Koyelaanchal
| Koyelaanchal | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Ashu Trikha |
| Produced by | Ashu Trikha |
| Starring |
Vinod Khanna Sunil Shetty Vipinno Roopali Krishnarao |
| Music by |
Sunil Singh Sushant-Shankar |
| Cinematography | Karan B. Rawat |
| Edited by | Umashankar Mishra |
Release dates |
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Running time | 145 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Koyelaanchal is a 2014 Bollywood film produced and directed by Ashu Trikha, starring Vinod Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Vipinno and Roopali Krishnarao.[1]
Plot
Koyelaanchal unveils itself through Saryu Bhan Singh (Vinod Khanna), an ex-owner turned Mafioso of the region, who through his sheer brutality & blatant defiance of law of the land, forces the people & the authorities to acknowledge him as their ‘maalik’. Any protest, any voice of dissent against him is dealt with spine chilling violence of epic proportions.
Things get a bit difficult to handle for Saryu Bhan Singh when an upright District Collector Nisheeth Kumar (Sunil Shetty) takes charge of the region and starts asking him questions that no one dared ask him before. Caught amidst labor revolts & naxal uprisings, the last thing Saryu Bhan Singh wanted was to make enemies with the top government officer of his region. He sends his most lethal human weapon, Karua (Vipinno) to scare Nisheeth Kumar off to silence.
But the mission don’t-kill-just-scare-him goes horribly wrong when Karua ends up fatally injuring Nisheeth’s wife and in the process of escape, ends up carrying Nisheeth's infant also, thus abducting the child. What happens hereafter tells a thrilling & heart-rending story of how the real power doesn’t always flow through the barrels of guns but through the tender touches of a child, love of a mother & heartfelt prayers of the hapless millions.
Cast
- Vinod Khanna as Saryu Bhan Singh aka Maalik
- Sunil Shetty as Nisheeth Kumar
- Vipinno as Karua
- Roopali Krishnarao
- Purva Parag
- Deepraj Rana
- Brij Gopaleee
- Kannan Arunachalam
- Ravi Singh as Bhushan & Puran
- Biswanath Basu
- Lata S Singh as Mrs. Ghosh
- Himayat Ali
- Chitragupta sinha as chacha
- Ranjit as Bhatija
- Master Manjeet Singh
Critical Reception
Koyelaanchal received mixed reviews from the critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated 3 stars mentioning it as an absorbing and engaging film.[2] Film Critic Subhash K. Jha gave it 3 stars and said that Koyelaanchal has a plot that reads like pulp fiction but feels like a slice of ugly Indian history.[3] Film Critic Joginder Tuteja has also given it 3 stars and termed it "Different And Unconventional".[4] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of NowRunning however called it a "Flawed, half-hearted and half-baked", rating it 1.5 stars.[5]
References
- ↑ "Suniel Shetty unveils first look of upcoming flick `Koyelaanchal`". zeenews.india.com. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Movie Review: Koyelaanchal". bollywoodhungama. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Movie Review: Koyelaanchal is tumultuous, turbulent drama of the damned". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Koyelaanchal: Different And Unconventional". movietalkies. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Movie Review: Koyelaanchal". NowRunning. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
- Koyelaanchal at the Internet Movie Database
- Koyelaanchal on Facebook
- Koyelaanchal on Twitter
- Koyelaanchal on Youtube