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{{Infobox film
| name = Shutter
| image = Shutter2012.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Joy Mathew (director)|Joy Mathew]]
| producer = Saritha Ann Thomas
| writer = [[Joy Mathew (director)|Joy Mathew]]
| starring = [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] [[Sreenivasan]] [[Vinay Forrt]] [[Sajitha Madathil]] [[Riya Saira]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Shahabaz Aman]] Zubin Imtiaz '''Score:''' Biby Sam Jacob Panikker
| cinematography = [[Hari Nair]]
| editing = [[Bijith Bala]]
| studio = Abra Films
| distributor = Popcorn Entertainments (Australia & New Zealand)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|12|9|[[International Film Festival of Kerala|IFFK]]|2013|2|22|theaterical}}
| runtime = 134 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Shutter''''' is a 2012 Indian [[Malayalam]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by theater actor and playwright [[Joy Mathew (director)|Joy Mathew]] in his directorial debut. The film set and filmed in [[Kozhikode]], stars [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Vinay Forrt]], [[Sajitha Madathil]] and [[Riya Saira]]. [[Renganaath Ravee]] does the sound design, Hari Nair cranks the camera . The film notably features a poem by [[Pablo Neruda]], set to music and sung by Shahabaz Aman.<ref>[http://www.madhyamam.com/news/171781/120607 "പ്രമേയ വൈവിധ്യവുമായി 'ഷട്ടര്‍'"]. (in [[Malayalam]]). ''[[Madhyamam]]''. Retrieved 14 December 2012.</ref> Biby Sam and Jacob Panikker composed the background score for the film.

Claimed to be a part of the new-wave in [[Malayalam cinema]], the film is a [[satire]] about Indian laborers in the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf]] and is set within two days and a night in the city of Kozhikode. The film portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in the city of Kozhikode. The story centers around the mess created by three men — a [[Kerala Gulf diaspora|Gulf Malayali]], a film director and an auto driver — after they meet a strange woman in bizarre circumstance. The film is a moral suspense thriller and according to the director it is "poetical violence on celluloid".

The film had its Indian premiere at the 17th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] and international premiere at the 9th [[Dubai International Film Festival]]. It won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala#IFFK 2012|17th]] [[International Film Festival of Kerala]].<ref name=IFFKaward>{{cite news|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13032215&tabId=1&programId=11565535|title=Curtains down on IFFK, Sta. Nina bags Suvarna Chakoram|date=14 December 2012|newspaper=[[Malayala Manorama]]|publisher=[[Malayala Manorama|Manoramaonline]]|accessdate=15 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111052013/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=13032215&tabId=1&programId=11565535|archive-date=11 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The film was a critical and commercial success,<ref>Deepa Gauri. ''The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013'' 26 December 2013 [[Khaleej Times]] [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2013/December/citytimes_December198.xml&section=citytimes]</ref> which led to its remakes ''[[Shutter (2014 film)|Shutter]]'' (2014) in Marathi and ''[[Oru Naal Iravil]]'' (2015) in Tamil. It was also remade in [[Tulu language|Tulu]] in 2016 as ''Shutterdulai''.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Shutterdulai-First-Remake-in-Tulu/2016/02/18/article3282609.ece</ref> [[Prakash Raj]] remade the movie into Kannada-Telugu bilingual called ''[[Idolle Ramayana]]'' in Kannada and ''[[Idolle Ramayana|Mana Oori Ramayanam]]'' in Telugu.<ref>http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Exploring-new-horizons-more-important-than-money-Prakash-Rai/articleshow/54569813.cms</ref> It was also remade in Punjabi in 2016 as ''[[Lock (film)|Lock]]''.

This is the only movie to have a version in all five South Indian languages. With six remakes, it is one among the second most remade movies in India. It also holds the record for having been remade six times within the shortest period of time ( four years).
<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Shutter-still-room-for-remakes/article16070683.ece/amp/</ref>

==Plot==
Rasheed (Lal) is an NRI working in the Gulf. He comes to his hometown Kozhikode on a vacation for his daughter's engagement. Rasheed has invested in a commercial property next to his house which he has let out to store owners, except for one room. During his holiday, he meets his friends here and they bond every night over a few peg of drinks. During one of these days, Rashid's friend Nanmarayil Suran (Vinay Forrt), an autorickshaw driver, locks him with a prostitute in a garage from the outside to let the two have some fun. He fails to turn up as promised and the two end up spending two nights and one day together in the garage. The rest of the narrative revolves around the embarrassing plight of these two and the lives of Suran, Thankam and Manoharan.

==Cast==
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Rasheed
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Director Manoharan
* [[Vinay Forrt]] as Nanmayil Suran
* [[Sajitha Madathil]] as Thankam, the prostitute
* [[Riya Saira]] as Nyla, Rasheed's daughter
* Nisha Joseph as Rasheed's wife
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]]
* [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]] as S.I. Subhashchandran
* Vijayan Karanthoor
* Appunni Sasi

==Production==
The film marks the directorial debut of [[Joy Mathew (director)|Joy Mathew]], who is a well known face in the Malayalam drama industry and shot to fame in films by portraying the central character in [[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]]'s classic film ''[[Amma Ariyan]]''. Noted theatre actor Sajtha Madathil plays the female lead in the film while ''[[Apoorvaragam]]'' fame [[Vinay Forrt]] plays the role of an autorickshaw driver. The film includes about sixty experienced theatre actors from [[Kerala]] and [[Gulf countries]]. [[Academy Award]]-winning sound designer [[Resul Pookutty]] was initially approached for the film's sound recording.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/resul-pookutty-back-malayalam-shutter-280611-aid0062.html "Resul Pookutty coming back to Malayalam with Shutter"]. [[Oneindia.in]]. Retrieved 14 December 2012.</ref> When he opted out, another noted sound designer [[Renganaath Ravee]] was chosen. The sound mixing was done by [[M. R. Rajakrishnan]]. [[National Film Awards|National award]]-winning cinematographer Hari Nair wields camera for the film. A longtime friend of Joy Mathew, Nair is making his comeback to Malayalam cinema after quite a long gap with this film.<ref>[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/preview/265008/ "ഷട്ടറിലെ കെമിസ്ട്രി "]. (in [[Malayalam]]). ''[[Mathrubhumi]]''. Retrieved 14 December 2012.</ref>

The film was completely shot from Kozhikode and was completed by July 2012.

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack to the film features three songs. The first, is a poem by [[Pablo Neruda]], set to music and sung by Shahabaz Aman. Teenage school student from Kozhikkode, Zubin Imtiaz, was approached to provide a bilingual song, "Kyun". Along with Jacob Panikker, he penned the Hindi lyrics while Joy Mathew provided the Malayalam verse. Zubin and BB Sam composed the music for the song. The third song which is briefly heard sung by Joy Mathew in a cameo appearance in the film, is played during the ending credits. The lyricist of this old folk song is not known.

{{tracklist
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Ee Raathriyil
| extra1 = Shahabaz Aman
| length1 = 3:20
| writer1 = Shahabaz Aman
| title2 = Kyun
| extra2 = Avni Joglekar, Tejas
| length2 = 5:00
| writer2 = Zubin Imtiaz, Jacob Panikker
| title3 = Naadu Kaani
| extra3 = Joy Mathew
| length3 = 2:50
| writer3 = Anonymous
}}

==Release and reception==

===Film festival screening===
The film had its Indian premiere on 9 December 2012 at the 17th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] where it was screened in the International Competition Section.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/two-malayalam-films-for-iffk-competition/59602/|title=Two Malayalam films for IFFK competition|newspaper=Business Standard|date=23 September 2012|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref> The film's international premiere was at the 9th [[Dubai International Film Festival]] where it was screened on 10 December at the Cross Section of Indian Films section.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article1333498.ece|title='Shutter' to premiere at DIFF|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=9 September 2012|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref> The film had won the Silver Crow Pheasant award for the best movie in the Audience Choice section.

===Theatrical release===
The film had its theatrical release on 22 February 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joy Mathew's 'Shutter' to release soon |author=Asha Prakash |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-07/news-and-interviews/35669574_1_joy-mathew-shutter-amma-ariyan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409205736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-07/news-and-interviews/35669574_1_joy-mathew-shutter-amma-ariyan |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2013 |format=Broadsheet |agency=Times News Network |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=Indiatimes.com |location=[[Kochi, India]] |date=7 December 2012 |accessdate=14 December 2012 }}</ref>
Gold Coin Motion Pictures, owned by ace film director, Ranjith Balakrishnan, and Seven Arts pictures has taken the distribution rights.

===Critical response===
Veeyen of Nowrunning.com stated that "Joy Mathew's directorial debut reinstates your faith in fine cinema, and has already made it to my list of the most gratifying films of the year." He also added that "''Shutter'' is a keenly observed drama on human predicament that appears delectably funny at times and palpably poignant at others."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9254/malayalam/shutter/4125/review.htm|title=Shutter - Movie Review|newspaper=Nowrunning|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=24 February 2013}}</ref>

Paresh Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] says "Shutter which has already won critical acclaim deserves to be successful at the box office too."<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-malayalam-film-shutter-is-interesting/20130225.htm</ref>

Rating the film 3 stars out of 5, Dalton L of [[Deccan Chronicle]] says "Joy Mathew’s drama, through an act of trust, forces open the shutters of the conservative eyes of a moralist with double standards, humbles him, and sets him free from the shackles of his sinful thoughts."<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130224/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/shutter-review-moralist-humbled</ref>

The Times of India called Lal's performance "stunning" and said that "Vinay pulls off a performance that overshadows Lal, Sajitha and Sreenivasan."<ref name="toireview">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/18656890.cms|title=Shutter movie review|last=Aswin J Kumar|date=24 February 2013|work=[[Indiatimes]]|accessdate=14 January 2014}}</ref> The Hindu said the film "celebrates the sights and smells of Kozhikode" and while "the twist comes a bit too delayed", the film "fully taps the curiosity factor, making the audience feel for each well-shaped character".<ref name="hindureview">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/of-the-serendipities-of-ordinary-men/article4448470.ece|title=Of the serendipities of ordinary men - The Hindu|date=24 February 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=14 January 2014}}</ref>

film fare awards,

* [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] ([[International Film Festival of Kerala#IFFK 2012|2012]]): Silver Crow Pheasant Award (Rajata Chakoram) for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize)<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/suvarna-chakoram-for-sta-nina/article4202911.ece "Suvarna Chakoram for Sta.Nina"]. ''The Hindu''. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.</ref>

==Remakes==
''Shutter'' has been remade in
several languages and is set to be remade in Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Prakash|first1=Asha|title=Shutter in Punjabi too!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Shutter-in-Punjabi-too/articleshow/46527532.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
|-
| 2014
|''[[Shutter (2014 film)|Shutter]]''
|[[Marathi cinema|Marathi]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Oru Naal Iravil]]''
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]
|-
| 2016
| ''Shutterdulai''
|[[Tulu cinema|Tulu]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Idolle Ramayana]]''
|[[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Mana Oori Ramayanam]]''
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]
|-
|2016
|''[[Lock (film)|Lock]]''
|[[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2522328}}

[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2012 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kozhikode]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]

Shutter (2012 film) - Revision history

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