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Thommanum Makkalum (English: Thomman and Sons) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Shafi, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Lal under his production house Lal Creations. The film stars Mammootty, Lal, and Rajan P. Dev in the titular roles.
| Thommanum Makkalum | |
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| Directed by | Shafi |
| Written by | Benny P Nayarambalam |
| Produced by | Lal |
| Starring | Mammootty Lal Rajan P. Dev |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Sankar |
| Edited by | Hariharaputhran K.P |
| Music by | Alex Paul |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lal Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Shafi remade the film in Tamil as Majaa (2005).[1] and in Kannada as Kaamannana Makkalu with Sudeep.
Plot
editThe movie revolves around Thomman, who is a thief, and his two sons, Shiva and Sathyan. The story begins when they decide to mend their ways and lead a hardworking life. They own a lorry now and want to find work. Their lorry breaks down near Udumalpet. There the twists start. Sathyan steals some food from Panicker's house. The food is mixed with poison by Panicker due to oppression from the village head Thevar because Panicker's son cheats him and his daughter. Thomman eats the food and is hospitalised. After returning from the hospital, Thomman and his sons approach Panicker to know the truth. Thomman and his sons decides to help Panicker and they defeat Thevar's gang and take Thevar's henchman Rajakkannu as their slave. Later Thevar's daughter Poonkavanam falls in love with Shivan. Thevar arranges Shivan's marriage with his daughter. Kaliyappan who is Poonkavanam's maternal uncle successfully stops the wedding. At the wedding night Sathyan becomes a thief who robs the groom's ornaments, which makes the brothers to part ways. However, Kaliyappan was the real culprit. He tries to kill Sathyan and tell everyone that he escaped with the money. Panicker's son is killed by Kaliyappan. Shivan comes and helps Sathyan. They go to Thevar's house and reveal to him the truth about Panicker's son and all the misdeeds of Kaliyappan. After all goes well, it was revealed by Rajakkannu that Thomman, due to his son's separation, attempts to commit suicide from a cliff. His sons rushes to the cliffside and Thomman tell that they would fight and defeat him in order to reconsider his decision. at the climax, Shivan and Sathyan beats Thomman and the trio reunite.
Cast
edit- Mammootty aa Shiva
- Lal as Sathyan
- Rajan P. Dev as Thomman
- Laya as Poonkavanam
- Sindhu Menon as Sheela
- Salim Kumar as Rajakannu
- Janardhanan as Panicker
- Kalasala Babu as Thevar
- Besant Ravi as Thangavelu
- Abu Salim as Manikyan, Kaliyappan's henchmen
- Anand as Kaliyappan
- Mohan Jose as Pillai
- Boban Alummoodan as Gopi Krishnan (Cameo roll)
- Kochu Preman as Doctor Satheeshan
- Machan Varghese as Raghu
- Baiju Ezhupunna as SI Thankaraj
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack contains 7 songs, all composed by Alex Paul and Lyrics by Kaithapram.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aadya Raathri" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Karppaka Malare" | Afsal, Madhu Balakrishnan, Pradeep Palluruthy, Savitha Krishnamoorthy, Vipin |
| 3 | "Nerinazhaku" | P. Jayachandran, Mano |
| 4 | "Nerinazhaku [D]" | Biju Narayanan, Manjari |
| 5 | "Punyavan" | Pradeep Palluruthy |
| 6 | "Vattolakkuda" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra |
| 7 | "Vattolakkuda (F)" | K. S. Chitra |
Release
editThe film was released on 18 March 2005.
Critical reception
editSify gave it a rating of 3 out of 5.[2]
Box office
editThe film was commercially successful.[3][4] and completed 100 days in theatres.[5][6]
Remakes
editFollowing its success in Malayalam, the film was later remade in Tamil as Majaa, starring Vikram and Asin Thottumkal.[7] It is also remade in Kannada as Kaamannana Makkalu with Sudeep.[8]
References
edit- ^ Now Running
- ^ "Thommanum Makkalum". Sify. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 20 March 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ John, Nevin (15 March 2006). "Picture isn't perfect in Mollywood". Business Standard.
- ^ "First Look: Vikram's next". rediff.com. 28 June 2005.
- ^ "I want to play lead roles". The Hindu. 22 July 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Birthday Special! Chiyaan Vikram bowled over the Telugu audience with these 5 terrific performances - Majaa (2006)". The Times of India. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "rediff.com: Kaamannana Makkalu is the remake of Thommanum Makkalum". Rediff. Retrieved 3 May 2022.