| Madambi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Produced by | B. C. Joshi |
| Written by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Narrated by | Suresh Gopi |
| Starring | Mohanlal, Kavya Madhavan, KPAC Lalitha |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Editing by | Manoj |
| Studio | Surya Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Vaisakha Release |
| Release date(s) | July 4, 2008 |
| Running time | 139 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Madampi (Malayalam: മാടമ്പി; translation: Feudal Lord) is a 2008 Malayalam movie starring Mohanlal, KPAC Lalitha and Kavya Madhavan. It was written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan.[1]
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Gopalakrishna Pillai (Mohanlal) is a money-lender in a village called Elavattom in Pathanamthitta district. People misunderstand him to be money-minded, without having any emotional bond even towards his mother or younger brother Ramakrishna Pillai (Ajmal Ameer).
As the story moves along, we learn more about the hero. He is considered heartless, as he threw out his father (Sai Kumar) when he was a teenager, for his father's wayward lifestyle. His mother (KPAC Lalitha) hates him for doing that and his brother hates him because he does not let his brother pursue his dream of being an actor and never gives him any freedom.
His main antagonists are Siddique and his younger brothers. Kavya Madhavan assumes the role of Jayalakshmi, a bank manager who is seen as a threat to Gopalakrishna's money lending business.
It turns out that Ramakrishna Pillai is in love with a girl (Mallika Kapoor) from Gopalakrishna Pillai's rival family. Though Gopalakrishnan Pillai arranges the marriage forgetting the rivalry, after marriage he asks his brother to repay him the expenses he incurred for the marriage and prompts the newlyweds to sleep separately. With this he becomes the most hated person of his brother and mother. Frustrated, Ramakrishna Pillai leaves the house and joins his in-laws against Gopalakrishna Pillai by saying that his money-lending business is illegal. Still that doesn't work.
Ramakrishna Pillai accuses his brother of processioning the family wealth alone and files a suite against him in court. In the climax it is revealed by Gopalakrishna Pillai's advocate (Jagathy Sreekumar) that Gopalakrishna Pillai has kept his hard-earned wealth in the name of his younger brother and he was always hard on him just to make him responsible. It also is revealed that his father was not thrown out, but committed suicide in a distant place due to his debts. The story ends happily as the brothers reunite and everyone apologizes to Gopalakrishna Pillai.
The film was one of the biggest hits in 2008. The film was made on a budget of 3.5 crores. The film got 1 crore 90 lakhs as distribution share, 1 crore 8 lakhs as satellite and video rights, 9 lakhs as audio rights and 25 lakhs as overseas right. It got a gross collection of 7.5 crores within 30 days. The film collected more than 14 crores and declared as mega hit.[2] The movie ran more than 100 days in major centres.[3]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohanlal | Gopala Krishna Pillai |
| Jagathy Sreekumar | Mohan Kumar |
| Kavya Madhavan | Jayalaksmi |
| Ajmal Ameer | Rama Krishna Pillai |
| Innocent | Karayogam President Divakaran |
| V. K. Sriraman | Kurup |
| Siddique | Sri Raman's eldest son |
| Vijay Kumar | Sri Raman's second son |
| Kiran Raj | Sri Raman's youngest son |
| M.R. Gopakumar | Sri Raman's younger brother |
| Narayanan Nair | Saghavu, aka Comrade |
| Mallika Kapoor | Rama Krishna Pillai's wife |
| KPAC Lalitha | Mother of Gopala Krishna Pillai and Rama Krishna Pillai |
| Sai Kumar | Father of Gopala Krishna Pillai and Rama Krishna Pillai |
| Suraj Venjaramood | Keedam Vasu |
| Biju Pappan | Police officer |
| Madampi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Film | |||
| Length | 21:40 | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | B. C. Joshi | |||
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The film has four songs composed by M. Jayachandran. The lyrics are by Gireesh Puthenchery and Anil Panachooran (Jeevitham Oru).[4] The songs "Amma Mazhakarinu" and "Kalyanakacheri" were chartbusters.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Amma Mazhakkarinu" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | 4.03 | Raga: Navakouns Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director Filmfare Award for Best Singer Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist |
| 2 | "Kalyanakacheri" | Shankar Mahadevan | 4.27 | Raga: Bilahari Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer |
| 3 | "Ente Sharike" | Sudeep Kumar, Roopa | 4.30 | |
| 4 | "Jeevitham Oru" | Mohanlal | 1.07 | |
| 5 | "Amma Mazhakkarinu" | Shweta Mohan | 4.03 | Raga: Navakouns |
| 6 | "Ente Sharike" | Sudeep Kumar | 4.30 |
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