Queen is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Dijo Jose Antony, written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Antony and produced by Arabian Dreams Entertainment Co by Shibu K Moideen & Rinshad Vellodathil. It features Saniya Iyappan as Chinnu, the sole female entry in a Mechanical Engineering batch in a college.[1] The film was released in India on 12 January 2018. The idea for creating such a movie was inspired from the 2015 Onam Celebration that took place in College of Engineering Adoor, Pathanamthitta, which was a massive controversy,[2] and Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, Alappuzha an institution in Kerala where a mass gang of boys and their only female classmate of the Mechanical Engineering Department made a dramatic entry making it a unique event becoming viral on internet too. Saniya Iyappan won Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South[3] for her performance in the film. It was remade in Tamil as Friendship in 2021 starring Arjun, famous cricketer Harbhajan Singh , Losliya Mariyanesan and Sathish.
The story starts with the inauguration of a Mechanical Department in an engineering college. The beginning of the first year is filled with ragging and clever escapades by the boys from their seniors. Late in the first semester a girl, Chinnu (Saniya Iyappan) joins mechanical branch. She soon becomes a lovable character within the entire first year batch of the college. Her classmates discover that she is an orphan and a cancer patient. During her time at the hospital her friends keep her company and makes friends with other patients. She recovers from the cancer through chemotherapy and surgery, and visits college during Onam celebrations just to have fun with her friends and enjoy the campus life. She returns home in the evening to recuperate completely. Unexpectedly, she gets kidnapped by some anti socials and sexually assaulted. Even though Chinnu is hospitalised, she passes away. Her friends, along with the support of various people from the community fight for justice and also against the malign grips of social institutions that is meant to protect the underprivileged. In the process, they are helped by Adv. Mukundan (Salim Kumar), a lawyer fighting for justice. In the end, the real culprits are caught and delivered a death sentence by the Trial Court. The students in the end, turn to social service. The film ends with this message "women are not opportunities but responsibilities of men"
The original songs for the film were composed by Jakes Bejoy, with lyrics written by Joe Paul, Sharis Muhammed, and Jyothish T. Kasi. The soundtrack album was released by Satyam Audios on 3 January 2018.[4]Dijo Jose Antony and Arun Nandakumar choreographed the songs "Saare Njangal" and "Podi Parane" respectively.[citation needed]
Queen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.
Title
Singer(s)
Length
1.
"Saare Njangal"
Jakes Bejoy, Benny Dayal, Ziya Ul Haque, Kavitha Gopi, Zonobia Safar
The film was released on 12 January 2018 across 84 theaters in Kerala.
Reception
Critical response
Arjun R Krishnan from Malayala Manorama has written that 'Queen', the debut work by director Dijo Jose Antony, presents quite a few contemporary issues in a titillating cinematic wrap and rated the movie 3.5 out of 5.[5]
The film, however, was not received well by some feminist critics. Anna MM Vetticad of Firstpost refused to rate the film, calling it a 'non-film', and was outraged by the fact that this 'nondescript' film managed to get released not only in Kerala, but outside it as well, when far superior films were struggling to find theaters.[6] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute wrote that the film does a disservice to rape survivors by suggesting that the rape and murder of the female protagonist in the film is tragic only because she was an orphan, a cancer patient, and blameless in all respects. She also criticized the film's concluding message that men should see women as their responsibility and assume the role of their protectors.[7]
References
^"Queen, a film on a girl in Mechanical Engineering batch". Times of India.
^Adoor IHRD engineering college students used FIRE engine for Onam Celebration, retrieved 14 April 2020
^"Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^Satyam Audios (3 January 2018). "Queen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^"Queen movie review: This is not a review, this is a protest- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^"With its 'blameless victim', Malayalam film 'Queen' does a disservice to rape survivors". www.thenewsminute.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
queen, 2018, film, queen, 2018, indian, malayalam, language, thriller, film, directed, dijo, jose, antony, written, sharis, mohammed, jebin, joseph, antony, produced, arabian, dreams, entertainment, shibu, moideen, rinshad, vellodathil, features, saniya, iyapp. Queen is a 2018 Indian Malayalam language thriller film directed by Dijo Jose Antony written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Antony and produced by Arabian Dreams Entertainment Co by Shibu K Moideen amp Rinshad Vellodathil It features Saniya Iyappan as Chinnu the sole female entry in a Mechanical Engineering batch in a college 1 The film was released in India on 12 January 2018 The idea for creating such a movie was inspired from the 2015 Onam Celebration that took place in College of Engineering Adoor Pathanamthitta which was a massive controversy 2 and Sree Buddha College of Engineering Pattoor Alappuzha an institution in Kerala where a mass gang of boys and their only female classmate of the Mechanical Engineering Department made a dramatic entry making it a unique event becoming viral on internet too Saniya Iyappan won Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut South 3 for her performance in the film It was remade in Tamil as Friendship in 2021 starring Arjun famous cricketer Harbhajan Singh Losliya Mariyanesan and Sathish QueenTheatrical release posterDirected byDijo Jose AntonyWritten bySharis MohammedJebin Joseph AntonyProduced byShibu K MoideenRinshad VStarringSaniya Iyappan Dhruvan Ashwin Jose Eldho Mathew Arun H DasCinematographySuresh GopiEdited bySagar DassMusic byJakes BejoyProductioncompanyArabian Dreams EntertainmentDistributed byCentral PicturesRelease date12 January 2018 2018 01 12 India CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Music 5 Release 6 Reception 6 1 Critical response 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditThe story starts with the inauguration of a Mechanical Department in an engineering college The beginning of the first year is filled with ragging and clever escapades by the boys from their seniors Late in the first semester a girl Chinnu Saniya Iyappan joins mechanical branch She soon becomes a lovable character within the entire first year batch of the college Her classmates discover that she is an orphan and a cancer patient During her time at the hospital her friends keep her company and makes friends with other patients She recovers from the cancer through chemotherapy and surgery and visits college during Onam celebrations just to have fun with her friends and enjoy the campus life She returns home in the evening to recuperate completely Unexpectedly she gets kidnapped by some anti socials and sexually assaulted Even though Chinnu is hospitalised she passes away Her friends along with the support of various people from the community fight for justice and also against the malign grips of social institutions that is meant to protect the underprivileged In the process they are helped by Adv Mukundan Salim Kumar a lawyer fighting for justice In the end the real culprits are caught and delivered a death sentence by the Trial Court The students in the end turn to social service The film ends with this message women are not opportunities but responsibilities of men Cast EditSaniya Iyappan as Chinnu Dhruvan as Balu Aswin Jose as Muneer Kooli Eldho Mathew as Eldho Arun Haridas as Jaban Sooraj Kumar as Varghese Kurien Varkichan Sam Sibin as Shankar Gymman Muhasin Moozi as Shyam Shyama Jenson Alappat as Madapravu Ajith Vijayaraghavan as Principal Alex Abhraham Salim Kumar as Adv Mukundan Extended Cameo Character from Meeshamadhavan Nandhu as Adv Kaaloor Kalasala Babu as Judge Sreejith Ravi as Minister Junice I V as Comrade Naushadikka Midhun A E as Senior student Monika Thomas Puthuran as Eliza Sunil K Babu as Viswaroopan Buji Kalabhavan Niyas Aboobacker as Head of Mechanical Department Dijo Jose Antony as Professor at Mechanical Department Signing Professor at Marriage Guest Appearance Aneesh G Menon as Minister s assistant Sethu Lakshmi as Mother Thresiamma Santhosh Keezhattoor as Bride s father Malini Sivaraman as Bride s friend Baby Meenakshi as Bride s sister Jaimi Afzal as Bride Leona Lishoy Deepika Mohan as Balu s mother Hochimin K CProduction EditMovie was produced by Shibu K Moideen and Rinshad Vellodathil from the studio Arabian Dreams Entertainment Music EditQueenSoundtrack album by Jakes BejoyReleased3 January 2018 2018 01 03 GenreFilmiLabelSatyam AudiosJakes Bejoy chronologyDhuruvangal Pathinaaru 2016 Queen 2018 Swathandriam Ardharathriyil 2018 Singles from Queen Lal Anthem Released 23 January 2018The original songs for the film were composed by Jakes Bejoy with lyrics written by Joe Paul Sharis Muhammed and Jyothish T Kasi The soundtrack album was released by Satyam Audios on 3 January 2018 4 Dijo Jose Antony and Arun Nandakumar choreographed the songs Saare Njangal and Podi Parane respectively citation needed Queen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack No TitleSinger s Length1 Saare Njangal Jakes Bejoy Benny Dayal Ziya Ul Haque Kavitha Gopi Zonobia Safar4 302 Aarandda Ajaey Shravan Kesav Vinod Jakes Bejoy2 043 Vennilave K S Harisankar Sooraj Santhosh Ziya Ul Haque Ajaey Shravan5 274 Podipaarana Ajaey Shravan Kesav Vinod Sunilkumar P K 4 355 Ponnumkasavinte Neha Nair4 24Release EditThe film was released on 12 January 2018 across 84 theaters in Kerala Reception EditCritical response Edit Arjun R Krishnan from Malayala Manorama has written that Queen the debut work by director Dijo Jose Antony presents quite a few contemporary issues in a titillating cinematic wrap and rated the movie 3 5 out of 5 5 The film however was not received well by some feminist critics Anna MM Vetticad of Firstpost refused to rate the film calling it a non film and was outraged by the fact that this nondescript film managed to get released not only in Kerala but outside it as well when far superior films were struggling to find theaters 6 Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute wrote that the film does a disservice to rape survivors by suggesting that the rape and murder of the female protagonist in the film is tragic only because she was an orphan a cancer patient and blameless in all respects She also criticized the film s concluding message that men should see women as their responsibility and assume the role of their protectors 7 References Edit Queen a film on a girl in Mechanical Engineering batch Times of India Adoor IHRD engineering college students used FIRE engine for Onam Celebration retrieved 14 April 2020 Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards South 2019 Filmfare 21 December 2019 Retrieved 4 April 2020 Satyam Audios 3 January 2018 Queen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack iTunes Retrieved 16 March 2018 Queen placing friendship as a panacea Malayala Manorama Queen movie review This is not a review this is a protest Entertainment News Firstpost Firstpost 4 February 2018 Retrieved 3 September 2019 With its blameless victim Malayalam film Queen does a disservice to rape survivors www thenewsminute com 5 February 2018 Retrieved 3 September 2019 External links EditQueen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queen 2018 film amp oldid 1129411385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
