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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Spanish Masala<br />
| image = Spanish-masala_film.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| alt = <br />
| director = [[Lal Jose]]<br />
| producer = Noushad<br />
| writer = [[Benny P. Nayarambalam]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Dileep]]|[[Kunchacko Boban]]|[[Biju Menon]]}}<br />
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Loganathan Srinivasan]]<br />
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]<br />
| studio = Big Screen Productions<br />
| distributor = Plaza Group Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|1|20}}<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/76886.html 'Spanish Masala' from tomorrow – Malayalam Movie News]. IndiaGlitz (2012-01-19). Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref><br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = {{INR}}25-30 [[crore]]<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Spanish Masala''''' is a 2012 Indian [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Lal Jose]]. The film stars [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Kunchacko Boban]] and [[Biju Menon]]. The film was released on 20 January 2012 to mixed-to-positive reviews, but it was average at the box-office.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story set in [[Spain]], and revolves around Charlie ([[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]), an illegal immigrant stranded in [[Madrid]]. To make things worse, he is conversant only in [[Malayalam]]. He gets a job as a cook in an Indian restaurant, as he has some experience in running a roadside eatery in his homeland, run by an expatriate, Majid. In the restaurant he is assigned with the task of serving up various types of dosa and, he comes up with a local variant named Spanish Masala. This turns out to be his passport to employment in the home of an ex-diplomat, who had earlier served in India.<br />
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There he meets the diplomat's daughter Camilla ([[Daniela Zacherl]]), who is visually impaired. She becomes a big time fan of Charlie's Spanish Masala. She is not on talking terms with her father (Javier Sandoval), who is believed to have killed her Indian lover, Rahul ([[Kunchacko Boban]]), the son of her [[Malayali]] nanny, from whom she has learnt to speak Malayalam. Later Camilla starts to get closer to Charlie. Since he can imitate impersonate voices, one servant Pappan (Nelson) leads him to imitate Rahul's voice and keep Rahul's memory alive.<br />
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After some days, she recovers and get gets her eye sight back, but now her dad is no more. A strange incident occurs when Rahul arrives for his funeral. One day, as per Menon's ([[Biju Menon]]) instruction, Charlie cleans Señor's (Camilla's dad) room. He finds a CD which Señor had seen before he died, and from that he finds out that Rahul was sent to [[Portugal]] to avoid the relationship between Camilla and Rahul, by paying him money by Señor. Again Rahul is spared by Charlie.<br />
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As it goes, one day Menon enters a bar where he sees Rahul and another girl dancing together. He went to interrogate about it by following him, when he saw Rahul sitting with some goons and the girl. Later he researched on it, when he came to know that it wasn't a good life for Rahul in Portugal. He sold the factory which Señor offered him and he had taken loan from some goons for gambling and could not repay them. Camilla heard about it and she felt sorrow that she was keeping a crooked lover in her mind. Later Camilla and Menon go back to [[Kerala]], [[India]] to fix marriage between Charlie and Camilla.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Charlie<br />
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Rahul<br />
* [[Biju Menon]] as Menon<br />
* Daniela Zacherl as Camilla<br />
* Javier Sandoval as Spanish ambassador Philp De Albey, Camilla's Father<br />
* Chrys Hobbs Maria de Albey, Sister of Philip<br />
* Clemens Berndorff as Fernado, Son Of Maria de albey<br />
* Raquel Ameghashie as Jennifer, Wife Of Pappan<br />
* Nelson Sooranad as Pappan<br />
* [[Vinaya Prasad]] as Aayamma, Rahul's mother<br />
* [[Kalaranjini]] as Theresa; Charlie's mother<br />
*[[Sivaji Guruvayoor]] as Charlie's Father<br />
* Nandhu Pothuval as Troupe Manager Ravi<br />
* Majeed as Varghese Maash<br />
* Niyas Backer as Mimicry Artist<br />
* Gopalan as Majeed Ikka<br />
* [[Nivin Pauly]] as Mathews ([[Cameo appearance|Cameo]])<br />
* [[Archana Kavi]] as Lily; Charlie's sister (Cameo appearance)<br />
*[[Franco Simon]] as Himself (Cameo)<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was shot in [[Madrid]], the capital of [[Spain]]. One song was shot in [[Vienna]], the capital of [[Austria]], and the remaining portions were shot in [[Cochin]] and [[Alappuzha]] districts of [[Kerala]].<ref>Hooli, Shekhar. (2011-07-23) [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/daniela-zacherl-amy-dileep-spanish-masala-230711-aid0062.html Daniela Zacherl replaces Amy Jackson in Dileep's Spanish Masala – Oneindia Entertainment]. Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2016}} The film portrays several Spanish arts, festivals and sports such as [[bullfighting]], [[flamenco]] dance and [[La Tomatina]] which was the real la tomatina festival shot for the first time in Indian cinema.<ref>[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/preview/238924/ "സ്പാനിഷ് വിശേഷങ്ങള്"]. Mathrubhumi.com (2011-12-21). Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref> [[Daniela Zacherl]], the female lead, is an Austrian model.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120918111037/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-26/news-interviews/29815805_1_amy-jackson-film-hindi-version Daniela Zacherl replaces Amy Jackson – Times Of India]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2011-07-26). Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref><ref>[http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=10866016&tabId=3&BV_ID=@@@ Movies |]. Manorama Online. Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref> She replaced [[Amy Jackson]] who had to drop out due to conflicts with ''[[Ekk Deewana Tha]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dileep starts shooting for Spanish Masala|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-05/news-interviews/29854004_1_amy-jackson-chef-first-malayalam-film|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103125035/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-05/news-interviews/29854004_1_amy-jackson-chef-first-malayalam-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 August 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Music==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Spanish Masala<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Album cover for ''Spanish Masala''<br />
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|12|13}}<br />
| recorded = [[Varsha Vallaki Studios]]<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=24|s=26}}<br />
| label = [[Satyam Audios]]<br />
| producer = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Thambi Vettothi Sundaram]]<br />
| prev_year = 2011<br />
| next_title = [[Ordinary (film)|Ordinary]]<br />
| next_year = 2012<br />
}}<br />
The audio launch was done on 14 December at IMA Hall in [[Kochi]]. Song composer was [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]], the lyrics are penned by R. Venugopal. The soundtrack was rated 6/10 by Music Aloud.<ref>[http://www.musicaloud.com/2011/12/14/spanish-masala-music-review-malayalam-movie-soundtrack/ Spanish Masala – Music Review (Malayalam Movie Soundtrack) |Vidyasagar |Dileep |Kunchacko Boban]. Music Aloud (2011-12-14). Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref><br />
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{|class="wikitable" it's <br />
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!No. !! Song !! Singers<br />
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| 1 || "Akkare Ninnoru" || [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]<br />
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| 2 || "Aareyuthiyaavo" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
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| 3 || "Hayyo Hayyo" || [[Yazin Nizar]], Franco<br />
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| 4 || "Irulil Oru" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Irulil Oru" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Omana" || Nikita Balasubramanian<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|2210993}}<br />
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{{Lal Jose}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Spain]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Alappuzha]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Lal Jose]]<br />
[[Category:Cooking films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about food and drink]]<br />
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