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Valyettan
Valyettan
Directed by	Shaji Kailas
Written by	Ranjith
Produced by	Anil Ambalakkara ; Baiju Ambalakkara
Starring	Mammootty; Shobana; Sai Kumar; N. F. Varghese; Siddique; Manoj K Jayan;
Cinematography	Ravi Varman
Edited by	L. Bhoominathan
Music by	Songs:; Mohan Sitara; Score:; C. Rajamani
Production; company	Ambalakkara Films
Distributed by	Amma Arts; Sagar Movies; Rajashree Pictures;
Release date	10 September 2000;
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹7 crore

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Valyettan (transl. Big 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 is about an elder brother reclaiming his ancestral house and living for his younger brothers. Similar to the Pandavas in Mahabharat, Arakkal Madhavanunni and his brothers are winning back their empire.

The film was released on 10 September 2000. It was remade in Kannada as Jyeshta by director Suresh Krissna with Vishnuvardhan in the lead role.^[4]^[5]

Plot

Arakkal 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

Mammootty as Arakkal Madhavanunni aka Valliettan
- Biyon as young Madhavanunni
Shobana as Devi, Madhavanunni's wife
Sai Kumar as Patteri Sivaraman Nair, Madhavanunni's cousin
Siddique as Raghu, Madhavanunni's younger brother
Manoj K. Jayan as Dasan, Madhavanunni's younger adopted brother
Sudheesh as Shankaran Kutty aka Monkuttan, 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 and Dasan's father
Kalabhavan Mani as Kattipalli Pappan
Bheeman Raghu as Nedungadi
Sukumari as Kunjikavamma
Augustine as Gangadharan
Captain Raju as DYSP Mohammed Illiyas, 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 Madhavanunni's advocate
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, Monkuttan's love interest
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

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Mohan Sitara

No.	Title	Artist(s)
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

The 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

A Digitally Remastered 4K Dolby Atmos version of the film was released in theatres on 29 November 2024 worldwide.

References

^ "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
^ "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

Valliettan at IMDb

[1] "Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?". Sify. 24 November 2004. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.

[2] "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

[3] "Sleaze time, folks!". Rediff.com. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[4] Movies list - Vishnuvardhan

[:0-5] Joseph Alexander (11 January 2001). "Soft-porn films add to financial woes of Malayalam filmdom". Rediff.com.

[6] "The show must surely go on..." The New Indian Express. 7 June 2020.

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-'''''Valyettan''''' ({{translation}} Elder brother) is a 2000 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and scripted by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. It stars [[Mammootty]], [[Shobana]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[N. F. Varghese]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Manoj K Jayan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty-blacklists-shaji-kailas-news-malayalam-kkfvDQieejbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701093819/http://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty-blacklists-shaji-kailas-news-malayalam-kkfvDQieejbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2016|title=Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?|website=[[Sify]] |date=24 November 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111800690100.htm&date=2005/11/18/&prd=fr&|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503171152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111800690100.htm&date=2005/11/18/&prd=fr&|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 May 2007|title=Portrayal of tones of grey|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 November 2005|access-date=22 August 2015|quote=Valyettan, which went on to become an average hit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/24mallu.htm|date=1 January 2000|access-date=1 January 2015|agency=[[Rediff.com]]|title=Sleaze time, folks!}}</ref> The film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000. It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshta]]'' by director [[Suresh Krissna]] with [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the lead role.<ref>[http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/totlist.htm Movies list - Vishnuvardhan]</ref><ref name=":0" />
+'''''Valyettan''''' ({{translation}} Big brother) is a 2000 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and scripted by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. It stars [[Mammootty]], [[Shobana]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[N. F. Varghese]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Manoj K Jayan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty-blacklists-shaji-kailas-news-malayalam-kkfvDQieejbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701093819/http://www.sify.com/movies/mammootty-blacklists-shaji-kailas-news-malayalam-kkfvDQieejbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2016|title=Mammootty blacklists Shaji Kailas?|website=[[Sify]] |date=24 November 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111800690100.htm&date=2005/11/18/&prd=fr&|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503171152/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005111800690100.htm&date=2005/11/18/&prd=fr&|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 May 2007|title=Portrayal of tones of grey|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 November 2005|access-date=22 August 2015|quote=Valyettan, which went on to become an average hit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/24mallu.htm|date=1 January 2000|access-date=1 January 2015|agency=[[Rediff.com]]|title=Sleaze time, folks!}}</ref> the film is about an elder brother reclaiming his ancestral house and living for his younger brothers. Similar to the Pandavas in Mahabharat, Arakkal Madhavanunni and his brothers are winning back their empire.
+The film was released on 10 September 2000. It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshta]]'' by director [[Suresh Krissna]] with [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] in the lead role.<ref>[http://www.vishnuvardhan.com/totlist.htm Movies list - Vishnuvardhan]</ref><ref name=":0" />
 ==Plot==
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 {{Cast listing|
 *[[Mammootty]] as Arakkal Madhavanunni aka Valliettan
-**[[Biyon]] as Young Madhavanunni
+**[[Biyon]] as young Madhavanunni
-*[[Shobana]] as Devi, Madhavanunni's Wife
+*[[Shobana]] as Devi, Madhavanunni's wife
-*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Patteri Sivaraman Nair, Madhavanunni's Cousin
+*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Patteri Sivaraman Nair, Madhavanunni's cousin
-*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Raghu, Madhavanunni's Younger Brother
+*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Raghu, Madhavanunni's younger brother
-*[[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Dasan, Madhavanunni's Younger Adopted Brother
+*[[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Dasan, Madhavanunni's younger adopted brother
-*[[Sudheesh]] as Shankaran Kutty aka Monkuttan, Madhavanunni's Younger Brother
+*[[Sudheesh]] as Shankaran Kutty aka Monkuttan, Madhavanunni's younger brother
 **Arun Kumar as Young Shankaran Kutty
-*[[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Appu, Madhavanunni's Youngest Brother
+*[[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Appu, Madhavanunni's youngest brother
 *[[N. F. Varghese]] as Mambaram Bava Haji
-*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Ramankutty Kaimal, Madhvananunni's Adopted Father and Dasan's Father
+*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Ramankutty Kaimal, Madhvananunni's adopted father and Dasan's father
 *[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Kattipalli Pappan
 *[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Nedungadi
 *[[Sukumari]] as Kunjikavamma
 *[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Gangadharan
-*[[Captain Raju]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#Kerala|DYSP]] Mohammed Illiyas, Madhavanunni's Friend
+*[[Captain Raju]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#Kerala|DYSP]] Mohammed Illiyas, Madhavanunni's friend
-*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Lakshmi, Pappan's Sister
+*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Lakshmi, Pappan's sister
-*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair, Sivaraman's Father and Madhavanunni's Uncle
+*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Arakkal Kuttikrishnan Nair, Sivaraman's Father and Madhavanunni's uncle
 *[[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Soopi Haji
 *[[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India|SP]] Purushothaman [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
-*[[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as Madhavanunni's Advocate
+*[[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as Madhavanunni's advocate
 *[[Subair]] as [[Sub Inspector#Kerala|SI]] Ajith Kumar
-*[[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Subair, Bava's Brother
+*[[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]] as Subair, Bava's brother
 *[[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as [[Circle Inspector#Kerala|CI]] Chandramohan
 *[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Chathunni
-*[[Valsala Menon]] as Sivaraman's Mother
+*[[Valsala Menon]] as Sivaraman's mother
-*Dhanya Menon as Thankamani, Monkuttan's Love Interest
+*Dhanya Menon as Thankamani, Monkuttan's love interest
 *[[Ajith Kollam]] as Marodi Abu
 *[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Goonda
-*Yamuna as Sivaraman's Wife
+*Yamuna as Sivaraman's wife
-*[[Meena Ganesh]] as Chathunni's Wife
+*[[Meena Ganesh]] as Chathunni's wife
-*[[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Ajith Kumar's Mother
+*[[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Ajith Kumar's mother
-*Remadevi as Vilasini Teacher
+*Remadevi as Vilasini teacher
 *Haseena Bhanu as Dancer in the song Sivamallipoo pozhikkum
-*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Bava's Wife
+*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Bava's wife
 *Nizzar as Soopi Haji's daughter's love
-*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]]
 }}
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 The film was released in Kerala on 10 September 2000. The film was a major commercial success at the box office that year.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/11mallu.htm|title=Soft-porn films add to financial woes of Malayalam filmdom|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=11 January 2001|author=Joseph Alexander}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/jun/07/the-show-must-surely-go-on-2153251.html|title=The show must surely go on...|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=7 June 2020}}</ref>
-==Re-release==
+===Re-release===
-A Digitally Remastered [[4K resolution|4K]] [[Dolby Atmos]] version of ''Valliettan'' was released in theatres on 29 November 2024.
+A Digitally Remastered [[4K resolution|4K]] [[Dolby Atmos]] version of the film was released in theatres on 29 November 2024 worldwide.
 ==References==

v t e Films directed by Shaji Kailas
Malayalam films	News (1989) Sunday 7 PM (1990) Dr. Pasupathy (1990) Souhrudam (1991) Kilukkampetti (1992) Thalasthanam (1992) Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993) Ekalavyan (1993) Commissioner (1994) Mafia (1994) Rudraksham (1995) The King (1995) Mahathma (1996) Asuravamsam (1997) Aaraam Thampuran (1997) The Truth (1998) F. I. R. (1999) Narasimham (2000) Valliettan (2000) Thandavam (2002) Natturajavu (2004) The Tiger (2005) Baba Kalyani (2006) Chinthamani Kolacase (2006) The Don (2006) Time (2007) Alibhai (2007) Sound of Boot (2008) Kerala Cafe (2009) Red Chillies (2009) Drona 2010 (2010) August 15 (2011) The King & the Commissioner (2012) Simhasanam (2012) Madirasi (2012) Ginger (2013) Kaduva (2022) Kaapa (2022) Alone (2023) Hunt (2024)
Tamil films	Vaanchinathan (2001) Jana (2004) Ellam Avan Seyal (2008) En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015) Vaigai Express (2017)
Telugu films	Vishnu (2003)

v t e Films of Ranjith
Director & screenwriter	Ravanaprabhu (2001) Nandanam (2002) Mizhi Randilum (2003) Black (2004) Chandrolsavam (2005) Prajapathi (2006) Rock & Roll (2007) Thirakkatha (2008) Kerala Cafe (2009) Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (2009) Pranchiyettan and The Saint (2010) Indian Rupee (2011) Spirit (2012) Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty (2013) Njan (2014) Loham (2015) Puthan Panam (2017) Drama (2018)
Director & producer	Kaiyoppu (2007) Leela (2016)
Screenwriter	Witness (1988) Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989) Pradeshika Vaarthakal (1989) Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990) Marupuram (1990) Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan (1990) Pavakkoothu (1990) Shubhayathra (1990) Neelagiri (1991) Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) Georgootty C/O Georgootty (1991) Johnnie Walker (1992) Yadavam (1993) Maya Mayuram (1993) Devasuram (1993) Rudraksham (1994) Rajaputhran (1996) Aaraam Thampuran (1997) Asuravamsam (1997) Summer in Bethlehem (1998) Ustaad (1999) Narasimham (2000) Valyettan (2000) Ammakilikkoodu (2003) Nasrani (2007) Bavuttiyude Namathil (2012)
Producer	Bavuttiyude Namathil (2012) Munnariyippu (2014) Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020) Kotthu (2021) Nayattu (2021)
Story	Oru Maymasa Pulariyil (1987) Orkkappurathu (1988) Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997) Penpattanam (2010) Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku (2011) Ayal Njanalla (2015)
Actor	Ezhuthappurangal (1987) Kaalal Pada (1989) Gulmohar (2008) Best Actor (2010) Jawan of Vellimala (2012) Annayum Rasoolum (2013) Koode (2018) Unda (2019) Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020) King Fish (2020) Bheeshma Parvam (2021) One (2021)