Lokpal

<p>Chef Nandagopal, while publicly known as the chef of the popular Nandu’s Food Court, is also ‘Lokpal’ (Peoples’ Protector), who fights corruption. The film does a flashback to Nandagopal’s backstory which involves “attempted murder, a juvenile home and unrequited love” The film is produced by S. L. Vimal Kumar, Balan Vijayan, and M. Vijayakumar, under the banner of Happy & Ruby Cinemas. The film was launched on 10 September 2012 with a ceremony organised at the Hotel in . The movie was filmed in Kochi. The film was released on 31 January 2013 in 80 screens across . The distribution rights for were bought by . Lokpal’s premiere was held on 22 January 2013 in Kalabhavan theatre, , Kerala. The film received negative reviews from critics. Paresh C Palicha of gave the movie 1.8/5, commenting that “It is hard to believe that is the work of the director Joshiy who has given some good films in the past, which is a huge letdown.” Moviebuzz of gave the movie a verdict of ” “, stating that ” is the kind of film that has been made with some kind of arrogance, without even scant regard for the viewer. Watch some of the yesteryear gems from Mohanlal instead of wasting time on this one.” Unni R Nair of gave the movie 2/5, saying that ” is unimpressive, just because the script plays foil. Is watchable for the sake of Mohanlal.” Parvathy Nair of gave the movie 1/4, commenting that ” is a missed opportunity, with the only highlight being the presence and performance of Mohanlal.” The soundtrack was composed by , with lyrics by . The album consists of six songs and was launched on 26 January 2013 at . The event was attended by , , , , , and along with the technical crew and cast of .</p>