China Town (2011 film)

China Town is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written and directed by the Rafi Mecartin duo and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the company Aashirvad Cinemas.

The plot follows Mathukutty, Zachariah, and Binoy from Kerala, who reached Chinatown in Goa to claim the ownership of their family’s Casino but inadvertently there they get embroiled with local mafia and drug dealers led by Gowda, a criminal who killed their parents.

Gomez sends each of them a letter stating that he had bought a Casino and wanted to share the profit between the sons of his friends.

In August 2010, it was reported that Mohanlal, Jayaram, and Dileep will come together with Suraj Venjaramoodu in a film titled China Town to be directed by the Rafi Mecartin duo and produced by Antony Perumbavoor for the company Aashirvad Cinemas.

[7] The duo themselves wrote the screenplay, which was initially meant for Mohanlal alone, but as the plot developed it required two more actors in the lead roles and Dileep and Jayaram was approached.

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film 2/5 and said "Despite the spectacular star cast Chinatown, is yet another comedy from Rafi Mecartin.

The duo Rafi Mecartin that was known for their comical writing in the nineties has now reached a stage where they borrow dialogues from email forwards.

[16] The New Indian Express wrote that "The movie has a good sense of pacing in the first half, but fails to up the ante" and that Mohanlal is "quite impressive", Jayaram is okay, Dileep with his comedy numbers, is "the live element in the movie", and concluded that "Overall, Chinatown, which could have been a lot more, in absence of genuineness, ends up being a 'fan' carnival than a fun carnival".

Jassie reused his tune "Gaganave Baagi" from the Kannada film Sanju Weds Geetha for the song "Arike Ninnalum".