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Unda (film)

May 19, 2023

Unda (transl. Bullet) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy film directed by Khalid Rahman and scripted by Harshad from Rahman's story. Krishnan Sethukumar produced the film under the banners of Moviee Mill and Gemini Studios. The film stars Mammootty, Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory and Arjun Ashokan. The story is based on a real incident that occurred at the time of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, when a police unit from Kerala was sent to a Maoist affected area of Chhattisgarh as part of election duty. Sajith Purushan was the film's cinematographer, and its soundtrack and score were composed by Prashant Pillai.

Unda
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKhalid Rahman
Screenplay byHarshad
Story byKhalid Rahman
Produced byKrishnan Sethukumar
Starring
CinematographySajith Purushan
Edited byNishad Yusuf
Music byPrashant Pillai
Production
companies
Moviee Mill
Gemini Studios
Distributed byGemini Studios
Release date
  • 14 June 2019 (2019-06-14) (India)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹8–12 crore[a]

The film tells the story of a nine-man police unit from Kerala led by Sub-inspector Manikandan C. P. (Mammootty), who travel for another state election duty in a Maoist prone area in Chhattisgarh. Deceived by the calm and quiet on their first day, they were just starting to let their hair down when the shootout the next day made them aware of the dangers they were about to face. In their initial rush of excitement, they fired all of the very limited number of bullets they had brought with them. To conduct the elections peacefully with only eight bullets left becomes a humongous task ahead of them.

Unda’s development began in 2014, when Rahman spotted an article featured in the Malayala Manorama daily. The article was about a police unit from Kerala posted as part of election duty in a Maoist affected area in Chhattisgarh without sufficient ammunition. After a brief research, Harshad along with Rahman wrote the screenplay in 2016. Eventually, Sethukumar replacing Anwar Rasheed, who was its initial financier, became the producer of the film. The title was announced on 21 September 2018 and production commenced from October. Principal photography began by the second week of October in Kasaragod and shooting was completed on 23 March 2019 in Chhattisgarh.

The film was released in India on 14 June 2019 and globally on 19 June. Upon release, the film met with widespread critical acclaim. The performances of its cast, direction and screenplay were praised by critics. It grossed over ₹20 crore worldwide in 10 days at the box office and ₹30 crore in its final run and became a commercial success. The film was screened at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala 2019 under the section 'Malayalam Cinema Today'. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.[4]

Plot

Police units from the Kerala Police camp in Idukki are preparing to go for their other state election duty. They are briefed by their senior officer Sam J. Mathan that the duty will be in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand and will last for forty days. He also emphasizes on the statement to use ammunition only when necessary. A unit under CI Mathews Anthony arrives in Bastar at Chhattisgarh, which is one of the most dangerous Maoist affected red belts in India. Due to the unavailability in accommodating all the police teams in the ITBP camp, they are forced to find shelter in their respective polling booths assigned to them until the Election Day. On their way to the booths, they split into three teams with Mani leading one. That very night, they receive a wireless message warning of a likely Maoist attack. Though they became alert with loaded guns, no such attack happens.

The next day morning, ITBP Commandant Dakota Akanito finds the team irresponsible and informs them of the seriousness of their duty by showing them footage of people killed during Maoist attacks in the past. He is surprised to learn that the team has not been provided with sufficient bullets and ammunition by the State Government. After realizing the threat in their duty, Mani speaks to Mathews over phone and informs him what the ITBP commandant told. Mathews tells him that the state government had said that providing ammunition is the responsibility of the state government in Chhattisgarh. The next day night, the team encounters with a light shootout by the Maoists and fires back. Later, the ITBP officers inform them that some Maoists were chased by them and they unknowingly fired back bullets seeing the lights and the remaining were fire crackers. The ashamed team realizes that they wasted bullets and now only eight bullets remain. The next day, Mani goes to meet Mathews and informs him that their situation is in danger without sufficient ammunition.

Some in the team are angry at Mani as they felt that he hadn't done anything during the previous day's firing on purpose. Mani realizing that something has to be done immediately to stay alive, sends some pictures to his friends in Kerala of the team laying on floor without any facilities and making a note of their current situation. Back in Kerala after receiving his message, the news gets featured on a newspaper and Sam J. Mathan is forced to take action and quickly makes arrangement to send more bullets and ammunition for the team. Two cops Rajan and Balan continue their journey in a train from Kerala to Chhattisgarh with the necessary bullets and ammunition that has been allotted. Meantime, Unnikrishnan accompanied by Biju Kumar, without informing Mani gets to a place in the village to buy liquor. On their way back, Unnikrishnan starts to tease Biju Kumar who belongs to the adivasi community. Biju Kumar who has been hearing the abuses repeatedly loses control and hits Unnikrishnan. They end the fight when they spot a truck approaching from the distance, which suddenly explodes passing over a land mine.

Both of them survive with minor injuries. That night, Biju Kumar informs the others in the presence of Mani that he would want to quit his job because he cannot withstand such criticism anymore. Later that night, Rajan and Balan find the box carrying the bullets in the train missing and stand furious without knowing what to do next. On the day of the election, Mathews informs them that both the bullets and the people assigned to carry it have been missing. Mani reaches the booth and learns that a candidate along with his goons had barged into the booth and had created a ruckus by vote rigging. He slaps a goon who tries to destroy the EVM and asks the rest of them to leave. Sometime later, they see the goons approaching in a larger number. Mani tells his team that they would have to conduct the election peacefully no matter how with only the eight bullets left. Due to the shortage of ammunition he instructs his team to use their lathis and shields in which they are very experienced. Mani and his team defeat the goons and complete their election assignment. Then, a monkey is shown jumping over the lost box of bullets by a railway track.

Cast

Main

Cameo appearances

Production

Development

Unda is based on a 2014 newspaper article in the Malayala Manorama daily.[15] In 2014, Rahman had noticed an article pointing out the situation of a unit of policemen from Kerala sent to Chhattisgarh for duty during the 2014 Lok Sabha election. It reported that the unit, posted in an area with rampant Maoist activity, were not provided with sufficient ammunition. Rahman found a photograph showing a bunch of cops crammed into a tiny room, sleeping on the floor holding their rifles close to their chest, haunting. After realizing that the article had a film subject in it, Rahman met some of the police officers in person to develop the film's basic storyline. The film had to be set outside Kerala and required to be made on a large canvas, Rahman in the meantime worked on another film, Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), which became his directorial debut. It was Anwar Rasheed who suggested Harshad to Rahman for writing Unda’s screenplay. In 2016, Rahman and Harshad started to write Unda’s screenplay. Initially, Harshad had developed a one-liner based on all the details collected by Rahman. Later, both of them along with cinematographer Jimshi and their assistants had traveled to Bastar to collect some more details.[16][17][18] In an interview with The Hindu on the challenges he faced, Rahman said: “I had only the newspaper article as a reference. It was not easy to meet the policemen who went there on duty because they are not supposed to reveal anything about their official work. After a report came out, a directive was issued to stop the men from revealing anything more about their assignment. So, no reports came out after that. Thus, it was quite a task to collect the details.”[19] Though Rahman planned to make it as a commercial film, 80% of the script was written based on the real incidents.[20]

In early November 2017, Mammootty was reported as the star of the film, with Anwar Rasheed financing.[21][22][23] Because of the delay and extension in filming Trance, Rasheed left Unda amicably and Krishnan Sethukumar replaced him as producer.[24][17] Prominent Chennai based film studio Gemini Film Circuit marked their return into production after a long time by co-producing and distributing Unda.[25] Rahman's brother Jimshi Khalid was initially announced as the film's cinematographer and filming was planned to start in September 2018.[26] Rahman and Jimshi visited North Indian states like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in search of filming locations.[27] Prashant Pillai was signed as the film's composer and Bollywood action director Sham Kaushal was the film's stunt coordinator.[24] Although it was reported in May 2018 that Jimshi Khalid would be the film's cinematographer,[26] Gavemic U. Ary replaced him.[28][29] Later, Sajith Purushan was credited as the film's cinematographer in the first look poster and replaced Gavemic due to unknown reasons.[30][31]

Title

Even before its official announcement, medias had reported speculations about the title of the film to be Unda.[22][32] On 21 September 2018, Mammootty shared a poster through his Facebook handle revealing the title "Unda", meaning Bullet in Malayalam. Due to its unique title, numerous trolls and negative comments had appeared across social media platforms post announcement.[33] When asked about the title given for the film, Rahman said that the film is very much connected to a bullet and it was put just for its attractive point of view.[34] According to him, a film's title is important to a film as much as its story and the title given here is very much connected to the film's storyline. He also said that one could only understand its relevance after watching the film.[35] In an interview with Mathrubhumi, Mammootty said that the title communicates what is being discussed in the film and has been designed resembling a “piercing bullet”.[36]

Casting

 
The film was Manikpuri's debut in Malayalam cinema

Once the idea was worked out Rahman had taken in mind a reference character from real life. The particular character's style and inputs were used while writing the script. He wanted Mammootty to play the lead as he felt that to execute such a real life character in the film it demanded an experienced actor.[37] They first narrated the story to him in 2018 and were sure that he would be ready to do the film. Mammootty, calling it a “novel subject”, agreed to appear in the film.[17] Unda wasn't planned as a “superstar film” and Rahman wanted Mammootty's character Manikandan to look as a simple police officer without any supernatural elements to showcase heroism.[38] The cast in the storyline required ten central characters. Apart from Mammootty's character sub inspector Manikandan C. P., there are nine policemen.[19] Sudhi Koppa was cast as PC Aji Peter initially, who later suggested Rony David to Rahman for his role as he had other commitments.[39] Asif Ali who was the lead in Rahman's debut film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), agreed to do a brief cameo appearance when informed by him.[40] Gokulan, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Lukman and Noushad who had earlier known and worked with Rahman while he was an assistant and associate director in films were cast to play the roles of four policemen.[41] To highlight the downtrodden adivasi community, Rahman and Harshad created a character PC Biju Kumar (played by Lukman) who is a policeman from the adivasi community.[17] Unda’s storyline did not require a heroine. “There are female actors in the film but their presence on screen is limited. For instance, the actor playing Manikandan’s wife is there in one or two sequences only”, said Rahman.[19] After watching Peepli Live (2010), Rahman invited Bollywood actor Omkar Das Manikpuri to appear in a major role in the film, for which he agreed.[40] Later in 2018, it was reported that actors Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory, Arjun Ashokan and Dileesh Pothan along with Bollywood actors Bhagwan Tiwari and Chien Ho Liao were officially added to the cast.[42][43][44][45]

Filming

 
The portions of Chhattisgarh were filmed within the Bastar district

Principal photography began by the second week of October 2018, in the Karadka Reserve Forest, situated in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. As part of setting up the location, gravel laid roads was constructed in the forest area.[3][46] Filming was initially planned as a single schedule for 60 days and apart from Kasaragod, Chhattisgarh and Mangalore were also major filming locations.[24] After wrapping up the first schedule in Kasaragod, the team had a few weeks break. On 19 February 2019, the second schedule of filming commenced in Wayanad and it took 3 weeks to wrap up.[47][48] During a schedule break Rahman had also worked as an assistant director in the film Thamaasha (2019).[20] A brief schedule of filming had also taken place in Kannur, Mysore, Nilambur, and Viyyoor in Thrissur.[49][39] The train shots were filmed in the Nilambur–Shoranur line.[50] The final filming in Chhattisgarh, had begun in early March 2019.[51] Unda being the first Malayalam film to be shot in the locale, it was expected to be interesting to see how it would utilise the premise.[52] As the filming location inside the forests of Bastar had been affected by Maoist attacks, the actors had a fear within and were cautious while shooting.[53][19] The filming in Chhattisgarh was wrapped up on 23 March 2019.[54][55] The entire filming was completed in 57 days,[56] and was made on a budget of ₹8—12 crore.[a]

Stunt coordinator Sham Kaushal choreographed “very realistic” fight sequences for the film. To set up a major action sequence in the climax portions of the film Kaushal did not rely on dupes or special effects: “All the fights are done by Mammootty himself. This is not a larger-than-life story; it’s honest with realistic situations. Naturally, this demanded real action”. Stating that the climax sequence for Unda was shot in its final stage, he said: “We did most of it in sequence as per written in the script, but then we also had to improvise a few portions while keeping the basic structure intact.”[57] According to costume designer Mashar Hamsa, the costumes designed for each policeman had to stand out. Usually policemen in stations are seen wearing khakis of different shades as they buy it from different shops and at different times, the same pattern was followed in the film. Hamsa used uniforms purchased on different rates and from different shops, linking their costumes to their character.[58] Talking in an interview with Mathrubhumi about the fight sequences, Mammootty said that they haven't overdone any action and it was just placed to show self-defense.[36] The film was shot in sync sound and it worried the actors. Some found it difficult as they had to properly learn and deliver dialogues during shoot. Initially, there was no sync sound in the first 2–3 days of shoot, but later Mammootty suggested to go with sync sound as he felt it was an unnecessary struggle to recreate all the dialogues later in the dubbing studio.[41]

Soundtrack

Unda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Prashant Pillai
Released24 May 2019 (2019-05-24)
VenueKochi, Chennai
StudioMy Studio, Kochi
GenreFeature Film Soundtrack
Length11:36
LanguageHindi
Malayalam
LabelGoodwill Entertainments
Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Prashant Pillai chronology
Padayottam
(2018) 		Unda
(2019) 		Jallikkattu
(2019)

Prashant Pillai composed the soundtrack of Unda. The soundtrack album consists of three tracks. The lyrics are written by Hussain Haidry and Kirendra Yadav.[45] The soundtrack was released by Goodwill Entertainments on 24 May 2019. Kirendra Yadav, various folk singers from Bastar and Pillai himself contributed vocals to the soundtrack. Rahman wanted the film's score to resemble Bastar's indigenous music. A year before filming, Rahman along with Pillai and his team visited the region's villages and recorded major portions of the soundtrack. The locals who sang in the film included children, youngsters and old men and women.[17]

Track listing

Unda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[59]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Bastar Awaits"Kirendra Yadavvarious folk singers from Bastar02:28
2."Badar Garaj – A Beautiful Bastar"Kirendra YadavKirendra Yadav03:46
3."Kaara Kaara – The Journey Continues"Hussain HaidryPrashant Pillai05:22
Total length:11:36

Themes

In the film, the title Unda represents both the literal meaning for bullets, and also the colloquial representation of nothingness.[60] According to Manoj Kumar R. of the Indian Express, Unda deals with multiple hard-hitting themes like human right violations, moral crisis, ethnic discrimination and government's indifference to its own people; he feels that the indigenous people of Bastar are exploited and robbed of their basic rights and are chased away from their own land. He finds that most part of the film deals with such heavy themes in a light way. Manoj noted in the film that there are no fiery speeches or easy advice about bravery or nationalism but just simple powerful lines borne out of fear and the need to survive.[61]

Adila Matra of The Quint felt the film's theme to be similar to that of Newton (2017), but stated that the outsider's view is what lends Unda a shot in the arm. According to her, the film's aim was to try and document the differences between the North and the South – the politics, the culture and the people. Matra noted that the film reveals the cultural and political shock of Kerala police on one side, on the other it shows the stark contrast in their perception of patriotism.[62] Unda also makes a commentary on the administration and the bureaucracy highlighting the gap between the workforce and the administration.[63] In her review for Silverscreen.in, Aswathy Gopalakrishnan pointed out that Rahman turns the trunk box of ammunition that the Kerala government promises to send to Chhattisgarh into a fine metaphor for the disjointed and partly dysfunctional system that holds India together.[64] Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu felt that the director treated the audience to an immensely realistic narrative, part satiric and part poignant.[65] In the film Mammootty plays a very human character[66] and redefines the idea of manliness in display of weakness.[67] According to writer Harshad, he had to address the subject of insurgency a little because it was part of the setting and wanted to talk about the minority community who live around the booth, the chief location of the film, who are caught in this war for no fault of theirs.[17]

Marketing

The title of the film was announced by Mammootty on 21 September 2018 with a poster shared on Facebook.[68] On the morning of 15 April 2019, Mammootty revealed the first look poster of the film on the occasion of the Hindu festival Vishu through his social media pages.[69] The poster featured Mammootty's character sub-inspector Mani and a group of policemen trying to fix a broken down truck. It was Mammootty who insisted to release such a poster where equal prominence was given to each of the supporting cast members.[70] On 4 May 2019, the official marketing campaign of the film commenced by releasing 14 character posters starting from Shine Tom Chacko.[71][72] The New Indian Express reported that the teaser of the film will be released and screened in Kerala theatres on 12 April along with the Mammootty starrer Madhura Raja, but wasn't confirmed.[73] On 16 May 2019, Mammootty and Mohanlal released a 40-second teaser on YouTube featuring Mammootty's character Manikandan teaching a troop of policemen how to fire a gun.[74][75] The teaser recorded more than one million views within 24 hours.[76] A making video featuring the poster photo shoot was released by Mammootty on 24 May through social media platforms.[77][78] Trailer of the film was released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, on 5 June 2019 on YouTube.[79] The Indian Express wrote, "Judging by the trailer, Unda seems to be an uplifting film revolving around a group of policemen."[80]

Release

Theatrical

Unda was initially planned for release in January 2019.[24] Later, it was postponed and was said to be released during the festival of Eid al-Fitr 2019.[81] The release date was again postponed to June 14 due to legal trouble over its filming in a reserve forest without permission and unfinished post-production works.[82][83][84][85] The 130 minute long film cleared censoring by the Central Board of Film Certification and was given a "U" certificate on 12 June with no cuts.[1] The film was released in 161 theatres in Kerala on 14 June.[86] The film was released in the United Arab Emirates and Gulf Cooperation Council on 19 June 2019 and was shown in 55 screens and 37 screens in UAE and GCC, respectively.[87] Unda became Mammootty’s first film and the second Malayalam film after Lucifer to get released in Saudi Arabia.[88][89] Unda was released in the United States, Asia-Pacific, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya on 20 June 2019.[2] It also screened at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala 2019 under the section 'Malayalam Cinema Today'.[90]

Home media

Unda was released for digital download on 2 August 2019, available as VOD on Amazon Prime Video in Malayalam.[91][92] The film's television broadcasting right was purchased by Asianet, it premiered on TV on 10 September 2019, during the festival time of Onam in Kerala.[93]

Reception

Box office

The film crossed the ₹10 crore mark from Kerala box office in five days and grossed ₹11.9 crore in six days.[2] By collecting ₹1.59 crore (as of 21 June) from the rest-of-India territories, Unda became the sixth highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2019 in the rest-of-India territories after Lucifer, Kumbalangi Nights, Uyare, Virus and Madhura Raja.[2] It grossed over ₹20 crore worldwide in 10 days, with ₹14.7 crore from Kerala alone.[94]

The film grossed $27,975 in two weeks from United States and collected a total of $47,564 in three weeks.[95][96] In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the film grossed $443,859 in the opening weekend (20 – 23 June) becoming the fourth best opener and the fifth best grossing film of that weekend (behind Toy Story 4, Men in Black: International, Kabir Singh and Aladdin).[97] In the opening weekend, the film grossed $6,404 from Australia and $559 from New Zealand (and $2,248 in two weeks).[98] The film collected a total of ₹6.8 crore from the UAE-GCC in ten days.[94]

Critical response

 
Mammootty attracted positive reviews for his performance

Manoj Kumar R. of the Indian Express gave the film a full five star rating and wrote: "Unda is one of the best-written films in Malayalam cinema. It is not just a film about a group of naive policemen from Kerala grappling with the challenges of an unknown territory." He added: "The actual story lies in the subtext, which never stops reminding us about the innate flaw of the human race: one tries to assume a sense of superiority by dominating or looking down on the other."[61] Malayala Manorama rated it 4 out of 5 stars and gave the verdict: "Potent film-making, poignant message." The reviewer praised Pillai's music: "Prashant Pillai's music captures the essence of the social upheaval in the hinterland of alienation." He also added: "The realistic approach of the film-makers, though, had to give way for some unrealistic action scenes, but this could well be pardoned."[99] Shekhar H. Hooli of the International Business Times appreciated Mammootty's performance and wrote: "As a police officer, Mammootty has delivered a brilliant performance, which is the highlight of Unda." Shekhar also praised the film's technical aspects: "Unda has decent production value and Prashant Pillai's background score, Sajith Purushan's beautiful picturisation, action, dialogues and Nishad Yusuf's editing are the attractions on the technical front, according to the audience."[100]

Directors Ranjith Sankar and Arun Gopy were all positive about the film, particularly praising Mammootty's performance, its theme and its making.[101][102] National Award-winning scriptwriter Sajeev Pazhoor called Unda an “Indian film.”[103] After watching a special screening of the film, Kerala State Police Chief Lokanath Behera praised its script, making and commented “very realistic.”[104] Deepa Antony of The Times of India awarded 4 in a scale of 5 and commented: "Unda is an unbridled entertainer with a heart that makes you root for the Kerala Police. It opens your eyes to the gap between the administration, the bureaucracy, and the working force." She praised Mammootty's performance and Rahman's direction: "After a long, long, time Mammootty feels like a real man in flesh and blood than a demi-god, and that's thanks to some solid writing, directing, and of course the actor's merit."[105] Rating 4 out of 5 stars, Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost wrote: "2019 is The Year of Mammootty, this sweet-sad-funny ode to the Kerala Police seals the deal." She praised Rahman's direction: "Khalidh Rahman steers clear of the formulae that such films usually resort to. He does not, for instance, assign a romance per cop, nor give any of them elaborate schmaltzy back stories, yet we get to know most of them well through the work dynamic between them, snatches of their repartee with each other and the occasional telephone call back home."[106]

Baradwaj Rangan noted that the film's story despite being about a Malayali posse, looks at all Indians. He praised Mammootty's performance, saying the actor "looks past his numerous cop roles from the past and finds a tender new side to the man-in-khaki archetype."[107] The Week rated the movie 4 out of 5 stating: "This Mammootty-starrer is a police story with a difference." Also praising the music and cinematography, the review concluded: "There's a guaranteed goosebump moment in the film, but it's not Mammootty who gets the cheers and whistles!"[108] Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu said it was "hitting the target, fair and square" and added "Khalid Rahman’s ‘Unda’ is an immensely realistic narrative, part satiric and part poignant." She also praised its script written by Rahman and Harshad: "The film has a very thin storyline, but the screenplay adds layers to it, elevating it to a brilliant and full-bodied narrative. The script in its contours holds a whole lot of subtlety, but there is no extravagant or larger-than-life attempt at entertaining or self-expression. The script penned by Khalid Rahman and Harshad weaves a vibe so fluid that you are easily sucked into its easy spontaneity."[65] Sify felt that Unda was "a compelling ride that will appeal to those who take movies seriously." Praising Mammootty's acting, the review concluded: "It is Mammootty who unleashes a brilliant display of subtle acting. He is not really healthy, not much confident and is scared, as he gets into the shoes of the character of Mani sir. He needs to be applauded for his dedicated performance ... If you are a fan of Mammootty, here is one of his finest performances. Watch this one!"[109] Neelima Menon wrote for HuffPost that "Mammootty’s Kind, Vulnerable Policeman Is A Delight." Menon praised the performances of Mammootty and others in the cast and the film's music and cinematography: "Unda really floats on a thin storyline. But it’s how Khalid crafts the scenes, drizzling them with humour, satire, suspense (aided by some terrific background score by Prashant Pillai) and sensitivity, that makes it a compelling watch."[110] In October 2019, listing the biggest icons of the south film industry Vogue India called Mammootty “the master” and wrote: "Unda turned out to be a glorious comeback vehicle, where audiences rediscovered his signature near-invisible performance cred with the role of a police officer spurred into action in Naxal-heavy Chhattisgarh."[111] HuffPost listed Unda among the 10 best Malayalam films of 2019 and Mammootty's performance among the 14 best performances in Malayalam cinema this decade.[112][113] The film was listed among the best Indian films of 2019 by The Quint and wrote that "Director Khalid Rahman smartly highlights the general apathy of the system against the very tool they use to repress and suppress common people. Unda, while it doesn't offer any hope, gives the audience some terrific acting and some brilliant writing."[114] The Hindu included Unda in its list of the 25 best Malayalam films of the decade.[115] The Week listed the film among the 5 finest movies of the year.[116] National Herald mentioned the film in its list comprising the low-budget films having high content and wrote that its "amazing treatment of the subject makes a subtle comment on fear, casteism, politics and law and order machinery."[117]

Accolades

Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref.
CPC Cine Awards 2019 Best Actor in a Lead Role Mammootty Nominated
Best Actor in a Character Role Shine Tom Chacko Nominated
Lukman Nominated
Arjun Ashokan Nominated
Best Movie Unda Nominated
Best Director Khalid Rahman Nominated
Best Cinematographer Sajith Purushan Nominated
Best Scriptwriter Harshad Nominated
Best Background Score Prashant Pillai Nominated
Chitrabhumi-Mathrubhumi online survey Best Actor of 2019 Mammootty Won [118]
Best Film of 2019 Unda Won

Controversy

A petition was filed against the film crew by Angels Nair, general secretary of Animal Legal Force Integration, Ernakulam for shooting in the Mulleria reserve forest and causing environmental damage.[119] According to the petitioner, during the film's shoot they had inflicted damage on the forest's microflora and microfauna, when they resorted to dumping of gravel that made the area marshy. In an interview to The Times of India, director Khalid Rahman responded saying, “I admit that we disturbed the ecosystem while shooting and camping there. This was noticed by a few environmental activists and they filed a genuine case against us.”[120] On 26 June 2019, the Kerala High Court directed the Central Government to initiate appropriate action against the film crew and the officials who granted permission for the filming.[121][119] Shortly after the release of the film, Khalid Rahman responded to his followers through stories on Instagram that he wasn't satisfied with the film and its climax. He also noted that there were many reasons for not being satisfied.[122]

During the film's first screening at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala 2019 the crew protested against The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the National Register of Citizens of India by displaying banners onstage.[123]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Surendhar of Firstpost estimates the film's budget as ₹8 crore,[2] whereas Mathrubhumi says that ₹12 crore was spent to produce the film.[3]

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unda, film, unda, transl, bullet, 2019, indian, malayalam, language, black, comedy, film, directed, khalid, rahman, scripted, harshad, from, rahman, story, krishnan, sethukumar, produced, film, under, banners, moviee, mill, gemini, studios, film, stars, mammoo. Unda transl Bullet is a 2019 Indian Malayalam language black comedy film directed by Khalid Rahman and scripted by Harshad from Rahman s story Krishnan Sethukumar produced the film under the banners of Moviee Mill and Gemini Studios The film stars Mammootty Shine Tom Chacko Jacob Gregory and Arjun Ashokan The story is based on a real incident that occurred at the time of the 2014 Lok Sabha election when a police unit from Kerala was sent to a Maoist affected area of Chhattisgarh as part of election duty Sajith Purushan was the film s cinematographer and its soundtrack and score were composed by Prashant Pillai UndaTheatrical release posterDirected byKhalid RahmanScreenplay byHarshadStory byKhalid RahmanProduced byKrishnan SethukumarStarringMammootty Easwari Rao Ranjith Shine Tom Chacko Arjun Ashokan Jacob GregoryCinematographySajith PurushanEdited byNishad YusufMusic byPrashant PillaiProductioncompaniesMoviee MillGemini StudiosDistributed byGemini StudiosRelease date14 June 2019 2019 06 14 India Running time130 minutes 1 CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalamBudget 8 12 crore a The film tells the story of a nine man police unit from Kerala led by Sub inspector Manikandan C P Mammootty who travel for another state election duty in a Maoist prone area in Chhattisgarh Deceived by the calm and quiet on their first day they were just starting to let their hair down when the shootout the next day made them aware of the dangers they were about to face In their initial rush of excitement they fired all of the very limited number of bullets they had brought with them To conduct the elections peacefully with only eight bullets left becomes a humongous task ahead of them Unda s development began in 2014 when Rahman spotted an article featured in the Malayala Manorama daily The article was about a police unit from Kerala posted as part of election duty in a Maoist affected area in Chhattisgarh without sufficient ammunition After a brief research Harshad along with Rahman wrote the screenplay in 2016 Eventually Sethukumar replacing Anwar Rasheed who was its initial financier became the producer of the film The title was announced on 21 September 2018 and production commenced from October Principal photography began by the second week of October in Kasaragod and shooting was completed on 23 March 2019 in Chhattisgarh The film was released in India on 14 June 2019 and globally on 19 June Upon release the film met with widespread critical acclaim The performances of its cast direction and screenplay were praised by critics It grossed over 20 crore worldwide in 10 days at the box office and 30 crore in its final run and became a commercial success The film was screened at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala 2019 under the section Malayalam Cinema Today It was included in The Hindu s top 25 Malayalam films of the decade 4 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2 1 Main 2 2 Cameo appearances 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Title 3 3 Casting 3 4 Filming 4 Soundtrack 4 1 Track listing 5 Themes 6 Marketing 7 Release 7 1 Theatrical 7 2 Home media 8 Reception 8 1 Box office 8 2 Critical response 8 3 Accolades 9 Controversy 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksPlotPolice units from the Kerala Police camp in Idukki are preparing to go for their other state election duty They are briefed by their senior officer Sam J Mathan that the duty will be in Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand and will last for forty days He also emphasizes on the statement to use ammunition only when necessary A unit under CI Mathews Anthony arrives in Bastar at Chhattisgarh which is one of the most dangerous Maoist affected red belts in India Due to the unavailability in accommodating all the police teams in the ITBP camp they are forced to find shelter in their respective polling booths assigned to them until the Election Day On their way to the booths they split into three teams with Mani leading one That very night they receive a wireless message warning of a likely Maoist attack Though they became alert with loaded guns no such attack happens The next day morning ITBP Commandant Dakota Akanito finds the team irresponsible and informs them of the seriousness of their duty by showing them footage of people killed during Maoist attacks in the past He is surprised to learn that the team has not been provided with sufficient bullets and ammunition by the State Government After realizing the threat in their duty Mani speaks to Mathews over phone and informs him what the ITBP commandant told Mathews tells him that the state government had said that providing ammunition is the responsibility of the state government in Chhattisgarh The next day night the team encounters with a light shootout by the Maoists and fires back Later the ITBP officers inform them that some Maoists were chased by them and they unknowingly fired back bullets seeing the lights and the remaining were fire crackers The ashamed team realizes that they wasted bullets and now only eight bullets remain The next day Mani goes to meet Mathews and informs him that their situation is in danger without sufficient ammunition Some in the team are angry at Mani as they felt that he hadn t done anything during the previous day s firing on purpose Mani realizing that something has to be done immediately to stay alive sends some pictures to his friends in Kerala of the team laying on floor without any facilities and making a note of their current situation Back in Kerala after receiving his message the news gets featured on a newspaper and Sam J Mathan is forced to take action and quickly makes arrangement to send more bullets and ammunition for the team Two cops Rajan and Balan continue their journey in a train from Kerala to Chhattisgarh with the necessary bullets and ammunition that has been allotted Meantime Unnikrishnan accompanied by Biju Kumar without informing Mani gets to a place in the village to buy liquor On their way back Unnikrishnan starts to tease Biju Kumar who belongs to the adivasi community Biju Kumar who has been hearing the abuses repeatedly loses control and hits Unnikrishnan They end the fight when they spot a truck approaching from the distance which suddenly explodes passing over a land mine Both of them survive with minor injuries That night Biju Kumar informs the others in the presence of Mani that he would want to quit his job because he cannot withstand such criticism anymore Later that night Rajan and Balan find the box carrying the bullets in the train missing and stand furious without knowing what to do next On the day of the election Mathews informs them that both the bullets and the people assigned to carry it have been missing Mani reaches the booth and learns that a candidate along with his goons had barged into the booth and had created a ruckus by vote rigging He slaps a goon who tries to destroy the EVM and asks the rest of them to leave Sometime later they see the goons approaching in a larger number Mani tells his team that they would have to conduct the election peacefully no matter how with only the eight bullets left Due to the shortage of ammunition he instructs his team to use their lathis and shields in which they are very experienced Mani and his team defeat the goons and complete their election assignment Then a monkey is shown jumping over the lost box of bullets by a railway track CastMain Mammootty as S I Manikandan C P Mani 5 Ranjith as C I Mathews Anthony Dileesh Pothan as C I Mathukutty J Shine Tom Chacko as HDR Jojo Samson Arjun Ashokan as PC Gireesh T P 6 Kalabhavan Shajohn as SP Sam J Mathan Bhagwan Tiwari as ITBP officer Kapil Dev Omkar Das Manikpuri as Kunalchand Jacob Gregory as PC Varghese Kuruvila Smooth Rony David as PC Aji Peter 7 Lukman as PC Biju Kumar 8 Gokulan as PC Gokulan Balachandran 9 Abhiram Radhakrishnan as PC Unni Krishnan A 10 Noushad Bombay as PC Noushad Ali 11 Chien Ho Liao as ITBP Commandant Dakota Akanito 12 Shaheen Ahamed as ITBP officer Vincent James B Shantanu as Zammindar Harshad as person in the train Sohan Seenulal as Police officer Cameo appearances Asif Ali as S I Rajan 13 Vinay Forrt S I Balan 13 Easwari Rao as Lalitha Mani s wife 14 Sudhi Koppa as Police officerProductionDevelopment Unda is based on a 2014 newspaper article in the Malayala Manorama daily 15 In 2014 Rahman had noticed an article pointing out the situation of a unit of policemen from Kerala sent to Chhattisgarh for duty during the 2014 Lok Sabha election It reported that the unit posted in an area with rampant Maoist activity were not provided with sufficient ammunition Rahman found a photograph showing a bunch of cops crammed into a tiny room sleeping on the floor holding their rifles close to their chest haunting After realizing that the article had a film subject in it Rahman met some of the police officers in person to develop the film s basic storyline The film had to be set outside Kerala and required to be made on a large canvas Rahman in the meantime worked on another film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam 2016 which became his directorial debut It was Anwar Rasheed who suggested Harshad to Rahman for writing Unda s screenplay In 2016 Rahman and Harshad started to write Unda s screenplay Initially Harshad had developed a one liner based on all the details collected by Rahman Later both of them along with cinematographer Jimshi and their assistants had traveled to Bastar to collect some more details 16 17 18 In an interview with The Hindu on the challenges he faced Rahman said I had only the newspaper article as a reference It was not easy to meet the policemen who went there on duty because they are not supposed to reveal anything about their official work After a report came out a directive was issued to stop the men from revealing anything more about their assignment So no reports came out after that Thus it was quite a task to collect the details 19 Though Rahman planned to make it as a commercial film 80 of the script was written based on the real incidents 20 In early November 2017 Mammootty was reported as the star of the film with Anwar Rasheed financing 21 22 23 Because of the delay and extension in filming Trance Rasheed left Unda amicably and Krishnan Sethukumar replaced him as producer 24 17 Prominent Chennai based film studio Gemini Film Circuit marked their return into production after a long time by co producing and distributing Unda 25 Rahman s brother Jimshi Khalid was initially announced as the film s cinematographer and filming was planned to start in September 2018 26 Rahman and Jimshi visited North Indian states like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in search of filming locations 27 Prashant Pillai was signed as the film s composer and Bollywood action director Sham Kaushal was the film s stunt coordinator 24 Although it was reported in May 2018 that Jimshi Khalid would be the film s cinematographer 26 Gavemic U Ary replaced him 28 29 Later Sajith Purushan was credited as the film s cinematographer in the first look poster and replaced Gavemic due to unknown reasons 30 31 Title Even before its official announcement medias had reported speculations about the title of the film to be Unda 22 32 On 21 September 2018 Mammootty shared a poster through his Facebook handle revealing the title Unda meaning Bullet in Malayalam Due to its unique title numerous trolls and negative comments had appeared across social media platforms post announcement 33 When asked about the title given for the film Rahman said that the film is very much connected to a bullet and it was put just for its attractive point of view 34 According to him a film s title is important to a film as much as its story and the title given here is very much connected to the film s storyline He also said that one could only understand its relevance after watching the film 35 In an interview with Mathrubhumi Mammootty said that the title communicates what is being discussed in the film and has been designed resembling a piercing bullet 36 Casting The film was Manikpuri s debut in Malayalam cinema Once the idea was worked out Rahman had taken in mind a reference character from real life The particular character s style and inputs were used while writing the script He wanted Mammootty to play the lead as he felt that to execute such a real life character in the film it demanded an experienced actor 37 They first narrated the story to him in 2018 and were sure that he would be ready to do the film Mammootty calling it a novel subject agreed to appear in the film 17 Unda wasn t planned as a superstar film and Rahman wanted Mammootty s character Manikandan to look as a simple police officer without any supernatural elements to showcase heroism 38 The cast in the storyline required ten central characters Apart from Mammootty s character sub inspector Manikandan C P there are nine policemen 19 Sudhi Koppa was cast as PC Aji Peter initially who later suggested Rony David to Rahman for his role as he had other commitments 39 Asif Ali who was the lead in Rahman s debut film Anuraga Karikkin Vellam 2016 agreed to do a brief cameo appearance when informed by him 40 Gokulan Abhiram Radhakrishnan Lukman and Noushad who had earlier known and worked with Rahman while he was an assistant and associate director in films were cast to play the roles of four policemen 41 To highlight the downtrodden adivasi community Rahman and Harshad created a character PC Biju Kumar played by Lukman who is a policeman from the adivasi community 17 Unda s storyline did not require a heroine There are female actors in the film but their presence on screen is limited For instance the actor playing Manikandan s wife is there in one or two sequences only said Rahman 19 After watching Peepli Live 2010 Rahman invited Bollywood actor Omkar Das Manikpuri to appear in a major role in the film for which he agreed 40 Later in 2018 it was reported that actors Shine Tom Chacko Jacob Gregory Arjun Ashokan and Dileesh Pothan along with Bollywood actors Bhagwan Tiwari and Chien Ho Liao were officially added to the cast 42 43 44 45 Filming The portions of Chhattisgarh were filmed within the Bastar district Principal photography began by the second week of October 2018 in the Karadka Reserve Forest situated in the Kasaragod district of Kerala As part of setting up the location gravel laid roads was constructed in the forest area 3 46 Filming was initially planned as a single schedule for 60 days and apart from Kasaragod Chhattisgarh and Mangalore were also major filming locations 24 After wrapping up the first schedule in Kasaragod the team had a few weeks break On 19 February 2019 the second schedule of filming commenced in Wayanad and it took 3 weeks to wrap up 47 48 During a schedule break Rahman had also worked as an assistant director in the film Thamaasha 2019 20 A brief schedule of filming had also taken place in Kannur Mysore Nilambur and Viyyoor in Thrissur 49 39 The train shots were filmed in the Nilambur Shoranur line 50 The final filming in Chhattisgarh had begun in early March 2019 51 Unda being the first Malayalam film to be shot in the locale it was expected to be interesting to see how it would utilise the premise 52 As the filming location inside the forests of Bastar had been affected by Maoist attacks the actors had a fear within and were cautious while shooting 53 19 The filming in Chhattisgarh was wrapped up on 23 March 2019 54 55 The entire filming was completed in 57 days 56 and was made on a budget of 8 12 crore a Stunt coordinator Sham Kaushal choreographed very realistic fight sequences for the film To set up a major action sequence in the climax portions of the film Kaushal did not rely on dupes or special effects All the fights are done by Mammootty himself This is not a larger than life story it s honest with realistic situations Naturally this demanded real action Stating that the climax sequence for Unda was shot in its final stage he said We did most of it in sequence as per written in the script but then we also had to improvise a few portions while keeping the basic structure intact 57 According to costume designer Mashar Hamsa the costumes designed for each policeman had to stand out Usually policemen in stations are seen wearing khakis of different shades as they buy it from different shops and at different times the same pattern was followed in the film Hamsa used uniforms purchased on different rates and from different shops linking their costumes to their character 58 Talking in an interview with Mathrubhumi about the fight sequences Mammootty said that they haven t overdone any action and it was just placed to show self defense 36 The film was shot in sync sound and it worried the actors Some found it difficult as they had to properly learn and deliver dialogues during shoot Initially there was no sync sound in the first 2 3 days of shoot but later Mammootty suggested to go with sync sound as he felt it was an unnecessary struggle to recreate all the dialogues later in the dubbing studio 41 SoundtrackUnda Original Motion Picture SoundtrackSoundtrack album by Prashant PillaiReleased24 May 2019 2019 05 24 VenueKochi ChennaiStudioMy Studio KochiGenreFeature Film SoundtrackLength11 36LanguageHindiMalayalamLabelGoodwill EntertainmentsAudio Jukebox on YouTubePrashant Pillai chronologyPadayottam 2018 Unda 2019 Jallikkattu 2019 Prashant Pillai composed the soundtrack of Unda The soundtrack album consists of three tracks The lyrics are written by Hussain Haidry and Kirendra Yadav 45 The soundtrack was released by Goodwill Entertainments on 24 May 2019 Kirendra Yadav various folk singers from Bastar and Pillai himself contributed vocals to the soundtrack Rahman wanted the film s score to resemble Bastar s indigenous music A year before filming Rahman along with Pillai and his team visited the region s villages and recorded major portions of the soundtrack The locals who sang in the film included children youngsters and old men and women 17 Track listing Unda Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 59 No TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Bastar Awaits Kirendra Yadavvarious folk singers from Bastar02 282 Badar Garaj A Beautiful Bastar Kirendra YadavKirendra Yadav03 463 Kaara Kaara The Journey Continues Hussain HaidryPrashant Pillai05 22Total length 11 36ThemesIn the film the title Unda represents both the literal meaning for bullets and also the colloquial representation of nothingness 60 According to Manoj Kumar R of the Indian Express Unda deals with multiple hard hitting themes like human right violations moral crisis ethnic discrimination and government s indifference to its own people he feels that the indigenous people of Bastar are exploited and robbed of their basic rights and are chased away from their own land He finds that most part of the film deals with such heavy themes in a light way Manoj noted in the film that there are no fiery speeches or easy advice about bravery or nationalism but just simple powerful lines borne out of fear and the need to survive 61 Adila Matra of The Quint felt the film s theme to be similar to that of Newton 2017 but stated that the outsider s view is what lends Unda a shot in the arm According to her the film s aim was to try and document the differences between the North and the South the politics the culture and the people Matra noted that the film reveals the cultural and political shock of Kerala police on one side on the other it shows the stark contrast in their perception of patriotism 62 Unda also makes a commentary on the administration and the bureaucracy highlighting the gap between the workforce and the administration 63 In her review for Silverscreen in Aswathy Gopalakrishnan pointed out that Rahman turns the trunk box of ammunition that the Kerala government promises to send to Chhattisgarh into a fine metaphor for the disjointed and partly dysfunctional system that holds India together 64 Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu felt that the director treated the audience to an immensely realistic narrative part satiric and part poignant 65 In the film Mammootty plays a very human character 66 and redefines the idea of manliness in display of weakness 67 According to writer Harshad he had to address the subject of insurgency a little because it was part of the setting and wanted to talk about the minority community who live around the booth the chief location of the film who are caught in this war for no fault of theirs 17 MarketingThe title of the film was announced by Mammootty on 21 September 2018 with a poster shared on Facebook 68 On the morning of 15 April 2019 Mammootty revealed the first look poster of the film on the occasion of the Hindu festival Vishu through his social media pages 69 The poster featured Mammootty s character sub inspector Mani and a group of policemen trying to fix a broken down truck It was Mammootty who insisted to release such a poster where equal prominence was given to each of the supporting cast members 70 On 4 May 2019 the official marketing campaign of the film commenced by releasing 14 character posters starting from Shine Tom Chacko 71 72 The New Indian Express reported that the teaser of the film will be released and screened in Kerala theatres on 12 April along with the Mammootty starrer Madhura Raja but wasn t confirmed 73 On 16 May 2019 Mammootty and Mohanlal released a 40 second teaser on YouTube featuring Mammootty s character Manikandan teaching a troop of policemen how to fire a gun 74 75 The teaser recorded more than one million views within 24 hours 76 A making video featuring the poster photo shoot was released by Mammootty on 24 May through social media platforms 77 78 Trailer of the film was released on the occasion of Eid al Fitr on 5 June 2019 on YouTube 79 The Indian Express wrote Judging by the trailer Unda seems to be an uplifting film revolving around a group of policemen 80 ReleaseTheatrical Unda was initially planned for release in January 2019 24 Later it was postponed and was said to be released during the festival of Eid al Fitr 2019 81 The release date was again postponed to June 14 due to legal trouble over its filming in a reserve forest without permission and unfinished post production works 82 83 84 85 The 130 minute long film cleared censoring by the Central Board of Film Certification and was given a U certificate on 12 June with no cuts 1 The film was released in 161 theatres in Kerala on 14 June 86 The film was released in the United Arab Emirates and Gulf Cooperation Council on 19 June 2019 and was shown in 55 screens and 37 screens in UAE and GCC respectively 87 Unda became Mammootty s first film and the second Malayalam film after Lucifer to get released in Saudi Arabia 88 89 Unda was released in the United States Asia Pacific New Zealand Singapore Australia South Africa Nigeria and Kenya on 20 June 2019 2 It also screened at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala 2019 under the section Malayalam Cinema Today 90 Home media Unda was released for digital download on 2 August 2019 available as VOD on Amazon Prime Video in Malayalam 91 92 The film s television broadcasting right was purchased by Asianet it premiered on TV on 10 September 2019 during the festival time of Onam in Kerala 93 ReceptionBox office The film crossed the 10 crore mark from Kerala box office in five days and grossed 11 9 crore in six days 2 By collecting 1 59 crore as of 21 June from the rest of India territories Unda became the sixth highest grossing Malayalam film of 2019 in the rest of India territories after Lucifer Kumbalangi Nights Uyare Virus and Madhura Raja 2 It grossed over 20 crore worldwide in 10 days with 14 7 crore from Kerala alone 94 The film grossed 27 975 in two weeks from United States and collected a total of 47 564 in three weeks 95 96 In the United Arab Emirates UAE the film grossed 443 859 in the opening weekend 20 23 June becoming the fourth best opener and the fifth best grossing film of that weekend behind Toy Story 4 Men in Black International Kabir Singh and Aladdin 97 In the opening weekend the film grossed 6 404 from Australia and 559 from New Zealand and 2 248 in two weeks 98 The film collected a total of 6 8 crore from the UAE GCC in ten days 94 Critical response Mammootty attracted positive reviews for his performance Manoj Kumar R of the Indian Express gave the film a full five star rating and wrote Unda is one of the best written films in Malayalam cinema It is not just a film about a group of naive policemen from Kerala grappling with the challenges of an unknown territory He added The actual story lies in the subtext which never stops reminding us about the innate flaw of the human race one tries to assume a sense of superiority by dominating or looking down on the other 61 Malayala Manorama rated it 4 out of 5 stars and gave the verdict Potent film making poignant message The reviewer praised Pillai s music Prashant Pillai s music captures the essence of the social upheaval in the hinterland of alienation He also added The realistic approach of the film makers though had to give way for some unrealistic action scenes but this could well be pardoned 99 Shekhar H Hooli of the International Business Times appreciated Mammootty s performance and wrote As a police officer Mammootty has delivered a brilliant performance which is the highlight of Unda Shekhar also praised the film s technical aspects Unda has decent production value and Prashant Pillai s background score Sajith Purushan s beautiful picturisation action dialogues and Nishad Yusuf s editing are the attractions on the technical front according to the audience 100 Directors Ranjith Sankar and Arun Gopy were all positive about the film particularly praising Mammootty s performance its theme and its making 101 102 National Award winning scriptwriter Sajeev Pazhoor called Unda an Indian film 103 After watching a special screening of the film Kerala State Police Chief Lokanath Behera praised its script making and commented very realistic 104 Deepa Antony of The Times of India awarded 4 in a scale of 5 and commented Unda is an unbridled entertainer with a heart that makes you root for the Kerala Police It opens your eyes to the gap between the administration the bureaucracy and the working force She praised Mammootty s performance and Rahman s direction After a long long time Mammootty feels like a real man in flesh and blood than a demi god and that s thanks to some solid writing directing and of course the actor s merit 105 Rating 4 out of 5 stars Anna M M Vetticad of Firstpost wrote 2019 is The Year of Mammootty this sweet sad funny ode to the Kerala Police seals the deal She praised Rahman s direction Khalidh Rahman steers clear of the formulae that such films usually resort to He does not for instance assign a romance per cop nor give any of them elaborate schmaltzy back stories yet we get to know most of them well through the work dynamic between them snatches of their repartee with each other and the occasional telephone call back home 106 Baradwaj Rangan noted that the film s story despite being about a Malayali posse looks at all Indians He praised Mammootty s performance saying the actor looks past his numerous cop roles from the past and finds a tender new side to the man in khaki archetype 107 The Week rated the movie 4 out of 5 stating This Mammootty starrer is a police story with a difference Also praising the music and cinematography the review concluded There s a guaranteed goosebump moment in the film but it s not Mammootty who gets the cheers and whistles 108 Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu said it was hitting the target fair and square and added Khalid Rahman s Unda is an immensely realistic narrative part satiric and part poignant She also praised its script written by Rahman and Harshad The film has a very thin storyline but the screenplay adds layers to it elevating it to a brilliant and full bodied narrative The script in its contours holds a whole lot of subtlety but there is no extravagant or larger than life attempt at entertaining or self expression The script penned by Khalid Rahman and Harshad weaves a vibe so fluid that you are easily sucked into its easy spontaneity 65 Sify felt that Unda was a compelling ride that will appeal to those who take movies seriously Praising Mammootty s acting the review concluded It is Mammootty who unleashes a brilliant display of subtle acting He is not really healthy not much confident and is scared as he gets into the shoes of the character of Mani sir He needs to be applauded for his dedicated performance If you are a fan of Mammootty here is one of his finest performances Watch this one 109 Neelima Menon wrote for HuffPost that Mammootty s Kind Vulnerable Policeman Is A Delight Menon praised the performances of Mammootty and others in the cast and the film s music and cinematography Unda really floats on a thin storyline But it s how Khalid crafts the scenes drizzling them with humour satire suspense aided by some terrific background score by Prashant Pillai and sensitivity that makes it a compelling watch 110 In October 2019 listing the biggest icons of the south film industry Vogue India called Mammootty the master and wrote Unda turned out to be a glorious comeback vehicle where audiences rediscovered his signature near invisible performance cred with the role of a police officer spurred into action in Naxal heavy Chhattisgarh 111 HuffPost listed Unda among the 10 best Malayalam films of 2019 and Mammootty s performance among the 14 best performances in Malayalam cinema this decade 112 113 The film was listed among the best Indian films of 2019 by The Quint and wrote that Director Khalid Rahman smartly highlights the general apathy of the system against the very tool they use to repress and suppress common people Unda while it doesn t offer any hope gives the audience some terrific acting and some brilliant writing 114 The Hindu included Unda in its list of the 25 best Malayalam films of the decade 115 The Week listed the film among the 5 finest movies of the year 116 National Herald mentioned the film in its list comprising the low budget films having high content and wrote that its amazing treatment of the subject makes a subtle comment on fear casteism politics and law and order machinery 117 Accolades Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref CPC Cine Awards 2019 Best Actor in a Lead Role Mammootty NominatedBest Actor in a Character Role Shine Tom Chacko NominatedLukman NominatedArjun Ashokan NominatedBest Movie Unda NominatedBest Director Khalid Rahman NominatedBest Cinematographer Sajith Purushan NominatedBest Scriptwriter Harshad NominatedBest Background Score Prashant Pillai NominatedChitrabhumi Mathrubhumi online survey Best Actor of 2019 Mammootty Won 118 Best Film of 2019 Unda WonControversyA petition was filed against the film crew by Angels Nair general secretary of Animal Legal Force Integration Ernakulam for shooting in the Mulleria reserve forest and causing environmental damage 119 According to the petitioner during the film s shoot they had inflicted damage on the forest s microflora and microfauna when they resorted to dumping of gravel that made the area marshy In an interview to The Times of India director Khalid Rahman responded saying I admit that we disturbed the ecosystem while shooting and camping there This was noticed by a few environmental activists and they filed a genuine case against us 120 On 26 June 2019 the Kerala High Court directed the Central Government to initiate appropriate action against the film crew and the officials who granted permission for the filming 121 119 Shortly after the release of the film Khalid Rahman responded to his followers through stories on Instagram that he wasn t satisfied with the film and its climax He also noted that there were many reasons for not being satisfied 122 During the film s first screening at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala 2019 the crew protested against The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 and the National Register of Citizens of India by displaying banners onstage 123 Notes a b Surendhar of Firstpost estimates the film s budget as 8 crore 2 whereas Mathrubhumi says that 12 crore was spent to produce the film 3 References a b Moviebuzz 12 June 2019 Unda censored with clean U certificate Sify Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 9 September 2019 a b c d Surendhar M K 12 June 2019 Unda earns Rs 11 9 cr in Kerala in 6 days Kolaigaran tops Tamil Nadu box office for second consecutive weekend Firstpost Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 21 June 2019 a b Mathrubhumi 6 October 2018 Mammootty s film to be shot in Karadka Reserve Forest in Kasaragod Mathrubhumi Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 28 February 2019 The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade The Hindu 19 December 2019 Retrieved 29 May 2020 Moviebuzz 16 April 2019 Mammootty starrer Unda poster is here Sify Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2019 Deepika Jayaram 6 May 2019 Arjun Ashokan dons a cop s role in Unda The Times of India Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 7 May 2019 The first selfie with mammooka taken by legend himself unda memories Rony David on Instagram Instagram 1 March 2019 Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 unda Lukman on Instagram Instagram 21 September 2018 Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 Wrapped up Gokulan on Instagram Instagram 20 March 2019 Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 Happy vishu to all This is the first look poster with the megastar himself Abhiram Radhakrishnan on Instagram Instagram 15 April 2019 Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 Super excited to share this to share screen space with our childhood hero is a blessing Noushad Ali on Instagram Instagram 15 April 2019 Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 ज इन ह पहच न ग वह इनक अहम यत ज न ग Chien Ho Liao on Instagram Instagram 2 November 2018 Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 a b Anjana George 8 November 2018 Asif Ali and Vinay Forrt in Mammootty s Unda The Times of India Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 29 November 2018 ല ഖകൻ സ വന ത 19 June 2019 ക ല യ ൽ രജന ക ക പ പ ഇന ന ഉണ ടയ ൽ മമ മ ട ട ക ക പ പ മണ യ ട സ വന ത ലള ത With Rajini in Kaala Toady with Mammootty in Unda Mani s own Lalitha Manorama News in Malayalam Archived from the original on 16 October 2019 Retrieved 14 August 2019 Moviebuzz 10 June 2019 Unda to release on June 14 Sify Archived from the original on 13 October 2019 Retrieved 8 July 2019 ഹഖ ഇജ സ ല 16 June 2019 എന റ സ ന മയ ണ എന റ ര ഷ ട ര യ ഹര ഷദ My film is my politics Harshad MediaOne TV in Malayalam Archived from the original on 13 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a movie with Dulquer as cop Anwar Rasheed The Times of India Archived from the original on 13 October 2019 Retrieved 15 September 2019 a b ല ഖകൻ സ വന ത 1 November 2017 അത മമ മ ട ട ച ത രത ത ന റ പ ര അത തന ന Yes That is the title of Mammootty s film Malayala Manorama in Malayalam Archived from the original on 13 October 2019 Retrieved 29 November 2018 Roktim Rajpal 8 November 2017 Mammootty to star in a film titled Unda Pinkvilla Archived from the original on 15 October 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 a b c d Sajin Shrijith 25 September 2018 Mammootty in a new khaki avatar The New Indian Express Archived from the original on 15 October 2019 Retrieved 19 February 2019 Meera Manu 14 June 2019 Unda Movie Review Mammootty Back to Being a Cop in Entertaining Dark Comedy News 18 Archived from the original on 15 October 2019 Retrieved 23 July 2019 a b Sajin Shrijith 17 May 2018 Mammootty s next with Khalid Rahman The New Indian Express Archived from the original on 15 October 2019 Retrieved 29 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