Chattambinadu
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Chattambinaadu is a Malayalam film
released in 2009. The film was directed by Shafi
and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and stars Mammootty
, Lakshmi Rai
, Siddique
, Manoj K. Jayan
, Vinu Mohan
, and Suraj Venjarammoodu. The film was made under Mammootty's production company Play House which distributed it as well.
on the borders of Karnataka
, Kerala
and Tamil Nadu
, which is popular as Chattambinadu for the presence of several goons and hooligans. According to Vadival Vasu (Janardanan
), it was the severe animosity between Mallanchira and Kattappilly families that has caused the arrival of several goons to the land, including him, which made Chattambinadu notorious. The film begins with Mallanchira Chandramohan's(Manoj K. Jayan
) plan to sell off his mansion, to pay up his heavy debts. But Kattappilly Nagendran (Siddique
), plays all ways to stop the sale. The local police inspector (Saju kodiyan) informs Chandramohan about Virendra Mallaya (Mammootty
), a popular rich brat with strong criminal background, who also has strong passion in real estate. Chandramohan approaches Mallayya, who refuses to take up the mansion in the beginning. But upon the request from Dr.Lakshmi (Meenakshi
), his friend, who also hails from Chattambinadu, he decides to buy the property, inviting strong opposition from Nagendran. Mallayya, who speaks Malayalam with strong Kannada accent, arrives at Chattambinadu along with Murugan (Vinu Mohan
), his secretary, who is also more like his brother. At Chattambinadu, he comes across Vadival Vasu and his family consisting of daughters Gowri (Lakshmi Rai
) and Meenakshi(Mythili
). To create a rift among the villagers and Mallayya, under the instruction, Dashamoolam Damu (Suraj Venjarammood), on one night steals the lorry of Malayya and drives it into the house of Vasu, demolishing it. But Mallayya promises to repair the house with his own money. Murugan, who within this time had developed a soft feeling towards Meenakshi, takes them along with Makri Gopalan (Salim Kumar) to Mallayya's house. Dr.Lakshmi on her day of arrival at Chattambinadu on vacation comes to know from her brother that Nagendran has decided to marry her, without the approval of her parents. Shocked Lakshmi even witnesses Nagendran violently thrashing her fiance, making him flee. Lakshmi explains her condition to Mallaya, who promises her all help. Gowri, who witnesses their conversation mistakes them of being in love. She gets jealous as she had with in this time fell in love with him. Chandramohan, on a casual talk, tells Mallaya, about Veeru, his servant boy, who had once attacked his father Mallanchira Unnithan (Vijayaraghavan) and ran away with all his hard earned money. Chandramohan also adds that his only aim in life is to find out Veeru and avenge him by killing him for the crime done to his father. Veerendra Mallaya, on hearing this story is really shocked as he is none other than Veeru, who had once ran away. Chandramohan, on understanding the relation between Meenakshi and Murugan, approaches Mallaya to get them married. Also Vasu wants Mallaya to marry Gowri, his elder daughter. One night Mallaya reveals his story to Vasu, whom he had assaulted with sword in a bid to escape years back. Unnithan had got Veeru, a Kannadiga boy, who understood not a single world in Malayalam from street. Unnithan and his family took care of him well and treated him as their own son. One sudden day, in middle of a trip, Unnithan gets into an argument with Kattapilly Kurup, who tries to snatch the suitcase consisting of huge amount. In an attempt to save Unithan Veeru attacks Kurupp and on the advice of Unnithan, runs away with the bag. But on hearing the cry of Unnithan, he comes back to see that Unnithan is severely wounded as attacked by Kattapilly Nagendran, son of Kurupp. Kurupp, then calls up people and tells them that it is Veeru who had killed Unithan, making him run for life. In an attempt to save himself, he assaults Vasu and jumps in to river. The police inspector (Sai Kumar), who arrests him after a couple of days asks him things in Malayalam, and Veeru, who knows not a single word in Malayalam is confused, where by accepts his charges. But on realizing that he is framed, he escapes from police. He also adds that it is Kattappilly Kurupp, who is behind the crime. Mallayya is also shocked to find Unnithan at the house of Chandramohan, who is now in paralysed stage, who also had lost the ability to speak after the incident.
Nagendran, at the meantime, has gone forward with his plan to marry Lakshmi, but is saved by Mallaya, who gets her married to her fiance. Mallaya is shocked to see the old police inspector, who is now the father of the husband of Laksmi. He shows his willingness to help Mallaya to reveal the truth to Chandramohan, but gets killed by Nagendran on the same night. The people of Chattambinadu, within this time recognizes who Mallaya is and is waiting for his arrival to get him killed. Nagendran expands his net and gets the crowd gather at the spot where Mallaya arrives. The rest of the story is how Mallaya succeeds in proving his innocence and get Nagendran killed by the public.
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
released in 2009. The film was directed by Shafi
Shafi (director)
Shafi is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema, known for his comedy films. He has also directed a Tamil film. The director Rafi of the Rafi Mecartin duo is his elder brother. His well known films include Kalyanaraman , Thommanum Makkalum , Mayavi , and Chocolate...
and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and stars Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
, Lakshmi Rai
Lakshmi Rai
Lakshmi Rai is an Indian film actress and model from Belgaum, Karnataka, predominantly appearing in Malayalam and Tamil films. While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi , 2 Harihar Nagar ,...
, Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
, Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
, Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. His debut was through the award-winning movie Nivedyam by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of late actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of popular actor Sai Kumar....
, and Suraj Venjarammoodu. The film was made under Mammootty's production company Play House which distributed it as well.
Plot
The movie tells the story of a village called Chembattunadu in Chamarajanagar DistrictChamarajanagar district
Chamarajanagara is the southern-most district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in the year 1998...
on the borders of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
and Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, which is popular as Chattambinadu for the presence of several goons and hooligans. According to Vadival Vasu (Janardanan
Janardhanan (actor)
Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. He is known for his peculiar style of handling humor and his quaint voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was the role of...
), it was the severe animosity between Mallanchira and Kattappilly families that has caused the arrival of several goons to the land, including him, which made Chattambinadu notorious. The film begins with Mallanchira Chandramohan's(Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
) plan to sell off his mansion, to pay up his heavy debts. But Kattappilly Nagendran (Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
), plays all ways to stop the sale. The local police inspector (Saju kodiyan) informs Chandramohan about Virendra Mallaya (Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
), a popular rich brat with strong criminal background, who also has strong passion in real estate. Chandramohan approaches Mallayya, who refuses to take up the mansion in the beginning. But upon the request from Dr.Lakshmi (Meenakshi
Meenakshi (actress)
Meenakshi, also known as Sharmilee or Sharmili, is a South Indian actress. She made her debut in Kollywood before transitioning to Malayalam films. The Kerala Film Critics Association named her their 2005 debutante artist.-Biography:...
), his friend, who also hails from Chattambinadu, he decides to buy the property, inviting strong opposition from Nagendran. Mallayya, who speaks Malayalam with strong Kannada accent, arrives at Chattambinadu along with Murugan (Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. His debut was through the award-winning movie Nivedyam by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of late actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of popular actor Sai Kumar....
), his secretary, who is also more like his brother. At Chattambinadu, he comes across Vadival Vasu and his family consisting of daughters Gowri (Lakshmi Rai
Lakshmi Rai
Lakshmi Rai is an Indian film actress and model from Belgaum, Karnataka, predominantly appearing in Malayalam and Tamil films. While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi , 2 Harihar Nagar ,...
) and Meenakshi(Mythili
Mythili
Mythili is a Malayali actress who debuted in the film Paleri Manikyam.- Biography :Brighty Balachandran better known by her stage name Mythili was born in an Ezhava family at Konni in Pathanamthitta district.She was debuted in Ranjith's film Palerimanikyam.- Film Career :- In Production :-...
). To create a rift among the villagers and Mallayya, under the instruction, Dashamoolam Damu (Suraj Venjarammood), on one night steals the lorry of Malayya and drives it into the house of Vasu, demolishing it. But Mallayya promises to repair the house with his own money. Murugan, who within this time had developed a soft feeling towards Meenakshi, takes them along with Makri Gopalan (Salim Kumar) to Mallayya's house. Dr.Lakshmi on her day of arrival at Chattambinadu on vacation comes to know from her brother that Nagendran has decided to marry her, without the approval of her parents. Shocked Lakshmi even witnesses Nagendran violently thrashing her fiance, making him flee. Lakshmi explains her condition to Mallaya, who promises her all help. Gowri, who witnesses their conversation mistakes them of being in love. She gets jealous as she had with in this time fell in love with him. Chandramohan, on a casual talk, tells Mallaya, about Veeru, his servant boy, who had once attacked his father Mallanchira Unnithan (Vijayaraghavan) and ran away with all his hard earned money. Chandramohan also adds that his only aim in life is to find out Veeru and avenge him by killing him for the crime done to his father. Veerendra Mallaya, on hearing this story is really shocked as he is none other than Veeru, who had once ran away. Chandramohan, on understanding the relation between Meenakshi and Murugan, approaches Mallaya to get them married. Also Vasu wants Mallaya to marry Gowri, his elder daughter. One night Mallaya reveals his story to Vasu, whom he had assaulted with sword in a bid to escape years back. Unnithan had got Veeru, a Kannadiga boy, who understood not a single world in Malayalam from street. Unnithan and his family took care of him well and treated him as their own son. One sudden day, in middle of a trip, Unnithan gets into an argument with Kattapilly Kurup, who tries to snatch the suitcase consisting of huge amount. In an attempt to save Unithan Veeru attacks Kurupp and on the advice of Unnithan, runs away with the bag. But on hearing the cry of Unnithan, he comes back to see that Unnithan is severely wounded as attacked by Kattapilly Nagendran, son of Kurupp. Kurupp, then calls up people and tells them that it is Veeru who had killed Unithan, making him run for life. In an attempt to save himself, he assaults Vasu and jumps in to river. The police inspector (Sai Kumar), who arrests him after a couple of days asks him things in Malayalam, and Veeru, who knows not a single word in Malayalam is confused, where by accepts his charges. But on realizing that he is framed, he escapes from police. He also adds that it is Kattappilly Kurupp, who is behind the crime. Mallayya is also shocked to find Unnithan at the house of Chandramohan, who is now in paralysed stage, who also had lost the ability to speak after the incident.
Nagendran, at the meantime, has gone forward with his plan to marry Lakshmi, but is saved by Mallaya, who gets her married to her fiance. Mallaya is shocked to see the old police inspector, who is now the father of the husband of Laksmi. He shows his willingness to help Mallaya to reveal the truth to Chandramohan, but gets killed by Nagendran on the same night. The people of Chattambinadu, within this time recognizes who Mallaya is and is waiting for his arrival to get him killed. Nagendran expands his net and gets the crowd gather at the spot where Mallaya arrives. The rest of the story is how Mallaya succeeds in proving his innocence and get Nagendran killed by the public.
Cast
- MammoottyMammoottyMammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
as Veerendra Mallaiah - Lakshmi RaiLakshmi RaiLakshmi Rai is an Indian film actress and model from Belgaum, Karnataka, predominantly appearing in Malayalam and Tamil films. While most of her Tamil releases performed poorly at the box office, she rose to fame with the popular Malayalam-language films Annan Thambi , 2 Harihar Nagar ,...
as Gauri - MeenakshiMeenakshi (actress)Meenakshi, also known as Sharmilee or Sharmili, is a South Indian actress. She made her debut in Kollywood before transitioning to Malayalam films. The Kerala Film Critics Association named her their 2005 debutante artist.-Biography:...
as Dr. Lakshmi - Vinu MohanVinu MohanVinu Mohan is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. His debut was through the award-winning movie Nivedyam by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of late actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actress Sobha Mohan and nephew of popular actor Sai Kumar....
as Murukan - SiddiqueSiddique (actor)Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
as Kottappally Nagendran - Manoj K. JayanManoj K. JayanManoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
as Mallanchira Chandramohan - Suraj Venjarammood as Dasamoolam Daamu
- Salim Kumar as Maakkri Gopalan
- JanardananJanardhanan (actor)Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. He is known for his peculiar style of handling humor and his quaint voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was the role of...
as Vadivaal Vaasu - Vijayaraghavan as Unnithan
- Sai Kumar as Police officer
- MythiliMythiliMythili is a Malayali actress who debuted in the film Paleri Manikyam.- Biography :Brighty Balachandran better known by her stage name Mythili was born in an Ezhava family at Konni in Pathanamthitta district.She was debuted in Ranjith's film Palerimanikyam.- Film Career :- In Production :-...
as Meenakshi
Reception
Chattambinadu got a rating of 4 out of 5 at rediff.com as well as at nowrunning.com. Indiaglitz criticized the movie's formulaic predictability but praised Mammootty's charismatic performance.Box office
Chattambinadu was released in 82 theaters. The movie was declared a superhit at the Kerala box office.Tracks
- "Chenkatahali" by Rimi Tomy
- "Mukkoothy" by ManjariManjariThe word "manjari" is of sanskrit origin that primarily means a collection. e.g."katha manjari" . It is used in many Indian languages like Hindi and Kannada...
- "Mukkoothy" by Vidhu PrathapVidhu PrathapVidhu Prathap is an Indian playback singer born on September 1, 1980. He has sung many songs in over a hundred and fifty films in mostly Malayalam and a few in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages...
- "Oru Katha Parayam" by Kuttappan
- "Chattambinadu" by Vidhu PrathapVidhu PrathapVidhu Prathap is an Indian playback singer born on September 1, 1980. He has sung many songs in over a hundred and fifty films in mostly Malayalam and a few in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages...
, Ramesh Babu and Reju Joseph
External links
- http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/4481/chattambinadu.html