Mayilattam (film)
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| Directed by | VM Vinu |
| Written by | Mani Shornnur (writer) |
| Produced by | Jolly Stephen Baby Varghese |
| Starring | Jayaram Rambha Indraja |
| Cinematography | Venugopal Madathil |
| Edited by | P. C. Mohanan |
| Music by | Songs: M. Jayachandran Score: C.Rajamani |
Production company | Konathappally Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mayilattam is a 2004 Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by VM Vinu. It stars Jayaram in dual roles as the hero and villain, along with Rambha, Indraja, and Jagathy Sreekumar in the pivotal roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office. It was an Onam release of 2004.[1]
Plot
[edit]The life of a normal villager Devan changes when he becomes the single witness of a murder committed by a local goon Ripper Vasu. Upon this, he's forced to flee from the village as he accidentally harms Vasu as a part of self defense when the goon came at night to finish him. He, along with his brother-in-law, escapes to Singanallur in Tamil Nadu and there he meets his look alike Pazhani. As per his brother-in-law's instruction, he stays back at Singanallur and sends Pazhani with his brother-in-law. As soon as he reaches Singanallur, he starts to face many problems created by Pazhani to the villagers, being unknown to the villagers that he's not Pazhani.
Cast
[edit]- Jayaram in a dual role as:
- Devan, The protagonist
- Singanallur Pazhani, The main antagonist
- Arun Kumar as Young Pazhani
- Rambha as Mythili, Devan's fiance
- Gopika Anil as Young Mythili
- Indraja as Meenakshi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Ayyappadasan, Devan's friend
- Sai Kumar as Thevar, Mythili's father
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Kannan Mash
- Bindu Panicker as Bindu
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Swaminathan
- Augustine as Murukan
- Ponnamma Babu as Ponnamma, Ayyappadasan's wife
- Vijayaraghavan as CI
- Zeenath as Mythili's mother
- Poornima Anand
- Bindu Ramakrishnan
- Riyaz Khan as Ripper Vasu
- Sadiq
- Ambika Mohan as Meenakshi
Soundtrack
[edit]Music: M. Jayachandran. Lyrics: Gireesh Puthenchery
- "Kaattaadi Kiliye Vaa" - K. S. Chitra, V. M. Ajith
- "Maamazhayile" (F) - Sujatha Mohan
- "Maamzhayile" (M) - Madhu Balakrishnan
- "Maattupetti Koyilile" - Afsal, Chitra Iyer
- "Muthu Maniye Mutham Vechuko" - M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan
- "Thakkida Tharikida" (Kacha Ketti Thaada) - M. G. Sreekumar, Jayaram
Reception
[edit]A critic from Sify wrote, "On the whole Mayilattam provides enough laugh to those who like comedy entertainers".[2] Screen wrote "Jayaram gives a very good performance as Devan and also as the villainous Pazhani. The leading ladies Indraja (as Meenakshi of Thennoorkunnu) and Rembha (as Mythili of Singanalloor) are their own usual selves." The critical described the cinematography by Venugopal, editing by Mohanan, art direction by Bawa and background score by Rajamani as the film's highlights, and "Of the songs penned by Gireesh Puthencherry and tuned by M Jayachandran, Kachcha kettithaada ... and ‘Mattupetti koyilile ...’ have come out well".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerala Box-office- Something to cheer about!". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021.
- ^ Moviebuzz. "Review: Mayilattam". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005.
- ^ "Jayachandran in dual role". Screen. Archived from the original on 22 August 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mayilattam at IMDb