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{{short description|2008 film by Joshiy}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Twenty:20
| image = Twenty-20.jpg 
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = [[Joshiy]]
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas]]
| producer = Dileep
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mohanlal]]|[[Mammootty]]|[[Suresh Gopi]]|[[Jayaram]]}}
| music = {{ubl|'''Songs:''' [[Suresh Peters]] [[Berny Ignatius]]|'''Score:''' C. Rajamani}}
| cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]]
| editing = Ranjan Abraham
| studio = [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists|AMMA Films]] Graand Production
| distributor = Manjunatha Release [[Kalasangham Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|11|5}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR|10 million}}<ref>{{Cite web |title='Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record |url=http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=19211 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224050630/http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=19211 |archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref>
| gross = 
}}

'''''Twenty:20''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller film]] written by [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]], directed by [[Joshiy]], produced and distributed by [[Dileep]] through Graand Production and Manjunatha Release. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Mammootty]], [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Jayaram]]. The film was produced on behalf of the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA) as a fundraiser to the [[Malayalam cinema]] support who were struggling financially.<ref>{{Citation |last=The Hindu |title=AMMA office-bearers assume charge |date=June 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062608990400.htm |access-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103043211/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062608990400.htm |archive-date=2013-01-03 |url-status=dead |place=Chennai, India}}</ref> All the actors in AMMA worked without payment in order to raise funds for their welfare schemes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=29 June 2015 |title=Mammootty attends AMMA meeting, discusses plans for raising funds |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/mammootty-attends-amma-meeting-discusses-plans-for-raising-funds-1013085.html |access-date=12 September 2015 |location=[[Kochi]] |agency=[[IBN Live]]}}</ref>

The film features an ensemble cast, which includes almost all major artists in Malayalam cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nicy |date=7 October 2014 |title=Shaji Kailas Confirms Next Film with Mohanlal and Mammootty |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shaji-kailas-confirms-next-film-mohanlal-mammootty-610700 |access-date=12 September 2015 |agency=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Berny-Ignatius]] and [[Suresh Peters]] while C. Rajamani provided background score. The first two-week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|5.72|c}}.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008">{{Citation |last=Sify Movies |title=T:20 International opening |date=21 November 2008 |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14803129 |access-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202095331/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14803129 |archive-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film managed to secure third position (with 7 prints, 4 in [[Chennai]]) in [[Tamil Nadu]]'s box office in its opening week.<ref>{{Citation |last=IndiaGlitz |title='Twenty: 20' makes it to Top 5 |date=9 December 2008 |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/43502.html |access-date=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211062717/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/43502.html |archive-date=11 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The total number of opening prints releasing inside Kerala was 117; outside Kerala, approximately 25 prints were released on 21 November 2014, including 4 prints in the US and 11 prints in the [[UAE]].<ref name="Sify Movies 2008" />

==Plot==
Viswanathan Menon is a retired [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court Chief Justice]] who along with his wife came home to celebrate [[Vishu]] with his family and hopes to spend the remainder of his life in tranquillity. The joint family arrives and prepares to celebrate through the weekend, but plans go awry when Menon's grandson Arun Kumar, who is a medical student in [[Bangalore]], is accused of murdering a fellow student. [[Superintendent of Police|SP]] Antony Punnekkadan, who has a grudge against Menon's children, attempts to take Arun into custody. Arun goes into hiding, but Antony finds Arun and seizes him from the hideout. Menon's children hires an ace [[Criminal defense lawyer|criminal lawyer]] named Ramesh Nambiar, who bails Arun out of prison.

Vinod Bhaskar is a doctor and a professor who wants to testify against Arun but is kidnapped by Karinkal Peethambaran, a thug hired by Menon's children. Arun gets murdered and Antony arrests Devan, a poor trader who happened to be at the scene. Devan's sister and his mother tells Ramesh that Devan is innocent and that he is being framed by Antony. Ramesh takes the case, where he proves Devan's innocence in court and Devan is released. Later, Ramesh encounters Devan, who introduces himself as a crime boss named Devaraja Prathapa Varma. Devaraja and his assistants deceived Ramesh into believing that Devaraja was innocent, where Devaraja reveals that he is the real killer and that he tricked Ramesh as retribution for saving Arun.

Devaraja plans to avenge the brutal murder of his brother Karthik Varma, who was killed by Arun and his cousins Mahindran and Ganeshan. This triggers a feud between Devaraja and Ramesh. When Devaraja tries to kill the last two relatives involved in the crime, Ramesh sets a trap. Devaraja escapes, but is eventually arrested by Antony. Ramesh learns the truth about the murder at the [[Bangalore Medical College]] from Vinod, who is Devaraja's close friend. Ramesh's sister Ashwathy, who was a student at the medical college, had witnessed Arun killing a girl at the school. Arun, along with his two relatives Mahindran and Ganeshan, apprehended Ashwathy and injected her with [[morphine]] to kill her.

However, Ashwathy survived, but fell into a deep [[coma]]. Karthik, who was Ashwathy's boyfriend, attempts to save her, but was also killed. After learning this, Ramesh is full of remorse. Devaraja escapes from police custody with the help of a cop and kills Ganeshan. Ramesh and Devaraja kills Mahindran and Antony kills Madhavan. The case is abandoned when Antony lets them walk free, knowing that they would escape anyway.

==Cast==
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as Devaraja Prathapa Varma
* [[Mammootty]] as [[Advocate]] Ramesh Nambiar
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Antony Punnekkadan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Jayaram]] as Dr. Vinod Bhaskar (extended cameo appearance)
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Karthi / Karthik Varma (cameo appearance)
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Madhava Menon
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Mahindran
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as Ganeshan
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Balan Menon
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as Arun Kumar, Madhava Menon's son
* [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]] as Ashwathy Nambiar
* [[Sindhu Menon]] as Padmini, Mahendran's wife
* [[Gopika]] as Devi, [[Advocate]] Ramesh Nambiar's wife
* [[Karthika Mathew]] as Alice, Antony Punnekkadan's wife
* [[Kavya Madhavan]] as Ancy
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Jayachandran Nair
* [[Jagadish]] as [[Constable]] Nakulan
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Sankarettan, Devan and Karthik's cousin
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Constable Kunjappan (cameo appearance)
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Retired [[Justice (title)|Justice]] Vishwanatha Menon
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Kuttikrishnan
* [[Lalu Alex]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] Krishnadas
* [[Bindu Panicker]] as Geetha
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Gopi
* [[Radhika (Malayalam actress)|Radhika]] as Radhika, Ashwathy's friend
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Para Mary
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Karinakel Pappachan
* [[Suraj Venjaramood]] as Gumasthan Ramu
* [[Babu Antony]] as Vikram Bhai
* [[Madhu Warrier]] as Devan's assistant
* [[Idavela Babu|Edavela Babu]] as Josuttan
* [[Baiju Santhosh]] as Satheesan
* [[Anil Murali]] as Surendran
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as [[Advocate]] Radhakrishnan
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Ramakrishnapilla
* [[Bijukuttan]] as Ottu Murali
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Poottu Varkey
* [[Salim Kumar]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|SP]] Indhuchoodan
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Peruchazhi Vasu
* [[Indrans]] as Govindan
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Minister Mathai
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as [[Private secretary|Minister's PA]] Francis
* [[Biju Menon]] as [[Assistant superintendent|ASP]] Jacob Eerali IPS
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Bharathi Amma
* [[Jyothirmayi]] as Jyothi
* [[Usha (actress)|Usha]] as Latha
* [[Sukumari]] as Leelamma
* [[Mamukkoya]] as Vallakkaran Khadar
* [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Stephen
* [[Madhupal]] as Shekharan Kutty
* [[Mala Aravindan]] as Kurup
* [[Guinness Pakru]] as Vikraman, a worker in the tea shop
* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Justice Kaimal
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Junior [[Advocate]]
* [[Pradeep Kottayam]] (uncredited)

'''Special appearances in the song ''Hey Dil Deewana'''''
(Characters are named as per end credits)
* [[Nayanthara]] as Diana
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Tony
* [[Jayasurya]] as James
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] as Sabu
* [[Manikkuttan]] as Reji
{{div col end}}

==Production==
''Twenty:20'' was made as a fundraiser for the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA). The script was written by Uday Krishna and Sibi K Thomas. As a producer, Dileep was the main investor in the project, and he bought the rights of the film for 40 million. He officially handed over the money to AMMA a year before. The film shooting officially started at a ceremony held in Hotel White Fort, [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], with Dileep handing over the advance to Joshi.<ref>{{Citation |last=AMMA |title=First step taken for 'AMMA's Film |date=November 2007 |df=dmy-all |url=http://www.malayalamcinema.com/php/showNews.php?newsid=105&linkid=3 |access-date=25 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114033602/http://www.malayalamcinema.com/php/showNews.php?newsid=105&linkid=3 |archivedate=14 January 2009}}</ref> The filming was primarily held in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. A song sequence in the film was shot in [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Sify Movies |title=Dileep and Bhavana in Mauritius! |date=September 2008 |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/imagegallery/galleryDetail.php?hcategory=13733817&hgallery=14786597 |access-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102032613/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/imagegallery/galleryDetail.php?hcategory=13733817&hgallery=14786597 |archive-date=2008-11-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The shooting of the film started on 7 December 2007 and finished in October 2008.

[[Meera Jasmine]], who was slated to act in the film opposite [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], dropped out, citing a shortage of dates. There were reports that the AMMA was planning a ban on her regarding the issue.<ref>{{Citation |last=AOL India |title=Meera Jasmine in Twenty:20? |date=8 May 2008 |url=http://www.aol.in/southcinema/malayalam-story/meera-jasmine-in-twenty20/2008050709189088000011 |access-date=25 December 2008}}</ref> However, no ban was pronounced and Meera Jasmine was replaced with [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]].

The [[High Court of Kerala]] issued a stay preventing the government's planned action of allowing a 50% premium to be charged for tickets in a case where the plaintiff argued that the state only had the right to offer tax breaks on the making of films.<ref name="Hindu6Nov2008">{{Cite news |date=6 November 2008 |title=Court directive to government |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/06/stories/2008110650580300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506012746/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/06/stories/2008110650580300.htm |archive-date=6 May 2009 |access-date=8 April 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Twenty:20'' was released on 5 November 2008.

===Home media===
[[Moser Baer]] home entertainment released the [[VCD]] and DVD of the movie in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moser Baer Acquires 'Twenty 20' |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/events/18262.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418051717/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/events/18262.html |archive-date=18 April 2012 |access-date=19 October 2014 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> [[Surya TV]] owns the broadcast rights for ''Twenty:20''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TWENTY:20 |url=http://www.in.com/tv/movies/surya-tv-136/twenty20-21787.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045532/http://www.in.com/tv/movies/surya-tv-136/twenty20-21787.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=19 October 2014 |publisher=in.com}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===

''Twenty:20'' released in 115 theatres and grossed more than {{INRConvert|1|c}} in the opening day which was highest at that time,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2008 |title='Twenty 20' breaks Kerala box-office record |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/entertainment/twenty-20-breaks-kerala-box-office-record-6794.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141019090048/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/entertainment/twenty-20-breaks-kerala-box-office-record-6794.html |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=19 October 2014 |publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first week distributors share of the film stood at {{INRConvert|30.3|m}} and grossed ₹7.54 crore,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-02 |title=T: 20- Box- Office history! |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202064315/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/ |archive-date=2008-12-02 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> making it the first highest grossing Malayalam film in the opening week.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008" /> ''Twenty:20'' opened at the external market on 21 November 2008 with approximately 25 prints, including 4 prints in the US, 11 prints in the UAE, and 7 prints in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Sify Movies 2008" /> It completed 100 days in 10 centres,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2009 |title=Kerala Box Office (Jan 2009) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14853568&cid=14625530 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618102711/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14853568&cid=14625530 |archive-date=18 June 2014 |access-date=19 October 2014 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> and got a distribution share of about {{INRConvert|10.5|c}} from Kerala alone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2014 |title=Drishyam crossed 'T20' to become the biggest Malayalam grosser ever |url=http://breakingmovies.blogspot.in/2014/01/drishyam-beats-t20-to-become-biggest.html |access-date=19 October 2014 |publisher=breakingmovies.in}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=November 2014}} The film completed 150 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2009 |title=Twenty:20 celebrates glorious 150 days |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2009/twenty-20-150-days-160609.html |publisher=Filmibeat}}</ref>

===Critical response===
[[Sify.com]] described the ensemble cast as the "Mother of all multi-starrers".<ref>{{Citation |last=Sify Movies |title=Mother of all multistarrers! |date=3 December 2008 |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14570156 |access-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206115907/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14570156 |archive-date=6 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The site called the film a "stylish, racy and never a dull moment super entertainer."<ref>{{Citation |last=Sify Movies |title=Twenty20 review |url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14791402&ctid=5&cid=2428 |access-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109074802/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14791402&ctid=5&cid=2428 |archive-date=9 November 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The reviewer went on to write that the film "is a winner all the way" and that "it is a blockbuster in the making and is refreshingly fresh, innovative entertaining and highly recommended". [[Rediff.com]] rated the film 3/5, calling it "surprisingly good" and gave credit to the director Joshi for "designing a miracle".<ref>{{Citation |last=Rediff |title=Twenty20 review |date=November 2008 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/06sst.htm |access-date=25 December 2008}}</ref> It also received the [[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award for Best Film]].

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Twenty:20
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Suresh Peters]] and [[Berny–Ignatius]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = October 2008
| recorded = 2007–2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 13:54
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Manorama Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Pandippada]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love in Singapore]]
| next_year = 2009
| chronology = [[Suresh Peters]]
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Berny–Ignatius]]
| type = Soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan]]
| prev_year = 2007
| title = Twenty:20
| year = 2008
| next_title = [[Kaaryasthan]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}

The audio launch of the film was held in a function at [[Mohanlal]]'s own<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2008 |title=A Cochin holiday with Mohanlal |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment-a-cochin-holiday-with-mohanlal-1178418 |access-date=3 Nov 2014 |publisher=dnaindia.com}}</ref> Hotel Travancore Court, [[Eranakulam]]. AMMA president and actor [[Innocent Vincent|Innocent]] released the audio CD by handing it over to actress [[Manju Warrier]], who was the wife of actor [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], the producer of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2008 |title=Mega audio launch of Twenty:20 |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2008/twenty-20-audio-release-171008.html |access-date=3 Nov 2014 |publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref> The music rights of the film were reportedly purchased for a record price by Manorama music. The music CD pack carries a bonus VCD of the video film ''The Making of Twenty:20''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twenty:20 audio launched! |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/news/twenty_20_audio_launched.php |access-date=3 Nov 2014 |publisher=bizhat.com}}</ref> There are three songs in the album, one by composer [[Berny-Ignatius]] ("Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa") and others by [[Suresh Peters]].

===Track listing===
There are three tracks in the album: three vocals and the [[karaoke]] versions of them. The lyrics of the songs were penned by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Composer !! Length !! Notes
|-
| "Oh Priya"
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]]
| [[Suresh Peters]]
| 4:49
| Picturised on [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
|-
|"He Dil Deewana"
| George Peter, [[Suresh Peters]], [[Sunitha Sarathy]]
| Suresh Peters
| 4:48
| Picturised on [[Nayantara]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Manikkuttan]] and [[Indrajith Sukumaran]].
|-
| "Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa"
| [[K. J. Yesudas|Dr. K. J. Yesudas]], [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Afsal, Franco, [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Jassie Gift]], [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]], [[Rimi Tomy]], Anitha
| [[Berny-Ignatius]]
| 4:57
| Title song.<ref>{{Citation |last=Manorama Online |title=Twenty:20 Tracklist |date=October 2008 |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/musicAlbumDetails.do?albumOid=638439&BV_ID=@@@ |access-date=30 December 2008}}</ref> (Tribute to yesteryear actors)
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=1138482|title=Twenty:20}}
{{Joshiy}}

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[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:2008 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mauritius]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]]
[[Category:Films scored by Berny–Ignatius]]
[[Category:Films scored by Suresh Peters]]
[[Category:Films directed by Joshiy]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:2008 action thriller films]]

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