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{{Infobox film
| name = Teja Bhai & Family
| image = Tejabhai Cover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Deepu Karunakaran]]
| producer = Muralidharan<br/>Santha Murali
| writer = [[Deepu Karunakaran]]
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]<br>[[Suraj Venjaramood]]<br>[[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]]
| music = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cinematography = [[Shamdat]]
| editing = [[Manoj (Malayalam film editor)|Manoj]]
| studio = Anantha Visions
| distributor = Murali Films & PJ Entertainments Europe
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|8|30}}
| runtime = 147 minutes
| language = Malayalam
| country = India
| budget =
}}

'''''Teja Bhai and Family''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 2011|2011]] [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[crime]] [[comedy]] film directed by Deepu Karunakaran, starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]], and [[Suraj Venjaramood]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=34258 |title=Tejabhai and Family' to have Prithvi in the lead |access-date=27 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807231901/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=34258 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/prithviraj-teja-bhai-and-family-310810.html |title=Prithviraj gets funny|access-date=27 February 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120712121831/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/prithviraj-teja-bhai-and-family-310810.html |archive-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Plot==

Teja bhai ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]), a well known [[Boss (crime)|don]] in [[Malaysia]], and his sidekicks are the top news of major dailies. One day, he happens to fall in love with Vedhika ([[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]]), a girl who happens to pass through his life. Vedhika also lives in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and volunteers in an orphanage and is involved in several philanthropic activities. Teja under the name Roshan befriends her. The film revolves around on the love between them, without Vedika knowing the real job of Teja.

Vedhika's father Damodarji ([[Thalaivasal Vijay]]) wants his daughter to be married to a man with high social status and family heritage. The power of love makes Teja change from his way of life as an underworld don and he decides to make a good family and for this, he flies to Kerala. Teja under the name Roshan, tries to find his estranged family. He also enlists the help of a pseudo swami Vashya Vachassu ([[Suraj Venjaramood]]). The thread takes hilarious turns with the arrival of Vedhika and her father to join in Teja's family. Unable to find his real family, Teja hires drama artists and small-time con artists to pose as his relatives. Meanwhile, some of Teja's enemies are also after him and his gang. There is also a struggle of hiding his real identity from Vedhika and her father. The hilarious consequences of these actions and the story that ensues and how Teja manages to win the hand of his love amidst all this chaos form the crux of the movie.

==Cast==
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* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] as Teja Bhai / Roshan Varma
* [[Suraj Venjaramood]] as Rajaguru Maha Rishi Vashya Vachassu
* [[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]] as Vedhika
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Damodarji
* [[Jagadish]] as Govindan Nair
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Divakaran Nair
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Vasudevan Nair
* [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]] as Hari Prasad
* [[Mohan Jose]] as Advocate
* [[Indrans]] as Raghavan Nair
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Ravindran Nair
* [[Sidhartha Siva]] as Blade
* [[Ajith Kollam]] as Srank
* [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Gopan
* [[Nandhu]] as Mahadevan Thampi
* [[Bindu Panicker]] as Lathika
* [[Manju Pillai]] as Rathi Devi
* [[Kulappulli Leela]] as Ramani
* [[Ponnamma Babu]] as Manikutti
* [[Krishna Prabha]]
* [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Mohan Kartha
* [[Nedumudi Venu]]
* [[Kollam Thulasi]]
* [[Kottayam Nazeer]] as Police Inspector
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Johnny
* [[Vettukili Prakash]]
* [[Mafia Sasi]] as Ammittu
* [[Shakeela]] as Surveyor from Health Department
* [[Chali Pala]] as Jabbar
* [[Rajeev Govinda Pillai]] as Sanjay Kartha
* Sobha Mohan in cameo
* Manka Mahesh
{{div col end}}

==Production==

The film was shot in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Malaysia]].

===Soundtrack===
The soundtrack features 3 songs composed by [[Deepak Dev]], 1 tracks composed by Abu Murali and a Retro Mix version of "Oru Madhurakinaavin Lehariyil" from the 80s film ''Kaanamarayathu''.

{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1 || "Pranaya Nilaa" || [[Shaan Rahman]]
|-
| 2 || "Punjiricke Punjiricke" || [[Benny Dayal]], [[Rimi Tomy]]
|-
| 3 || "Pranaya Nilaa" (Remix) || Shaan Rahman, [[Deepak Dev]], Aalaap Raju, Rahul Nambiar
|-
| 4 || "Verum Naadakam Jeevithangal" || Franco
|-
| 5 || "Oru Madhurackinaavin" (Remix) || [[Vijay Yesudas]]
|}

==Reception==

Teja Bhai opened to mixed reviews. Metro matinee, reports the movie to have collected 2.6 crores within 10 days while cinebuzz.co.in says the movie to have grossed 5 crores in 30 days.

==Box office==
The film collected {{USD}}5,664 from UK box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/yearly/?yr=2011&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=5&p=.htm|title=United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=30 December 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{IMDb title|2016296|Teja Bhai & Family}}
* [http://keralaboxoffice.com/teja-bhai-family-movie-review ''Teja Bhai & Family : Review '' - KeralaBoxOffice.com ]
* [http://www.zonkerala.com/magazine/teja-bhai-and-family-285.html ''Teja Bhai & Family'' - Zonkerala.com]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110925201505/http://www.cinebuzz.co.in/news/Cinebuzz-Onam-card.htm

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[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:Indian crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Mafia films]]
[[Category:2010s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:2010s romantic action films]]
[[Category:2011 romantic comedy films]]
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