Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962 is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy-drama film directed by Ashish Chinnappa. It is co-written by Ashish Chinnappa and Prajin M. P., based on the story by Sanu K. Chandran. The film stars Urvashi and Indrans as the lead characters, with Sanusha, Sagar Rajan, Johny Antony, and T. G. Ravi in the supporting cast. It is jointly produced by Baiju Chellamma, Sagar Rajan, Sanitha Sasidharan, and Arya Prithviraj under the banner of Wonderframes Filmland.

Cast 

 Urvashi as Mrinalini teacher
 Indrans as Motor Mani
 Sanusha as Chippi, Mrinalini's daughter
 Sagar Rajan as Unni, Mrinalini's driver
 Johny Antony as Advocate Bhattathiri, appearing for Mani
 T. G. Ravi as Advocate Ravi, appearing for Mrinalini
 Vijayaraghavan as Chandran Mash, Mrinalini's husband
 Nisha Sarang as Lalitha, Mani's wife
 Jayan Cherthala as First-Class Judicial Magistrate
 Althaf Salim as Arun
 Shivaji Guruvayoor as Rajendran, Police Sub-inspector
 Sajin Cherukayil as Gireesh
 Kalabhavan Haneef
 Adhil Bruno as Ambaran
 Vishnu Govindhan as Sumesh
 Master Davinchi
 Thankachan Vithura 
 Joshy Medayil as Advocate Joji
 Anjali Sunil Kumar as Anjali, Mani's daughter
 Sneha Babu as Kingini
 Nitha Karma as Bindhu
 Shailaja Ambu as Kavitha
 Sree Ramya as Ambili

Production

Filming 
The film's switch-on and pooja were held at Chottanikkara Temple on . The shooting began on , and was wrapped up in August. Kollengode in Palakkad district was the main filming location.

Marketing 
The first-look poster for the film was released on . It was revealed by Suresh Gopi through his social media handles, which featured Indrans, Urvashi, Sanusha, Sagar Rajan, Johny Antony, T. G. Ravi, and Anjali Sunil Kumar. A character poster titled Muthirangadi Kalavara Team featuring Shailaja, Sneha Babu, Nitha Karma, and Sree Ramya was released on .

Soundtrack 

Kailas Menon composed the film's music and background score, while Manu Manjith and B. K. Harinarayanan wrote the lyrics. T-Series obtained the film's audio rights.

Release

Theatrical 
The film was released in theatres on  by Wonderframes Filmland through Sree Priya Combines.

Reception

Critical reception 
S.R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote, "The popularity of recent courtroom dramas based on seemingly small incidents, like Saudi Vellakka or Nna Thaan Case Kodu is clearly an inspiration for this attempt at following a successful formula." Princy Alexander of Onmanorama wrote, "The narrative, while avoiding preachiness, adeptly highlights the repercussions of human actions and choices, skillfully balancing humour and sentimentality." Vignesh Madhu of The New Indian Express gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated, "While Jaladhara Pumpset starts off like a legal fight between a retired school teacher and a local thief, it eventually comes down to the question of adhering to the law or conscience. While the writing does deserve some praise, it's unfortunate that such profound themes couldn't be explored more effectively."

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2023 films
2020s Malayalam-language films
Indian comedy-drama films
Indian satirical films
Indian courtroom films
Films shot in Palakkad
Films scored by Kailas Menon