# Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal (कमाल धमाल मालामाल)
**Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal** (कमाल धमाल मालामाल) is a 2012 Hindi-language comedy film directed by [Priyadarshan](https://www.edgepedia.org/priyadarshan), starring [Nana Patekar](https://www.edgepedia.org/nana-patekar), Shreyas Talpade, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Madhhurima, released in India on 28 September 2012.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal) It is a remake of the Malayalam film *Marykkundoru Kunjaadu*, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam.[2](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/) Despite its title echoing the 2006 hit *Malamaal Weekly*, the film is a standalone story, and it was a commercial failure.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-title-misleading-paresh-rawal/) • [4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/box-office/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 28 September 2012, Hindi, comedy, runtime 148 minutes[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal) |
| Director / producer | Priyadarshan; Percept Picture Company, producer Shailendra Singh[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal) |
| Source | Remake of the Malayalam film *Marykkundoru Kunjaadu* (story by Benny P. Nayarambalam); story credit Neeraj Vora[2](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal) |
| Main cast | Nana Patekar (Kallu), Shreyas Talpade (Johny de Mello), Om Puri (David de Mello), Paresh Rawal (Peter Pyarelal Gonsalves), Madhhurima (Maria)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal) |
| Music | Sajid-Wajid, with songs including "Dariya Ho", "Desi Mem", "Ishq Ki Dafli Baje", "Zor Naache", and "Ringa Ringa"[5](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kamaal_Dhamaal_Malamaal_2012) |
| India box office | Opening day ₹11.9 million (₹1.19 crore); first week ₹55.4 million (₹5.54 crore); total ₹58.7 million (₹5.87 crore); verdict: flop[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/box-office/) |
| Budget vs gross | Budget ₹320 million (₹32 crore) against a total nett gross of ₹65.8 million (₹6.58 crore); Box Office India verdict: disaster[6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1143) |
## Spoilers
### Story and setting
The film is set in a small Catholic village and turns on mistaken identity. Johnny ([Shreyas Talpade](https://www.edgepedia.org/shreyas-talpade)), the timid only son of the farmer David ([Om Puri](https://www.edgepedia.org/om-puri)), is afraid of everyone in the village and spends his father's money on weekly lottery tickets in the hope of becoming rich overnight.[7](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/cid/378925) • [8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/) He loves Maria (Madhhurima), daughter of the village's biggest thug Peter ([Paresh Rawal](https://www.edgepedia.org/paresh-rawal)), who is David's sworn enemy and, with his two grown-up sons, does everything to keep the two apart.[8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/) • [9](https://filminformation.com/featured/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-review/)
A silent, strong, and hungry stranger, Sam (Nana Patekar), arrives in the village and is passed off as the family's long-lost son, becoming a protector of sorts for Johnny while pursuing motives of his own.[7](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/cid/378925) • [8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/) Reviewers identified the film's trademark Priyadarshan elements: mistaken identity, a rich heiress protected by goon brothers, and the eventual victory of honesty, trust, and courage.[7](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/cid/378925)
## Title and relation to Malamaal Weekly
Although the title echoes *Malamaal Weekly* (2006), a Priyadarshan comedy, Paresh Rawal publicly called the title misleading and said the film is not a sequel: "The title is giving this distinct feeling that it is a sequel of 'Malamaal Weekly', which it is not. Somehow I feel that it is misleading. Why did they have to keep the word Malamaal?"[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-title-misleading-paresh-rawal/) A Hindi preview published before release described it as both a remake of *Marykkundoru Kunjaadu* and a sequel to *Malamaal Weekly*, a framing Rawal's comments contradict.[10](https://hindi.webdunia.com/article/bollywood-movie-preview/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-112092400028_3.html)
## Box office
The film opened on 28 September 2012 on about 950 screens alongside Paresh Rawal's production debut *Oh My God*, and moviegoers preferred the [Akshay Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/akshay-kumar)-Paresh Rawal film over it during the opening weekend.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-title-misleading-paresh-rawal/) • [11](https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/story/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-box-office-collections-meagre-36977-2012-10-01/) • [6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1143) Opening-day collections were about ₹11.9 million (₹1.19 crore), with Delhi and [Uttar Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/uttar-pradesh) collecting only about ₹1.7 million (₹17 lakh); the film fared comparatively better in the Mumbai, CP Berar, and Nizam circuits, taking around 50 percent collections on day one in Mumbai against a 35 percent norm.[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/box-office/) • [11](https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/story/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-box-office-collections-meagre-36977-2012-10-01/)
The trade verdicts were uniformly negative. Bollywood Hungama's FAQ labels the performance a flop, with a lifetime India net total of ₹58.7 million (₹5.87 crore).[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/box-office/) Box Office India records a budget of ₹320 million (₹32 crore) against a total nett gross of ₹65.8 million (₹6.58 crore) and about 982,000 (9.82 lakh) footfalls, and rates the film a disaster.[6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1143) In limited overseas releases, it grossed A$18,068 in Australia and US$19,944 in the United States in its opening weekend.[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/box-office/)
## Reception
Critical response was poor. The Times of India gave the film 1.0 out of 5, describing "hundred characters, a few losers, mistaken identities and dreams of a happy harvest amidst a friendly feud" and advising readers to skip it.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/movie-review/16545950.cms) Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express, in a 1/5 review, wrote that a film that should have been wrapped up quickly and deftly "takes over three excruciating hours".[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal) The Telegraph India found the film clean and healthy but failing to entertain, questioning where the promised "maal" was in a plot of inane twists and lame dialogues.[7](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/cid/378925) Sacnilk records a user rating of 4.64 out of 10.[5](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kamaal_Dhamaal_Malamaal_2012)
## References
1. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kamaal_dhamaal_malamaal)
2. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Reviews, The Review Monk](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/)
3. ['Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal' title misleading: Paresh Rawal, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-title-misleading-paresh-rawal/)
4. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/box-office/)
5. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kamaal_Dhamaal_Malamaal_2012)
6. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1143)
7. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, The Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/cid/378925)
8. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Movie, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/)
9. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal review, Film Information](https://filminformation.com/featured/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-review/)
10. [कमाल धमाल मालामाल की कहानी, Webdunia Hindi](https://hindi.webdunia.com/article/bollywood-movie-preview/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80-112092400028_3.html)
11. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal fails at box office, BusinessToday](https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/story/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal-box-office-collections-meagre-36977-2012-10-01/)
12. [Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Movie Review {1/5}, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/kamaal-dhamaal-malamaal/movie-review/16545950.cms)
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