4 the People
4 the People is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj. It features Bharath, Arun, Arjun Bose, Gopika, Padmakumar, Narain, and Pranathi played the lead role. The music of the film was trendsetting and most of the songs were chartbusters. The film was a critical and commercial success, it was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The movie was partially reshot in Tamil as 4 Students after the success of Bharath's Boys, Gopika's Autograph and Pranathi's Gambeeram.[2] The film was released in Telugu as Yuvasena with Sharwanand replacing Arun. 4 the people Malayalam movie running 100 days and song was no1 hit.It is followed by two sequels By the People (2005) and Of the People (2008)
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Produced by | Sabu Cherian |
| Written by | Jayaraj Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| Starring | Bharath Arun Arjun Bose Gopika Narain |
| Music by | Jassie Gift |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Anthony |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.25 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹9 crore[1] |
Plot
Vivek (Bharath), Aravind (Arun), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are four angry engineering students who cannot stand the corruption in society. They take the law into their own hands and form the secretive clique called 4 The People (their dress code is black and everything about them is black) that takes out corrupt officials. They have a website where the public can lodge their complaints. Soon, the police are on their track. A young cop Rajan Mathew (Narain) is in hot pursuit of the gang. In a racy climax, the foursome attempts to kill the minister, but fails. Seeing the brutality of the police, the students come to the support of the foursome. One of the students kills the minister and is joined by three more students. They escape due to the support of students. The revolution continues.
Cast
- Bharath as Vivek
- Arun as Aravind
- Sharwanand as Aravind (Telugu)
- Arjun Bose as Eeswar Iyer
- Padma Kumar as Shafeek
- Gopika as Divya Anand (Kani in Telugu)
- Amit Tiwari
- Narain as Rajan Mathew IPS
- Unni Shivapal as MP's Son
- Pranathi as Teena
- Babu Annur as Mahadevan MP
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2003-04 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
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Malayalam
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lajjavathiye" | Jassie Gift |
| 2 | "Annakkili" | Jassie Gift |
| 3 | "Ninte Mizhimuna" | Jassie Gift, Jyotsna |
| 4 | "Lokasamastha" | Deepankuran, Kaithapram |
| 5 | "For the People" | Farhad, Rama Varma |
| 6 | "Lajjavathiye (Western)" | Jassie Gift |
| 7 | "Annakkili" | Prathap Chandran |
4 Students (Tamil version)
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lajjavathiye" | Jassie Gift |
| 2 | "Annakkili" | Jassie Gift |
| 3 | "Undhan Vizhimudhal" | Jassie Gift, Jyotsna |
| 4 | "Poovaale Indha" | Harish Raghavendra |
| 5 | "For the People" | Farhad, Rama Varma |
Yuvasena (Telugu version)
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Malliswarive" | Jassie Gift |
| 2 | "Swapnalanu Piliche" | Sandeep |
| 3 | "Voni Vesukunna" | Jassie Gift, Smitha |
| 4 | "Loka Samastha" | Sandeep |
| 5 | "Yeddikuna" | Jassie Gift |
Release
The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold to Zee Tamil.
References
- "Year 2004 — a flashback". The Hindu. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-tamil-movie-7186
External links
- 4 the People on IMDb