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| studio = [[Friday Film House]] | | studio = [[Friday Film House]] | ||
| distributor = Friday Tickets & Tricolor Entertainment | | distributor = Friday Tickets & Tricolor Entertainment | ||
| released = 2017 | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|03|03}} | ||
| runtime = 132 minutes | | runtime = 132 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Malayalam | | language = Malayalam | ||
| budget = | | budget = ₹25 - 30 million | ||
| gross = | | gross = ₹200+ million <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/angamaly-diaries-meet-the-director-whose-malayalam-film-is-probably-the-best-this-year/story-BBFwlYgca6sVnDY1g5LtoM.html|title=Angamaly Diaries: Meet the director whose Malayalam film is probably the best this year|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 April 2017}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Angamaly Diaries''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[crime drama]] film directed by [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] and written by [[Chemban Vinod Jose]]. The film features 86 debutant actors, with [[Antony Varghese]], [[Anna Rajan]], Kichu Tellus, Ullas Jose Chemban, Vineeth Vishwam, Bitto Davis, [[Tito Wilson]], Sarath Kumar, and Sinoj Varghese playing the main roles.<ref name=Angamaly>{{cite news|last1=James|first1=Anu|title=Chemban Jose turns scriptwriter for Lijo Jose Pellissery's Angamaly Diaries|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chemban-jose-turns-scriptwriter-lijo-jose-pellisserys-angamaly-diaries-699296|accessdate=24 January 2017|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]|date=12 October 2016}}</ref> The film is [[Vijay Babu]]'s first sole production under [[Friday Film House]].<ref name=Vijay>{{cite news|last1=KS|first1=Aravind|title=Lijo’s Anagamali Diaries all set to reach screens|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250117/lijos-anagamali-diaries-all-set-to-reach-screens.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> The film released on 3 March 2017 to critical acclaim and emerged as a major commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|title=When Vinayakan's Dude fires into Angamaly Diaries' Do Naina|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/03/22/vinayakans-dude-fires-into-angamaly-diaries-do-naina-song.html|publisher=[[Manoramaonline.com]]|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Angamaly Diaries' is a super hit|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/angamaly-diaries-is-a-super-hit-imagegallery-malayalam-rd1ob7ghgeibh.html|publisher=[[Sify.com]]|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref> | '''''Angamaly Diaries''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[crime drama]] film directed by [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] and written by [[Chemban Vinod Jose]]. The film features 86 debutant actors, with [[Antony Varghese]], [[Anna Rajan]], Kichu Tellus, Ullas Jose Chemban, Vineeth Vishwam, Bitto Davis, [[Tito Wilson]], Sarath Kumar, and Sinoj Varghese playing the main roles.<ref name=Angamaly>{{cite news|last1=James|first1=Anu|title=Chemban Jose turns scriptwriter for Lijo Jose Pellissery's Angamaly Diaries|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chemban-jose-turns-scriptwriter-lijo-jose-pellisserys-angamaly-diaries-699296|accessdate=24 January 2017|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]|date=12 October 2016}}</ref> The film is [[Vijay Babu]]'s first sole production under [[Friday Film House]].<ref name=Vijay>{{cite news|last1=KS|first1=Aravind|title=Lijo’s Anagamali Diaries all set to reach screens|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250117/lijos-anagamali-diaries-all-set-to-reach-screens.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> The film released on 3 March 2017 to critical acclaim and emerged as a major commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|title=When Vinayakan's Dude fires into Angamaly Diaries' Do Naina|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/03/22/vinayakans-dude-fires-into-angamaly-diaries-do-naina-song.html|publisher=[[Manoramaonline.com]]|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Angamaly Diaries' is a super hit|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/angamaly-diaries-is-a-super-hit-imagegallery-malayalam-rd1ob7ghgeibh.html|publisher=[[Sify.com]]|accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref> | ||
The story follows Vincent Pepe ([[Antony Varghese]]) who wants to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that will rule the town of [[Angamaly]], like his seniors. The film features an uncut 11-minute [[long take]] in the climax featuring around 1000 artists.<ref>http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/11-minute-long-climax-sequence-angamaly-diaries-shot-single-take-1000-artists/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.secondshow.co.in/angamaly-diaries-climax-1000-artists-11-minutes-single-shot/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181056/https://www.secondshow.co.in/angamaly-diaries-climax-1000-artists-11-minutes-single-shot/ |archive-date=24 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | The story follows Vincent Pepe ([[Antony Varghese]]) who wants to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that will rule the town of [[Angamaly]], like his seniors. The film features an uncut 11-minute [[long take]] in the climax featuring around 1000 artists.<ref>http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/11-minute-long-climax-sequence-angamaly-diaries-shot-single-take-1000-artists/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.secondshow.co.in/angamaly-diaries-climax-1000-artists-11-minutes-single-shot/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181056/https://www.secondshow.co.in/angamaly-diaries-climax-1000-artists-11-minutes-single-shot/ |archive-date=24 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was included in [[The Hindu]]'s top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-25-best-malayalam-films-of-the-decade-premam-maheshinte-prathikaram-kumbalangi-nights-and-more/article30349548.ece|title=The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade|website=The Hindu|date=19 December 2019|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Falaknuma Das]]'' (2019).<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/vishwak-sen-says-50-of-shoot-is-completed-for-his-upcoming-falaknuma-das/articleshow/65355088.cms</ref> | The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Falaknuma Das]]'' (2019).<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/vishwak-sen-says-50-of-shoot-is-completed-for-his-upcoming-falaknuma-das/articleshow/65355088.cms</ref> | ||
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==Reception== | ==Release== | ||
The film was released on 3 March 2017. | |||
===Box office=== | |||
The film released positive reviews from the critics and became commercial success. The film collected over ₹20 crore in its final run in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/angamaly-diaries-meet-the-director-whose-malayalam-film-is-probably-the-best-this-year/story-BBFwlYgca6sVnDY1g5LtoM.html|title=Angamaly Diaries: Meet the director whose Malayalam film is probably the best this year|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 April 2017}}</ref> | |||
===Critical Reception=== | |||
Since its release, ''Angamaly Diaries'' has met with critical acclaim. It was lauded for its realistic making, [[cinematography]], [[Casting (performing arts)|casting]] and performance of actors. [[The Hollywood Reporter]]'s Deborah Young termed the film as a "rambunctious breakout" and praised the climax describing it as "dazzling, can’t-look-away finale, shot in a single 12-minute take that throws in everything plus the kitchen sink and brings the story to a shrill conclusion". | Since its release, ''Angamaly Diaries'' has met with critical acclaim. It was lauded for its realistic making, [[cinematography]], [[Casting (performing arts)|casting]] and performance of actors. [[The Hollywood Reporter]]'s Deborah Young termed the film as a "rambunctious breakout" and praised the climax describing it as "dazzling, can’t-look-away finale, shot in a single 12-minute take that throws in everything plus the kitchen sink and brings the story to a shrill conclusion". |