Malayan (film)
2009 Indian film
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Malayan is a 2009 Indian Tamil language film written and directed by M. P. Gopi. It stars Karan, Shammu, and Udhayathara, while Ganja Karuppu, Sarath Babu, and Rajan P. Dev play supporting roles. The songs was composed by Dhina with S. P. Venkatesh handling the background score. The film released on 24 July 2009.
Directed byM. P. Gopi
Written byM. P. Gopi
Produced byR. Balasubramanian
P. K. Raghuram
Dheeraj Kher
P. K. Raghuram
Dheeraj Kher
StarringKaran
Shammu
Udhayathara
Shammu
Udhayathara
| Malayan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | M. P. Gopi |
| Written by | M. P. Gopi |
| Produced by | R. Balasubramanian P. K. Raghuram Dheeraj Kher |
| Starring | Karan Shammu Udhayathara |
| Cinematography | J. Sridhar |
| Edited by | K. Idris M. Shankar |
| Music by | Dhina S. P. Venkatesh (background score) |
Production company | Three Sum Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Karan as Malayan
- Shammu as Bakkiyam
- Udhayathara as Shenbagam
- Ganja Karuppu
- Sarath Babu as Meiyappan Annachi
- Rajan P. Dev as M. R. K. Vedachalam
- Bala Singh as Bakkiyam's father
- Mayilsamy
- Sakthi Kumar
- Dheeraj Kher as Suraj Bihari
- Besant Ravi
- Nellai Siva
- R. S. Ramanathan
- Boys Rajan
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[1]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Bothal Padi" | V. V. Kathir, Velmurugan, Bony | Snehan |
| "Kanthaga Pumiyile" | Krishnaraj, Shavarya | |
| "Maiyiladam Oiyiladam" | Chinnaponnu, Naveen | |
| "Tharecha Sollugo" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | |
| "Unna Pola" | Sadhana Sargam |
Reception
Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com rated the film 1+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "Malayan is a worship-fest of Karan, at best".[2] The film won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Actor (Karan), Best Comedian (Ganja Karuppu) and Best Male Character Artist (Sarath Babu).[3]
