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| name = Meesha Madhavan | | name = Meesha Madhavan | ||
| image = Meesha Madhavan.jpg | | image = Meesha Madhavan.jpg | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = VCD cover | | caption = VCD cover | ||
| director = [[Lal Jose]] | | director = [[Lal Jose]] | ||
| producer = [[Maha Subair]]<br>Sudhish | | producer = [[Maha Subair]]<br>Sudhish | ||
| writer = [[Ranjan Pramod]] | | writer = [[Ranjan Pramod]] | ||
| narrator = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] | | narrator = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] | ||
| starring = [[ | | starring = [[Dileep]] | ||
| music = [[Vidyasagar ( | | music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | ||
| cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]] | | cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]] | ||
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]] | | editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]] | ||
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| runtime = 160 minutes | | runtime = 160 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Malayalam | ||
| budget = {{INRConvert|1.45|c}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Sreedhar Pillai|title=Magic on the wane|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/23/stories/2002082300170100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030129184241/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/23/stories/2002082300170100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2003|access-date=29 October 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 August 2002}}</ref> | | budget = {{INRConvert|1.45|c}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Sreedhar Pillai|title=Magic on the wane|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/23/stories/2002082300170100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030129184241/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/23/stories/2002082300170100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2003|access-date=29 October 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 August 2002}}</ref> | ||
| gross = | | gross = 15 cr | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Meesha Madhavan''''' ({{Literal translation|Mustache Madhavan}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy]] | '''''Meesha Madhavan''''' ({{Literal translation|Mustache Madhavan}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Lal Jose]] and written by [[Ranjan Pramod]]. The film stars [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] in the title role, while [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] and [[Jyothirmayi]] in supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of that time and ended up being an industrial hit. Meesha Madhavan raised Dileep's stardom to a whole new level and developed a [[cult]] following in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Meesha Madhavan {{!}} ചേക്കിലെ മാധവന്റെയും പട്ടാളം പുരുഷുവിന്റെയും വീടുകൾ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ? വീഡിയോ ഇതാ|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/take-a-look-at-the-shooting-locations-in-meesha-madhavan-movie-mm-341013.html|access-date=2021-06-11|website=News18 Malayalam}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as [[Dongodu]] (2003) starring [[Ravi Teja]] and in [[Kannada]] as Hori (2010) starring Vinod Prabhakar and in Tamil as [[Kollaikaran]] starring Vidharth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8893/kannada/hori/3075/review.htm|title = Hori Review | Hori Kannada Movie Review by V.S. Rajapur}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
{{More plot|date=March 2022}}<!--per [[WP:FILMPLOT]], plot summaries should be between 400 and 700 words--> | |||
Madhavan is a clever thief who robs for a living and is well known in the village. He is following the principles of his mentor Mullani Pappan who trained him to be a thief when Madhavan was a young boy. Meesa Madhavan got his name by the popular saying that if Madhavan rolls his Moustache (Meesa in Malayalam) looking at someone, he will rob his house that night. | |||
His enemy is the local money lender Bhageerathan Pillai | His enemy is the local money lender Bhageerathan Pillai who refuses to give back his father's property despite Madhavan paying back the loan with interest years ago. Madhavan falls in love with Bhageerathan Pillai's daughter Rukmini. Despite being childhood friends, in the beginning of the movie Rukmini hates Madhavan as he is a well known thief in the locality. | ||
But later on when she realizes that Madhavan's sisters marriage was cancelled because of her father, she slowly started falling for him and later both fall in love with each other. The sub inspector in the village Eappen Pappachi | But later on when she realizes that Madhavan's sisters marriage was cancelled because of her father, she slowly started falling for him and later both fall in love with each other. The sub inspector in the village Eappen Pappachi has an eye on Rukmini. | ||
Eappan steals the idol from the local [[Temple]] with the intention of selling it and puts the blame on Madhavan. It becomes Madhavan's responsibility to find the culprits and he does that with his mentor's help and thus uniting with his girl friend, with the blessing of her father, Bhageerathan Pillai. | Eappan steals the idol from the local [[Temple]] with the intention of selling it and puts the blame on Madhavan. It becomes Madhavan's responsibility to find the culprits and he does that with his mentor's help and thus uniting with his girl friend, with the blessing of her father, Bhageerathan Pillai. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as | *[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Madhavan Nair (Meesa Madhavan) | ||
*[[Kavya Madhavan]] as Rukmini | *[[Kavya Madhavan]] as Rukmini | ||
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]] as Eappen Pappachi (S.I. of Police) | *[[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]] as Eappen Pappachi (S.I. of Police) | ||
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pillai | *[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pillai | ||
*[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Sugunan (Madhavan's friend) | *[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Sugunan (Madhavan's friend) | ||
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Thrivikraman | *[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Thrivikraman | ||
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*[[Jyothirmayi]] as Prabha | *[[Jyothirmayi]] as Prabha | ||
*[[Karthika Mathew]] as Malathi (Madhavan's younger sister) | *[[Karthika Mathew]] as Malathi (Madhavan's younger sister) | ||
*[[Sukumari]] as Sumathi, Madhavan's mother | |||
*[[James (Malayalam actor)|James]] as Pattalam Purushu | *[[James (Malayalam actor)|James]] as Pattalam Purushu | ||
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Advocate Mukundanunni | *[[Salim Kumar]] as Advocate Mukundanunni | ||
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==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name | | name = Meesha Madhavan | ||
| type | | type = soundtrack | ||
| artist | | artist = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | ||
| cover | | cover = | ||
| alt | | alt = | ||
| caption | | caption = Album cover for ''Meesha Madhavan'' | ||
| released | | released = {{start date|df=yes|2002|06}} | ||
| recorded | | recorded = | ||
| venue | | venue = | ||
| studio | | studio = | ||
| genre | | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | ||
| length | | length = | ||
| label | | label = [[Satyam Audios]] | ||
| producer | | producer = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | ||
| prev_title = [[Neetho]] | | prev_title = [[Neetho]] | ||
| prev_year | | prev_year = 2002 | ||
| next_title = [[Karmegham]] | | next_title = [[Karmegham]] | ||
| next_year | | next_year = 2002 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The music album of ''Meesa Madhavan'' happens to be one of the most popular works of [[Vidyasagar ( | |||
The music album of ''Meesa Madhavan'' happens to be one of the most popular works of [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]. The lyrics were written by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]. A part of the song "Karimizhi Kuruviye" was reused in "Aasai Aasai Ippoluthu" in ''[[Dhool]]''. | |||
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== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
The film was commercial success at the box office<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-dileeps-real-name-is-gopalakrishnan/articleshow/78891376.cms|title=Did you know | The film was commercial success at the box office<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-dileeps-real-name-is-gopalakrishnan/articleshow/78891376.cms|title=Did you know Dileep's real name is Gopalakrishnan?|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 October 2020}}</ref> and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of that time and ended up being an industrial hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-actress-assault-dileep-s-vengeance-rise-to-power-in-film-industry/story-v6qknrIPui8gVxhkyGc0gL_amp.html|title=Kerala actress assault: Dileep's controversial rise to power in film industry|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|author=Naveen Nair|date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sathyan-anthikad-and-lal-jose-winning-hearts-malayalam-family-audience-64648?amp|title=Sathyan Anthikad and Lal Jose: Winning the hearts of the Malayalam 'family' audience|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/mollywoods-most-famous-star-kids/photostory/63485567.cms|title=Mollywood's most famous star kids|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 March 2018}}</ref> It had completed 250 days in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/07/04/dileep-july-4-connection-fans-golden-day-of-dileep-on-twitter.amp.html|title=Dileep and July 4 connection: Fans trend #GoldenDayOfDileep on Twitter|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=4 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501740200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221002142/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501740200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|title='Meesa Madhavan'|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 October 2002}}</ref> The film raised Dileep's stardom to a [[superstar|Super Star]] level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|title=A filmi shot in the arm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13723260&cid=2406|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903214123/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13723260&cid=2406|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2017|title="I have more enemies than friends": Dileep|work=[[Sify]]|date=21 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-kavya-in-new-zealand-news-malayalam-kkfvvBiiibesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318184636/http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-kavya-in-new-zealand-news-malayalam-kkfvvBiiibesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Dileep-Kavya in New Zealand!|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=8 January 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/news/malayalam-actor-dileep-not-paying-service-tax-news-national-nmvwEpajdgbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084515/http://m.sify.com/news/malayalam-actor-dileep-not-paying-service-tax-news-national-nmvwEpajdgbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2018|title=Malayalam actor Dileep not paying service tax|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-s-lucky-date-news-malayalam-kkfv31jfhjjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318184626/http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-s-lucky-date-news-malayalam-kkfv31jfhjjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Dileep's lucky date!|publisher=[[Sify]]|date=14 June 2006}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:57, 28 June 2022
| Meesha Madhavan | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Lal Jose |
| Produced by | Maha Subair Sudhish |
| Written by | Ranjan Pramod |
| Starring | Dileep |
| Narrated by | Ranjith |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
Production company | Moviekshetra |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films Kas Varnachithra |
Release date |
|
Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.45 crore (US$200,000)[1] |
| Box office | 15 cr |
Meesha Madhavan (lit. 'Mustache Madhavan') is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod. The film stars Dileep in the title role, while Kavya Madhavan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrajith Sukumaran and Jyothirmayi in supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of that time and ended up being an industrial hit. Meesha Madhavan raised Dileep's stardom to a whole new level and developed a cult following in Malayalam cinema.[2] It was remade in Telugu as Dongodu (2003) starring Ravi Teja and in Kannada as Hori (2010) starring Vinod Prabhakar and in Tamil as Kollaikaran starring Vidharth.[3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
 | This article needs an improved plot summary. (March 2022) |
Madhavan is a clever thief who robs for a living and is well known in the village. He is following the principles of his mentor Mullani Pappan who trained him to be a thief when Madhavan was a young boy. Meesa Madhavan got his name by the popular saying that if Madhavan rolls his Moustache (Meesa in Malayalam) looking at someone, he will rob his house that night.
His enemy is the local money lender Bhageerathan Pillai who refuses to give back his father's property despite Madhavan paying back the loan with interest years ago. Madhavan falls in love with Bhageerathan Pillai's daughter Rukmini. Despite being childhood friends, in the beginning of the movie Rukmini hates Madhavan as he is a well known thief in the locality.
But later on when she realizes that Madhavan's sisters marriage was cancelled because of her father, she slowly started falling for him and later both fall in love with each other. The sub inspector in the village Eappen Pappachi has an eye on Rukmini.
Eappan steals the idol from the local Temple with the intention of selling it and puts the blame on Madhavan. It becomes Madhavan's responsibility to find the culprits and he does that with his mentor's help and thus uniting with his girl friend, with the blessing of her father, Bhageerathan Pillai.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Dileep as Madhavan Nair (Meesa Madhavan)
- Kavya Madhavan as Rukmini
- Indrajith as Eappen Pappachi (S.I. of Police)
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pillai
- Harisree Ashokan as Sugunan (Madhavan's friend)
- Cochin Haneefa as Thrivikraman
- Mala Aravindan as Mullani Pappan
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Constable Achuthan Namboothiri (Prabha's father)
- Jyothirmayi as Prabha
- Karthika Mathew as Malathi (Madhavan's younger sister)
- Sukumari as Sumathi, Madhavan's mother
- James as Pattalam Purushu
- Salim Kumar as Advocate Mukundanunni
- Machan Varghese as Lineman Lonappan
- Manikandan Pattambi as Vazhipaadu announcer
- Ajaykumar as Tea Boy (as Unda Pakru)
- Sanusha as Rukmini Jr.
- Jayesh Pazhanimala as Meesa Madhavan's childhood friend
- Kalabhavan Prachod as Prabha's husband
- Ambika Mohan as Santhamma (Bhageerathan Pillai's wife)
- Gayathri as Sarasu (Pattalam Purushu's wife)
- Meena Ganesh
- Yamuna as Madhavan's sister in law
- Dinesh Prabhakar
- Vijayan Peringode as Warrier
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Advocate
- Lal Jose (Cameo)
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Meesha Madhavan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | June 2002 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
| ||||
The music album of Meesa Madhavan happens to be one of the most popular works of Vidyasagar. The lyrics were written by Gireesh Puthenchery. A part of the song "Karimizhi Kuruviye" was reused in "Aasai Aasai Ippoluthu" in Dhool.
| Track | Song Title | Singers | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ente Ellamellam" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan, Sreeja Ravi(Dialogues) | Desh |
| 2 | "Karimizhi Kuruviye" | Sujatha Mohan, V. Devanand | Kapi |
| 3 | "Penne Penne" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Kalyani Menon. | Valachi |
| 4 | "Chingamaasam" | Shankar Mahadevan, Rimy Tomy | Shanmukhapriya |
| 5 | "Theme Music" | Instrumental | |
| 6 | "Elavathooru" | P. Madhuri | |
| 7 | "Pathiri Chuttu" | Machad Vasanthi | |
| 8 | "Ente Ellam" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 9 | "Karimizhi Kuruviye" | Sujatha Mohan | Kapi |
| 10 | "Vaaleduthal" | Vidhu Prathap, Anuradha Sriram | Kharaharapriya |
Reception[edit | edit source]
The film was commercial success at the box office[4] and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of that time and ended up being an industrial hit.[5][6][7] It had completed 250 days in theatres.[8][9] The film raised Dileep's stardom to a Super Star level.[10][11][12][13][14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sreedhar Pillai (23 August 2002). "Magic on the wane". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 January 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Meesha Madhavan | ചേക്കിലെ മാധവന്റെയും പട്ടാളം പുരുഷുവിന്റെയും വീടുകൾ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ? വീഡിയോ ഇതാ". News18 Malayalam. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "Hori Review | Hori Kannada Movie Review by V.S. Rajapur".
- ↑ "Did you know Dileep's real name is Gopalakrishnan?". The Times of India. 27 October 2020.
- ↑ Naveen Nair (19 July 2017). "Kerala actress assault: Dileep's controversial rise to power in film industry". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Sathyan Anthikad and Lal Jose: Winning the hearts of the Malayalam 'family' audience". The News Minute. 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "Mollywood's most famous star kids". The Times of India. 27 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dileep and July 4 connection: Fans trend #GoldenDayOfDileep on Twitter". Malayala Manorama. 4 July 2020.
- ↑ "'Meesa Madhavan'". The Hindu. 25 October 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "A filmi shot in the arm". The Hindu. 15 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ↑ ""I have more enemies than friends": Dileep". Sify. 21 April 2004. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Dileep-Kavya in New Zealand!". Sify. 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "Malayalam actor Dileep not paying service tax". Sify. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dileep's lucky date!". Sify. 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.