Kunjaliyan
| Kunjaliyan | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Saji Surendran |
| Written by | Krishna Poojappura |
| Produced by | Tomichan Mulakuppadam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anil Nair |
| Edited by | Manoj |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Mulakuppadam Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹5.25 crore[1] |
Kunjaliyan (transl. Young Brother-in-law) is a 2012 Indian
Plot
Jayaraman is popularly known as Kunjaliyan (Young Brother-in-law) in Gopalapuram, a village in the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border. He is the younger brother of three sisters. The sisters were caring him as their own child since the death of their parents. Jayaraman was the pet of his sisters and he was not interested in doing any job. He is lazy. Everything was perfect until the sisters got married. The brothers-in-law were not interested in Jayaraman. Neither were his uncle and two aunts interested in him. One day he left Gopalapuram to become a millionaire. Somehow he reached Dubai and he managed to get a job there. Unfortunately he got terminated from his job due to the global recession. He is forced to go back to Gopalapuram and he is not interested in returning to his village without being a millionaire.
Now Jayaraman is returning to his village considering the advice of Mr. Preman, his best friend in Dubai. But Jayaraman is shocked to see the warm welcome by his family members at the airport. Everyone is trying to take their young brother-in-law/nephew to their home. Why are they showing this much interest in him now than before? That question is what remains to be.
Cast
- Jayasurya as Jayaraman (Kunjaliyan)
- Ananya as Maya, Jayaraman's love interest
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Preman, Jayaraman's best friend from Dubai
- Harisree Ashokan as Veeramanikandan, a humorous politician and the Panchayath President of Gopalapuram
- Manikuttan as Vinayan, a town rowdy and Maya's cousin
- Maniyan Pilla Rajuas Vikrama Kurup, Jayaraman's uncle with two wives Kanakabaram and Mallika
- Vijayaraghavanas Remanan, Jayaraman's elder brother-in-law and Shymala's wife
- Jagadish as Sukumaran, Jayaraman's second brother-in-law
- Ashokan as Vishwan, Jayaraman's third brother-in-law
- Bindu Panicker as Shyamala, Jayaraman's eldest sister and Remanan's wife
- Kalaranjini as Kanakabaram, Vikraman's wife along with Mallika
- Geetha Vijayan as Mallika, Vikraman's wife along with Kanakabaram
- Reshmi Boban as Pushpaletha, Jayaraman's second sister and Sukumaran's wife
- Thesni Khan as Prameela, Jayaraman's third sister and Viswan's wife
- Narayanankutty
- Anand as Suresh Varma, the main antagonist
- Leena as Manjari
Production
The film is Jayasurya and Surendran's fourth, and comes after Four Friends, which met a mixed reception. The film's script was written by Krishna Poojappura. Anil Nair is the film's cinematographer, and the music is written by M. G. Sreekumar.[3] Shooting began in late September 2011, in Pollachi depicting the fictional town called Gopalapurram. The film was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam under the company Mulakuppadam Films, with a budget of ₹3.25 crore.[1]
Box Office
The film become a flop at the box office.
Soundtrack
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Feature film soundtrack
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| Language | Malayalam | |||
| M. G. Sreekumar chronology | ||||
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Kunjaliyan soundtrack is composed by M. G. Sreekumar and background score by Bijibal, recording of the songs where in late August. Song Mixing done by Renjith Viswanathan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chembazhukka" | K. J. Yesudas & Sujatha Mohan | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Aadadum" | Akhila Anand, Nishad & Sreenath | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Kunjaliya" | Afsal & Rimi Tomy | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Chembazhukka ('Nitheesh.s.pillai')" | K. J. Yesudas | 5:39 |
| 5. | "Theme Music (Instrumental)" (Bijibal) |
References
- ^ a b Chandrakanth Viswanath (25 December 2016). "The Tiger Behind Pulimurugan". The New Sunday Express. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- The Deccan Chronicle. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ "Saji Surendran's new film Kunjaliyan | Kottaka.com Blog". www.kottaka.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011.
External links
- KUNJALIYAN Official Website
- Young SuperStar Jayasurya in & as 'Kunjaliyan'
- Jayasurya in & as Kunjaliyan(Popcorn.oneindia.in)
- Jayasurya in Saji's 'Kunjaliyan'
- Jayasurya in & as Kunjaliyan (Metromatinee.com) Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Ananya pairing with Jayasurya in Kunjaliyan
- Jayasurya is Kunjaliyan
- Saji Surendran's new film Kunjaliyan
- Kunjaliyan(Sulekha.com)