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{{Infobox film
| name = Thuruppu Gulan
| image = Thuruppu Gulan.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Johny Antony]]
| producer = Milan Jaleel
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br/>Siby K. Thomas]]
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br/>[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]<br/>[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]
| music = [[Alex Paul]]
| cinematography = Sanjeev Sankar
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]
| studio = Galaxy film Production
| distributor = Galaxy films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|4|14}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Thuruppugulan''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Johny Antony]], written by the [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna/Siby K. Thomas]] duo and produce by Milan Jaleel under his banner Galaxy Films. The film stars [[Mammootty]] in the title role, alongside an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Devan (actor)|Devan]], [[Kalasala Babu]], [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], [[Salim Kumar]], [[Harisree Ashokan]], [[Cochin Haneefa]], [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] and [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] in major supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Alex Paul]].

The film follows Kunjumon, a [[Calicut]]-based restaurant owner, who is known by his nickname 'Gulan' due to his gambling skills. The film was released on April 14, 2006, and coincided with the '[[Vishu]]' festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/superstars-continue-their-reign/article3231843.ece|title=Superstars continue their reign|newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 December 2006|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Mr. Menon, a millionaire business tycoon, invests in real estate and he entrusts one of his lieutenants, Sreedharan Unnithan, to construct a 5-star hotel in [[Kochi]]. He give the small plot adjacent to the 5-star hotel property to Kochuthoma, Kunjumon's father, where he ran his small restaurant all these while. Menon leaves for Singapore and Kunjumon is sent to [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] by his father, who fears that his son's life might be in danger after Kunjumon badly injured a gangster who tried to kill Menon.

Twenty years later, Unnithan fails in forcing Kochuthoma to vacate the site since the restaurant is damaging the reputation of the hotel. Unnithan uses a rowdy named Tipper Vasu to make Kochuthoma sign a contract to vacate, but Kunjumon arrives and fights with Vasu. Kunjumon defeats Vasu in the fight. Unnithan then uses [[Circle Inspector]] Aarumugam to remove Kochuthoma. But, Unnithan arrives and uses his money and power to jail Kunjumon and Kochuthoma.

Meanwhile, Menon decides to return to his native land to see his daughter Lakshmi getting married. But Unnithan and his sons have him framed and imprisoned with the help of Unnithan's son Raveendran's friend and international criminal Gavan Joseph. Lakshmi travels to Kerala to help her father. After events, she meets up with the hero Gulaan Kunjumon (this part takes place before Kunjumon and his father were jailed), the hero of the Calicut Market. Both of them go to Kochi. To avenge his imprisonment, Kunjumon leases the bar in the 5-star hotel through Kunjumon's relative Swamy, a drunkard gold merchant, and spoils the hotel's reputation. With many twists and turns and a lot of misunderstanding, it becomes clear to Lakshmi that Kunjumon, aka Gulan, is the son of Kochuthoma and Kunjumon finally realizes that Lakshmi is the daughter of Menon, not Unnithan.

Kunjumon and Lakshmi struggle to release Menon and imprison Unnithan and his cruel sons. Finally, Menon is released from prison and returns to Kerala. This time, Kochuthoma tries to block an agreement regarding Unnithan as the future head of the hotel. Kunjumon, along with Menon, Khader and Swamy, rushes to the hotel to fight. The movie ends with Kunjumon tearing up the contract.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Mammootty]] as Kunjumon (Gulan)
** Ashwin as Young Kunjumon
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Kochuthoma, Kunjumon's father
* [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Lakshmi C.Menon (Voice-over by Sreeja Ravi)
* [[Kalashala Babu]] as Sreedharan Unnithan
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Swamy
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Raman Kartha
* [[Salim Kumar]] as "Khadar & Khadar"
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Shathru
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Aarumugham
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Raveendran, Unnithan's son
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Chandrasekharan Menon, Lakshmi's father
* John D'Souza as Gavan Joseph
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Constable Pillai
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Director general of police|DGP]] Rajendra Varma [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Suraj Venjaramood]] as Appukuttan
* [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Mahi, Unnithan's son
* [[Baiju Ezhupunna]] as Rajan, Unnithan's son
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Tipper Vasu
* [[Kalabhavan Shajon]] as Keshavan, Lorry Driver
* [[Urmila Unni]] as Rajendra Varma's wife
* [[Ponnamma Babu]] as Dance teacher
* [[Ambika Mohan]] as Unnithan's wife
* [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as Govindan, Sub Registrar
* [[Anal Arasu]] as Killadi Raja
* [[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Kannan, Menon's friend
* [[Vysakh]] as Dineshan, Hotel Receptionist
* [[Kalabhavan Haneef]] as Punoose, a drunkard
* [[Sheetal Bedi]] as Special appearance in the song "Alakadalil"
}}

==Soundtrack==
The movie has three songs composed by [[Alex Paul]].
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
|"ThuruppugulaanThuruppugulaan"
|[[Afsal]]
|-
|"Alakadalil"
|Mahadevan and Chorus
|-
|"Madayaana"
|[[Vineeth Sreenivasan]]
|}

==Release==
The film was released on 14 April 2006.

===Critical reception===
India Glitz criticized several aspects of the film, claiming that "even though the basic plot seems to be promising, the film has lost the tempo in the second half cluttered to become a star show." The review concluded that "the highlight of the film is the brisk pace by which the director Johny Antony passes through the events without lending time to think about the other loopy crass. The film is sure to hold masses for its wholesome entertainment, even though in weaker terms."<ref>{{cite web|agency=Indiaglitz|date=14 April 2006|title= THURUPPU GULAN REVIEW|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thuruppu-gulan-malayalam-movie-review-8156}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17tg.htm|title=Thuruppu Gulan: A wasted effort|date=17 April 2006|work=[[Rediff.com]]|author=Paresh C Palicha}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film was one of the highest grossing Malayalam movie of 2006. The film was blockbuster at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-masters-ordinary-up-for-release/20120330.htm|title=Masters and Outsider up for release|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=30 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sneha conquers with her million-dollar smile|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sneha-conquers-with-her-million-dollar-smile-imagegallery-movies-jdwmTfjigjgsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015054114/http://www.sify.com/movies/sneha-conquers-with-her-million-dollar-smile-imagegallery-movies-jdwmTfjigjgsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2015|website=[[Sify]]|language=en|date=3 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/05slde2-mammootty-plays-a-ghost.htm|title=Mammootty, the friendly ghost|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=30 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/story-of-a-lovable-hero/article15414493.ece1|title=Story of a lovable hero|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 October 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0808500}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060421085847/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8156.html]

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[[Category:2006 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Singapore]]
[[Category:Films directed by Johny Antony]]

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