Diamond Necklace is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram, starring Fahadh Faasil, Samvrutha Sunil,Anusree and Gautami Nair.
The film won two Filmfare Awards South—Best Supporting Actress (Gauthami Nair) and Best Music Director.
He lives off of credit cards, drives luxurious cars, and enjoys life to the hilt without worrying about the future.
Lakshmi has come to Dubai to fulfill her mother's dream of building a hospital in their village, as her father died due to lack of proper treatment.
Arun, to pay off his dues, steals Maya's diamond necklace and replaces it with a fake one, with the intention of returning it when his loan is passed.
Arun drops Lakshmi at the airport and puts the original diamond necklace into her bag, so that she can fulfill the dream that she and her mother had seen the hospital.
The movie has Fahadh Faasil in the lead with three heroines played by Anusree, Samvrutha Sunil,[3] and Gauthami Nair .
The movie was produced by Lal Jose and P. V. Pradeep under the banners of LJ Films and Anitha Productions.
Produced as a debut venture of his production house LJ films, the movie has him uniting with Iqbal Kuttippuram.
It was widely reported that Amala Paul had agreed to play a female lead in the film,[6] but she was later replaced by Gauthami Nair.
Filming also included locations, such as the Armani Residences, Atlantis The Palm, and Dubai Gold Souk.
[8] The original soundtrack and background score were composed by Vidyasagar,[9] who had collaborated with Lal Jose in his previous films.
All lyrics are written by Rafeeq AhammedDiamond Necklace was released on 4 May 2012, alongside Grandmaster and Mallu Singh on that weekend.
[13] Rediff rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and concluded that "One can just end by saying that Lal Jose puts his might behind the change sweeping Malayalam Cinema of late and has come out with a Diamond Necklace that is not to be missed.
"[14] Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and commented "it is a beautifully shot movie put together with some stirring moments and hearty one-liners by scriptwriter Dr. Iqbal Kuttippuram.