Aayirathil Oruvan (2009 film)
Aayirathil Oruvan (English: One Man in a Thousand) is a 2009 Malayalam drama film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Kalabhavan Mani in the lead role.[1]
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Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
Produced by | Siyad Koker |
Written by | T. A. Razzaq |
Starring | Kalabhavan Mani Sujitha K. P. A. C. Lalitha |
Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Cinematography | Venu Gopal |
Edited by | Bhoominathan |
Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
PlotEdit
Aravindan (Kalabhavan Mani) is an ever sacrificing brother who gets himself into a financial mess, following the marriage of his younger sister. As he strives hard to pay off the debt, he ends up borrowing even more and starts his slow and tragic descent into an abyss of no return.
CastEdit
- Kalabhavan Mani as Aravindan
- Sujitha as Saraswathi
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Padmavathi
- Thilakan as Krishnan
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Sreedharan
- Indrans as K. P. K. Nair
- Salim Kumar as Usman
- Irshad as Rameshan
- Anil Murali
- Kochu Preman as Kunjukuttan
- Senthil as Annachi
- Sudheesh as Babu
- Janardanan as Eenasu
- Madhupal as Dineshan
- Kozhikode Sharada as Cheeru Valliyamma
- Shammi Thilakan as Vishwambaran
- Geeth Seth
- Anu Joseph as Aravindan's sister
SoundtrackEdit
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Mohan Sithara with lyrics by veteran poet and lyricist Yusuf Ali Kechery.
Song | Artist(s) |
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"Aayirathil Oruvan" | K. J. Yesudas |
"Kalyana Praaya" | P. Jayachandran |
"Kalyana Praaya" | Radhika Thilak |
"Kani Kaanum" | K. S. Chithra, M. G. Sreekumar |
"Madhu Vidhu" | K. S. Chithra |
"Priya Thozha" | K. S. Chithra |
"Priya Thozhi" | K. J. Yesudas |
ReceptionEdit
Rediff gave it 3.5 stars, saying "Steel your stomach before you watch it, though. Regardless of the minor discrepancies, AO is definitely a movie to watch."[2]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ G. Jayakumar (6 March 2011). "Story-line captures the mood of the film". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Pavithra. "Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted". Rediff. Retrieved 1 May 2021.