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Wikipedia article
'James & Alice' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sujith Vaassudev starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vedhika in the lead roles. Music is composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released on May 5, 2016.
Plot summary
James (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is a well trained artist and corporate filmmaker with advertisements and his wife Alice (Vedhika) works in a bank. They get married against Alice's father's wish due to his lack of career, but since then have led successful marriage for seven years and has a child out of it. However the seven-year itch starts with both of them focused on their respective careers. Their busy lifestyles and misunderstandings results in filing a divorce. A day before divorce, James meets with a freaky car accident. In hospital, facing coma James hallucinates/dreams St.Peter's (Sijoy Varghese) presence and both of them reviewing his life; his mistakes and the changes he could've done. Whether James realises his mistakes and be able to come back to his life forms the crux of the movie.
Cast
* Prithviraj Sukumaran as James
* Vedhika as Alice (voice dubbed by Angel Shijoy)
* Sijoy Varghese as St. Peter
* Sai Kumar as Davis Thekkeparambil
* Kishor Satya as Dr Alexander
* Parvathy Nair as Nandana Varma/Nandu
* Manju Pillai as Advocate Rohini
* Emine Salman as Isabel (Pinky)
** Anupama Parameswaran as Isabel (Adult Pinky)
* Vijayaraghavan as Dr. Mohan
* Sudheer Karamana as K T Annan
* Arjun Nandhakumar as Yoga Thinesh
*Shaani Shiki as Mithun
* Sudheesh as Subin
* Indrans as Abrahanm
* Tini Tom as Kazoo
* Ganapathi as Ibrahim
* Adil Ibrahim as Soubin
* Neeraj Madhav as Sketch
* Naseer Sankranthi as K.T Annan's P.A
* Biju Menon as Rohini's Husband (only in a photo)
* Puneeth Rajkumar as Appu (only in special appearance)
Production
The filming began on 15 January 2016. Prithviraj and Vedhika previously acted together in 'Kaaviya Thalaivan' (2014).
Movie shooting was wrapped on March 31, 2016.
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = James & Alice
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Gopi Sundar
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 29 April 2016
| recorded = 2016
| venue = Chennai & Kochi
| studio = Sunsa Digital Workstation
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 14:30
| label = Muzik 247
| producer = Gopi Sundar
| prev_title = Ennul Aayiram
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = School Bus
| next_year = 2016
| misc =
}}
Music was composed by Gopi Sundar, and released on Muzik 247 label.
Release
Initially 'James & Alice' was scheduled to release on 29 April 2016, later postponed and released on 5 May 2016.
Reception
Critical reception
'The Times of India' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "The story arc of James and Alice is quite in sync with the analogy. Presented in a fragmented, flashback-heavy style, the movie is a simple portrait of a contemporary relationship, of a young family that is going through a rocky patch".'Malayala Manorama' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "An exceedingly slow-paced film, with less humour or other remarkable agents, James and Alice isn't everyone's cup of tea. The feather touch of something celestial keeps it engaging, but the magic, sadly wanes".
'IndiaGlitz' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "Sujith Vasudev has done well for a directorial debut. There are certain elements that he will have to tweak to work for the larger audience. Gopi Sunder at the music section has done well yet again. The visually alluring frames need a special mention and the cinematographer has done well to give an artistic rendering to the tale".
Home media
'James & Alice' DVD was released on Satyam Audios on 22 July 2016.
Awards and nominations
References
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