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Lokpal
Lokpal
Soundtrack album by Ratheesh Vegha
Released	26 January 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	25:32
Language	Malayalam
Label	Manorama Music
Producer	Ratheesh Vegha
Ratheesh Vegha chronology

Lokpal
Lokpal
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joshiy
Written by	S. N. Swamy
Produced by	Ruby Vijayan; S. L. Vimal Kumar;
Starring	Mohanlal; Kavya Madhavan; Meera Nandan; Manoj K. Jayan; Thambi Ramaiah; Sai Kumar;
Cinematography	Pradeep Nair
Edited by	Shyam Sasidharan
Music by	Ratheesh Vegha
Production; company	Happy & Ruby Cinemas
Distributed by	Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
Release date	31 January 2013;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Lokpal is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film written by S. N. Swamy and directed by Joshiy.^[4] The film stars Mohanlal as chef Nandagopal who leads a double life with an alter ego named Lokpal, a vigilante fighting against corruption. Kavya Madhavan, Meera Nandan, Manoj K. Jayan, Thambi Ramaiah, and Sai Kumar play supporting roles.^[4]^[5] The soundtrack was composed by Ratheesh Vegha. The film was released on 31 January 2013.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Chef Nandagopal, while publicly known as the chef of the popular Nandu's Food Court, is also 'Lokpal' (Peoples' Protector), who fights corruption. The film does a flashback to Nandagopal's backstory which involves "attempted murder, a juvenile home and unrequited love"^[6]

Cast

Mohanlal as Nandagopal / Baljeet Singh/ Ramaswamy Iyer/ Rockstar Alex Jackson/ Gangster Williams
Kavya Madhavan as Dr. Geetha
Meera Nandan as Adv.Jane
Manoj K. Jayan as SP Vijayan
Thambi Ramaiah as SI Ramdas
Sai Kumar as Manuel Ittyera
T. G. Ravi as Sathyanweshi Mukundan Menon
Thalaivasal Vijay as P.K.Ramabhadran / PP
Maniyanpilla Raju as Minister Anirudhan
Shammy Thilakan as Vidhyadharan
Sivaji Guruvayoor as Muraleedharan
Baiju V.K. as Adv. Somasundaram
Krishna Kumar as Kishore
Balachandran Chullikkadu as Ashraf
Mahesh as Tomichan
Pradeep Chandran as CI Sunil
Baiju Jose as Sajan, Security Police
Kalasala Babu as Moideen Sahib
Shafna as Neethu
Asha Jose as Dr. Elizabeth
Reena Basheer as Nandagopal's mother

Production

The film is produced by S. L. Vimal Kumar, Balan Vijayan, and M. Vijayakumar, under the banner of Happy & Ruby Cinemas.^[5] The film was launched on 10 September 2012 with a pooja ceremony organised at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Kochi, India. The movie was filmed in Kochi.

Release

The film was released on 31 January 2013 in 80 screens across Kerala.^[1]^[2]^[3] The distribution rights for Lokpal were bought by Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments. Lokpal's premiere was held on 22 January 2013 in Kalabhavan theatre, Trivandrum, Kerala.

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff gave the movie 1.8/5, commenting that "It is hard to believe that Lokpal is the work of the director Joshiy who has given some good films in the past, which is a huge letdown."^[7] Moviebuzz of Sify gave the movie a verdict of "Pathetic", stating that "Lokpal is the kind of film that has been made with some kind of arrogance, without even scant regard for the viewer. Watch some of the yesteryear gems from Mohanlal instead of wasting time on this one."^[8] Unni R Nair of Kerala9 gave the movie 2/5, saying that "Lokpal is unimpressive, just because the script plays foil. Is watchable for the sake of Mohanlal."^[9]^{[unreliable source?]} Parvathy Nair of SansCinema gave the movie 1/4, commenting that "Lokpal is a missed opportunity, with the only highlight being the presence and performance of Mohanlal."^[10]^{[unreliable source?]}

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ratheesh Vegha, with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed. The album consists of six songs and was launched on 26 January 2013 at Kochi. The event was attended by Mohanlal, Joshiy, Ratheesh Vegha, Kavya Madhavan, Manoj K. Jayan, and Meera Nandan along with the technical crew and cast of Lokpal.

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mayam Mayam"	Rafeeq Ahmed	Sooraj Santhosh	3:49
2.	"Mizhiyithalil"	Rafeeq Ahmed	Karthik	4:25
3.	"Kunjaruvikal Onnay"	Rafeeq Ahmed	Arun Elta	4:20
4.	"Arjunante"	Rafeeq Ahmed	Sooraj	4:20
5.	"Hari Govinda"	Rafeeq Ahmed	Pradeep Chandrakumar	4:11
6.	"Mayam Mayam Remix"	Rafeeq Ahmed	Sooraj Santhosh, Ratheesh Vegha	4:21
Total length:				25:32

References

^ ^a ^b "Lokpal releases with average reports". CNN-IBN. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lokpal opens in 80 centres". IndiaGlitz. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lokpal released in 80 centres". SansCinema. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Mohanlal is the ‘Lokpal’". Khaleej Times. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Lokpal – Malayalam Online Movie Database". MOMDb.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ "Review: Mohanlal's Lokpal is a big letdown". Rediff. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
^ "Lokpal is a big letdown" Rediff. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ "Movie Review: Lokpal" Sify. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013. Pathetic
^ "Lokpal Kerala9 Review" Kerala9. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^ "Lokpal Review" SansCinema. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.