Madampi
| Madampi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Produced by | B. C. Joshi |
| Written by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Kavya Madhavan KPAC Lalitha |
| Narrated by | Suresh Gopi |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Cinematography | Vijay Ulaganath |
| Edited by | Manoj |
Production company |
Surya Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Vaisakha Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹40 million (US$560,000)[1] |
| Box office | 110 million |
Madampi (Malayalam: മാടമ്പി; translation: Feudal Lord) is a 2008 Malayalam action family drama film starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.[2]The film was blockbuster and was one of the highest grossers of the year.
Plot
Gopalakrishna Pillai (Mohanlal) is a rich money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district. People misunderstand him to be money-minded, without having any emotional bond even towards his mother Devaki Amma (KPAC Lalitha) or younger brother Ramakrishna Pillai (Ajmal Ameer).
As the story moves along, we learn more about the hero. He is considered heartless, as he threw out his father Madhava Menon (Sai Kumar) when he was a teenager, for his father's wayward lifestyle. His mother hates him for doing that and his brother hates him because he does not let his brother pursue his dream of being an actor and never gives him any freedom.
His main antagonists are Sreedharan (Siddique) and his younger brothers. Kavya Madhavan assumes the role of Jayalakshmi, a bank manager who is seen as a threat to Gopalakrishna Pillai's money lending business.
It turns out that Ramakrishna Pillai is in love with a girl (Mallika Kapoor) from Gopalakrishna Pillai's rival family. Though Gopalakrishnan Pillai arranges the marriage forgetting the rivalry, after marriage he asks his brother to repay him the expenses he incurred for the marriage and prompts the newlyweds to sleep separately. With this he becomes the most hated person of his brother and mother. Frustrated, Ramakrishna Pillai leaves the house and joins his in-laws against Gopalakrishna Pillai by saying that his money-lending business is illegal. Still that doesn't work.
Ramakrishna Pillai accuses his brother of processioning the family wealth alone and he gives false information to the Income Tax Department files a suite against him in court. In the climax it is revealed by Gopalakrishna Pillai's advocate (Jagathy Sreekumar) that Gopalakrishna Pillai has kept his hard-earned wealth in the name of his younger brother and he was always hard on him just to make him responsible. It also is revealed that his father was not thrown out, but committed suicide in a distant place due to his debts. The story ends happily as the brothers reunite and everyone apologises to Gopalakrishna Pillai.
Box office
The film collected ₹1.37 crore from 61 screens in its first weekend (3 days) Kerala.[3] The film was made on a budget of ₹ 3.5 crores. The film got ₹ 1 crore 90 lakhs as distribution share, ₹ 1 crore 8 lakhs as satellite and video rights, ₹ 9 lakhs as audio rights and ₹ 25 lakhs as overseas right. It got a gross collection of ₹ 7.5 crores within 30 days. The film collected ₹ 100 million in total.[4] The movie ran more than 100 days in major centres.[5]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohanlal | Puthanveetil Gopalakrishna Pillai |
| Jagathy Sreekumar | Advocate Mohan Kumar |
| Kavya Madhavan | Jayalakshmi |
| Ajmal Ameer | Puthanveetil Ramakrishna Pillai....Kunchako Boban was originally cast to do this role but he opted out. |
| Innocent | Karayogam President Divakaran |
| V. K. Sriraman | Parameswaran Kurup |
| Siddique | Sreedharan, Parameswaran's eldest son |
| Vijay Kumar | Parameswaran's second son |
| Kiran Raj | Parameswaran's youngest son |
| M.R. Gopakumar | Raghavan,Parameswaran's younger brother |
| Narayanan Nair | Saghavu, aka Comrade |
| Mallika Kapoor | Shymala, Daughter of Parameswaran |
| KPAC Lalitha | Puthanveetil Devakiyamma,Mother of Gopalakrishna Pillai and Ramakrishna Pillai |
| Sai Kumar | Madhavan Menon,Father of Gopala Krishna Pillai and Rama Krishna Pillai |
| Suraj Venjaramood | Keedam Vasu |
| Biju Pappan | Vincent,a Police Officer |
| Deepika Mohan | Raghavan's wife |
| Lakshmipriya | Adv.Mohan Kumar's wife |
| Krishna Praba | Bhavani |
| Ashwin Menon | Childhood of Gopalakrishna Pillai |
| Swathy Sunilkumar | Childhood of Jayalakshmi |
Soundtrack
| Madampi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Film | |||
| Length | 21:40 | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | B. C. Joshi | |||
| M. Jayachandran chronology | ||||
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The film has four songs composed by M. Jayachandran. The lyrics are by Gireesh Puthenchery and Anil Panachooran (Jeevitham Oru).[6] The songs "Amma Mazhakarinu" and "Kalyanakacheri" were chartbusters.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Amma Mazhakkarinu" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | 4.03 | Raga: Navakouns Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director Filmfare Award for Best Singer Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist |
| 2 | "Kalyanakacheri" | Shankar Mahadevan | 4.27 | Raga: Bilahari Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer |
| 3 | "Ente Sharike" | Sudeep Kumar, Roopa Revathi | 4.30 | |
| 4 | "Jeevitham Oru" | Mohanlal | 1.07 | |
| 5 | "Amma Mazhakkarinu" | Shweta Mohan | 4.03 | Raga: Navakouns |
| 6 | "Ente Sharike" | Sudeep Kumar | 4.30 |
Awards
- M. Jayachandran – Best Music Director (Kalyanakacheri, Amma Mazhakkarinu)
- Shankar Mahadevan – Best Male Playback Singer (Kalyanakacheri)
- Dr. K. J. Yesudas – Best Male Playback Singer (Amma Mazhakkarinu)
- Gireesh Puthenchery – Best Lyricist (Amma Mazhakkarinu)
Other
- Mohanlal – Asianet Film Award, Vanitha Film Award, AMMA (Dubai) Award for Best Actor
See also
References
- ↑ "Big Budget Films". India Today. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (4 July 2008). "Of banks and bankers". Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram. The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ↑ "Kerala Box Office (July 4 to 6)". Sify. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ "Madampi rules Box office".
- ↑ "Madampi 160 days celebrations".
- ↑ Jayakumar, G. (15 July 2008). "Tale of two fighting families". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-03-11.