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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Beautiful
| name           = Beautiful
| image = Beautiful malayalam film poster.jpg
| image         = Beautiful malayalam film poster.jpg
| caption =  
| caption       =  
| director = [[V. K. Prakash]]
| director       = [[V. K. Prakash]]
| writer = [[Anoop Menon]]
| writer         = [[Anoop Menon]]
| producer = Anand Kumar
| producer       = Anand Kumar
| starring = [[Jayasurya]]<br>[[Anoop Menon]]<br>[[Meghana Raj]]
| starring       = [[Jayasurya]]&lt;br&gt;[[Anoop Menon]]&lt;br&gt;[[Meghana Raj]]
| music = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
| music         = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
| editing =[[Mahesh Narayanan]]
| editing       = [[Mahesh Narayanan]]
| cinematography = [[Jomon T. John]]
| cinematography = [[Jomon T. John]]
| studio = Yes Cinemas
| studio         = Yes Cinemas
| distributor = Yes Cinema Company<br> SRT Films <br> Dhanush Film Release
| distributor   = Yes Cinema Company&lt;br&gt; SRT Films &lt;br&gt; Dhanush Film Release
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2011|12|2}}
| released       = {{film date|df=yes|2011|12|2}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| runtime       = 108 minutes
| country = India
| country       = India
| language = Malayalam
| language       = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR}}3.5crores
| budget         =  
| gross = {{INR}}18.5crores
| gross         =  
}}
}}


'''''Beautiful''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[Drama film|drama]] [[thriller film]] written by [[Anoop Menon]] and directed by [[V. K. Prakash]]. The film stars [[Jayasurya]], [[Anoop Menon]] and [[Meghana Raj]] in the lead roles. The cinematography was by Jomon T. John and the music was composed by [[Ratheesh Vegha]]. It tells the story about the intense bonding of two friends, one [[quadriplegic]] and the other a musician. The film released on 2 December 2011 to predominantly positive reviews and was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm |title=Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2011-12-05 |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref>
'''''Beautiful''''' is a 2011 Indian [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[Drama film|drama]] [[film]] written by [[Anoop Menon]] and directed by [[V. K. Prakash]]. The film stars [[Jayasurya]], [[Anoop Menon]], and [[Meghana Raj]] in the lead roles. The cinematography was by Jomon T. John and the music was composed by [[Ratheesh Vegha]]. It tells the story of the intense bonding of two friends, one [[quadriplegic]] and the other a musician. The film was released on 2 December 2011 to predominantly positive reviews and was a commercial success.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm |title=Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema - Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2011-12-05 |accessdate=2012-08-05}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Plot==
==Plot==
Stephen Louis ([[Jayasurya]]) is a [[quadriplegic]] by birth who is immensely rich, and believes in celebrating each moment of life. Despite being able to move only his neck, he loves to see beautiful things and aspires to celebrate life. He is assisted by his Manager Kamalu ([[Nandhu|Nandu]]) and his caretaker/driver Karunan (Jayan) in a palatial house in Fort Kochi. As most of his relatives look to take advantage of his position, Louis has kept all of them at bay, barring his cousin brother Alex ([[Tini Tom]]) with whom he shares a good relationship.
Stephen Louis ([[Jayasurya]]) is a [[quadriplegic]] by birth who is immensely rich and believes in celebrating each moment of life. Despite being able to move only his neck, he loves to see beautiful things and aspires to celebrate life. He is assisted by his manager, Kamalu ([[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]]), and his caretaker/driver, Karunan (Jayan), in a palatial house in [[Fort Kochi]]. As most of his relatives look to take advantage of his position, Stephen has kept all of them at bay, barring his cousin, Alex ([[Tini Tom]]), with whom he shares a good relationship.


John ([[Anoop Menon]]), a musician at a hotel, enters his life. John is completely opposite from Stephen's nature. He is always worried about the future. Though poles apart in their attitudes, both enjoy a good friendship and try to make each other happy. During this, they realize that they were childhood friends. But with the arrival of a beautiful home nurse named Anjali ([[Meghana Raj]]), the attitudes of both friends towards their lives turn around. The movie takes unexpected twists and turns and Anjali finally turns out to be Alex's mistress. Her real name is Annie. She had come to Louis's residence undercover to poison him and to steal him off his wealth, with Alex, who had taken advantage of Louis' openness with him, in on the vicious ploy. Unfortunately, John, who last visited Louis before his poisoning, was blamed. But after the police take John away, Alex's maid recognizes him and Anjali at the hospital, in which Louis was dying of poisoning. The police let go off John and arrest Alex and Anjali. Surprisingly, on a good note, Louis survives and the friends live together happily.
John ([[Anoop Menon]]), a musician at a hotel, enters his life. John's nature is completely opposite to Stephen's. He is always worried about the future. Though poles apart in their attitudes, both enjoy a good friendship and try to make each other happy. During this, they realize that they were childhood friends. But with the arrival of a beautiful home nurse named Anjali ([[Meghana Raj]]), the attitudes of both friends towards their lives turn around.
 
The movie takes unexpected twists and turns and Anjali finally turns out to be Alex's mistress. Her real name is Annie. She had come to Stephen's residence undercover to poison him and to steal his wealth, with Alex, who had taken advantage of Stephen's openness with him. Unfortunately, John, who last visited Stephen before his poisoning, was blamed. After the police take John away, Alex's maid recognizes him and Anjali at the hospital where Stephen was dying of poisoning. The police let go of John and arrest Alex and Anjali. Surprisingly, Stephen survives and the friends live together happily.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jayasurya]] as Stephen Louis, a [[quadriplegic]].
* [[Jayasurya]] as Stephen Louis, a [[quadriplegic]].
**[[Master Dhananjay]] as Young Stephen
* [[Anoop Menon]] as John, a musician.
* [[Anoop Menon]] as John, a musician.
* [[Meghana Raj]] as Anjali/Annie.
* [[Meghana Raj]] as Anjali/Annie.
*[[Nandhu]] as Kamalu
* [[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]] as Kamalu
* [[Jayan Cherthala]] as Karunan, the driver.
* [[Jayan Cherthala]] as Karunan, the driver.
* [[Tini Tom]] as Alex Malaickal
* [[Tini Tom]] as Alex Malaickal
* [[Unni Menon]] as Peter
* [[Unni Menon]] as Peter
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Advocate
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Advocate Chandy
* [[Aparna Nair]] as Meera
* [[Aparna Nair]] as Meera
* [[Ammu Venugopal]] as John's sister
* [[Ammu Venugopal]] as John's sister
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* [[Thesni Khan]] as Kanyaka
* [[Thesni Khan]] as Kanyaka
* Kishore Kumar as Biju, Alex's friend
* Kishore Kumar as Biju, Alex's friend
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Alex's uncle
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Kunjachan, Alex's uncle
* [[Ponnamma Babu]] as Alex's aunt
* [[Ponnamma Babu]] as Nancy, Alex's aunt
* [[Joju George]]
* [[Joju George]]
* [[Pauly Valsan]]
* [[Pauly Valsan]]
* [[Lishoy]] as Stephen's father
* [[Lishoy]] as Louis Varghese, Stephen's father
* Master Dhananjay as Stephen (as childhood)


==Production==
==Production==
Anoop Menon says the film was inspired by a real life incident, the persisting memory of his quadriplegic childhood friend.<ref name=Express>{{cite web|last=Sudhish |first=Navamy |title=Anoop Menon, on 'Beautiful' |url=http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/interviews/anoop-menon/340813.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=9 December 2011 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film started its shooting in [[Kochi]] in September 2011. Other main Location was in [[Munnar]].The film was first titled as "Ladies and Gentlemen" and was later changed to "Beautiful". It has been produced by Anand Kumar under the banner of Yes Cinema.<ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|title=IndiaGlitz - Beautiful Malayalam Movie Preview |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/14056.html |accessdate=2011-11-19}}</ref>
Anoop Menon says the film was inspired by a real-life incident, the persisting memory of his quadriplegic childhood friend.&lt;ref name=Express&gt;{{cite web|last=Sudhish |first=Navamy |title=Anoop Menon, on 'Beautiful' |url=http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/interviews/anoop-menon/340813.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=9 December 2011 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&lt;/ref&gt; The film started its shooting in [[Kochi]] in September 2011. The other main Location was in [[Munnar]]. The film was first titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" and was later changed to "Beautiful". It was produced by Anand Kumar under the banner of Yes Cinema.&lt;ref name="indiaglitz"&gt;{{cite web|title=IndiaGlitz - Beautiful Malayalam Movie Preview |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/14056.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017072039/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/14056.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2011 |accessdate=2011-11-19}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
Moral anarchy is the religion of the film's characters as they come out with volatile statements regarding marriage and loyalty. The casual reference to marital infidelity mouthed by Praveena's character in the film has irked many, but Anoop insists that he was just being realistic while penning the lines. "Even the films that come under the realistic tag hardly handle such subjects in honest and transparent manner. We camouflage the reality with flashy elements so that you don’t have to confront it openly. All my women characters are bold and I believe today’s women are daring enough to discuss such stuff," he says.<ref name=Express/>


''Beautiful'' was a turning point in Meghana Raj's career. Although she herself was Prakash's first choice for the role, she was approached only four days before the shooting started. The actress says: "I was approached four days before the shoot. I absolutely fell in love with the bad girl role. I never dreamt that I could carry off the role and the entire credit goes to my director V.K Prakash. I remember coming for the shoot with makeup and groomed hair and being very politely told to remove my makeup and oil my hair by VKP. I was asked to bring all my bindis, out of which one was selected to be my only makeup in the film." Meghana admits that it was challenging to achieve the right amount of underplayed sensuality, which was part of the character of Anjali, who conveys a lot through her eyes and body language.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sreekumar |first=Priya |title=Beautiful time of Meghana Raj's life |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/beautiful-time-meghana-rajs-life-410 |accessdate=2 January 2012 |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=21 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109005847/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/beautiful-time-meghana-rajs-life-410 |archivedate=9 January 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Moral anarchy is the religion of the film's characters as they come out with volatile statements regarding marriage and loyalty. The casual reference to marital infidelity mouthed by Praveena's character in the film has irked many, but Anoop insists that he was just being realistic while penning the lines. "Even the films that come under the realistic tag hardly handle such subjects in an honest and transparent manner. We camouflage the reality with flashy elements so that you don't have to confront it openly. All my women characters are bold and I believe today's women are daring enough to discuss such stuff," he says.&lt;ref name=Express/&gt;


Major portion of the movie was filmed from Bastion Bungalow in [[Fort Kochi]], Kerala.<ref>[http://veekshanam.com/content/view/14740/39/ "വി.കെ പ്രകാശിന്റെ 'ബ്യൂട്ടിഫുള്‍' ഉടനെത്തും "] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423074642/http://veekshanam.com/content/view/14740/39/ |date=23 April 2012 }}. (in Malayalam). ''Veekshanam''. Retrieved 4 January 2012.</ref>
The major portion of the movie was filmed in Bastion Bungalow in [[Fort Kochi]], Kerala.&lt;ref&gt;[http://veekshanam.com/content/view/14740/39/ "വി.കെ പ്രകാശിന്റെ 'ബ്യൂട്ടിഫുള്‍' ഉടനെത്തും "] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423074642/http://veekshanam.com/content/view/14740/39/ |date=23 April 2012 }}. (in Malayalam). ''Veekshanam''. Retrieved 4 January 2012.&lt;/ref&gt;


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| artist      = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
| artist      = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
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| released    = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|11|30}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/beautiful-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/898925719 |title=Beautiful (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| released    = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|11|30}}&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/beautiful-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/898925719 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523103928/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/beautiful-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/898925719 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 May 2018 |title=Beautiful (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;
| recorded    = 2011
| recorded    = 2011
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The film's songs and background score were composed by [[Ratheesh Vegha]] and arranged by Gopi Sundar. Parvathy S. Nair from ''[[The Times of India]]'' stated, "Ratheesh Vega has done it again. After he pulled at the heart strings of music lovers with ''Cocktail'' a year ago, the music maker has repeated the magic with the songs and background score of director V K Prakash's Beautiful."<ref name="Music">Parvathy S Nair. (9 December 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023515/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-09/news-and-interviews/30497919_1_music-lyrics-songs "Cocktail of Beautiful music for Ratheesh Vega"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 9 December 2011.</ref>
The film's songs and background score were composed by [[Ratheesh Vegha]] and arranged by Gopi Sundar. Parvathy S. Nair from ''[[The Times of India]]'' stated, "Ratheesh Vega has done it again. After he pulled at the heart strings of music lovers with ''Cocktail'' a year ago, the music maker has repeated the magic with the songs and background score of director V K Prakash's Beautiful."&lt;ref name="Music"&gt;Parvathy S Nair. (9 December 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20131015023515/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-09/news-and-interviews/30497919_1_music-lyrics-songs "Cocktail of Beautiful music for Ratheesh Vega"]. ''[[The Times of India]]''. Retrieved 9 December 2011.&lt;/ref&gt;


''Beautiful'' was Anoop Menon's debut work as a lyricist. Menon says his debut as a lyricist was quite accidental. "On the second day of the shooting of Beautiful, music director Ratheesh Vega, actor Jayasurya, and I were chilling out in Ratheesh's car, when he asked me to pen some lines to try out a tune he'd composed for the film. The result is Mazhaneer Thullikal...," says the actor.
''Beautiful'' was Anoop Menon's debut work as a lyricist. Menon says his debut as a lyricist was quite accidental. "On the second day of the shooting of Beautiful, music director Ratheesh Vega, actor Jayasurya, and I were chilling out in Ratheesh's car, when he asked me to pen some lines to try out a tune he'd composed for the film. The result is Mazhaneer Thullikal...," says the actor.
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==Release and reception==
==Release ==
The film was originally scheduled to release on 18 November but was pushed back to 2 December due to a strike in the Malayalam film industry and it is the remake of hollywood movie The Intouchables.<ref name="Release postponed">{{cite news|last=Sidhardhan|first=Sanjith|title=VK Prakash, Jayasurya: A beautiful reunion|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-15/news-interviews/30406145_1_previous-movie-new-movie-vk-prakash|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103104134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-15/news-interviews/30406145_1_previous-movie-new-movie-vk-prakash|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=9 December 2011|date=15 November 2011}}</ref> It opened in 46 centres inside Kerala on 2 December. The film had its international premiere at the first [[Ladakh International Film Festival]] (LIFF) where it was one of the two Malayalam features to be screened.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cityjournal.in/?p=304|title=LIFF concludes|author=Jayesh|newspaper=[[City Journal (Thrissur)|City Journal]]|date=18 June 2012|accessdate=25 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623192459/http://cityjournal.in/?p=304|archive-date=23 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The film was originally scheduled to release on 18 November but was pushed back to 2 December due to a strike in the Malayalam film industry.&lt;ref name="Release postponed"&gt;{{cite news|last=Sidhardhan|first=Sanjith|title=VK Prakash, Jayasurya: A beautiful reunion|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/VK-Prakash-Jayasurya-A-beautiful-reunion/articleshow/10756719.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103104134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-15/news-interviews/30406145_1_previous-movie-new-movie-vk-prakash|url-status=live|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 December 2011|date=15 November 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; It opened in 46 centres in Kerala on 2 December. The film had its international premiere at the first [[Ladakh International Film Festival]] (LIFF) where it was one of the two Malayalam features to be screened.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.cityjournal.in/?p=304|title=LIFF concludes|author=Jayesh|newspaper=[[City Journal (Thrissur)|City Journal]]|date=18 June 2012|accessdate=25 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623192459/http://cityjournal.in/?p=304|archive-date=23 June 2012|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;


Paresh C. Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] rated the film 3.5/5 and stated: "V K Prakash-directed Beautiful can be considered a significant milestone in the revival of Malayalam cinema."<ref name="Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema">{{cite web|title=Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm|work=Rediff.com|accessdate=7 October 2011}}</ref>
===Reception===


Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave the film 3/5 and said: "V K Prakash's 'Beautiful' is a compelling evocation of the human desire dynamics at work." the site added that "Beautiful wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it is without doubt, one of the most absorbing Malayalam films that I have seen this year."<ref>{{cite web
Paresh C. Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] rated the film 3.5/5 and stated: "V K Prakash-directed Beautiful can be considered a significant milestone in the revival of Malayalam cinema."&lt;ref name="Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema"&gt;{{cite web|title=Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-beautiful-is-a-milestone-in-malayalam-cinema/20111205.htm|work=Rediff.com|accessdate=7 October 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt; Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave the film 3/5 and said: "V K Prakash's 'Beautiful' is a compelling evocation of the human desire dynamics at work." the site added that "Beautiful wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it is without doubt, one of the most absorbing Malayalam films that I have seen this year."&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
|url = http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9547/malayalam/beautiful/3456/review.htm
|url = http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9547/malayalam/beautiful/3456/review.htm
|title = Beautiful Review
|title = Beautiful Review
|publisher = Nowrunning.com
|publisher = Nowrunning.com
|date = 2011-12-03
|date = 2011-12-03
|accessdate = 2011-12-03}}
|accessdate = 2011-12-03
</ref>
|archive-date = 4 December 2011
 
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111204214058/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/9547/malayalam/beautiful/3456/review.htm
A critic from IndiaGlitz.com rated the film 3.25/5 and wrote: "On the whole, 'Beautiful' has a fresh, honest and unpretentious air to it, which makes it appealing. Played with subtlety and intelligence by its stars, the movie is sure to end up in the lists of the bests of the year. Rightly advised for a must and decent watch."<ref name="Beautiful - is a whiff of fresh air">{{cite web|title=Beautiful - is a whiff of fresh air|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/14056.html|publisher=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref>
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}}&lt;/ref&gt; A critic from IndiaGlitz.com rated the film 3.25/5 and wrote: "On the whole, 'Beautiful' has a fresh, honest and unpretentious air to it, which makes it appealing. Played with subtlety and intelligence by its stars, the movie is sure to end up in the lists of the bests of the year. Rightly advised for a must and decent watch."&lt;ref name="Beautiful - is a whiff of fresh air"&gt;{{cite web|title=Beautiful - is a whiff of fresh air|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/14056.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203222755/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/14056.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2011|website=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=3 December 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;[[Sify.com]] gave a rating of 3.5/5 stating, "Beautiful has its own flaws and is far from perfect but needs to be appreciated for its courage to experiment. It could have been better and the jokes and the stance on morality may not find acceptance from all, but this one has sincerity written all over it. Now, the decision is all yours!"&lt;ref name="Beautiful"&gt;{{cite web|title=Beautiful|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/beautiful-review-malayalam-14984795.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315133936/http://www.sify.com/movies/beautiful-review-malayalam-14984795.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-15|website=Sify Moviebuzz}}&lt;/ref&gt; Kerala9.com gave a (3/5) and commented, "Beautiful is a cool clean film. Malayalam has got a director who understands what subtlety is."&lt;ref name="Beautiful Malayalam Movie Review"&gt;{{cite web|title=Beautiful Malayalam Movie Review|url=http://kerala9.com/news/beautiful-malayalam-movie-review/|publisher=Kerala9.com|accessdate=3 December 2011|archive-date=7 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207065009/http://kerala9.com/news/beautiful-malayalam-movie-review/|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;
[[Sify.com]] gave a rating of 3.5/5 stating, "Beautiful has its own flaws and is far from perfect but needs to be appreciated for its courage to experiment. It could have been better and the jokes and the stance on morality may not find acceptance from all, but this one has sincerity written all over it. Now, the decision is all yours!"<ref name="Beautiful">{{cite web|title=Beautiful|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/beautiful-review-malayalam-14984795.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315133936/http://www.sify.com/movies/beautiful-review-malayalam-14984795.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-15|publisher=Sify Moviebuzz}}</ref> Kerala9.com gave a (3/5) and commented, "Beautiful is a cool clean film. Malayalam has got a director who understands what subtlety is."<ref name="Beautiful Malayalam Movie Review">{{cite web|title=Beautiful Malayalam Movie Review|url=http://kerala9.com/news/beautiful-malayalam-movie-review/|publisher=Kerala9.com|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref>


==Box office==
===Box office===
The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14989183&cid=14625530|title=Kerala Box-Office – Dec 16 to Jan 11|work=[[Sify]]|date=19 January 2012|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028081233/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14989183&cid=14625530|archive-date=28 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-anoop-menon-and-jayasurya-team-up-for-trivandrum-lodge/20120507.htm|title=Anoop Menon and Jayasurya team up for Trivandrum Lodge|work=[[Rediff]]|date=7 May 2011}}</ref>
The film was a commercial success.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14989183&amp;cid=14625530|title=Kerala Box-Office – Dec 16 to Jan 11|work=[[Sify]]|date=19 January 2012|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028081233/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14989183&amp;cid=14625530|archive-date=28 October 2014|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-anoop-menon-and-jayasurya-team-up-for-trivandrum-lodge/20120507.htm|title=Anoop Menon and Jayasurya team up for Trivandrum Lodge|work=[[Rediff]]|date=7 May 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* Special Jury Award - [[Jayasurya]]
* Special Jury Award - [[Jayasurya]]


; Thikkurissi Foundation Awards (2012)<ref>{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|author-link=Press Trust of India|title='Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissi foundation|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html|accessdate=8 January 2012|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|date=7 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119053141/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html|archivedate=19 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
; Thikkurissi Foundation Awards (2012)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|author-link=Press Trust of India|title='Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissi foundation|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html|accessdate=8 January 2012|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|date=7 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119053141/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html|archivedate=19 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* Second Best Actor - [[Jayasurya]]
* Second Best Actor - [[Jayasurya]]
* Best Script - Anoop Menon
* Best Script - Anoop Menon
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; [[Amrita TV]] Film Awards
; [[Amrita TV]] Film Awards
* Entertainer of the Year - [[Jayasurya]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://kerala9.com/news/amrita-film-awards-2012-announced/ |title=Amrita Film Awards 2012 Announced |accessdate=10 July 2013 |archive-date=19 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219075557/http://kerala9.com/news/amrita-film-awards-2012-announced/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Entertainer of the Year - [[Jayasurya]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |url=http://kerala9.com/news/amrita-film-awards-2012-announced/ |title=Amrita Film Awards 2012 Announced |accessdate=10 July 2013 |archive-date=19 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219075557/http://kerala9.com/news/amrita-film-awards-2012-announced/ |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;


==References==
==References==
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{{V. K. Prakash}}
{{V. K. Prakash}}


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Beautiful
Directed byV. K. Prakash
Produced byAnand Kumar
Written byAnoop Menon
StarringJayasurya<br>Anoop Menon<br>Meghana Raj
Music byRatheesh Vegha
CinematographyJomon T. John
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Production
company
Yes Cinemas
Distributed byYes Cinema Company<br> SRT Films <br> Dhanush Film Release
Release date
  • 2 December 2011 (2011-12-02)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Beautiful is a 2011 Indian Malayalam musical drama film written by Anoop Menon and directed by V. K. Prakash. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, and Meghana Raj in the lead roles. The cinematography was by Jomon T. John and the music was composed by Ratheesh Vegha. It tells the story of the intense bonding of two friends, one quadriplegic and the other a musician. The film was released on 2 December 2011 to predominantly positive reviews and was a commercial success.<ref>"Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.</ref>

Plot

Stephen Louis (Jayasurya) is a quadriplegic by birth who is immensely rich and believes in celebrating each moment of life. Despite being able to move only his neck, he loves to see beautiful things and aspires to celebrate life. He is assisted by his manager, Kamalu (Nandu), and his caretaker/driver, Karunan (Jayan), in a palatial house in Fort Kochi. As most of his relatives look to take advantage of his position, Stephen has kept all of them at bay, barring his cousin, Alex (Tini Tom), with whom he shares a good relationship.

John (Anoop Menon), a musician at a hotel, enters his life. John's nature is completely opposite to Stephen's. He is always worried about the future. Though poles apart in their attitudes, both enjoy a good friendship and try to make each other happy. During this, they realize that they were childhood friends. But with the arrival of a beautiful home nurse named Anjali (Meghana Raj), the attitudes of both friends towards their lives turn around.

The movie takes unexpected twists and turns and Anjali finally turns out to be Alex's mistress. Her real name is Annie. She had come to Stephen's residence undercover to poison him and to steal his wealth, with Alex, who had taken advantage of Stephen's openness with him. Unfortunately, John, who last visited Stephen before his poisoning, was blamed. After the police take John away, Alex's maid recognizes him and Anjali at the hospital where Stephen was dying of poisoning. The police let go of John and arrest Alex and Anjali. Surprisingly, Stephen survives and the friends live together happily.

Cast

Production

Anoop Menon says the film was inspired by a real-life incident, the persisting memory of his quadriplegic childhood friend.<ref name=Express>Sudhish, Navamy. "Anoop Menon, on 'Beautiful'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 December 2011.[permanent dead link]</ref> The film started its shooting in Kochi in September 2011. The other main Location was in Munnar. The film was first titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" and was later changed to "Beautiful". It was produced by Anand Kumar under the banner of Yes Cinema.<ref name="indiaglitz">"IndiaGlitz - Beautiful Malayalam Movie Preview". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.</ref>

Moral anarchy is the religion of the film's characters as they come out with volatile statements regarding marriage and loyalty. The casual reference to marital infidelity mouthed by Praveena's character in the film has irked many, but Anoop insists that he was just being realistic while penning the lines. "Even the films that come under the realistic tag hardly handle such subjects in an honest and transparent manner. We camouflage the reality with flashy elements so that you don't have to confront it openly. All my women characters are bold and I believe today's women are daring enough to discuss such stuff," he says.<ref name=Express/>

The major portion of the movie was filmed in Bastion Bungalow in Fort Kochi, Kerala.<ref>"വി.കെ പ്രകാശിന്റെ 'ബ്യൂട്ടിഫുള്‍' ഉടനെത്തും " Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. (in Malayalam). Veekshanam. Retrieved 4 January 2012.</ref>

Soundtrack

Beautiful
Soundtrack album by
Ratheesh Vegha
Released30 November 2011 (2011-11-30)<ref>"Beautiful (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018.</ref>
Recorded2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:16
LanguageMalayalam
LabelManorama Music
ProducerAnand Kumar

The film's songs and background score were composed by Ratheesh Vegha and arranged by Gopi Sundar. Parvathy S. Nair from The Times of India stated, "Ratheesh Vega has done it again. After he pulled at the heart strings of music lovers with Cocktail a year ago, the music maker has repeated the magic with the songs and background score of director V K Prakash's Beautiful."<ref name="Music">Parvathy S Nair. (9 December 2011). "Cocktail of Beautiful music for Ratheesh Vega". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2011.</ref>

Beautiful was Anoop Menon's debut work as a lyricist. Menon says his debut as a lyricist was quite accidental. "On the second day of the shooting of Beautiful, music director Ratheesh Vega, actor Jayasurya, and I were chilling out in Ratheesh's car, when he asked me to pen some lines to try out a tune he'd composed for the film. The result is Mazhaneer Thullikal...," says the actor.

All lyrics are written by Anoop Menon; all music is composed by Ratheesh Vegha.

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Mazhaneer Thullikal"Unni Menon 
2."Moovanthiyaay"Vijay Yesudas 
3."Ninviral Thumbil"Gayatri Asokan 
4."Raapoovinum"Naveen Iyer, Balu Thankachan, Ajith, Thulasi Yatheendran 
5."Mazhaneer Thullikal"Thulasi Yatheendran 
6."Raapoovinum" (Movie Edit)Balu Thankachan, Pradeep Chandrakumar, Ajith, Thulasi Yatheendran 

Release

The film was originally scheduled to release on 18 November but was pushed back to 2 December due to a strike in the Malayalam film industry.<ref name="Release postponed">Sidhardhan, Sanjith (15 November 2011). "VK Prakash, Jayasurya: A beautiful reunion". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> It opened in 46 centres in Kerala on 2 December. The film had its international premiere at the first Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) where it was one of the two Malayalam features to be screened.<ref>Jayesh (18 June 2012). "LIFF concludes". City Journal. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.</ref>

Reception

Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film 3.5/5 and stated: "V K Prakash-directed Beautiful can be considered a significant milestone in the revival of Malayalam cinema."<ref name="Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema">"Review: Beautiful is a milestone in Malayalam cinema". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 October 2011.</ref> Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave the film 3/5 and said: "V K Prakash's 'Beautiful' is a compelling evocation of the human desire dynamics at work." the site added that "Beautiful wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it is without doubt, one of the most absorbing Malayalam films that I have seen this year."<ref>"Beautiful Review". Nowrunning.com. 3 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.</ref> A critic from IndiaGlitz.com rated the film 3.25/5 and wrote: "On the whole, 'Beautiful' has a fresh, honest and unpretentious air to it, which makes it appealing. Played with subtlety and intelligence by its stars, the movie is sure to end up in the lists of the bests of the year. Rightly advised for a must and decent watch."<ref name="Beautiful - is a whiff of fresh air">"Beautiful - is a whiff of fresh air". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.</ref>Sify.com gave a rating of 3.5/5 stating, "Beautiful has its own flaws and is far from perfect but needs to be appreciated for its courage to experiment. It could have been better and the jokes and the stance on morality may not find acceptance from all, but this one has sincerity written all over it. Now, the decision is all yours!"<ref name="Beautiful">"Beautiful". Sify Moviebuzz. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.</ref> Kerala9.com gave a (3/5) and commented, "Beautiful is a cool clean film. Malayalam has got a director who understands what subtlety is."<ref name="Beautiful Malayalam Movie Review">"Beautiful Malayalam Movie Review". Kerala9.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.</ref>

Box office

The film was a commercial success.<ref>"Kerala Box-Office – Dec 16 to Jan 11". Sify. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.</ref><ref>"Anoop Menon and Jayasurya team up for Trivandrum Lodge". Rediff. 7 May 2011.</ref>

Awards

1st South Indian International Movie Awards
  • SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist - Anoop Menon for "Mazhaneerthullikal"
Film Guidance Society of Kerala Film Awards
Ramu Kariat Memorial Cultural Forum Awards
Thikkurissi Foundation Awards (2012)<ref>Press Trust of India (7 January 2012). "'Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissi foundation". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.</ref>
Nana Film Awards
Amrita TV Film Awards

References

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