Ramachandra Boss & Co

<p>Years ago in , Ram Madhav was a famous painter who was killed by his illegitimate son Amar Madhav for killing his mother Salma. His mother abandoned him shortly after his birth and it was Ram Madhav who nurtured Amar. Amar kills Ram Madhav and takes the painting of his mother with him as his last remembrance of her. Years later, in , Sidhiq, a plumber and electrician, Sophia, an IT engineer, Zachariah, a cook, and Robin, a CCTV tehnician get an invitation from for a project in . Upon reaching Dubai they realize that they’ve been called to undertake a robbery planned by Ramachandra and his assistant Sailesh. Hearing this, they want to return home but are compelled to commit the robbery because of their own personal troubles. As a part of their trial strategy, they rob the bag belonging to Jessy who is also in Dubai and joins them on the mission after her passport goes missing. They target the painting, Salma the angel which is kept in Amar Palace. Ramachandra tells them that it was his mother’s painting that was allegedly stolen by Amar Madhav, killing his father Ram Madhav and Ramachandra, who witnessed the murder as a toddler. They join as workers in Amar Palace gaining control over the palace by hijacking the security system and all the happenings in the palace can be monitored remotely by Ramachandra. Inside the palace Sailesh gets apprehended by Amar and his henchmen and through Shailesh, Ramachandra’s whereabouts get revealed. They reach his location only to find that Ramachandra and his gang have escaped through a tunnel beneath their tent. Amar plans to sell the painting in the exhibition hall during the biennale at the Hotel Grand Park. The painting is taken to the exhibition hall by a truck, where Ramachandra and his gang disguisedly chase the truck and seize it, merely to find out that Amar has replaced the original painting. During the biennale exhibition, Ramachandra’s gang arrives holding Amar at threat of firearms. Sailesh and Siddique seize and pass the painting through a duct system and Mathan who receives it, gives it to the who want to buy it before realizing that it is fake. Ramachandra’s gang is captured by enraged Amar, who demands that Ramachandra return the painting, but Ramachandra tells him to kill his gang and that all he needed was the painting. Amar then chases Ramachandra and engages in a fight during which Amar is slain. Later, it is revealed that it was Alex, one of Amar’s henchmen, who helped Ramachandra break the ducts in the mid way, replacing the painting, sending fake through it and keeping the original underneath Ramachandra’s car. Mathan, who collects money from Russians in exchange for the painting, hides the original money and returns them fake money when the Russians ask for it back, realizing the painting is a duplicate. The money is then distributed to Ramachandra’s gang, who then return to Kerala. They arrive in Kerala and find where Ramachandra’s mother is. It is revealed that Salma is still alive and had used the conman Ramachandra to concoct a false story to get back her painting drawn by her husband who was killed by Amar. ‘s was announced by on 8 July 2023. The film marked the second collaboration of Nivin and after . Though the makers were secretive about the project, , who plays a crucial role in the film, it was revealed to be a fun entertainer revolving around a . Vishnu Thandassery was hired as the cinematographer, while Nishad Yusuf and were hired as the music director and editor for the film. The film was produced by ‘s Magic Frames and Nivin Pauly’s Pauly Jr. Pictures. The majority of the film was shot in , , and . The filming was divided into two schedules; the first began on 20 January 2023 in the UAE and lasted about 55 days. The second schedule took place in Kerala. The was wrapped up on 19 May 2023. The title poster was unveiled on 8 July 2023 by through social media. The music and background score for the film is composed by . The lyrics are written by . The first titled “Yalla Habibi,” written by Suhail Koya and sung by Zia Ul Haq, Vidyaa Prakash, and Midhun Mukundan, was released on 15 August 2023 on the occasion of . The film was released on 25 August 2023 on . Sanjith Sidhardhan of gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote ” benefits a lot from Vinay Forrt’s character, who sometimes overshadow Nivin Pauly’s; but the makers are self-aware and use this as part of the story too.” Cris of gave the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote “Director Haneef Adeni attempts to give a comic treatment to a heist, with Nivin leading a gang of desperate individuals, but the poorly written script does nothing for the film.” Sajin Shrijith of gave the film 1.5/5 stars and wrote “There is a big villain problem in Haneef Adeni’s movies: the characterisations and performances get worse with each film.” Anandu Suresh of gave the film 1/5 stars and wrote “Ramachandra Boss and Co serves as a testament to how much a film can suffer due to subpar writing.” Athira M of reviewed and wrote “This heist comedy headlined by Nivin Pauly is sans any thrills. A weak script and poorly executed scenes take the fun out of Haneef Adeni’s movie, which stars a bunch of talented actors.”</p>