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| director      = [[Jayaraj]]
| director      = [[Jayaraj]]
| producer      = Sabu Cherian
| producer      = Sabu Cherian
| writer        = Jayaraj <br/>[[Iqbal Kuttippuram]]
| screenplay    = [[Iqbal Kuttippuram]]
| starring      = Arun<br />[[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]<br />Arjun Bose<br />[[Gopika]]<br/> [[Narain (actor)|Narain]]
| story          = Jayaraj
| starring      = [[Arun Cherukavil]]<br />[[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]<br />Arjun Bose<br />Padma Kumar<br />[[Narain (actor)|Narain]]
| music          = [[Jassie Gift]]
| music          = [[Jassie Gift]]
| editing        = [[Anthony (editor)|Anthony]]
| editing        = [[Anthony (editor)|Anthony]]
| cinematography = [[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
| cinematography = [[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
| distributor    = Johny Sagariga Film Company
| distributor    = Johny Sagariga Film Company
| released      = {{Film date|2004|02|20|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2004|02|19|df=y}}
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Malayalam
| language      = Malayalam
| budget        = {{INR}}4 million<ref name="stats"/>
| budget        = {{INR}}40 lakhs<ref name="stats"/>
| gross          = {{INR}}30 million<ref name="stats"/>
| gross          = {{INR}}3 crores<ref name="stats"/>
}}
}}
'''''4 the People''''' is a 2004 Indian bilingual (Malayalam - Tamil) language [[Vigilante film|vigilante]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Jayaraj]]. It features Arun, [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], Arjun Bose, [[Gopika]], Padmakumar, [[Narain (actor)|Narain]], and Pranathi played the lead role. The music of the film was trendsetting and most of the songs were chartbusters. The film was a critical and commercial success, it was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The movie was partially shot in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''4 Students'' after the success of Bharath's ''[[Boys (2003 film)|Boys]]'', Gopika's ''[[Autograph (2004 film)|Autograph]]'' and Pranathi's ''[[Gambeeram]]''.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-tamil-movie-7186</ref> The film was released in Telugu as ''Yuvasena'' with [[Sharwanand]] replacing Arun. It is followed by two sequels ''[[By the People]]'' (2005) and ''[[Of the People]]'' (2008).
'''''4 the People''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Vigilante film|vigilante]] [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Jayaraj]] and written by [[Iqbal Kuttippuram]] from a story by Jayaraj.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sify.com/movies/for-the-people-review-malayalam-pclvzOfghbfef.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424105516/https://www.sify.com/movies/for-the-people-review-malayalam-pclvzOfghbfef.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 April 2022 | title=For the People | website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> The film stars [[Arun Cherukavil]], [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] (in his Malayalam debut), Arjun Bose, Padma Kumar, [[Narain (actor)|Narain]], [[Gopika]] and [[Pranathi]] in the lead roles, with [[Babu Annur]] in a supporting role. The plot follows four engineering students who lead a double life as members of a vigilante group called "4 the People," targeting corrupt public officials.
 
The film's soundtrack became a trendsetter in Malayalam cinema,{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} pioneering a new style of composition. ''4 the People'' was both a critical and commercial success, achieving [[Cult following|cult status]]. It was partially re-shot and released in Tamil as ''4 Students'' and was later remade in Telugu as ''[[Yuvasena]]'' (2004), with Jayaraj directing and Bharath reprising his role. The film spawned two sequels, [[By the People (2005 film)|''By the People'']] (2005) and ''[[Of the People]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |title=4 Students |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/tammov363.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015010003/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/tammov363.asp |archive-date=15 October 2006 |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
Vivek ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]), Aravind (Arun), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are four engineering students from economically struggling families that were victims of society's corruption in one way or the other. Enraged by various injustices happening around them, the group take the law into their own hands and form the secretive clique called 4 The People that targets corrupt officials.They create an identity for themselves with their attire and mode of operation. They dress up in all black and ride bullets. They have a website where the public can lodge their complaints. From the complaints lodged they chose an official and cut their dominant arm to send a message to other officials and expose them in media with relevant evidences that they collect before attacking a target. The group gains a lot of public support and is regarded as heros. Their actions also lead to government officials refusing to take bribes in fear of someone lodging a complaint against them to 4 The People. Soon, the police are on their track. A young cop Rajan Mathew ([[Narain (actor)|Narain]]) is in hot pursuit of the gang who are now targeting a corrupt minister. In a racy climax, the foursome attempts to kill the minister, but fails. Seeing the brutality of the police, the students come to the support of the foursome. One of the students kills the minister and is joined by three more students. It is concurrently revealed that these four students were benefited from 4 The People's influence in the society. They escape with the help of other students who were present there. [[By the People|The revolution continues]].
{{more plot|date=December 2022}}
Aravind ([[Arun Cherukavil|Arun]]), Vivek ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are four engineering students from economically struggling families that were victims of society's corruption in one way or the other. Enraged by various injustices happening around them, the group take the law into their own hands and form the secretive clique called 4 The People that targets corrupt officials. They create an identity for themselves with their attire and mode of operation. They dress up in all black and ride bullet motorcycles. They even set up a website for the public to lodge their complaints.
 
From the complaints lodged they chose an official and cut their dominant arm to send a message to other officials and expose them in media with relevant evidences that they collect before attacking a target. The group gains a lot of public support and are regarded as heroes. Their actions also lead to government officials refusing to take bribes in fear of someone lodging a complaint against them to 4 The People. Soon, the police are on their track. A young cop Rajan Mathew ([[Narain (actor)|Narain]]) is in hot pursuit of the gang who are now targeting a corrupt minister.
 
The foursome attempt to kill the minister, but fail. Seeing the brutality of the police, the students come to the support of the foursome. One of the students kills the minister and is joined by three more students. It is concurrently revealed that these four students were benefited from 4 The People's influence in the society. They escape with the help of other students who were present there and forms another vigilante group- ''[[By the People (2005 film)|a gang of four.]]''
 
== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Arun Cherukavil]] as Aravind Sebastian  
{{cast listing|
* [[Arun Cherukavil]] as Aravind Sebastian
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] as Vivek
* [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] as Vivek
* Arjun Bose as Eeswar Iyer
* Arjun Bose as Eeswar Iyer
* Padma Kumar as Shafeek
* Padma Kumar as Shafeek
* [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] as Rajan Mathew IPS (Credited as Sunil Kumar)
* [[Gopika]] as Divya Anand
* [[Gopika]] as Divya Anand
* [[Pranathi]] as Teena
* [[Pranathi]] as Teena
* [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] as Rajan Mathew IPS (Credited as Sunil Kumar)
* [[Babu Annur]] as MP Mahadevan
* Samad Sulaiman
* Adhitya (Jai) as Rajath Kumar
* Adhitya (Jai) as Rajath Kumar
* Chandra Banu as Suanathan A.C.P.
* Chandra Banu as Suanathan A.C.P.
* Ani as Sidharthan G.I.
* Ani as Sidharthan G.I.
* Antony Mathew as Alexander Punnoose D.I.G.
* Antony Mathew as Alexander Punnoose D.I.G.
* [[Amit Tiwari]]
* Unni Shivapal as MP's Son
* Unni Shivapal as MP's Son
* [[Babu Annur]] as Mahadevan MP
}}
* [[Sekhar (choreographer)|Sekhar]] (special appearance in the song "Ninte Mizhi")
* [[Jani Master]]


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| type      = [[Soundtrack]]
| type      = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist    = [[Jassie Gift]]
| artist    = [[Jassie Gift]]
| cover      =
| cover      =blank
| alt        =
| alt        =
| released  = January 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audio CD |url=https://avdigital.in/products/4-the-people-malayalam-film-songs |access-date=2020-10-20 |website=AVDigital}}</ref>
| released  = 27 January 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audio CD |url=https://avdigital.in/products/4-the-people-malayalam-film-songs |access-date=2020-10-20 |website=AVDigital}}</ref>
| recorded  = 2003
| recorded  = 2003
| venue      =
| venue      =
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| next_year  = 2004
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}}
Soundtrack was composed by [[Jassie Gift]]. The songs "Lajjavathiye" and "Annakkili" became popular. Jassie Gift later reused "Lajjavathiye" as "Mandakiniye" for Kannada film ''[[Hudugaata]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sshudu/20070611.htm|title=Hudugaata: Only for Ganesh fans|date=11 June 2007|work=[[Rediff]]|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy}}</ref>  In these songs, Jassie Gift utilised and popularised [[Rapping|Rap]] and [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapper's delight |date=3 April 2019 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/030419/rappers-delight.html}}</ref>
===Malayalam===
===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
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| "Lokasamastha"
| "Lokasamastha"
|[[Deepankuran Kaithapram|Deepankuran]], Jassie Gift
|[[Deepankuran Kaithapram|Deepankuran]], Jassie Gift
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
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| Jassie Gift, Chorus
| Jassie Gift, Chorus
|}
|}
===4 Students (Tamil version)===
 
===''4 Students'' (Tamil version)===
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Artist(s)
! # !! Song !! Artist(s)
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| 3
| 3
| "Undhan Vizhimudhal"
| "Undhan Vizhimudhal"
| Jassie Gift, [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan|Jyotsna]]
| Jassie Gift, [[Ganga Sitharasu]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
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| 5
| "For the People"
| "For the People"
| Farhad, Rama Varma
| [[Unni Menon]]
|-
|-
|}
| 6
===Yuvasena (Telugu version)===
| "Annakkili (V2)"
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
| Prasanna
! # !! Song !! Artist(s)
|-
| 1
| "Malliswarive"
| Jassie Gift
|-
| 2
| "Swapnalanu Piliche"
| Sandeep
|-
| 3
| "Voni Vesukunna"
| Jassie Gift, Smitha
|-
| 4
| "Loka Samastha"
| Sandeep
|-
| 5
| "Yeddikuna"
| Jassie Gift
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Release==
==Release==
The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold to [[Zee Tamil]].
The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold to Star Vijay.
 
''Sify'' wrote that "Jayaraj's 4 The People is a trendsetter and a welcome change in the placid superstar driven Malayalam film industry".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sify.com/movies/4-the-people-review-malayalam-pclv04bibfgba.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621172923/http://www.sify.com/movies/4-the-people-review-malayalam-pclv04bibfgba.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 June 2018 | title=4 the People | website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> ''Nowrunning'' said that "Though the storyline is wafer-thin, the narration is fast-paced and the film is technically brilliant".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1215/malayalam/4-the-people/194/review.htm | title=4 the People Review &#124; 4 the People Malayalam Movie Review by NR | date=March 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/4tpeople/index.htm|title=4 the people Movie review Webindia123.com|website=webindia123}}</ref>
 
===Box office===
===Box office===
It became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing ₹3 [[crore]] against a budget of ₹40 [[lakh]].<ref name="stats">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |title=Year 2004 — a flashback |date=31 December 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826122941/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |archive-date=26 August 2010 }}</ref>
It became one among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year, grossing ₹3 [[crore]] against a budget of ₹40 [[lakh]].<ref name="stats">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |title=Year 2004 — a flashback |date=31 December 2004 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826122941/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |archive-date=26 August 2010 }}</ref>
 
 
==Sequels==
The film was followed by two sequels, [[By the People (2005 film)| By the people]] in 2005 and [[Of the People]] in 2008
 
==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0400076}}
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 19 March 2026


Not to be confused with For the People.

4 the People
DVD Cover
Directed byJayaraj
Produced bySabu Cherian
Screenplay byIqbal Kuttippuram
Story byJayaraj
StarringArun Cherukavil
Bharath
Arjun Bose
Padma Kumar
Narain
Music byJassie Gift
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byAnthony
Distributed byJohny Sagariga Film Company
Release date
  • 19 February 2004 (2004-02-19)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹40 lakhs[1]
Box office₹3 crores[1]

4 the People is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante action thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj.[2] The film stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath (in his Malayalam debut), Arjun Bose, Padma Kumar, Narain, Gopika and Pranathi in the lead roles, with Babu Annur in a supporting role. The plot follows four engineering students who lead a double life as members of a vigilante group called "4 the People," targeting corrupt public officials.

The film's soundtrack became a trendsetter in Malayalam cinema,[citation needed] pioneering a new style of composition. 4 the People was both a critical and commercial success, achieving cult status. It was partially re-shot and released in Tamil as 4 Students and was later remade in Telugu as Yuvasena (2004), with Jayaraj directing and Bharath reprising his role. The film spawned two sequels, By the People (2005) and Of the People (2008).[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Aravind (Arun), Vivek (Bharath), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are four engineering students from economically struggling families that were victims of society's corruption in one way or the other. Enraged by various injustices happening around them, the group take the law into their own hands and form the secretive clique called 4 The People that targets corrupt officials. They create an identity for themselves with their attire and mode of operation. They dress up in all black and ride bullet motorcycles. They even set up a website for the public to lodge their complaints.

From the complaints lodged they chose an official and cut their dominant arm to send a message to other officials and expose them in media with relevant evidences that they collect before attacking a target. The group gains a lot of public support and are regarded as heroes. Their actions also lead to government officials refusing to take bribes in fear of someone lodging a complaint against them to 4 The People. Soon, the police are on their track. A young cop Rajan Mathew (Narain) is in hot pursuit of the gang who are now targeting a corrupt minister.

The foursome attempt to kill the minister, but fail. Seeing the brutality of the police, the students come to the support of the foursome. One of the students kills the minister and is joined by three more students. It is concurrently revealed that these four students were benefited from 4 The People's influence in the society. They escape with the help of other students who were present there and forms another vigilante group- a gang of four.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Arun Cherukavil as Aravind Sebastian
  • Bharath as Vivek
  • Arjun Bose as Eeswar Iyer
  • Padma Kumar as Shafeek
  • Narain as Rajan Mathew IPS (Credited as Sunil Kumar)
  • Gopika as Divya Anand
  • Pranathi as Teena
  • Babu Annur as MP Mahadevan
  • Samad Sulaiman
  • Adhitya (Jai) as Rajath Kumar
  • Chandra Banu as Suanathan A.C.P.
  • Ani as Sidharthan G.I.
  • Antony Mathew as Alexander Punnoose D.I.G.
  • Unni Shivapal as MP's Son

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

4 the People
Soundtrack album by
Jassie Gift
Released27 January 2004[4]
Recorded2003
StudioPooja Sound, Ernakulam
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelJohny Sagariga
T-Series
Jassie Gift chronology
The King Maker Leader
(2003) 		4 the People
(2004) 		Ennittum
(2004)

Soundtrack was composed by Jassie Gift. The songs "Lajjavathiye" and "Annakkili" became popular. Jassie Gift later reused "Lajjavathiye" as "Mandakiniye" for Kannada film Hudugaata.[5] In these songs, Jassie Gift utilised and popularised Rap and Hip-hop in Kerala.[6]

Malayalam[edit | edit source]

# Song Artist(s)
1 "Lajjavathiye" Jassie Gift
2 "Ninte Mizhimuna" Jassie Gift, Jyotsna, Chorus
3 "Lokasamastha" Deepankuran, Jassie Gift
4 "Annakkili" Prathap Chandran, Chorus
5 "For the People" Farhad, Rama Varma, Chorus
6 "Lajjavathiye" (Western) Jassie Gift
7 "Annakkili" Jassie Gift, Chorus

4 Students (Tamil version)[edit | edit source]

# Song Artist(s)
1 "Lajjavathiye" Jassie Gift
2 "Annakkili" Jassie Gift
3 "Undhan Vizhimudhal" Jassie Gift, Ganga Sitharasu
4 "Poovaale Indha" Harish Raghavendra
5 "For the People" Unni Menon
6 "Annakkili (V2)" Prasanna

Release[edit | edit source]

The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold to Star Vijay.

Sify wrote that "Jayaraj's 4 The People is a trendsetter and a welcome change in the placid superstar driven Malayalam film industry".[7] Nowrunning said that "Though the storyline is wafer-thin, the narration is fast-paced and the film is technically brilliant".[8][9]

Box office[edit | edit source]

It became one among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year, grossing ₹3 crore against a budget of ₹40 lakh.[1]


Sequels[edit | edit source]

The film was followed by two sequels, By the people in 2005 and Of the People in 2008

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Year 2004 — a flashback". The Hindu. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "For the People". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "4 Students". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Audio CD". AVDigital. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (11 June 2007). "Hudugaata: Only for Ganesh fans". Rediff.
  6. ↑ "Rapper's delight". 3 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "4 the People". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "4 the People Review | 4 the People Malayalam Movie Review by NR". March 2004.
  9. ↑ "4 the people Movie review Webindia123.com". webindia123.

External links[edit | edit source]

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