Imbam
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySreejith Chandran
Written bySreejith Chandran
Produced byMathew Mampra
StarringLalu Alex
Deepak Parambol
Lal Jose
Meera Vasudevan
CinematographyNijay Jayan
Edited byKuriakose Francis Kudasseril
Music byP S Jayhari
Production
company
Mampra Cinemas
Distributed byTFaktor
Release date
  • 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Imbam[1] is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language family romance drama written and directed by Sreejith Chandran. The film was produced by Mathew Mampra under the banner of Mampra Cinemas.[2] The film stars Deepak Parambol, Lalu Alex, Meera Vasudevan, Irshad Ali and Lal Jose in lead roles.[3]

P S Jayhari composed music for the movie. Nijay Jayan handled the cinematography, while Kuriakos Francis Kutasseril was in charge of the editing section.[4]

Premise

The film[5] tells the story of a young cartoonist Nidhin and his emotional intimacy with an old publishing house called 'Shabdam', its fifty-five-year-old owner, 'Karunakaran, and the lady proof-reader of the same office 'Kathambari'. The sudden turn of events takes the story to an unexpected twist at the end.[6]

Cast

  • Lalu Alex[7] as Karunakaran
  • Deepak Parambol as Nidhin Samuel
  • Meera Vasudevan as Maithily Swaminathan
  • Irshad Ali as Premarajan
  • Lal Jose as Devan
  • Divya M. Nair as Adv. Revathy
  • Shivaji Guruvayoor as Adv. Bhaskara Pillai
  • Vijayan Karanthoor as Security Nair
  • Navas Vallikkunnu as Ahammad
  • Darsana Sudarsan as Kathambari
  • Kalesh Ramanand as Manoj
  • Boban Samual as Hareesh
  • Mathew Mampra as Prof. Emmanuel
  • Darshana S. Nair

Music

Imbam
Soundtrack album by
P S Jayhari
Released2023 (2023)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
LabelMagic Frames
P S Jayhari chronology
Santhosham
(2023)		 Imbam
(2023)

The original background score and songs[8] are composed by P S Jayhari. The lyrics were penned by Vinayak Sasikumar. The song "Aarambham" was sung by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The music rights of the film were bagged by Magic Frames Music.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Aarambham"Vinayak SasikumarP S JayhariVineeth Sreenivasan3:57
2."Mayika"Vinayak SasikumarP S JayhariSreekanth Hariharan
Meenakshi ML		4:22
3."Thoovanamake[10]"Vinayak SasikumarP S JayhariHesham Abdul Wahab4:19
Total length:11.98

Release

The film was released on 27th[11] October 2023.The official trailer was unveiled by Malayalam actor Sunny Wayne. Director Sreejith Chandran and lead actor Deepak Parambol announced the release date of the film through their social media handles.[12]

Reception

Crictical Response

Aswin Bharadwaj of Lensman Reviews[13] wrote that Imbam is yet another disappointing film that thinks the collage of a lot of dramatic moments can be considered an entertainer. There is a lot of emotional back and forth happening in this movie with cheesy sentiments that would have been okay for the audience almost two decades back.

K. R. Rejeesh of Now Running wrote that The film's core problem lies in its inability to establish a connection with the audience, with the director struggling to refine the weighty theme, let alone elevate it.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "'Imbam' teaser: Lalu Alex starrer promises a delightful family entertainer". Times of india. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "ഇട്ടെറിഞ്ഞുപോകാൻ എളുപ്പമാണ്, ചേർത്തുവെയ്ക്കാനാണ് പാട്; 'ഇമ്പം' ടീസർ". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lalu Alex has us intrigued in Imbam's first-look poster". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Deepak Parambol - Lalu Alex starrer 'Imbam' to release on October". Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "ഇത് ഇമ്പമുള്ള കാഴ്‍ച- റിവ്യു". Asianet News. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "First Look Poster of Lalu Alex's Imbam Unveiled; Take a Look". News18. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "ലാലു അലക്സ്‌ പ്രധാനവേഷത്തിലെത്തുന്ന 'ഇമ്പം' ടൈറ്റിൽ ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ". Madhyamam. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Actress Aparna Balamurali Turns Singer For Lalu Alex-starrer Malayalam Film Imbam". News18. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Aparna Balamurali turns a singer for 'Imbam'". Times of India. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Thoovanamaake video song from Imbam is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Teaser Of Lalu Alex-starrer Malayalam Film Imbam Out". News18. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Imbam Movie : 'ഈ കപ്പൽ മുങ്ങുവാണോ?'; ദീപക് പറമ്പോൾ നായകനായി എത്തുന്ന ഇമ്പം സിനിമയുടെ ട്രെയിലർ പുറത്ത്". Zee News. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "In Terms of Quality, the Movie Has No Correlation With Its Title". Lensman Reviews. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Imbam Malayalam Movie". Lensman Reviews. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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