Malamaal Weekly (2006)

Hindi 2 hrs 30 mins Romance, Comedy
Critics Score
60%
Total Reviews: 10
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Review Summary: MALAMAAL WEEKLY is an ordinary fare. It has moments but not enough to create a lasting impression or compelling one for a repeat viewing.

Average Critic Rating: (2.72)
Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh , Paresh Rawal , Om Puri , Shakti Kapoor , Rakhi Sawant , Reema Sen , Rajpal Yadav , Sudha Chandran , Asrani , Rasika Joshi , TIKU TALSANIA , Arbaaz Khan , Innocent , Sona , Ravindranath
Director: Priyadarshan
Release Date: 10 Mar 2006

Plot: The film takes place in the impoverished village of Laholi where, following droughts, most of the villagers' possessions are mortgaged to the local Thakurani Karamkali ( Sudha Chandran ). One of the few entertainments the villagers can afford is the lottery, Malaamal Weekly ( malaamal is Hindi for 'rich'). Lilaram ( Read more

Malamaal Weekly - Top Reviews

The name is Malamaal Weekly! And no, this is no satire on the state of journalism today.
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Sukanya Verma, Rediff 
MALAMAAL WEEKLY is an ordinary fare. It has moments but not enough to create a lasting impression or compelling one for a repeat viewing.
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Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama

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The Basics: Thanks to the pre release publicity of the movie Malamaal Weekly otherwise viewers would have clearly mistaken the movie for a story about some magazine. It's a story about a winner of a lottery from a village who dies of j
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