Philips and the Monkey Pen
2013 · Movie · 140 min · ★ 6.9 · 83% critics
An eight-year-old schoolboy discovers a magical pen that can do far more than homework, pulling him into playful adventures at school and at home. As the fun grows, he’s pushed to face the consequences of taking shortcuts and learns lessons about honesty, effort, friendship, and imagination.
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Details
- Original title
- ഫിലിപ്സ് ആൻഡ് ദി മങ്കി പെൻ
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-11-06
- Language
- ML
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (22 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweet, family-friendly fantasy about school life, mischief, and life lessons with a magical twist; Not for you if you dislike childish humor or moral-driven stories like #Home.
Pros: charming kid performances; imaginative magical premise; warm family messages | Cons: very kid-focused tone; some childish humor; gets serious later
Themes
- grandfather
- school
- math teacher
- magical object
- school radio
Cast & crew
Sanoop Santhosh
as Ryan Philip
Jayasurya
as Roy Philip
Remya Nambeesan
as Sameera Roy
- DZ
Dhiya Zelen
as Joan
- GM
Gourav Menon
as Jahangir R/Jugru
Joy Mathew
as Richard Philip
Aakash Santhosh
as Rama Ramana Rajeeva Nandanan/Raman
- AD
Antony Elrin D'Silva
as Innocent P. Varghese
- NB
Nidheesh Boban
as Decimal
Vijay Babu
as Padmachandran/Pappan
Directed by Shanil Muhammed, Rojin Thomas