Ottayan
| Ottayan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Velayudan Nair |
| Produced by | Keshavan Nair |
| Written by | Cheri Viswanath |
| Screenplay by | Cheri Viswanath |
| Starring |
Ratheesh Sathaar Balan K Nair Vijayalakshmi |
| Music by | Guna Singh |
| Cinematography | Cross Belt Mani |
Production company |
Rose Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Rose Enterprises |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ottayan is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Crossbelt Mani and produced by N Kesavan Nair. The film stars Ratheesh, Sathaar, Balan K Nair, Ramu and Vijayalakshmi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Guna Singh. The film faced negative criticism regarding execution of the story upon its release. [1][2][3]
Plot
It is an action drama based on revenge. Ramesh an orphan is taken in by a poor family, he is an auto-driver. The girl in the family is constantly disturbed by two rich youngsters. Ramesh warns them off. Jilted they kidnap Ramesh's sister and rapes her, his sister stabs Suresh fatally and Suresh strangles her down before dying. Knowing the news Ramesh comes first to the scene. Police seeing Ramesh in the crime scene arrests him.
Suresh's father is a Mafia boss, he is disturbed by the death of his eldest son Suresh. He wants to take revenge on the whole family and sends Jambu to extradite Ramesh from the prison to punish him personally. Injured Ramesh escapes en-route into the forest and reaches in front of a tribal fight master's hut. The police officer who was in charge gets punishment transfer to the nearby forest, which is operation area of the Mafia boss. Ramesh recuperates and learns tribal fighting style from the master. He falls in love with Rani, his master's daughter.
Jambu who has to meet requirements of Arabian smugglers from the forest finds it hard with the presence of the police officer. He warns the police officer for raiding and taking over his materials. He later comes in with the Mafia boss' youngest son Sughu and rapes the Police officers wife and hangs her dead body in the forest and leaves the baby in the forest. Ramesh and Rani in their walkabout finds the baby and fights of a tiger to save it and decides to look after the child. The Police officer who is in search of his family hears his child crying in the forest and follows it. Seeing Ramesh, he mistake's Ramesh kidnapped his wife and child. Tribal master resolves the dispute and they look for his wife and finds the body. Angered he and Ramesh storms into the Smugglers Camp and kills Sughu. Hearing this news the Mafia boss is angered and decides to go all out on those who have wronged him. After a long fight the police officer, Ramesh, Rani and Khellappan's ragtag team captures them with accompanying police force.
Ramesh who finds peace goes back into the jungle with Rani and the tribal master.
Cast
- Ratheesh as Ramesh
- Balan K Nair as Mafia boss
- Sathaar as Rambo Jambu
- Shivaji as Suresh
- Ramu as Police officer
- Vijayalakshmi as Rani
- Sudheer as Tribal fight master
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Khellappan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Guna Singh and lyrics was written by Bharanikkavu Sivakumar.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Malarmizhiyude Chantham | Lathika | Bharanikkavu Sivakumar | |
| 2 | Vaanam Thookum | P Jayachandran | Bharanikkavu Sivakumar |
References
- ↑ "Ottayaan". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Ottayaan". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Ottayaan". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
External links
- Ottayan at the Internet Movie Database