{{short description|Malayalam movie}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Sunday Holiday | image = Sunday Holiday.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Jis Joy | producer = Sheen Helen | writer = Jis Joy | story = Kiran. V.S.<br />Urasu | starring = Sreenivasan<br />Asif Ali<br />Lal Jose<br />Aparna Balamurali | music = Deepak Dev | cinematography = Alex J. Pulikkal | editing = Ratheesh Raj | studio = MAQTRO Motion Pictures | distributor = MAQTRO Motion Pictures | released = {{Film date|2017|07|14|df=y}} | runtime = 135 minutes | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Sunday Holiday''''' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Jis Joy, based on a story by Kiran. V.S and Urasu. The film features an ensemble cast including Sreenivasan, Asif Ali, Lal Jose, Aparna Balamurali, Asha Sarath, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Siddique, Bhagath Manuel, Alphy Panjikkaaran and Alencier Ley Lopez. The music was composed by Deepak Dev.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://metromatinee.com/video/sunday-holiday-movie-review-ft-asif-ali-aparna-balamurali-lal-jose-sreenivasan|title=Sunday Holiday Movie Review Ft Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, Lal Jose, Sreenivasan|work=Metromatinee|access-date=2017-07-26|language=en}}</ref> The film was released on 14 July 2017, and received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/sunday-holiday-2017/cast-crew.html|title=Sunday Holiday (2017) Cast & Crew, Sunday Holiday (2017) Malayalam Movie Cast, Actors, Actress – FilmiBeat|website=FilmiBeat}}</ref>

==Plot== The film is about a cinema tale, narrated by Unni Mukundan to a famous director David Paul. Unni is a college professor who dreams of becoming a scriptwriter for films. Unni first gets rejected quite harshly, but then David regrets his actions and calls him back, asking him to narrate the story.

Unni narrates the story of Amal from Payyannur. Amal's love story with Sithara met with an unexpected ending as she accepted a marriage proposal. He decides to go to Ernakulam for a job so that he can stay away from his past. He shares a house with V. P. Vipeesh aka Rahul, Vinu and Narayanankutty aka Nakkutty. During this phase, Amal meets Anu a medical student and eventually falls in love with her. Anu reciprocates his feelings as she is saved by Amal when a person tries to abuse her. They decide to get married leaving Sithara fuming in jealousy.

The director loves the story and agrees to make the film. The climax reveals that Unni was narrating his own life story.

==Cast== *Asif Ali as Amal *Aparna Balamurali as Anu *Shruthi Ramachandran as Sithara *Sreenivasan as Unni Mukundan, An aspiring film writer *Lal Jose as David Paul, film director *Siddique as Narayanankutty Varavelil/ Nakkutty *Asha Sarath as Dr. Sreedhanya *Dharmajan Bolgatty as Rahul / V. P. Vipeesh *Alencier as Sudhakaran / Amal's father *Alphy Panjikaran as Amal's sister *Bhagath Manuel as J. K. *Nirmal Palazhi as Vinu *Sudheer Karamana as Benny *K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Benny's mother *Preetha Pradeep as Benny's Wife *Kalasala Babu as Unni's father *Pradeep Kottayam as Church Visitor *Sethu Lakshmi as Astrologer *Meghanathan as S.I. Shafeeque K. V. *Vinaya Prasad as Narayanankutty's wife *V. K. Sreeraman as Abdul Salam Hajiyar *Ann Benjamin as Haseena, Hajiyar's daughter / Anu's friend *Thesni Khan as Shilpa *Shivaji Guruvayoor as Lonappan *Aliyar as himself, dubbing artist *Athira Patel as Unni's Daughter *Nandana Varma as Unni's Daughter *Vidhya Vijayakumar as Amrita *Fr. Bobby Jose Kattikad as himself * Nasser Latif as Sithara's uncle *Praveen Parameswar as Ad Film Director *Remya Panicker as Ruby *Jis Joy as a man in bus (cameo appearance)

==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Sunday Holiday | type = Soundtrack | artist = Deepak Dev | cover = | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|06|16}} | recorded = 2017 | venue = | studio = | genre = Feature film soundtrack | length = | label = Sathyam Audios | producer = | prev_title = Honey Bee2 | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = Adam | next_year = 2017 }}

{{Track listing | extra_column = Artist(s) | all_lyrics = Jis Joy | all_music = Deepak Dev

| title1 = Mazha Paadum | extra1 = Arvind Venugopal, Aparna Balamurali | length1 = {{Duration|04:24}}

| title2 = Oru Nokku Kaanuvan | extra2 = Karthik | length2 = {{Duration|04:48}}

| title3 = Aaro Koode | extra3 = Prakash Babu, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan

| title4 = Kando Ninte Kannil<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/asif-alis-sunday-holiday-track-prachandanam-has-a-fun-video-and-some-interesting-lyrics/articleshow/59363762.cms|title=Asif Ali's 'Sunday Holiday' track 'Prachandanam' has a fun video and some interesting lyrics!|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> | extra4 = Anwar Sadath | length4 = {{Duration|03:52}}

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==Release==

=== Theatrical === ''Sunday Holiday'' was released in India on 14 July 2017 in 110 theatres across Kerala.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

== Reception == === Critical reception === ''The Times of India'' reviewer Deepa Soman rated it 3 out of 5 stars and stated, "''Sunday Holiday'' is a perceptive portrait of a film and that makes it quite unpretentious and feel-good too, which makes it worth your time."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/sunday-holiday/movie-review/59593301.cms|title=Sunday Holiday Review {3/5}: There are times when you feel certain sequences aren't contributing much to the film, but they don't bore you out either|website=The Times of India|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|6649794}} * {{facebook|sundayholidaymovie}}

Category:2017 Malayalam-language films Category:2017 Indian films Category:Films set in Kerala Category:Films shot in Thalassery Category:Films directed by Jis Joy