Malamaal Weekly

2006 2h 18m HI

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 67

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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After one of his customers dies from the shock of winning a lottery, lottery ticket seller Lilaram hatches a plan to have that money all for himself. But others from the village have also got their eyes on the money.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paresh Rawal
Lilaram
Om Puri
Balwant Singh Ballu
Riteish Deshmukh
Kanhaiya
Reema Sen
Sukhmani
Rajpal Yadav
Bajey Singh Bajbahadur
Sudha Chandran
Karamkali
Asrani
Chokheylal
Shakti Kapoor
Joseph

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Priyadarshan
Writers: Aishwarya Kaushik, Aishwarya Kaushik, Kirk Jones
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor N. Gopalakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Paresh Rawal and Om Puri and Riteish Deshmukh carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0476805 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Priyadarshan directs. N. Gopalakrishnan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 6.1× over at the box office.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor N. Gopalakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paresh Rawal and Om Puri and Riteish Deshmukh carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0476805 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.