Rajamanikyam
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 Rajamanikyam |
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| Directed by | Anwar Rashid |
| Produced by | Valiya Veettil Siraj |
| Music by | Alex Paul |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Shankar |
| Editing by | Ranjan Abraham |
Rajamanikyam is a Malayalam movie directed by Anwar Rasheed and starring Mammootty in the lead role.
The film also stars Manoj K Jayan, Rahman, Padmapriya, Renjith and Saikumar among others. It tells the story of Bellary Raja alias Rajamanikyam who tries to unite his warring siblings (a step brother & a half sister).
Released during Ramzan 2005, the movie became a swashbuckling hit. It broke all collection records and became the biggest hit of 2005. It was also touted as the biggest hit of all time ever produced in the Malayalam movie industry till 2006.
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[edit] Story Outline
Several years ago, in a village in South Kerala bordering Tamil Nadu, there lived a wealthy man named Raja Rathnam Pillai (Saikumar). Following the demise of his first wife, he marries Muthu Lakshmi Ammal so that the child from his marriage will not grow up without the love and care of a mother. But, unbeknownst to him, Muthu Lakshmi already has a son, whom she calls by the name Muthu.
On the night of the Wedding, Muthu knocks at the door of Raja Rathnam Pillai, demanding that he be shown his mother. Once Raja Rathnam comes to know the truth, he takes Muthu into his care, giving him love, affection and a new name, "Rajamanikyam". Muthu returns the favour duly, as, when Raja Rathnam's son ends up killing one of the children of the village, he takes the blame and leaves the Village.
Several years later, Raja Rathnam's two grown up children, Rajaselvam (Manoj K. Jayan) and Rani Rathnam (Sindhu Menon) start fighting for their father's wealth. Rajaselvam, aided by his childhood buddy Simon Nadar (Renjith) also notches up a plot to frame his own father in a murder case. As a result, Raja Rathnam is arrested, but dies of a heart attack while being taken to Prison. After his death the two siblings call the family lawyer to read out Raja Rathnam's will in public. But to their utmost surprise, they find that control of all the assets of their father have been given to a Cattle Dealer in Bellary, known by the name of Bellary Raja (Mammootty). But they fail to recognize the fact that Bellary Raja is none other than Rajamanikyam. How Rajamanikyam returns to his home town to unite the warring siblings forms the rest of the story.
[edit] Cast
- Mammootty as Bellary Raja (Rajamanikyam)
- Rahman as Raju
- Manoj K. Jayan as Rajaselvam
- Renjith as Simon Nadar
- Saikumar as Raja Rathnam Pillai
- Cochin Haneefa as Varghese
- Bheeman Raghu as Varkeychan
- Padmapriya as Malli
- Sindhu Menon as Rani Rathnam
- Salim Kumar as Dasappan
