Hitler is a 1996 Malayalam film written and directed by Siddique

Siddique (director)

Siddique is an Indian film director and screenwriter who mainly works in Malayalam cinema.He started his career as an assistant director to Fazil. The duo of Siddique and Lal was spotted by Fazil when he saw them performing in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. Siddique later teamed up with Lal to...

, co-produced by Lal

Lal (actor)

Paul Michael , better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor....

, and starring 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...

, Mukesh

Mukesh (actor)

Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...

, Shobhana, Saikumar, Jagadish

Jagadish

P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...

, and Vani Viswanath

Vani Viswanath

Vani Viswanath , is a South Indian actress. She has acted in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movies. Vani has won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in Susanna directed by T. V. Chandran. She was termed as Mollywood's Action Queen.-Biography:Vani was born...

.

Plot

This movie is about the life of Madhavankutty (locally known as Hitler), a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters. Their father (Innocent) married again after the death of his first wife and after that his 6 children never speaks with them. In his second marriage he has two daughters.

The eldest of Madhavankutty's sister, Seetha was raped by her professor. Madhavankutty asked his sister to marry the professor who was quite old and so the other sisters were unhappy, who did not know about the matter. His second sister, Ammu hence elopes with their uncle's son and later comes to stay in their neighborhood itself. Madhavankutty's enemies try to kill his brother-in-law and put the blame on Madhavankutty. Luckily, his brother-in-law survives and tells the truth.

Cast

• 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...
  
   as 'Hitler' Madhavankutty
• Mukesh as Balan
• Shobana as Gauri
• Ilavarasi as Seetha
• Vani Viswanath
  Vani Viswanath
  Vani Viswanath , is a South Indian actress. She has acted in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movies. Vani has won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in Susanna directed by T. V. Chandran. She was termed as Mollywood's Action Queen.-Biography:Vani was born...
  
   as Ammu
• Chippy
  Chippy (actress)
  Chippy is an actress in the South Indian film industry, mainly in Malayalam films. Her first movie was the Suresh Gopi starrer Thalastaanam by Shaji Kailas, but her first big break was the Bharathan movie Padheyam , starring Mammootty...
  
   as Thulasy
• Suchithra as Gayathri
• Innocent as Madhavan Kutty's father
• Jagadish
  Jagadish
  P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
  
   as Hrudayabhanu
• Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Gouri's father
• K. P. A. C. Lalitha
  K. P. A. C. Lalitha
  Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K.P.A.C. Lalitha, is a National Award winning Indian film and stage actress. She was the wife of late filmmaker Bharathan.-Biography:...
  
   as Gouri's mother
• Zainuddin as Sathyapalan
• Adoor Bhavani
  Adoor Bhavani
  Adoor Bhavani was an Indian actress in Malayalam movies, best-known for her appearance in the National Award-winning film Chemmeen , directed by Ramu Kariat. She had acted in about 450 films, including Mudiyanaya Puthran, Thulabharam, Kallichellamma, and Anubhavangal Paalichakal. Her last film...
  
   as Sathyapalan's mother
• Cochin Haneefa
  Cochin Haneefa
  Mohammed Haneefa, better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa was an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to become one of the most popular comedians of Malayalam cinema...
  
   as Jabbar
• Idavela Babu as Chandru
• Kalabhavan Rahman as Sulaiman

Critical acclaim

The film was released as the Vishu release for 1996. Its went on to become the biggest blockbuster of the year running for 150 days in kerala.It was remade into Telugu(same name starred by Chiranjeevi & Rambha

Hitler (1997 film)

Hitler is a 1997 Tollywood film. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Rajendra Prasad, Rambha, Prakash Raj, & Dasari Narayana Rao. This film was directed by Muthyala Subbayya...

) and Hindi. The film was also remade in Tamil with the title Military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...

 starring Sathyaraj

Sathyaraj

Sathyaraj is a Tamil film actor and media personality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A Tamil activist and a political influence, he has acted in over 150 films, ranging from action and drama to comedy. In 2007, he played the role of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored...

 & Rambha

Rambha (actress)

Vijaya Lakshmi , best known by her stage name Rambha, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in Bollywood films. She had done several successful films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She paired up with popular heroes...

. It was poorly remade in Hindi with Sunil Shetty in the lead and titled as Krodh (2000).