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'''''Ottayal Pattalam''''' ({{translation|One man army}}) is a 1991 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]. The film stars [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Madhoo]], with [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] | '''''Ottayal Pattalam''''' ({{translation|One man army}}) is a 1991 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Caper story|caper]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]. The film stars [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Madhoo]], with [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] | ||
and [[K. P. A. C. | and [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/madhoo-happy-birthday/|title=Madhoo, happy birthday! {{!}} Bollywood Life|date=2013-03-26|website=www.bollywoodlife.com-EN|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Ottayal Pattalam (1992)|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/ottayal-pattalam/|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> [[Sharreth]] scored the music for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/music/2018/06/09/composer-sharreth-tuned-this-song-on-his-heartbreak-day.html|title=Composer Sharreth tuned this song on his heartbreak day|website=OnManorama|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Gopika Varma is an [[Non-resident Indian|NRI]] who is returning to India to perform death rituals for her parents, who were killed during an theft attempt by Antony, a man of African origin. Anthony follows her to India and tries to kidnap her. At the same time, a gang from India is trying to kidnap her with the objective of stealing her possessions at airport. Due to their car breaking down, they take the taxi driven by Venu. Venu, an orphan raised by nuns, has started his first day as a driver. Due to a string of events, Gopika mistakes Venu for the gang leader. and she takes his car and escapes. Venu takes her parents' ashes, which she brought for the rituals. | |||
Venu is framed for kidnapping Gopika as a of a police plan, and Gopika is renamed Indhu and relocated with protection. Meanwhile, Antony and the gang join as allies. Venu is on the run from the police and the gang, and escapes from their clutches many times. Venu tries to give the ashes to India and make her know the truth, using his friend Velayudhan, but he is arrested by the police. Venu escapes, accidentally joins a drama company while on the run, and mistakenly applies an old man's makeup, which helps him to avoid the police and gangs. He takes as a fake identity that of a Colonel Nair, an ex-military officer, and goes to Gopika's current residence. | |||
Venu, as Colonel Nair, becomes close to Gopika and tries to convince her of Venu's innocence. Venu saves her from the gang and returns the ashes through his friend Velayudhan. Gopika is lovestruck and believes Venu is innocent. At her residence, Antony attacks her, and Venu captures him. Gopika is admitted to the hospital, where a nun is also admitted. During an attempt to see her Gopika realises Colonel Nair's real identity and tries to joke with him. | |||
Gopika and Venu goes to [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] Chandrashekar and tell him truth, but Venu is captured instead and becomes agitated towards Gopika. He and Velayudhan escape and kidnap Gopika, and exchange her for money from the Gang. But the police are informed, and she is saved by Venu in Colonel Nair's costume. She fakes to attempt suicide by jumping in a lake to joke around with Venu, who, in an attempt to save her, jumps in and losses his makeup, revealing that he is Venu which Gopika has already known for a long time. The movie ends showing the Colonel Nair costume in the water, police thinking that a good man was killed, and Venu and Gopika laughing | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Madhoo]] as Gopika Varma/Indu | * [[Madhoo]] as Gopika Varma/Indu | ||
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as DIG Chandrashekara Menon | * [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as DIG Chandrashekara Menon | ||
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] as Shoshamma | * [[KPAC Lalitha]] as SI Shoshamma | ||
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] | * [[Shammi Thilakan]] | ||
* Antony (Kenyan) as Simon Antony | * Antony (Kenyan) as Simon Antony | ||
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|SI]] | * [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as [[Superintendent of police (India)|SI]] Bharghavan | ||
* [[Vettukili Prakash]] as Velayudhan | * [[Vettukili Prakash]] as Velayudhan | ||
* [[Edavela Babu]] | * [[Edavela Babu]] | ||
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| next_year = 1992 | | next_year = 1992 | ||
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The film has two songs composed by [[Sharreth]] | The film has two songs composed by [[Sharreth]] while the lyrics were written by [[P. K. Gopi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/top-scorer/article3811667.ece|title=Top scorer|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=2012-08-23|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/radhika-thilak-death-10-songs-remember-deceased-playback-singer-647335|title=Radhika Thilak death: 10 songs to remember deceased playback singer|last=IBTimes|date=2015-09-21|website=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> The song "Mayamanchalil" is an Evergreen song.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Manjakiliyude-Moolipattu-stops-abruptly/articleshow/49043603.cms|title=Manjakiliyude Moolipattu stops abruptly|website=The Times of India|date=21 September 2015 |access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> The background score of the movie was by Johnson. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:53, 4 March 2026
| Ottayal Pattalam | |
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| Directed by | T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
| Written by | T. K. Rajeev Kumar Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| Starring | Mukesh Innocent Madhoo |
| Music by | Sharreth |
| Cinematography | Sunny Joseph |
| Edited by | Venugopal |
| Distributed by | Century Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ottayal Pattalam (transl. One man army) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language caper comedy film written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar. The film stars Mukesh and Madhoo, with Innocent and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in supporting roles.[1][2] Sharreth scored the music for the film.[3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Gopika Varma is an NRI who is returning to India to perform death rituals for her parents, who were killed during an theft attempt by Antony, a man of African origin. Anthony follows her to India and tries to kidnap her. At the same time, a gang from India is trying to kidnap her with the objective of stealing her possessions at airport. Due to their car breaking down, they take the taxi driven by Venu. Venu, an orphan raised by nuns, has started his first day as a driver. Due to a string of events, Gopika mistakes Venu for the gang leader. and she takes his car and escapes. Venu takes her parents' ashes, which she brought for the rituals.
Venu is framed for kidnapping Gopika as a of a police plan, and Gopika is renamed Indhu and relocated with protection. Meanwhile, Antony and the gang join as allies. Venu is on the run from the police and the gang, and escapes from their clutches many times. Venu tries to give the ashes to India and make her know the truth, using his friend Velayudhan, but he is arrested by the police. Venu escapes, accidentally joins a drama company while on the run, and mistakenly applies an old man's makeup, which helps him to avoid the police and gangs. He takes as a fake identity that of a Colonel Nair, an ex-military officer, and goes to Gopika's current residence.
Venu, as Colonel Nair, becomes close to Gopika and tries to convince her of Venu's innocence. Venu saves her from the gang and returns the ashes through his friend Velayudhan. Gopika is lovestruck and believes Venu is innocent. At her residence, Antony attacks her, and Venu captures him. Gopika is admitted to the hospital, where a nun is also admitted. During an attempt to see her Gopika realises Colonel Nair's real identity and tries to joke with him.
Gopika and Venu goes to DIG Chandrashekar and tell him truth, but Venu is captured instead and becomes agitated towards Gopika. He and Velayudhan escape and kidnap Gopika, and exchange her for money from the Gang. But the police are informed, and she is saved by Venu in Colonel Nair's costume. She fakes to attempt suicide by jumping in a lake to joke around with Venu, who, in an attempt to save her, jumps in and losses his makeup, revealing that he is Venu which Gopika has already known for a long time. The movie ends showing the Colonel Nair costume in the water, police thinking that a good man was killed, and Venu and Gopika laughing
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mukesh as Venu Gopalakrishnan/Col. R. K. Nair
- Madhoo as Gopika Varma/Indu
- Innocent as DIG Chandrashekara Menon
- KPAC Lalitha as SI Shoshamma
- Shammi Thilakan
- Antony (Kenyan) as Simon Antony
- Paravoor Bharathan as SI Bharghavan
- Vettukili Prakash as Velayudhan
- Edavela Babu
- Kalpana
- Bobby Kottarakkara as Makeup man
- Preethika
- Ranju
- Ravi Vallathol
- Asha Jayaram
- James
- Manimala as Matron
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Ottayal Pattalam | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Sharreth chronology | ||||
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The film has two songs composed by Sharreth while the lyrics were written by P. K. Gopi.[4][5] The song "Mayamanchalil" is an Evergreen song.[6] The background score of the movie was by Johnson.
| Track | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Mayamanchalil Ithu" | Radhika Thilak, G. Venugopal | P. K. Gopi |
| "Thinthaktho" | G. Venugopal | P. K. Gopi |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Madhoo, happy birthday! | Bollywood Life". www.bollywoodlife.com-EN. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Ottayal Pattalam (1992), retrieved 24 July 2019
- ↑ "Composer Sharreth tuned this song on his heartbreak day". OnManorama. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (23 August 2012). "Top scorer". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ IBTimes (21 September 2015). "Radhika Thilak death: 10 songs to remember deceased playback singer". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ "Manjakiliyude Moolipattu stops abruptly". The Times of India. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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