Iqbal Kuttippuram about the similarities in Jomonte Suvisheshangal and Jacobinte Swargarajyam

Dulquer Salmaan’s latest outing Jomonte Suvisheshangal was released on January 20. This family entertainer directed by veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad generally garnered positive reviews but many people pointed out the lack of novelty in the plot. The movie had striking resemblance to last year’s superhit movie Jacobinte Swargarajyam directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.

Scriptwriter of Jomonte Suvisheshangal, Dr Iqbal Kuttippuram recently opened up about the similarities in the two movies. He is a popular writer who was scripted superhit movies like Niram, 4 The People, Arabikatha, Diamond Necklace, Vikramadithyan, Oru Indian Pranayakatha etc.

He said, “The basic plot of both the movies are the same but that doesn’t mean that Jomonte Suvisheshangal is copied from Jacobinte Swargarajyam. I had finished the scripting when Jacobinte Swargarajyam was released last year. We were about to start the shoot for our movie when Jacobinte Swargarajyam released. I went to see Vineeth Sreenivasan, who is a very close friend of mine. We talked about the similarities in the plots, but he supported me to move forward with the project. Both the movies are entirely different and apart from that this story can happen in any family.”

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Both the movies dealt with a rich businessman who loses all his properties at one point and how his son stands up for the family and win back all that is lost. While Nivin Pauly played the son’s role in Jacobinte Swargarajyam it was Dulquer in Jomonte Suvisheshangal. Likewise Mukesh’s character was similar to that of Renji Panicker’s from Jacobinte Swargarajyam.

Vineeth Sreenivasan recently appreciated Jomonte Suvisheshangal through a status update in his official Facebook page. He praised the chemistry between the lead actors- Mukesh and Dulquer Salmaan, and also the background score by Vidyasagar.