Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- broad
- chaotic
- comedy night
- bollywood movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the broad performances and occasional laughs appealing but considered the script weak, the running time excessive, and the comedy repetitive.
What sets it apart
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Lilaram, Balwant, Kanhaiya, Mary, and the creditors continually expand their scheme to conceal Anthony's death and claim the lottery prize.
The winning one crore ticket transforms villagers, debtors, and would-be relatives into competing partners and opportunists.
Laholi's poor residents live under the control of Thakurain and Baj Bahadur, whose authority and ambitions fuel the farce.
Anthony's body is repeatedly moved, mishandled, and recovered, including its conspicuous perch on a tree.
Films like Malamaal Weekly, and why
Waking Ned Devine
shared ensemble farce, rural community setting, escalating schemes, and comic treatment of greed
A Fish Called Wanda
shared black comedy, accidental criminal conspiracy, chaotic ensemble, and escalating cover-up
The Million Dollar Hotel
shared broad comedy, ordinary people pursuing sudden wealth, and tightly wound group complications
Movie Details
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Release Date
- 2006-03-10
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (66)
Cast
- Paresh Rawal
- Om Puri
- Riteish Deshmukh
- Reema Sen
- Rajpal Yadav
- Sudha Chandran
- Asrani
- Shakti Kapoor
- Rasika Joshi
- Sona Nair
Common questions
- What is Malamaal Weekly about?
- A jobless lottery seller turns a dead winner and a million-dollar ticket into an ever-expanding village conspiracy.
- What is Malamaal Weekly like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Malamaal Weekly as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Malamaal Weekly violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Malamaal Weekly as mild.
- What did critics think of Malamaal Weekly?
- Critics generally found the broad performances and occasional laughs appealing but considered the script weak, the running time excessive, and the comedy repetitive.
- Which films are like Malamaal Weekly?
- Films with a similar feel include Waking Ned Devine, A Fish Called Wanda, and The Million Dollar Hotel.
- How long is Malamaal Weekly?
- Malamaal Weekly runs 138 minutes.
