Malaiyoor Mambattiyan
1983 film by Rajasekhar
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Malaiyoor Mambattiyan (transl. Man with shovel from Malaiyoor) is 1983 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Thiagarajan, Saritha and Silk Smitha. It was released on 1 July 1983.[1] The film became a blockbuster and established Thiagarajan as a star.[2] It was remade in Hindi by the same director as Gangvaa (1984)[3] and in Telugu as Kondaveeti Nagulu (1984). In 2011, Thiagarajan remade the film starring his son Prashanth, titled as Mambattiyan.[4]
W. S. Sivashankar
K. M. Ravi
K. Muthukumaran
| Malaiyoor Mambattiyan | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Rajasekhar |
| Screenplay by | Rajasekhar |
| Story by | Raghavan Thambi |
| Produced by | Siva. Ramadoss W. S. Sivashankar K. M. Ravi K. Muthukumaran |
| Starring | Thiagarajan Saritha Jaishankar Silk Smitha |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sri Devi Bagavathy Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
There is a group of youngsters in the village headed by Mambattiyan, who lead life in a forest by robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor.
Cast
- Thiagarajan as Mambattiyan[5]
- Saritha as Kannaathaa
- Jaishankar as DSP Ranjith
- Silk Smitha as Gypsy
- Senthamarai as Landlord Sundaralingam
- Goundamani as Landlord Chinna Pannai
- Jayamalini as Sornam
- Sangili Murugan as Duplicate Mambatiyan
- Muthu Bharathi as Oomai Durai
- Senthil as Bullet
- Jayashree
- Krishnamoorthy as Kovilraj[6]
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Vinod Raj as a police officer
- Master Haja Sheriff as Kottai Paaku
Production
Thiagarajan was inspired to make a film on the bandit Malaiyoor Mambattiyan after he heard a folk song praising Mambattiyan for helping the people in Malaiyoor village and hailing him as a real-life Robin Hood.[7]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[8][9] The songs "Chinnai Ponnu Selai" and "Kaattu Vazhi" were well received and later reused in its 2011 remake.[4]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Aaduthadi" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja | Vaali | 04:39 |
| "Chinna Ponnu Selai" | Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 04:11 |
| "Kaattu Vazhi Pogum" | Ilaiyaraaja | 03:41 | |
| "Vellarikka" | Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja | Gangai Amaran | 04:57 |
Critical reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of cast, cinematography, music, stunt choreography and direction.[10] Balumani of Anna praised the acting, cinematography, music, dialogues and direction.[6]
