Valyettan (transl. Elder brother) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and scripted by Ranjith. It stars Mammootty, Shobana, Sai Kumar, N. F. Varghese, Siddique and Manoj K Jayan.[1][2][3] The film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000. It was remade in Kannada as Jyeshta by director Suresh Krissna with Vishnuvardhan in the lead role.[4][5]
| Valyettan | |
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| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Anil Ambalakkara Baiju Ambalakkara |
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| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Songs: Mohan Sitara Score: C. Rajamani |
Production company | Ambalakkara Films |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editArakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair loses a civil case against his nephew Arakkal Madhavanunni and has to give up the ancestral home, which he has been holding illegally for past long years. Kuttikrishnan Nair's son Patteri Sivaraman takes it as a prestige issue and decides to finish out Madhavanunni, with the help of his trusted lieutenant Nedungadi. Sivaraman has a deep hatred and enmity towards Madhavanuni since childhood and both had involved in several fistfights. Nedungadi sends Varoli Abu to shoot down either Madhavanunni or one among his brothers on their arrival at the house, but the timely intervention of Madhavanunni saves them. Madhavanunni is a self made rich businessman, who owns several properties inside and outside Kerala.
After the suicide of his parents, Madhavanunni had taken care of his brothers: Raghu, Dasan, Appu and Shankaran Kutty, who all love and respect him. Ramankutty Kaimal, the old caretaker of their property also enjoys a good relationship with Madhavanunni. At his college, Appu is harassed by Subair, the younger brother of Madhavanunni's rival Mambaram Bava Haji. With the help of Kattipalli Pappan, a notorious criminal, Appu thrashes Subair, who dies accidentally and is later arrested for the murder, but is released on bail and Kattipalli Pappan is arrested for the murder. While going to prison, Pappan requests Madhavanunni to take care of his sister Lakshmi, which Madhavanuni accepts.
Madhavanunni brings Lakshmi to his home and is treated as a member of their family. Mambaram Bawa Haji is now looking for a chance to avenge Madhavanunni for his brother's death, where Patteri Sivaraman lends a helping hand to Bawa Haji. One day, Lakshmi is found dead at the pond and Dasan is arrested, but Raghu surrenders to the cops in order to save Dasan. Upon release from prison, Pappan returns to kill Raghu for murdering Lakshmi, but later discovers that Patteri Shivaraman was the mastermind behind Lakshmi's murder. Enraged, Madhavanunni, along with his brothers and Pappan heads to Patteri Sivaraman's house and thrashes him, but later leaves him on the request of Kuttikrishnan Nair and his family. Patteri Sivaraman realizes his mistake and the families reconciles with each other.
Cast
edit- Mammootty as Arakkal Madhavanunni
- Biyon as Young Madhavanunni
- Shobana as Devi, Madhavanunni's wife
- Sai Kumar as Patteri Sivaraman Nair
- Siddique as Raghu, Madhavanunni's younger brother
- Manoj K. Jayan as Dasan, Madhavanunni's Younger brother
- Sudheesh as Shankaran Kutty, Madhavanunni's younger brother
- Arun Kumar as Young Shankaran Kutty
- Vijayakumar as Appu, Madhavanunni's youngest brother
- N. F. Varghese as Mambaram Bava Haji
- Innocent as Ramankutty Kaimal, Madhvananunni's adopted father
- Kalabhavan Mani as Kattipalli Pappan
- Bheeman Raghu as Nedungadi
- Sukumari as Kunjikavamma
- Augustine as Gangadharan
- Captain Raju as DYSP Mohammed Ilias, Madhavanunni's friend
- Poornima Mohan as Lakshmi, Pappan's sister
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair, Sivaraman's father and Madhavanunni's uncle
- V. K. Sreeraman as Soopi Haji
- G. K. Pillai as SP Purushothaman IPS
- Sadiq as Adv. Bharathan Marar
- Subair as SI Ajith Kumar
- Irshad as Subair, Bava's brother
- Ramu as CI Chandramohan
- Kunchan as Chathunni
- Valsala Menon as Sivaraman's mother
- Dhanya Menon as Thankamani
- Ajith Kollam as Marodi Abu
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Goonda
- Yamuna as Sivaraman's wife
- Meena Ganesh as Chathunni's wife
- Santhakumari as Ajith Kumar's mother
- Remadevi as Vilasini Teacher
- Haseena Bhanu as Dancer in the song Sivamallipoo pozhikkum
- Ponnamma Babu as Bava's wife
- Nizzar as Soopi Haji's daughter's love
- Thalapathy Dinesh
Soundtrack
editAll lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Mohan Sitara
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Arupathu Thiriyitta" (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2. | "Arupathu Thiriyitta" (Female) | K. S. Chitra | |
| 3. | "Kannilambum Villum" | M. G. Sreekumar, Afsal | |
| 4. | "Niranaazhi Ponnil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Choir | |
| 5. | "Nettimele Pottittaalum" (Duet) | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | |
| 6. | "Nettimele Pottittaalum" (Female) | K. S. Chitra | |
| 7. | "Nettimele Pottittaalum" (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 8. | "Shivamallippoo Pozhikkum" | K. S. Chitra | |
| 9. | "Smaraami Vaishnavachaarumoorthe" | P. Jayachandran |
Release
editThe film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000. The film was a major commercial success at the box office that year.[5][6]
Re-release
editValiyettan is releasing again in 4K remastered version in 2025.
References
edit- ^ "Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?". Sify. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Portrayal of tones of grey". The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Valyettan, which went on to become an average hit
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sleaze time, folks!". Rediff.com. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Movies list - Vishnuvardhan
- ^ a b Joseph Alexander (11 January 2001). "Soft-porn films add to financial woes of Malayalam filmdom". Rediff.com.
- ^ "The show must surely go on..." The New Indian Express. 7 June 2020.
External links
edit- Valliettan at IMDb