Shambu (2008 film)

Shambu
Directed byKB Madhu
StarringVijayakumar
Karthika Mathew
Rajan P Dev
Babu Antony
Geetha
Music byJassie Gift
Release date
  • 25 October 2008 (2008-10-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Shambu is a 2008 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KB Madhu. The film stars Vijayakumar, Karthika Mathew, Geetha, Riyaz Khan, Rajan P Dev and Babu Antony in lead roles. The film had musical score by Jassie Gift.[1][2] The film was made in 2004,[3] but had a delayed release in 2008.[4]

Plot

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Journalist Meera starts working on a documentary related to the pros and cons of campus politics. Their main topic was a bus fire tragedy which happened 5 years ago, owing to which Sambhu and his collegemates were put to jail. Sambhu and his friends had attacked and damaged a bus on a strike day, which had ultimately set the bus on fire. In the tragic incident, Sambhu's sister was also put to death as she was one among the commutators in that bus. The sight of his sister being burnt to death makes Shambu mentally disturbed.

The film deals with the investigation of Meera on the case to find out the truth.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Jassie Gift. The song "Bomma Bomma" was reused as "Stylo Stylo" in Hudugaata (2007), which ended up releasing before this film.[5]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Bomma" George Peter, Jassie Gift, Ishaan Dev, Vipin Kaithapram
2 "Odum Kuthirakkutty" M. G. Sreekumar Kaithapram
3 "Pallaakku" Manjari, Karthik Kaithapram
4 "Pallakku" Karthik Kaithapram
5 "Ponnambiliye" Jassie Gift Kaithapram
6 "Sandhye" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra Kaithapram
7 "Sandhye" K. J. Yesudas Kaithapram

The song "Sandhye.." was not included in the film.

Reception

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Veeyen of Nowrunning rated the film 12 out of 5 stars and wrote that "Shambhu is a movie that's weary almost to death with an air of desperation all about. This is perhaps the best of Vijay Kumar on film as yet, but I guess that isn't saying much".[6] Thomas T. rated the film 2+12 out of 5 stars and wrote that "To sum up, Shambhu has nothing spectacular to offer, though it may be a good way to pass time".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Shambu". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Shambu". .malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Shambu". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Shambu Movie (2008): Release Date, Cast, Ott, Review, Trailer, Story, Box Office Collection – Filmibeat". www.filmibeat.com.
  5. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (11 June 2007). "Hudugaata: Only for Ganesh fans". Rediff.
  6. ^ "Shambu Review | Shambu Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". NOWRUNNING. 21 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Shambu Review | Shambu Malayalam Movie Review by Thomas T". NOWRUNNING. 22 October 2008.
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