Thrissur Pooram (film)

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{short description|2019 film by Rajesh Mohan}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Thrissur Pooram
| image = Thrissur Pooram poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajesh Nair|Rajesh Mohan]]
| producer = [[Vijay Babu]]
| writer = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
| screenplay= Ratheesh Vegha
| starring = [[Jayasurya]]<br />[[Swathi Reddy]]
| cinematography = [[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
| editing = Deepu Joseph
| music = Ratheesh Vegha
| studio = [[Friday Film House]]
| distributor = [[Friday Film House|Friday Tickets]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|12|20|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 152 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Thrissur Pooram''''' ({{trans|Thrissur Fest}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam-language]] [[Action film|action]]-[[Crime film|crime]] [[film]] directed by [[Rajesh Nair|Rajesh Mohan]], starring [[Jayasurya]] and [[Swathi Reddy]], with [[Sabumon Abdusamad]], [[Vijay Babu]], [[Sudev Nair]], [[T.G. Ravi]], [[Sreejith Ravi]], [[Manikuttan]], [[Indrans]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Sadiq]], [[Valsala Menon]], and [[Mallika Sukumaran]] in supporting roles. The film follows the tale of the young ex-goon Pullu Giri in the city of [[Thrissur]]. The film is written and composed by [[Ratheesh Vegha]]

The film is produced by [[Vijay Babu]] under the banner of [[Friday Film House]] and was released on 20 December 2019.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/thrissur-pooram-trailer-the-jayasurya-starrer-offers-a-mass-action-entertainer-ahead/articleshow/72423556.cms|title=Thrissur Pooram movie: Thrissur Pooram trailer: The Jayasurya starrer offers a mass action entertainer ahead | Malayalam Movie News|website=Times of India|accessdate=2019-12-21}}</ref>

==Plot==
A young boy becomes a juvenile criminal at the age of 10 after he murders his mother's killer. His modus operandi is to stab with a rabies infected knife. After his mother's death, he is raised by an esteemed criminal lawyer of Thrissur affectionately called Vakkeelamma.

In present, Pullu Giri, a semi retired gangster lives a peaceful life by running his own bottled water company. He is married to Veni and is father to a 3 year old girl. He occasionally has brush ins with the Police as city Police commissioner Moorthy keeps a close eye on Giri. Thrissur city is currently donned by Rangan brothers Shyam and Sudheep who are gold smugglers and real estate business men.

Giri gets dragged back into crime when his friend Balettan gets in trouble after renting a car to gold smugglers working for Sudheep Rangan. Sudheep kills Balettan who has gone to request about his innocence. Giri in rage plans and kills Sudheep by faking a road accident.

Shyam Rangan vows revenge on Giri. He along with his friend Teja, orchastrates kidnap of Giri's wife and strip her naked in the busy market. He also burn down Giri's water bottling plant. Veni requests Giri to take revenge for the humiliation.

Giri in retaliation captures Teja and extracts information on the next gold consignment worth 100 crores. Giri captures the gold and smuggles it back to Kerala in a KSRTC bus and kills Teja by wounding his hand by a knife bit by a dog with rabies. Giri surrenders the gold to the police commissioner.

Shyam orders a hit on Giri. A large group of hitmen attacks Giri in his den. Though Giri manages to disarm his attackers he is betrayed by his trusted Lituinent who stabs and leave him to die. Giri 's friends Ali and Murugan find and kill the betrayer while Shyam gets to know Giri is alive.

With his business empire crumbling thanks to the lost gold, Shyam seeks a compromise with Giri on his lawyer's advice . Shyam and his lawyer meets up with a limbing Giri in a local tea stall. While they meet and greet, the tea stall owner stabs Shyam as he killed his son in a hit and run case. Giri then leaves Shyam to die thus saving his family and resumes his peaceful life.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayasurya]] as "Pullu" Giri
* [[Swathi Reddy]] as Veni
* [[Sabumon Abdusamad]] as Shyam Rangan
* [[Vijay Babu]] as Moorthy [[(City Police Commissioner)]]
* [[T. G. Ravi]] as Vettoly Balan (Balettan)
* Murugan as Sugri
* [[Manikuttan]] as Ali
* [[Sudev Nair]] as Sudheep Rangan
* [[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Advocate Rajalakshmi (Vakkeelamma)
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as Anandh
* [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as George (Sub Registrar)
* Govind Krishna as Rakesh
* [[Indrans]] as Murugan (Tea Shop Owner)
* Manesh Krishnan
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as Syed
* Binoy Nambala
* Shaju as Kumar
* [[Jayaraj Warrier]] as Poly
* John Kaipallil as Teja
* [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]] as Rangan brothers' advocate
* [[Gayatri Arun]] as Giri's mother ([[cameo appearance]])
* [[Valsala Menon]] as Veni's grandmother ([[cameo appearance]])
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Doctor ([[cameo appearance]])
** [[Jayasurya|Adwaith Jayasurya]] as Young Giri (Cameo Appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
Actor Jayasurya and producer Vijay Babu of Friday Film House were planning to associate together for a number of films after collaborating for [[Aadu (film)|Aadu]] and [[Aadu 2]] and this was announced as a major project in their line up.
The film was touted as a mass entertainer, it was announced to tell its story into several chapters, each named after the various stages of the pooram, such as Kodiyettam and Vedikettu. It was touted as an attempt to deliver a different kind of mass film and do justice to this genre. It was also announced to have all the ingredients necessary for an entertainer.<ref name="thenewsminute">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jayasurya-thrissur-pooram-101782|title=Jayasurya in ‘Thrissur Pooram’|website=The News Minute|accessdate=2019-12-21}}</ref> The film was shot in Thrissur, Hyderabad, and Coimbatore. Shoot officially commenced on 15 July 2019.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jul/13/july-15-start-for-jayasuryas-next-film-thrissur-pooram-2003031.html|title=July 15 start for Jayasurya's next film Thrissur Pooram|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=2019-12-21}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Thrissur Pooram
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Thrissur Pooram
| artist = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2019
| recorded = 2019
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:43
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label =
| producer = [[Ratheesh Vegha]]
| prev_title = Kingfish
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = .....
| next_year = 2019
}}
[[Ratheesh Vegha]] composed the background score and the songs in the film.{{fact|date=January 2020}}

==Release==
The film released on 20 December 2019.<ref name="mathrubhumi">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/jayasurya-s-thrissur-pooram-to-hit-theatres-on-dec-20-1.4320663|title=Jayasurya’s ‘Thrissur Pooram’ to hit theatres on Dec 20 | Thrissur Pooram movie|website=english.mathrubhumi.com|accessdate=2019-12-21}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress2">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/nov/12/jayasuryas-action-film-thrissur-pooram-to-release-on-december-20-2060315.html|title=Jayasurya’s action film 'Thrissur Pooram' to release on December 20|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=2019-12-21}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|10329838}}

[[Category:Films shot in Thrissur]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2019 films]]

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