Bodyguard (2010 film)

Last updated

Bodyguard
Bodyguard (2010 film) poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Siddique
Written by Siddique
Produced byJohny Sagariga
Starring Dileep
Nayanthara
Mithra Kurian
CinematographyS. Kumar
Edited byK. R. Gowri Shanker
Music by Ouseppachan
Production
company
Johnny Sagariga Film Company
Distributed byJohnny Sagariga Film Company
Release date
  • January 23, 2010 (2010-01-23)(India)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Bodyguard is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Siddique. It stars Dileep with Nayanthara and Mithra Kurian in the lead. This film was Nayanthara's comeback to Malayalam cinema after a gap of four years, and it is the first time that Dileep had worked with Siddique. The music was composed by Ouseppachan with popular choreographer-director Prabhu Deva choreographing the song sequences. [1] [2] [3] Bodyguard is considered by many critics as one of the best films ever made in Malayalam cinema and developed a cult following in the years after its release even when many compared it to Hindi film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Dileep's performance was highly praised by other actors for this film.

Contents

The film released on 22 January 2010. It has been remade in four other Indian languages: in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. The Tamil and Hindi versions were directed by Siddique himself.

Plot

The film revolves around young Jayakrishnan, who has a very strange habit: he adulates anyone with a trace of heroism. Whenever he develops an admiration towards a person, he prefers to move with that person as a sort of bodyguard. He starts admiring Ashokan, a former Don, Abgari, liquor tycoon and present leading businessman. Jayakrishnan wants to be Ashokan's bodyguard, but Ashokan does not need one. Jayakrishnan understood that through Warrier Sir he could approach Ashokan. Later, Jayakrishnan approaches Ashokan with a recommendation from Warrier sir. This Warrier sir is also the close friend of Jayakrishnan's father Ramankutty master, Jayakrishnan is like a son to Warrier Sir, so he easily gets a letter from Warrier sir to become Ashokan's bodyguard. Ashokan had great respect and a strong sense of obligation to Warrier sir since his old days, so he cannot refuse his words. Jayakrishnan achieves his luck after saving Ashokan from danger. Jayakrishnan thus becomes the bodyguard of Ashokan's daughter Ammu. Jayakrishnan follows Ammu to her college as her bodyguard. Ammu and her friend Sethulakshmi get irritated with him following them all day.

Jayakrishnan takes his role as a bodyguard very seriously and follows the two girls around constantly. In an attempt to get rid of him, the girls make up a "fake lover", hoping to distract Jayakrishnan from his duties as a bodyguard, and their plan works. Jayakrishnan falls in love with a "Private Number" and is constantly looking for this girl, but he has no idea that his lover is Ammu. Ammu, as a joke, calls Jayakrishnan and speaks badly about Ammu. Jayakrishnan gets a little angry and disagrees with her. He believes Ammu is a good-hearted person. That is when the viewer is able to tell that Ammu is really falling in love with Jayakrishnan.

Ammu later tells Jayakrishnan to run away with her and meet her at a railroad station. Jayakrishnan agrees, not knowing that the girl is Ammu herself. Ashokan finds out, and he believes that Jayakrishnan and Ammu are planning to run away together. In order to save Jayakrishnan's life, Ammu lies that it is not her but Jayakrishnan is meeting another girl at the station. Ashokan lets Jayakrishnan go but tells others to kill Jayakrishnan if a girl does not show up. Terrified, Ammu sends Sethulakshmi to the station and tells her to tell Jayakrishnan that Ammu is the lover and she will not be able to make it to the station. Sethulakshmi, seeing Jayakrishnan, falls in love and admits that she is the lover and not Ammu. Ammu calls her twice, but Sethulakshmi throws the cellphone out, trying to erase Ammu out of their love life completely.

Years later, after Jayakrishnan's and Sethulakshmi's marriage, she bears a son Siddharth but unfortunately dies. Before her death, she leaves a diary for her Siddharth telling the whole story between the phone calls and his father and Ammu. Siddharth later goes to Ammu's house with Jayakrishnan to visit Ashokan. Jayakrishnan is shocked that Ammu is not married. Siddharth asks Ammu to become his mother, and Jayakrishnan is shocked and angry at Siddharth for saying something so blunt and rude. Ashokan begs Jayakrishnan to take Ammu as his wife. They go onto the train together, but Siddharth runs and throws the diary into a trash can nearby. Jayakrishnan finds the diary and realizes that his real lover, the girl who has waited for him for so many years faithfully, was Ammu. The film ends with Jayakrishnan, Ammu, and Siddharth hugging each other.

Cast

Accolades

YearAward CategoryWinnerResultRef.
2011 Asianet Film Awards for Best Actress Nayanthara Won [4]

Music

Bodyguard
Soundtrack album by
Ouseppachan
Released10 January 2010
Recorded2009–10
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length26.09
Label Johny Sagariga Music Company
Producer Ouseppachan
Ouseppachan chronology
Hailesa
(2010)		Bodyguard
(2010)		 Aagathan
(2010)

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kozhi Chingara" Kaithapram Afsal, Anitha 4:57
2."Arikathayaro"Anil Panachooran Ranjith K Govind 4:03
3."Enneyano" Anil Panachooran MG Sreekumar, Biju Narayanan, Rimi Tomy 4:09
4."Perilla Rajyathe" Kaithapram Karthik, Elizabeth Raju4:55
5."Machilamma"Kaithapram Pradeep Palluruthy, Jyotsna 4.31
6."Arikathayaro"Anil Panachooran, Kaithapram Ranjith K Govind, Elizabeth Raju4:02


Remakes

YearFilmLanguageDirectorRef.
2011 Kaavalan Tamil Siddique
2011 Bodyguard Hindi Siddique
2011 Bodyguard Kannada Isaiah Gama
2012 Bodyguard Telugu Gopichand Malineni

Related Research Articles

<i>Thoovanathumbikal</i> 1987 Indian film

Thoovanathumbikal is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, based partly on his own novel Udakappola. It revolves around Jayakrishnan (Mohanlal) who falls in love with two women; Radha (Parvathy), a distant relative of his, and Clara (Sumalatha), an escort in town.

<i>Thilakkam</i> 2003 Indian film

Thilakkam (transl. Glitter) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Rafi Mecartin. Dileep, Kavya Madhavan, and Thiagarajan play the lead roles. The rest of the cast includes Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Nishanth Sagar, Jagathy Sreekumar, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar, and Bindu Panicker. It was remade in Kannada as Nandeesha in 2012, starring Komal.

<i>Twenty:20</i> (film) 2008 film by Joshiy

Twenty:20 is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, directed by Joshiy, produced and distributed by Dileep through Graand Production and Manjunatha Release. The film stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram and Dileep. The film was produced on behalf of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) as a fundraiser to financially support actors who are struggling in the Malayalam cinema. All the actors in AMMA worked without payment in order to raise funds for their welfare schemes.

<i>Thaskaraveeran</i> (2005 film) 2005 Indian film

Thaskaraveeran is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Pramod Pappan. The film stars Mammootty with Nayanthara, Sheela, Madhu, Innocent, Rajan P.Dev, Siddique, and Mamukkoya in supporting roles. It has a dubbed Hindi version which is called Kala Samrajya.

<i>Hitler</i> (1996 film) 1996 Indian Malayalam film directed by Siddique

Hitler is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Siddique, produced by Ousepachan Valakuzhy and Lal under the banner of Ousepachan Movie House. It stars Mammootty in the title role with Mukesh, Shobana, Sai Kumar, Jagadish, and Vani Viswanath in supporting roles. The story centres around the life of Madhavankutty, locally known as 'Hitler' due to his tough character, domineering personality and his uncontrolled rage at the youngsters of the area, for stalking his five young sisters. The film features original songs composed by S. P. Venkatesh. Hitler became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year 1996, and completed more than 300 days theatrical run. The film broke the collection record of Mammootty-starrer The King that was released the previous year.

<i>Ee Puzhayum Kadannu</i> 1996 Indian film

Ee Puzhayum Kadannu is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kamal and starring Dileep and Manju Warrier. The film was a box office success. It was remade in Telugu as Pelli Peetalu (1998), in Tamil as Kanna Unnai Thedukiren (2001) and in Kannada as Sambhrama (1999).

<i>Meesa Madhavan</i> Malayalam movie

Meesha 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, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Asokan and Cochin Haneefa play supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year and also subsequently became an industry hit after Thenkasipattanan. Meesha Madhavan raised Dileep's superstardom to a whole new level and developed a cult following in Malayalam cinema. It was remade in Telugu as Dongodu (2003) starring Ravi Teja, in Kannada as Hori (2011) starring Vinod Prabhakar and in Tamil as Kollaikaran (2012) starring Vidharth.

Mithra Kurian, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Her notable works include Bodyguard (2010) and Kaavalan (2011).

<i>College Kumaran</i> 2008 Indian film

College Kumaran is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas, written by Suresh Poduval starring Mohanlal, Siddique, Balachandra Menon and Vimala Raman.

<i>Kalyanaraman</i> (2002 film) 2002 film directed by Shafi

Kalyanaraman is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, starring Dileep, Navya Nair and Kunchacko Boban. The plot follows Ramankutty and family who runs a catering service and the events that follows after they take the work of Ambattu Thampi's daughter's wedding. The music was composed by Berny-Ignatius. The film was a blockbuster and developed a cult fan following, especially the character Ponjikkara played by Innocent. The film was remade in Telugu as Kalyana Ramudu (2003).

<i>Kuberan</i> (2002 film) 2002 Indian film

Kuberan is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Sundar Das and produced by Menaka under the production company Revathy Kalamandhir. It stars Dileep,Samyuktha Varma, and Kalabhavan Mani, along with a supporting cast of Uma Shankari, Harisree Ashokan, Keerthy Suresh,Indrans, and Jagathy Sreekumar. The film was released during Vishu 2002.

<i>Kaaryasthan</i> 2010 film directed by Thomson K. Thomas

Kaaryasthan is a 2010 Malayalam-language action comedy film written by the duo Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas and directed by debutant Thomson K. Thomas. It stars Dileep, Siddique, Madhu, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Biju Menon. It was Dileep's 100th feature film. Akhila, a noted television anchor and dancer, debuted as an actress through this film. The film was released on November 5 coinciding with Diwali.The film received highly positive reviews from critics became a blockbuster at box office and it was also one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of 2010.

<i>Orma Mathram</i> 2011 Indian film

Orma Mathram is a 2011 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Madhu Kaithapram and starring Dileep, Priyanka Nair, Master Sidharth, Dhanya Mary Varghese, and Nedumudi Venu in the main roles. The screenplay was written by C. V. Balakrishnan based on a story by Rahim Kadavath.

<i>Masters</i> (film) 2012 film by Johny Antony

Masters is a 2012 Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Johny Antony and written by Jinu. V. Abraham. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and M. Sasikumar in the lead roles while an ensemble cast including Mukesh, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Biju Menon, Salim Kumar, Shammi Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Sandhya, Mithra Kurian, Ananya, Piaa Bajpai, Irshad and Sai Kumar. This film is loosely based on the English film Strangers on a Train.

<i>Bodyguard</i> (2012 film) 2012 Indian film by Gopichand Malineni

Bodyguard is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy action film produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner and directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film stars Venkatesh, Trisha and Prakash Raj with music composed by S. Thaman. It is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name.

<i>Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty</i> 2012 Indian film

Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty is a 2012 Indian Malayalam satirical comedy drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring Unni Mukundan, Nithya Menon, and Shweta Menon in the lead roles.

<i>Inspector Garud</i> 2007 Indian film

Inspector Garud is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Johny Antony, starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in the lead roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office.

<i>Kammara Sambhavam</i> 2018 Indian film

Kammara Sambhavam is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical fiction action film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Rathish Ambat. The film was produced by Gokulam Gopalan. The film stars Dileep in the lead cast against type as the villain alongside an ensemble cast of Siddharth, Namitha Pramod, Bobby Simha, Murali Gopi, Shwetha Menon, Manikuttan, Vijayaraghavan and Siddique. In supporting roles. It marks the Malayalam film debut of Siddharth. Principal photography began on 18 August 2016 in Kochi. The film was released in India on 14 April 2018. The film won the National Film Award for Best Production Design.

<i>Pokkiri Simon</i> 2017 Indian film

Pokkiri Simon is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jijo Antony. Sunny Wayne and Prayaga Martin play the lead roles. whereas Jacob Gregory, Appani Sarath, Nedumudi Venu, Dileesh Pothan, Saiju Kurup, Shammy Thilakan, Baiju Santhosh, Ashokan, Marshall Titto, Bitto, and Thanuja Kartik play in the supporting roles. The film was produced by Krishnan Sethukumar under the banner of Srivari films. The story, screenplay and dialogue of the film were written by Dr. K. Ampady. The cinematography is by Pappinu. The film is loosely based on the life of the Kerala fans of actor Vijay.

<i>Santhwanam</i> (TV series) 2020 TV series

Santhwanam (transl. Consolation) is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera. The first season directed by Adithyan aired from 21 September 2020 to 27 January 2024 on Asianet and airs on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar. It is an official remake of the Tamil soap opera Pandian Stores and the climax of the season is inspired from 1993 Malayalam film Vatsalyam. It stars Rajeev Parameshwar, Chippy Renjith, Girish Nambiar, Raksha Raj, Sajin TP, Gopika Anil, Achu Sugandh. The second season of the show, Santhwanam 2 directed by Anzar Khan which is a remake of Pandian Stores 2 premiered on 17 June 2024. It serves as a spin-off of Santhwanam. It stars Krishnakumar Menon, Lavanya Nair, Roslin in lead roles.

References

  1. ↑ "This Bodyguard is no fun".
  2. ↑ "Bodyguard". Sify . Archived from the original on 23 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bodyguard- Review". 27 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Mammootty, Nayantara bag Asianet film awards". Archived from the original on 17 June 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.