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"Manjummel Boys," a Malayalam survival thriller, has been streaming on Disney+ Hotstar since May 5. Written and directed by Chidambaram, the film premiered in theaters on February 22 in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, receiving widespread acclaim from both audiences and critics. The movie went on to become the highest-grossing Malayalam film, earning over Rs 200 crore and surpassing the record set by "2018," India's official entry to the 2024 Academy Awards. Disney+ Hotstar has made the film available in multiple languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.
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The plot of "Manjummel Boys," based on a true incident, follows a group of friends from the small town of Manjummel near Kochi who decide to take a vacation in Kodaikanal. The cast includes Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi S. Poduval, Lal Jr, Deepak Parambol, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Arun Kurian, Khalid Rahman, Chandu Salimkumar, Shebin Benson, and Vishnu Reghu.
Earlier, the producers of "Manjummel Boys" faced legal troubles when the Kerala High Court issued a stay on criminal proceedings against them in a cheating case. The film's producers were accused of various offenses, including criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, and forgery, in a case registered at the Maradu police station, according to an IANS report. The High Court's order came in response to a petition filed by Babu Shahir, one of the partners in Parava Films LLP.
The case originated from an investment agreement made in November of the previous year between the three producers and Siraj Hameed, who invested Rs 7 crore in the film for a 40 percent share of the net profit. After the film's success, Hameed claimed that the producers did not fulfill their agreement, leading him to approach a commercial court for redress, the report said.
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