panacea.|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2018/01/12/queen-quick-review-absorbingly-beautiful.html|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

The film, however, was not received well by some critics. [[Anna M. M. Vetticad|Anna MM Vetticad]] of [[Firstpost]] refused to rate the film, calling it a 'non-film', and was outraged by the fact that this 'nondescript' film managed to get released not only in Kerala, but outside it as well, when far superior films were struggling to find theaters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/queen-movie-review-this-is-not-a-review-this-is-a-protest-4334535.html|title=Queen movie review: This is not a review, this is a protest|date=2018-02-04|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> Sowmya Rajendran of [[The News Minute]] wrote that the film does a disservice to rape survivors by suggesting that the rape and murder of the female protagonist in the film is tragic only because she was an orphan, a cancer patient, and blameless in all respects. She also criticized the film's concluding message that men should see women as their responsibility and assume the role of their protectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/its-blameless-victim-malayalam-film-queen-does-disservice-rape-survivors-75917|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-09-03|title=With its 'blameless victim', Malayalam film 'Queen' does a disservice to rape survivors|date=5 February 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt6774420}}

[[Category:Indian coming-of-age films]]
[[Category:Films set in universities and colleges]]
[[Category:2018 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s coming-of-age films]]
[[Category:2018 thriller films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jakes Bejoy]]
[[Category:Indian legal drama films]]

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