Prithviraj Sukumaran’s next flick is titled as Gold as it brings all the great actors into a single frame, However, the film has postponed several times due to covid, and multi-talented man Premam fame Alphonse Puthren has helmed the project, despite the fact lady super star Nayanthara is playing a female lead, However, Gold was all set to hit the screens on September 2022 and due to some technical issues, movie got delayed for few more days and released in theatres on December 01, 2022 in Tamil and Malayalam.
Gold Movie OTT Release Date
Gold is all set to hit the OTT space on December 29, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video. Alphonse Puthren, of Premam and Neram fame directed Gold, which was released in Tamil and Malayalam languages at a time simultaneously. Alphonse Puthren is one of the most loved directors both in Tamil and Malayalam after his movie ‘Neram’ released in both the languages. Audience and movie lovers have been waiting for the release of ‘Gold’ since long time as directors last release was ‘Premam’ that released in the year 2015.
When and Where to Watch Gold Movie
Gold was released on December 01, 2022, and within no time, Gold makers announced the OTT release date too. Gold movie will be available for streaming on OTT from December 29, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
On September 8, 2021, a puja ceremony marked the beginning of production. The filming site had originally been set to take place within Kerala; however, because to COVID-19 epidemic restrictions in the state, the location was moved outside of Kerala.
Prithviraj Productions’ Supriya Menon and Magic Frames’ Listin Stephen are responsible for the film’s production. After an absence of six years since directing Premam, Puthren was helming a new movie.
On June 14, 2022, production came to an end with a song sequence that was choreographed at Fort Kochi by Aleena Antony, who was also married to Puthren. Both Anend C. Chandran and Viswajith Odukkathil contributed to the film’s cinematography. Puthren was responsible for a number of aspects of the film in addition to directing it, including editing, stunt choreography, visual effects, and colour grading.
What’s the story of Gold
Joshy (Prithviraj Sukumaran), who resides in Kochi with his mother (Mallika Sukumaran), is the proprietor of a mobile store that can be found in a shopping centre there. One morning, his mother, who is constantly doing domestic tasks, notably cooking, comes to the realisation that an unfamiliar vehicle stuffed with bluetooth speakers has been parked in their compound. She is particularly concerned about the security of their home. It is also the day when Joshy is expecting the delivery of his brand-new car to his house. So he rushes to the police station to let them know about the vehicle, only to discover that the police officers are in the same predicament with a truck full of wood in the compound where the police station is located.
While the police encourage him to change his behaviour for a few days, a parallel plot seems to be developing as expected. The proprietor of a jewellery shop, Unni (Shammi Thilakan), expresses his “love” for his daughter Sumangali (Nayanthara) by presenting her future husband and her father with a piece of gold that has a purity of 99.9 percent. While this is going on, Joshy’s bluetooth speaker begins to malfunction, so he decides to steal one from the car and blame the expense on the parking fee. But when he opens the box, he finds a slab of gold that has been painted to look like a speaker. Soon after, he becomes aware that the car possesses two hundred of these gold chunks. The plot of the movie focuses on how “wisely” Joshy spends his riches while remaining hidden from the authorities. The author and the filmmaker believe that the problem is not greed but rather intelligence, or perhaps generosity!
Cast & Crew of Gold
Gold is a movie that stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Nayanthara in the key roles. Other prominent characters in the movie were portrayed by Alphonse Puthren, Ajmal Amir, Lalu Alex, Mallika Sukumaran, Shammi Thilakan, and Baburaj. Alphonse Puthren helmed the production of the film Gold. Both Anend C. Chandran and Viswajith Odukkathil contributed to the film’s cinematography. Rajesh Murugesan is the talented musician who composed the score for this exciting play. Supriya Menon and Listin Stephen, working under the banners of Prithviraj Productions and Magic Frames, are the producers of the film Gold.
The movie was praised by Princy Alexander of Onmanorama for the brilliance with which it portrayed the deep motivations of a man’s desire for the finer things in life. If “Premam” was a love story and “Neram” was about a man’s tryst with time, then “Gold” certainly gives the topic of the picture justice. Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express rated it with 3 stars out of 5 and said the following: “How does one go about appreciating a film by Alphonse Puthren? By focusing one’s attention solely on the present. If you go into the story anticipating that it will lead you somewhere else, you can end up being disappointed. Instead, you will discover entertainment if you make the conscious decision to take advantage of what the movie has to offer you at any given time. The importance of the trip, rather than the final destination, is emphasised throughout Alphonse’s work, much like in real life.”
OTT play rated the film with a score of three out of five stars and stated, “The highlight of Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Gold, right from its inception, is its creation; Alphonse has meticulously dreamed of and produced each of the moments of the film that merges with Rajesh Murugesan’s thundering soundtrack.” Janani K of India Today gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said that the storyline by Alphonse was “wafer-thin” and “incohesive.” However, she commended Prithviraj’s performance and called him the “soul” of the film. “Despite its problems, Gold’s first half is amusing,” stated Anna M. M. Vetticad in a review for Firstpost that received a rating of 2/5 stars. The decline after the interval occurs at such a breakneck speed. There is no amount of catchy music, production polish, or star wattage that can disguise writing that is just skin and bones. After everything is said and done, gold plating is nothing more than plating.
