Malamaal Weekly
- 2006
- 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
8.6K
YOUR RATING
Lilaram sells lottery tickets and one customer has hit the jackpot but dies of shock upon finding out that he has won. Now, Lilaram wants all the money, and so does everyone around him.Lilaram sells lottery tickets and one customer has hit the jackpot but dies of shock upon finding out that he has won. Now, Lilaram wants all the money, and so does everyone around him.Lilaram sells lottery tickets and one customer has hit the jackpot but dies of shock upon finding out that he has won. Now, Lilaram wants all the money, and so does everyone around him.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Riteish Deshmukh
- Kanhaiya - Chokhey's son
- (as Ritesh Deshmukh)
Rajpal Naurang Yadav
- Baj 'Bajey' Bahadur
- (as Rajpal Yadav)
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
- Anthony Joseph Fernandes
- (as Innocent)
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This movie is one of the best I have seen coming out of India. It has a very complex plot that is very well put together. The acting is top notch. The movie is also one of the funniest I have seen in a long time. It made me laugh and laugh and laugh. Highly Recommended !!! Someone wrote that it is inspired by another movie. Most movies have been inspired by some other movie or story. The movie is set in a small and very poor village in modern day India and is about a lottery ticket reseller whose customer wins 1 crore rupees. The man dies of happiness but not before he has told his estranged sister and half the village. What follows is a riot of side splittingly funny events as the lottery ticket reseller tries to keep it a secret and in the process make some money.
10goashar
One of the most funny movies i have watched in college days back than in 2006 in mumbai. Still laugh hard when i watch Paresh rawal and Om Puri and asrani also Rajpal's work in movie. Sure watch for today's teen who watch hate swear words webseries(kidding).
Nice and funny 10 on 10.
Nice and funny 10 on 10.
They are some films which work due to big stars but Priyadarshan's MALAMAAL WEEKLY which had Paresh, Om Puri in main leads worked just on the popularity of Paresh and people who like Priyadarshan's comedy
The film is a remake of WAKING NED DIVINE(1998)
The film has a good plot and the comedy is situational like HERA PHERI but the problem being the film drags in between and too many characters also the comedy at places is too crude
The film otherwise follows 1 track throughout and doesn't break into dances.etc the romance is also non filmy
The chaos that ensue due to the hidden lottery and many gags are hilarious The film keeps your attention most of the film only the film tends to drag here and there The climax also follows the typical Priyadarshan style where people chase others
Direction by Priyadarshan is good but his claiming that he wrote the script is faulty as the film is a remake of WAKING NED Music(only 1 song in the background) is okay
Paresh Rawal entertains though his new look is bad but yet he is good though nothing new Om Puri is good but hams at places Ritiesh though sidelined does a great job Reema Sen is okay Sudha Chandran is good Arbaaz Khan is good Asrani is as usual, loud and so is Shakti Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav the rest are okay
The film is a remake of WAKING NED DIVINE(1998)
The film has a good plot and the comedy is situational like HERA PHERI but the problem being the film drags in between and too many characters also the comedy at places is too crude
The film otherwise follows 1 track throughout and doesn't break into dances.etc the romance is also non filmy
The chaos that ensue due to the hidden lottery and many gags are hilarious The film keeps your attention most of the film only the film tends to drag here and there The climax also follows the typical Priyadarshan style where people chase others
Direction by Priyadarshan is good but his claiming that he wrote the script is faulty as the film is a remake of WAKING NED Music(only 1 song in the background) is okay
Paresh Rawal entertains though his new look is bad but yet he is good though nothing new Om Puri is good but hams at places Ritiesh though sidelined does a great job Reema Sen is okay Sudha Chandran is good Arbaaz Khan is good Asrani is as usual, loud and so is Shakti Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav the rest are okay
Two hours of full comedy, romance and drama. Enjoyed every bit of this film. Starring legendary actors like Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Asrani etc.
This movie is a gem! It's adventurous, it's a laugh riot. The plot is fantastic, it turns into an epic Sit-Com. You can not expect anything better from a low budget movie like this.
Although low budget, this movie has exceptional humorous characters, some of the best in the Business, Paresh Rawal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav, Shakti Kapoor, I'm Puri, Asrani sir.
One can not expect a comedy better than this. This gets better and better through each scene.
I'm writing this review when I've this movie watched more than 6-7 times. So, it really has too much repeat value.
This movie is a laugh riot! It's one of the best comedies!
This movie is a laugh riot! It's one of the best comedies!
Did you know
- TriviaSeveral reviewers consider this film to be very similar to Vieilles canailles (1998). Both films are set in a small remote village, involve a man winning the lottery and dying of shock with the winning ticket clutched in his hand, two people conspire to take the winnings, the conspiracy expands to involve the whole village, and a single villager attempts to reveal the conspiracy but dies in a car accident. However director Priyadarshan claims it is "totally and absolutely original".
- ConnectionsRemade as Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw (2006)
- SoundtracksYeh Ajooba
Written by Sai Barve
Composed by Uttank Vora
Performed by Mahalakshmi Iyer and Javed Ali
Courtesy of Universal Music India
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- Also known as
- Счастливый случай
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $204,612
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $75,556
- Mar 12, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $5,946,304
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
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