| Confidant Casanovva | |
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| Directed by | Rosshan Andrrews |
| Written by | Bobby & Sanjay |
| Produced by | Roy C. J. Antony Perumbavoor |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jim Ganesh |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
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| Distributed by | Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 12 crore[1] |
Casanovva (also known as Confident Casanovva) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic action thriller film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby & Sanjay. It was produced by Roy C. J. of Confident Group in association with Aashirvad Cinemas. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with an ensemble cast of Shriya Saran, Vikramjeet Virk, Lakshmi Rai, Roma Asrani, Sanjjanaa Galrani, Abhishek Vinod, Riyaz Khan, Shankar Panicker, Lalu Alex and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film features original soundtrack composed by Gopi Sundar, Alphons Joseph, and Gowry Lekshmi, and a film score composed by Sundar.[2]
Produced on a budget of ₹ 12 crore, it was one of the most expensive Malayalam films ever made at that time. Confidant Casanovva was released in India on 26 January 2012. Upon release, the film received negative reviews from critics, with criticism on the story, screenplay, cast performances and direction. However the film's music, songs, production values and technical aspects received praise. The film was a box-office bomb.[3] The Hindi remake rights to the film were bought by Ketan Shah for ₹15 million (US$180,000).[4][5]
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- ^ Meghna George (25 January 2012). "Mohanlal's Casanovva gears up for release". Kochi, Kerala: Rediff. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Casanovva to be remade in Hindi". Sify. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "കാസനോവ ഇനി ഹിന്ദിയില്". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.