Natturajavu
Naatturajavu (transl. King of the land) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by T. A. Shahid. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role and Siddique, Meena, Nayantara, Kalabhavan Mani, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran composed the soundtrack.[2] It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. Naatturajavu was released in India on 20 August 2004,
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| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Screenplay by | T. A. Shahid |
| Starring | Mohanlal Siddique Meena Nayanthara Kalabhavan Mani |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
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| Distributed by | Aroma Movie International |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.75 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹ 2.15 crore |
PlotEdit
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Pulikkattil Charlie is a nasrani from Travancore. He, after the death of his father, has struggled hard to create a business empire of his own. Pulikkattil Mathachan, Charlie's father was a ruthless feudal landlord, who during his lifetime had done several heinous crimes. Charlie is now helping all those who had once suffered from the hands of his father. Mani Kuttan - the son of an iron smith burned to death by Mathachan for demanding title deed rights of land - is brought up by Charlie as a loving younger brother and a trusted confidant. After suffering a small injury as part of a squabble with Antappan, Manikuttan emotionally recollects witnessing as a child the dreadful killing of his parents by Mathachan - with Charlie at night.
Charlie is married to a girl, whose family was annihilated by his father (with the help of trained wild dogs), barring her brother Karnan. As retribution, Pulikkattil Mathachan was brutally stabbed to death by Karnan, exacting his revenge - eight years ago at a hillock. While being captured by the people after the murder, Karnan vowed to eliminate the remaining male member of the Pulikkattil family - specifying his intention to kill Charlie. For the murder of Mathachan, Karnan is imprisoned for eight years.
Karnan is unaware of the fact that his sister is married to Charlie. Later he realizes that Charlie is a good hearted person and gives up revenge and apologizes to Charlie.
CastEdit
- Mohanlal as Pulikkattil Charlie
- Siddique as Pathiriveettil Josephkutty
- Kalabhavan Mani as Manikuttan, Charlie's trusted Lieutenant
- Meena as Maya, Pulikkattil Charlie's Wife
- Manoj K.Jayan as Antappan
- Vijayaraghavan as Sunnychayan
- Ranjith as Karnan, Maya's brother
- Nayanthara as Kathrina
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Charlie's Mother
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Achamma
- Mahadevan as Pulikattil Mathachan
- Rajan P Dev as Captain Menon
- Janardhanan as Fr.Pappy
- Vijayakumar as Charlie's Advocate Peter
- Bindu Panicker as Thankamma, Antappan's Mother
- Augustine as Bapputty
- Spadikam George as Ousepp, Antappan's Uncle
- Santhosh as Alex, Antappan's Uncle
- Sarath Das as Pulikkattil Samuel
- Suja Karthika as Rosy Samuel
- T. P. Madhavan as Secretary Philip
- J. Pallassery as Market Worker
- Ottapalam Pappan as Quarry worker
- Jayakrishnan as Dr. IV Thomas
- Geetha Vijayan as Sunny's Wife
ProductionEdit
The filming progressed in Wadakkancherry, Thrissur district in June 2004.[3] The film shot promo videos and recorded songs for television audience for the pre-release promotions, which was an emerging marketing method in Malayalam film industry at that time. The promo videos were directed by Rajesh Divakaran and edited by Don Max. The songs recorded for the purpose were not included in the film—written Joy Thamalam and composed by Sajjan Madhavan, son of Raveendran.[4]
SoundtrackEdit
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| Released | 1 May 2004 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | East Coast Audio Entertainments | |||
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The soundtrack composed by M. Jayachandran consists of 7 tracks. Lyrics for all songs were written by Gireesh Puthenchery, except the poem "Vande Mataram" by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. The soundtrack was released on 1 May 2004 by East Coast Audio Entertainments.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Meymasam" (Duet) | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Chingapadayude Rajave" | Afsal, Rajesh Vijay | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Kuthuvay Kurumbi" (Duet) | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Vande Mataram" | Madhu Balakrishnan | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Meymasam" (Female vocals) | Sujatha Mohan | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Kuthuvay Kurumbi" (Male vocals) | M. G. Sreekumar | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Sindrella Sindrella" | Alex Kayyalakkal, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | 4:30 |
Box officeEdit
Naatturajavu was released during Onam in Kerala.₹ ₹ – The Movies was average success from Kerala boxoffice.
Let's take a look at the position of the naatturajav given in the magazine reports ..
1) Chithrabhumi Magazine
Natturaraja is not on the list of successful films. It is also said that Mohanlal was relieved only by the surprise ..
2) Rashtradeepika
The naturajav was only an average success.
3) Nana
Mohanlal's only film of the year, barely surviving due to low investment and initial collection. (Natturaraja's budget is only 1.8 crores but average success)
The Movie had average success in boxoffice Barely escaped with the initial collection alone.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Moviebuzz (29 September 2004). "Onam - The final report card!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Krishnakumar, G. (11 August 2004). "Hoping for a box office revival". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Moviebuzz (27 June 2004). "Mohanlal chickens out!". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ Nair, N. J. (26 September 2004). "When promotionals take the lead in luring crowds". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ↑ "Natturajavu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by M. Jayachandran on Apple Music". iTunes. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2017.