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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Ginger
| name          = Ginger
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| director      = [[Shaji Kailas]]
| director      = [[Shaji Kailas]]
| producer      = Jagadeesh Chandran
| producer      = Jagadeesh Chandran
| writer        = Rajesh Jayaraman
| writer        = [[Rajesh Jayaraman]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Jayaram]]|[[Muktha George]]|[[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]]|[[Sudheesh]]|[[Jagadish]]|[[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]]|[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]|[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Jayaram]]|[[Muktha George]]|[[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]]}}
| music          = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]
| music          = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = Raja Ratnam
| cinematography = Raja Ratnam
| editing        = K. Sasi Kumar
| editing        = K. Sasi Kumar
| studio        = [[Kichu Films]]
| studio        = Kichu Films
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|08}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|02}}
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| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Ginger''''' is a 2013 [[Malayalam]] [[action film|action]]-[[comedy]] [[road film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and starring [[Jayaram]], [[Muktha George]], [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]], [[Sudheesh]], [[Jagadish]], [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]], [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] and [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]].
'''''Ginger''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[road film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and written by [[Rajesh Jayaraman]]. It stars [[Jayaram]], [[Muktha George]], [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]], [[Sudheesh]], [[Jagadish]], [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] and [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]. The film was released on 2 November 2013 to positive reviews, coinciding with the [[Diwali]] fest.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Shaji Kailas's 'Ginger' is a humorous tale set against the backdrop of a village that enroots a road trip. Two scheming thieves Vivekanandan and Najeeb Kecheri plan to rob Harinarayanan and his wife Devika's house, but in a quirk of fate, becomes a part of their life. Meanwhile, when moneylender Edamuttam Pappachen asks them to do something special for him, the story takes another turn.
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The film tracks the life of an individual named Vivekanandan who is cheated by everyone and put in a pool of debts followed by frauds. He makes many attempts to pull himself out of the mess and takes revenge on the people who did harm to him, forms the rest of the story.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jayaram]] as Vivekanandan
* [[Jayaram]] as Vivekanandan
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Chief Judicial Magistrate Court|District Chief Judicial Magistrate]] K.C. Kuriakose
* [[Sudheesh]] as Najeeb Kecheri
* [[Muktha George]] as Roopa
* [[Muktha George]] as Roopa
* [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]] as Devika
* [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]] as Devika
* [[Sudheesh]] as Najeeb Kecheri
* [[Jagadish]] as Sethumadhavan
* [[Jagadish]] as Sethumadhavan
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Harinarayanan
* [[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]] as Venkida Krishnan (Venkidi)
* [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Mohan Menon
* [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Mohan Menon
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Harinarayanan
* [[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]] as Venkida Krishnan
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Palathara Balakrishnan
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Palathara Balakrishnan
* [[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as S.I Ajith Kumar
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Molykutty
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Molykutty
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Vivekanandan's mother
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Vivekanandan's mother
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Kuriakose
* [[Tini Tom]] as C.I Radhakrishnan
*Priyanka Anoop as Shivakami
* [[Kalasala Babu]] as Elamuttam Pappachan
* [[Kalasala Babu]] as Elamuttam Pappachan
* Priyanka Anoop as Shivakami
* [[Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Inspector-general of police|IG]] Mathew Tharakan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Cameo Appearance)
* [[Tini Tom]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Radhakrishnan
* [[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Ajith Kumar
* [[Anoop Chandran]] as Keshavan
* [[Anoop Chandran]] as Keshavan
* Lakshmipriya as Geetha
* [[Lakshmi Priya]] as Geetha
* Thezni Khan as Sathi
* [[Thesni Khan]] as Saathi
* Manka Mahesh -Cameo Appearance
* Manka Mahesh as Pappachan's wife
*[[Sidhartha Siva]]-Cameo Appearance
* [[Indrans]] (Cameo Appearance)
*[[Indrans]]-Cameo Appearance
* [[Sidhartha Siva]] (Cameo Appearance)
*[[Vijayaraghavan]]-Cameo Appearance


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The film received negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ginger film review|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ginger-review-malayalam-pcmbedddabgfa.html|publisher=Sify.com|accessdate=21 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Ginger Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Ginger by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/ginger/movie-review/25543864.cms|access-date=2021-01-24}}</ref>
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ginger film review|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ginger-review-malayalam-pcmbedddabgfa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202094529/http://www.sify.com/movies/ginger-review-malayalam-pcmbedddabgfa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2017|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=21 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Ginger Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Ginger by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/ginger/movie-review/25543864.cms|access-date=2021-01-24}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Shaji Kailas}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3463312|Ginger}}
* {{IMDb title|3463312|Ginger}}
* [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/movies/ginger/story.html Entertainment Oneindia]
* [https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/ginger/story.html Entertainment Oneindia]


[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2013 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian road movies]]
[[Category:Indian heist films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thrissur]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]]

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Ginger
Film poster
Directed byShaji Kailas
Produced byJagadeesh Chandran
Written byRajesh Jayaraman
Starring
Music byS. P. Venkatesh
CinematographyRaja Ratnam
Edited byK. Sasi Kumar
Production
company
Kichu Films
Release date
  • 2 November 2013 (2013-11-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Ginger is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language comedy road film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Rajesh Jayaraman. It stars Jayaram, Muktha George, Mallika, Sudheesh, Jagadish, Suresh Krishna and Siddique. The film was released on 2 November 2013 to positive reviews, coinciding with the Diwali fest.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film tracks the life of an individual named Vivekanandan who is cheated by everyone and put in a pool of debts followed by frauds. He makes many attempts to pull himself out of the mess and takes revenge on the people who did harm to him, forms the rest of the story.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[1][2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Ginger film review". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. "Ginger Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Ginger by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 24 January 2021

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