Valliettan
| Valyettan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by |
Anil Ambalakkara Baiju Ambalakkara |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring |
Mammootty Shobana Saikumar N. F. Varghese |
| Music by |
Rajamani Mohan Sitara |
| Cinematography | S. Ravi Verman |
| Edited by | Bhoominathan |
Production company |
Ambalakkara Films |
| Distributed by |
Amma Arts Sagar Movies Rajashree Pictures |
Release dates | 10/09/2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Valyettan (Malayalam : വല്ല്യേട്ടന്) (English : Elder Brother) is a 2000 Malayalam feudal action film directed by Shaji Kailas. Scripted by Ranjith, this film has Mammootty in the title lead role with Shobana, Siddique, Innocent, and Saikumar in leading roles.
The film was a commercial success.[1][2][3] The film was remade in Kannada as Jyeshta by director Suresh Krissna with actor Vishnuvardhan in the lead role. And has been dubbed in Tamil as Periya Gounder.
Synopsis
Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair (Narayanan Nair) loses the civil case against Arackal Madhavanunni (Mammootty), his nephew, and has to give up the ancestral home, which he has been holding illegally for past long years. Patteri Shivaraman Nair (Saikumar), son of Kuttikrishnan Nair, takes it as a presitige issue and decides to finish out Madhavanunni, with the help of Nedungadi (Bheeman Raghu), his trusted lieutenant. Sivaraman Nair has a deep hatred and enmity towards Madhavanuni since childhood and both had involved in several fist fights from then. Nedungadi sends Varoli Abu (Kollam Ajith) to shoot down either Madhavanunni or one among his brothers on their arrival at the house. But the timely intervention of Madhavanunni saves all. Madhavanunni is a self made rich businessman, who owns several properties inside and outside Kerala. After the suicide of his parents, he alone had taken care of his younger brothers Raghu (Siddique), Dasan (Manoj K. Jayan), Appu (Vijayakumar) and Shankaran Kutty (Sudheesh), who all love and respect him than anything on this world. Ramankutty Kaimal (Innocent), their well wisher and old care taker of their property also enjoys a good relationship with Madhavanunni. Appu, at his college, is harassed by the son of Mambaram Bava Haji (N. F. Varghese). With the help of Kattipalli Pappan (Kalabhavan Mani), a criminal, he thrashes him out, but dies accidentally. Appu gets arrested for the murder, but is released on bail. Kattipalli Pappan is arrested for the murder, who while going to jail requests Madhavanuni to take care of his sister Lakshmi (Poornima Mohan), which Madhavanuni accepts. Madhavanunni brings Lakshmi to his home and is treated as a member of their family. Mayambaram Bawa Haji is now looking for a chance to avenge Madhavanunni for his son's death. Patteri Sivaraman lends a helping hand to Bawa Haji. One day Lakshmi is found dead at the pond and again Appu is arrested for it. Upon release from jail, Pappan is back to kill Appu for murdering his sister. But he later comes to know that it is not Appu, but Patteri Shivaraman, behind the crime to frame Appu. The rest of the story is how Madhavanunni saves Appu from jail and revenges back at Shivaraman once and for all.
Cast
- Mammootty as Arackal Madhavanunni
- Shobhana as Devi (as Shobhana)
- Siddique as Raghu
- Manoj K. Jayan as Dasan
- Sudheesh as Shankaran Kutty
- Vijayakumar as Appu
- Innocent as Ramankutty Kaimal
- Saikumar as Patteri Sivaraman
- N. F. Varghese as Mambaram Bava
- Kalabhavan Mani as Kattipalli Pappan
- Poornima Mohan as Lakshmi
- Captain Raju as Ilias Mohammad
- Sukumari as Kunjikavamma
- Augustine as Gangadharan
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Arackal Kuttikrishnan Nair
- Bheeman Raghu as Nedungadi
- V. K. Sriraman as Soopi Haji
- Subair as Ajith Kumar
- Ponnamma Babu
- Ramu as Chandramohan
- Kunchan as Chathunni
- Valsala Menon
- Byon as Young Madhavanunni
- Ajith Kollam as Maradi Abu
- Yamuna
- Dhanya Menon
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by Mohan Sitara and background score by Rajamani. Lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Arupathu Thiriyitta" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Arupathu Thiriyitta" | K. S. Chitra |
| 3 | "Kannilambum Villum" | M. G. Sreekumar, Afsal |
| 4 | "Niranaazhi Ponnil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus |
| 5 | "Nettimele Pottittaalum [D]" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra |
| 6 | "Nettimele Pottittaalum [F]" | K. S. Chitra |
| 7 | "Nettimele Pottittaalum [M]" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 8 | "Shivamallippoo Pozhikkum" | K. S. Chitra |
| 8 | "Smaraami Vaishnavachaarumoorthe" | P. Jayachandran |
Box office
The film was a commercial success.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
References
- ↑ "Portrayal of tones of grey". The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sleaze time, folks!". Rediff. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?". 24 November 2004.
- ↑ "Portrayal of tones of grey". The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Valyettan, which went on to become a big hit
- ↑ "Five towering Malayalam film personalities to work together". India Today. 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sleaze time, folks!". Rediff.com. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Five towering Malayalam film personalities to work together". Sify. 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Five Malayalam film icons, from Mohanlal to Mammootty, to work together". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?". Sify. 24 November 2004.
- ↑ "Five towering Malayalam film personalities to work together". The News Minute. 16 October 2014.