Udayon

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Udayon
Udayon poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Bhadran
Written byBhadran
Produced byMaha Subair
Starring Mohanlal
Laya
Salim Ghouse
Kalabhavan Mani
Manoj K. Jayan
Innocent
Nassar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Cinematography Ramachandra Babu
Edited by Ranjan Abraham
Music by Ouseppachan
Production
company
Varnachithra Big Screen
Distributed byVarnachithra Release
Release date
  • 15 July 2005 (2005-07-15)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Udayon (transl.Owner/Overlord) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action-comedy film written and directed by Bhadran and produced by Maha Subair. It stars Mohanlal in dual roles: 75-year-old farmer Suranadu Kunju and his happy-go-lucky son Papoyi, Laya plays the female lead role and also features Salim Ghouse, Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar and Siddique in substantial roles. The film features original soundtrack composed by Ouseppachan. [1]

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Plot

Mohanlal plays the double role of 75-year-old Shooranadu Kunju and his son Papoyi. Kunju thinks that the heartbeat of the earth is in soil (Agriculture) and not in any other vocation. His beliefs on land and agrarianism are good, but his value system that farmers and farming are more important and better than anything else is preposterous. He denies his sons the opportunity to pursue their interests and wants them to be successful in agriculture, which leads to frequent sarcastic quarrels between Kunju and his three sons. Also, when he decides to marry off his daughter to an odd looking but farming enthusiast instead of an educated, handsome Doctor makes them feel that the father is destroying and spoiling their lives with his ideals, stubbornness and high handedness.

Kunju had swindled a large portion of land (5 Acres) - which should have been inherited by his sister Eechamma by discreetly altering his Father's Will with the assistance of the family lawyer. The deceit is revealed to Eechamma years later by a severely ailing and remorseful Mullassery Sreedharan, the family lawyer. Eechamma decides to get back her rightful share through a proper legal channel as she is in a tight financial situation compared to Kunju. Eighteen years ago, Eecha's husband (A toddy shop owner) had committed suicide due to a dire financial crisis, after beseechingly requesting Kunju for help, which the latter denied owing to his miserly behaviour.

Mathan, Eecha's second son - known as JCB for owning and operating a Bulldozer for his livelihood - and his villainous brother-in-law, a local Tamil village chieftain and an arbitrator, adds a twist as he interferes in the family property dispute. All said and done, the sister doesn't want evil to her brother, and her younger son, the mute, also doesn't want. Papoyi tries to save things but never has luck. Ultimately, Kunju's youngest son is used as a bait to coerce for the transfer of property. Amidst the chaos, Ponnan is killed, and Kunju kills the villainous brother-in-law, Perumal and gives the family property keys to Eecha, and the patriarch stick to Papoyi after being arrested and taken to the prison. While leaving his house with the Police, Kunju - an impassive individual - wails loudly, repenting his misdeeds.

Cast

Leelamma,Rarichan's wife

Production

Jyothika was offered to act as lead actress with Mohanlal. But she could not do it due to her busy schedules in Tamil. [2] She was later replaced by Telugu actress Laya.

Soundtrack

The film features original soundtrack composed by Ouseppachan.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Angethala" Kaithapram Shankar Mahadevan, Ganga4:59
2."Chiri Chirichal" Gireesh Puthenchery Anwar Sadath, Gang4:36
3."Pathinettam Patta"Arumughan VengatOuseppachan1:24
4."Poondankila"Arumughan VengatPushpa Anand, Alex3:24
5."Puthumannu" Gireesh Puthanchery Ouseppachan2:03
6."Thiruvarangil" Kaithapram Madhu Balakrishnan6:02
7."Thiruvarangil" Kaithapram K. S. Chithra6:02

Release

The film was released on 15 July 2005, and became an Average in the box office, also getting mixed to negative reviews from the critics. Most of them criticized the complicated plot but Mohanlal’s Performance as the crafty, tough bordering on villainy, Shooranad Kunju was well praised. Webindia123 called the film "a must see for Mohanlal fans". [3]

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