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| name = Meesha Madhavan |
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| director = [[Lal Jose]] |
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| producer = Subair<br>Sudhish |
| producer = [[Maha Subair]]<br>Sudhish |
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| writer = [[Ranjan Pramod]] |
| writer = [[Ranjan Pramod]] |
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| narrator = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] |
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| starring = [[ |
| starring = [[Dileep]]<br>[[Kavya Madhavan]]<br>[[Indrajith Sukumaran]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] |
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| music = [[Vidyasagar ( |
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] |
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| cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]] |
| cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]] |
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| editing = Ranjan Abraham |
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]] |
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| studio = Moviekshetra |
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| distributor = [[Kalasangham Films]]<br>Kas<br>Varnachithra |
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|7|4}} |
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2002|7|4}} |
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| runtime = 160 minutes |
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| country = India |
| country = India |
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| language = Malayalam |
| language = Malayalam |
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'''''Meesha Madhavan''''' ( |
'''''Meesha Madhavan''''' ({{Literal translation|Moustache Madhavan}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Lal Jose]] and written by [[Ranjan Pramod]]. The film stars [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] in the title role, while [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Harisree Asokan]] and [[Cochin Haneefa]] play supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year and also subsequently became an industry hit after Thenkasipattanan. Meesha Madhavan raised Dileep's superstardom to a whole new level and developed a [[cult]] following in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Meesha Madhavan {{!}} ചേക്കിലെ മാധവന്റെയും പട്ടാളം പുരുഷുവിന്റെയും വീടുകൾ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ? വീഡിയോ ഇതാ|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/take-a-look-at-the-shooting-locations-in-meesha-madhavan-movie-mm-341013.html|access-date=2021-06-11|website=News18 Malayalam}}</ref> It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Dongodu]]'' (2003) starring [[Ravi Teja]], in [[Kannada]] as ''Hori'' (2011) starring Vinod Prabhakar and in Tamil as ''[[Kollaikaran]]'' (2012) starring [[Vidharth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8893/kannada/hori/3075/review.htm|title = Hori Review | Hori Kannada Movie Review by V.S. Rajapur}}</ref> |
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==Film synopsis== |
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Madhavan is a petty thief who is wrongfully accused of stealing the idol of the village goddess. He quickly escapes police custody and tries to find the real culprit. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Madhavan ([[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]) is a clever thief who robs for a living and is well known in the village. He is following the principles of his mentor Mullani Pappan ([[Mala Aravindan]])who trained him to be a thief when Madhavan was a young boy.. Meesa Madhavan got his name by the popular saying that if Madhavan rolls his Moustache (Meesa in Malayalam) looking at someone, he will rob his house that night. His enemy is the local money lender Bhageerathan Pillai ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]) who refuses to give back his father's property despite Madhavan paying back the loan with interest years ago. |
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In a short prelogue, a young boy is seen stealing from Bhageerathan Pillai's house, while escaping he comes across an old thief- "Mullani'' Pappan (Mala Aravindan) being chased through the fields by villagers with torches and sticks at night. Pappan helps him escape, when he learns that the boy Madhavan, stole from the village loan shark at night- only to payback a monthly interest due the next day.'' |
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Madhavan falls in love with Bhageerathan Pillai's daughter Rukmini ([[Kavya Madhavan]]). The sub inspector in the village Eappen Pappachi ([[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]]) has an eye on Rukmini. He steals the idol from the local [[Temple]] with the intention of selling it and puts the blame on Madhavan. It becomes Madhavan's responsibility to find the culprits and he does that with his mentor's help and thus uniting with his girl friend. |
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Set in the imaginary village of Chekk, [[Palakkad]], the story begins 15 years later, on the [[Vishu|traditional newyear according to Malayalam calendar]] when we are introduced to Madhavan's family and friends. At dawn, Madhavan has a [[vivid dream|vivid nightmare]] in which he is [[Osama bin Laden|bin Laden]] and his nemesis [[George W. Bush|Bush]] has him trapped and surrounded. Madhavan and friends ruin the [[Vishu|Vishu kani]] of his nemesis, Bhageerathan, by [[mooning]], one of which was his friend Sugunan (Harisree Ashokan) dresses up as [[Lord Krishna]] painted blue. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] ... Meesha Madhavan |
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*[[Indrajith Sukumaran|Indrajith]] ... Eappan Pappachi (S.I. of Police) |
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*[[Kavya Madhavan]] ... Rukmini |
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*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] ... Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pillai |
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*[[Sukumari]] ... Madhavan's Mother |
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*[[Harisree Ashokan]] ... Sugunan (Madhavan's friend) |
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*[[Cochin Haneefa]] ... Thrivikraman |
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*[[Mala Aravindan]] ... Mullani Pappan |
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*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] ... Constable Achuthan Nampoothiri (Prabha's father) |
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*[[Jyothirmayi]] ... Prabha |
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*[[Karthika (actress)|Karthika]] ... Malathi (Madhavan's younger sister) |
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*[[james (malayalam actor)|james]] ... Pattalam Purushu |
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*[[Salim Kumar]] ... Advocate Mukundanunny |
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*[[Machan Varghese]] ... Line Man Lonappan |
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* [[Manikandan Pattambi]] ... as Vazhipaadu Announcer |
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*[[Ajaykumar]] ... Tea Boy (as Unda Pakru) |
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*[[Sanusha]] ... Rukmini jr. |
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* Jayesh Pazhanimala... Meesa Madhavan's childhood friend |
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*Kalabhavan Prachod ... Prabha's husband |
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*[[Ambika Mohan]] ... Santhamma (Bhageerathan Pillai's wife) |
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* Gayathri ... as Sarasu (Pattalam Purushu's wife) |
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* Meena Ganesh |
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* Yamuna ... Madhavan's sister in law |
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* [[Dinesh Prabhakar]] |
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* Vijayan Perinfgod as Warrier |
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*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] ... Advocate |
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*[[Lal Jose]] ... cameo |
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Madhavan was forced to resort to petty thieving when his father dies and he has to find means for his elder brother's education. Although infamous in the locality for stealing [[Kindi (vessel)|Kindi]], his helpful nature is appreciated by the villagers who see him as the local [[Robin Hood]], nicknamed "Meesa" Madhavan, an [[epithet]] given under the circumstance that if Madhavan were to roll his [[handlebar moustache]] looking at someone, their house will be robbed by him before dawn. Sugunan is Madhavan's friend, Achuthan Nambhoothiri alias Nambooriyachan is the local [[Head Constable]] and Bhageerathan is the village [[loan shark]], who is a cut throat when it comes to levying heavy interests on the poor villagers. A new [[Sub-Inspector]] Eapen Pappachi is posted at their village, who is a corrupt and alcoholic cop. Bhageerathan teams up with him to have Madhavan publicly humiliated. They manhandle Madhavan at the temple and Eapen threatens Madhavan to shave off his moustache. Madhavan in desperation of losing his house to Bhageerathan's greedy scheme, plans to win his daughter Rukmini's heart, when he proposes her she insults him along with her friends. In revenge, Madhavan breaks into her house, steals the golden [[Belly chain|waist Chain]] worn by a sleeping Rukmini and meets up with her next day confidently victorious that she won't file a police complaint of theft, to save her modesty. To his surprise, Rukmini runs off in tears. A vengeful Rukmini teams up with her father and Thrivikraman to plant a roll of banknotes worth ₹25,000 which Thrivikraman buries in Madhavan's front yard, to frame him. The next day on a match-making visit of Madhavan's sister Malathi, Eapen and the police arrive at Madhavan's place and forces him to dig up from the spot. But their shock, they only find a bag of dry [[jackfruit]] seeds. Eapen arrests Madhavan and trashes him in the station. Advocate Mukundan Unni bails Madhavan and saves him. |
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== Reception == |
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The film was the highest grossing film of the year 2002 with a collection of over ₹13 crores. It had completed 100 days in all the major cinemas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501740200.htm|title='Meesa Madhavan`|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 October 2002}}</ref> and ran over 250 days. It gave Dileep the name ''Janapriyanaayakan'' (Popular Star). The film became blockbuster at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|title=A filmi shot in the arm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2003}}</ref> |
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Later on, Madhavan confronts a puzzled Bhageerathan, Rukmini and Thrivikraman and reveals that they spoiled Malathi's marriage proposal. He threatens to kill Bhageerathan if the groom's family doesn't approve. Rukmini fells guilty, realises her mistakes and slowly starts falling for him. Eappen, who has an eye on Rukmini shows up one day, drunk, when Rukmini was home alone, only to be blindfolded and beat up by Madhavan inside the house. On [[Abhyanga|getting treated by the local ayurvedic masseuse]] Eapen infuriates Bhageerathan by accusing Rukmini of having an affair, with Madhavan. Enraged, Bhageerathan rushes back house and locks Rukmini in her room. His advocate visits them and advices Rukmini that Madhavan might be taking advantage of the situation, eyeing Bhageerathan's wealth, getting his hand on, through Rukmini. They move immediately to court to seize Madhavan's residential property before Malathi is married, to pressurize him to back off from his relationship with Rukmini. Madhavan is offered, by Bhageerathan, his land and home back, if he comes clean with Rukmini about his motives. His property and sister's wedding at stake, a steadfast Madhavan pledges his love to Rukmini amidst the villagers and a dumbstruck Bhageerathan and advocate duo. Santhamma, Rukmini's mother seems to be the only person unmoved by this, as |
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Madhavan's own family wanted him to forsake Rukmini and grab back his ancestral home. |
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A furious Manikandan confronts Madhavan, the deadline to pay back ₹100,000 lumpsum by the weekend, Madhavan is driven to despair. At the temple ground, Malathi's fiancé Balan comes up to Madhavan and hands over the lump sum demanding absolute secrecy since his family will back off from the wedding if they came to know of what he's done. He advices Madhavan to immediately go to the city to arrange a lawyer to settle the money at the court. A grateful Madhavan goes inside and thanks to the goddess, which was seen by an [[ambalavasi]] Warrier, even after the poojari has closed the [[Garbhagriha|sanctum]] for the night. |
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The next day, the idol at the temple is found missing, and everybody thinks that Madhavan stole it, since his present desperate need for money was known well to the villagers. Adding oil to the fire is the news that a lawyer has been paid the whole sum, by Madhavan, last night. Madhavan is arrested by the police led by Eapen and beaten up by the mob, before he jumps off the bridge into a river. Madhavan comes across his mentor Pappan who seems to be the only person who believes Madhavan is innocent; Pappan advices Madhavan to lay low at a nearby empty warehouse. While hiding at the warehouse attic, Madhavan sees Eapen with two men. It was Eapen's house and Madhavan realises that Eapen stole the idol with help of the two men. Madhavan rushes and goes Pappan's house, to tell the news. Soon, Madhavan realises that Eapen has kept the idol in the [[Dry well|deadwells]] with a nearby Murikku tree: which is within Pappan's compound. Pappan is shocked to see the idol there. He tells Madhavan that they both will be caught if they show the idol to anyone or say it. Pappan tells that Eapen and his men should come here and take the idol and they should be caught in front of the villagers, so that they will be proved innocent. Madhavan and Pappan device a plan to force Eapen to retrieve the idol from the well, in the nick of time. The mob led by Nambooriyachan catch Eapen and the goons. After a big fight, Madhavan subdues Eapen and his goons and returns the idol. Madhavan becomes a hero and praised by everyone. Bhageerathan also has a change of heart and accepts Madhavan and Rukmini. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Madhavan Nair / "Meesha" Madhavan |
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**Arun Kumar as Young Madhavan |
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*[[Kavya Madhavan]] as Rukmini, Madhavan's childhood friend and lover |
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**[[Sanusha]] as Young Rukmini |
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*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pillai, Rukmini's father and a greedy moneylender who has eyes on Madhavan's property |
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*[[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Eapen Pappachi, the main antagonist |
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*[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Sugunan, Madhavan's friend and a handyman working at village store |
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*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Thrivikraman, Bhageerathan Pillai's adviser and a political member at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] |
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*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as [[Head Constable]] Achuthan Namboothiri, Prabha's father, a close friend of Madhavan's father |
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*[[Mala Aravindan]] as "Mullani" Pappan, Madhavan's mentor |
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*[[Salim Kumar]] as Advocate Mukundan Unni |
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*[[Jyothirmayi]] as Prabha, Achuthan's daughter |
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*[[Karthika Mathew]] as Malathi, Madhavan's younger sister |
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*[[Sukumari]] as Sumathi, Madhavan's mother |
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*[[James (Malayalam actor)|James]] as Pattalam Purushu, a meathead soldier and friend of Madhavan |
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*E. A. Rajendran as Manikandan, Madhavan's elder brother and a post office employee |
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*[[Machan Varghese]] as Lineman Lonappan, an alcoholic powergrid worker who helps Madhavan by cutting off the power |
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*[[Manikandan Pattambi]] as Vazhipaadu Announcer |
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*[[Guinness Pakru]] as Tea Boy |
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*[[J. Pallassery]] as Gangadharan Nair, Madhavan's father |
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*Jayesh Pazhanimala as Madhavan's childhood friend |
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*Kalabhavan Prachod as Prabha's husband |
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*[[Ambika Mohan]] as Santhamma, Bhageerathan Pillai's wife and Rukmini's mother who is fond of Madhavan and supportive |
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*[[Gayathri (Malayalam actress)|Gayathri]] as Sarasu, Purushu's wife |
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*Meena Ganesh as Kalmayi Thatha, the village match-maker who brings proposal for Malathi |
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*Yamuna as Sindhu, Manikandan's wife and Madhavan's sister-in-law |
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*[[Dinesh Prabhakar]] as a local youth who is Madhavan's friend |
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*Vijayan Peringode as Warrier, an [[Ambalavasi]] |
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*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as a senior Advocate and legal aide to Bhageerathan Pillai |
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==Soundtrack== |
==Soundtrack== |
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{{Infobox album |
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| type = soundtrack |
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| Type = Soundtrack |
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| artist = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] |
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| caption = Album cover for ''Meesha Madhavan'' |
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| released = {{start date|df=yes|2002|06|6}} |
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| Genres = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] |
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] |
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| Label = [[Satyam Audios]] |
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| Producer = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] |
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| label = [[Satyam Audios]] |
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| Last album = ''[[Neetho]]''<br />(2002) |
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| producer = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] |
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| This album = '''''Meesha Madhavan'''''<br />(2002) |
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| prev_title = [[Randam Bhavam]] |
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| Next album = ''[[Karmegham]]''<br />(2002) |
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| prev_year = 2001 |
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| next_title = [[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]] |
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| next_year = 2003 |
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The music album of ''Meesa Madhavan'' happens to be one of the most popular works of [[Vidyasagar ( |
The music album of ''Meesa Madhavan'' happens to be one of the most popular works of [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]. The lyrics were written by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]. Originally, the song 'Elavathooru Kayalinde' was written by Arumugan [[Venkitangu]] as a folksong. A part of the song "Karimizhi Kuruviye" was reused in "Aasai Aasai Ippoluthu" in ''[[Dhool]]''. |
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| 1 || "Ente Ellamellam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] |
| 1 || "Ente Ellamellam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Sreeja Ravi]](Dialogues) || Desh |
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| 2 || "Karimizhi Kuruviye" || [[Sujatha Mohan]], |
| 2 || "Karimizhi Kuruviye" || [[Sujatha Mohan]], V. Devanand || Kapi |
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| 3 || "Penne Penne" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[K. S. Chithra]], Kalyani Menon |
| 3 || "Penne Penne" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[K. S. Chithra]], Kalyani Menon. || Valachi |
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| 4 || "Chingamaasam" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Rimy Tomy]] |
| 4 || "Chingamaasam" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Rimy Tomy]] || [[Shanmukhapriya]] |
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| 5 || "Theme Music" || Instrumental |
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| 6 || "Elavathooru" || [[P. Madhuri]] |
| 6 || "Elavathooru" || [[P. Madhuri]] || |
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| 7 || "Pathiri Chuttu" || Machad Vasanthi |
| 7 || "Pathiri Chuttu" || Machad Vasanthi || |
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| 8 || "Ente Ellam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |
| 8 || "Ente Ellam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || |
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| 9 || "Karimizhi Kuruviye" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] |
| 9 || "Karimizhi Kuruviye" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] || Kapi |
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| 10 || "Vaaleduthal" || [[Vidhu Prathap]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] |
| 10 || "Vaaleduthal" || [[Vidhu Prathap]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || Kharaharapriya |
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== Reception == |
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A critic from ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote that "After ''Tenkashi Pattanam'', this is another comedy that actually tickles you into laughter. Portraying the travails of a thief, Dileep characteristically performs to perfection eclipsing even the versatile Jagadhi Sreekumar. Kavya Madhavan as Rukmani has pretty little to do. The storyline itself has nothing new to offer, but it is the treatment of situations that require credit".<ref>{{cite web |title=FILM REVIEWS: Meesha Madhavan (Malayalam)|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct13/filmr.asp |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021213013609/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct13/filmr.asp |archive-date=13 December 2002 |date=13 October 2002 |url-status=dead|work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> |
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The film was commercial success at the box office<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-dileeps-real-name-is-gopalakrishnan/articleshow/78891376.cms|title=Did you know Dileep's real name is Gopalakrishnan?|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 October 2020}}</ref> and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2002 and also emerged as an industry hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-actress-assault-dileep-s-vengeance-rise-to-power-in-film-industry/story-v6qknrIPui8gVxhkyGc0gL_amp.html|title=Kerala actress assault: Dileep's controversial rise to power in film industry|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|author=Naveen Nair|date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sathyan-anthikad-and-lal-jose-winning-hearts-malayalam-family-audience-64648?amp|title=Sathyan Anthikad and Lal Jose: Winning the hearts of the Malayalam 'family' audience|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/mollywoods-most-famous-star-kids/photostory/63485567.cms|title=Mollywood's most famous star kids|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 March 2018}}</ref> It had completed 250 days in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/07/04/dileep-july-4-connection-fans-golden-day-of-dileep-on-twitter.amp.html|title=Dileep and July 4 connection: Fans trend #GoldenDayOfDileep on Twitter|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=4 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501740200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221002142/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2002/10/25/stories/2002102501740200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|title='Meesa Madhavan'|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 October 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|title=A filmi shot in the arm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13723260&cid=2406|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903214123/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13723260&cid=2406|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2017|title="I have more enemies than friends": Dileep|work=[[Sify]]|date=21 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-kavya-in-new-zealand-news-malayalam-kkfvvBiiibesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318184636/http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-kavya-in-new-zealand-news-malayalam-kkfvvBiiibesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Dileep-Kavya in New Zealand!|website=[[Sify]]|date=8 January 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/news/malayalam-actor-dileep-not-paying-service-tax-news-national-nmvwEpajdgbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084515/http://m.sify.com/news/malayalam-actor-dileep-not-paying-service-tax-news-national-nmvwEpajdgbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2018|title=Malayalam actor Dileep not paying service tax|website=[[Sify]]|date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-s-lucky-date-news-malayalam-kkfv31jfhjjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318184626/http://m.sify.com/movies/dileep-s-lucky-date-news-malayalam-kkfv31jfhjjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Dileep's lucky date!|website=[[Sify]]|date=14 June 2006}}</ref> |
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Meesha Madhavan | |
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Directed by | Lal Jose |
Written by | Ranjan Pramod |
Produced by | Maha Subair Sudhish |
Starring | Dileep Kavya Madhavan Indrajith Sukumaran Jagathy Sreekumar |
Narrated by | Ranjith |
Cinematography | S. Kumar |
Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Moviekshetra |
Distributed by | Kalasangham Films Kas Varnachithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹1.45 crore (US$170,000)[1] |
Meesha Madhavan (lit. 'Moustache Madhavan') is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod. The film stars Dileep in the title role, while Kavya Madhavan, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Asokan and Cochin Haneefa play supporting roles. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year and also subsequently became an industry hit after Thenkasipattanan. Meesha Madhavan raised Dileep's superstardom to a whole new level and developed a cult following in Malayalam cinema.[2] It was remade in Telugu as Dongodu (2003) starring Ravi Teja, in Kannada as Hori (2011) starring Vinod Prabhakar and in Tamil as Kollaikaran (2012) starring Vidharth.[3]
Film synopsis
[edit]Madhavan is a petty thief who is wrongfully accused of stealing the idol of the village goddess. He quickly escapes police custody and tries to find the real culprit.
Plot
[edit]In a short prelogue, a young boy is seen stealing from Bhageerathan Pillai's house, while escaping he comes across an old thief- "Mullani Pappan (Mala Aravindan) being chased through the fields by villagers with torches and sticks at night. Pappan helps him escape, when he learns that the boy Madhavan, stole from the village loan shark at night- only to payback a monthly interest due the next day.
Set in the imaginary village of Chekk, Palakkad, the story begins 15 years later, on the traditional newyear according to Malayalam calendar when we are introduced to Madhavan's family and friends. At dawn, Madhavan has a vivid nightmare in which he is bin Laden and his nemesis Bush has him trapped and surrounded. Madhavan and friends ruin the Vishu kani of his nemesis, Bhageerathan, by mooning, one of which was his friend Sugunan (Harisree Ashokan) dresses up as Lord Krishna painted blue.
Madhavan was forced to resort to petty thieving when his father dies and he has to find means for his elder brother's education. Although infamous in the locality for stealing Kindi, his helpful nature is appreciated by the villagers who see him as the local Robin Hood, nicknamed "Meesa" Madhavan, an epithet given under the circumstance that if Madhavan were to roll his handlebar moustache looking at someone, their house will be robbed by him before dawn. Sugunan is Madhavan's friend, Achuthan Nambhoothiri alias Nambooriyachan is the local Head Constable and Bhageerathan is the village loan shark, who is a cut throat when it comes to levying heavy interests on the poor villagers. A new Sub-Inspector Eapen Pappachi is posted at their village, who is a corrupt and alcoholic cop. Bhageerathan teams up with him to have Madhavan publicly humiliated. They manhandle Madhavan at the temple and Eapen threatens Madhavan to shave off his moustache. Madhavan in desperation of losing his house to Bhageerathan's greedy scheme, plans to win his daughter Rukmini's heart, when he proposes her she insults him along with her friends. In revenge, Madhavan breaks into her house, steals the golden waist Chain worn by a sleeping Rukmini and meets up with her next day confidently victorious that she won't file a police complaint of theft, to save her modesty. To his surprise, Rukmini runs off in tears. A vengeful Rukmini teams up with her father and Thrivikraman to plant a roll of banknotes worth ₹25,000 which Thrivikraman buries in Madhavan's front yard, to frame him. The next day on a match-making visit of Madhavan's sister Malathi, Eapen and the police arrive at Madhavan's place and forces him to dig up from the spot. But their shock, they only find a bag of dry jackfruit seeds. Eapen arrests Madhavan and trashes him in the station. Advocate Mukundan Unni bails Madhavan and saves him.
Later on, Madhavan confronts a puzzled Bhageerathan, Rukmini and Thrivikraman and reveals that they spoiled Malathi's marriage proposal. He threatens to kill Bhageerathan if the groom's family doesn't approve. Rukmini fells guilty, realises her mistakes and slowly starts falling for him. Eappen, who has an eye on Rukmini shows up one day, drunk, when Rukmini was home alone, only to be blindfolded and beat up by Madhavan inside the house. On getting treated by the local ayurvedic masseuse Eapen infuriates Bhageerathan by accusing Rukmini of having an affair, with Madhavan. Enraged, Bhageerathan rushes back house and locks Rukmini in her room. His advocate visits them and advices Rukmini that Madhavan might be taking advantage of the situation, eyeing Bhageerathan's wealth, getting his hand on, through Rukmini. They move immediately to court to seize Madhavan's residential property before Malathi is married, to pressurize him to back off from his relationship with Rukmini. Madhavan is offered, by Bhageerathan, his land and home back, if he comes clean with Rukmini about his motives. His property and sister's wedding at stake, a steadfast Madhavan pledges his love to Rukmini amidst the villagers and a dumbstruck Bhageerathan and advocate duo. Santhamma, Rukmini's mother seems to be the only person unmoved by this, as Madhavan's own family wanted him to forsake Rukmini and grab back his ancestral home.
A furious Manikandan confronts Madhavan, the deadline to pay back ₹100,000 lumpsum by the weekend, Madhavan is driven to despair. At the temple ground, Malathi's fiancé Balan comes up to Madhavan and hands over the lump sum demanding absolute secrecy since his family will back off from the wedding if they came to know of what he's done. He advices Madhavan to immediately go to the city to arrange a lawyer to settle the money at the court. A grateful Madhavan goes inside and thanks to the goddess, which was seen by an ambalavasi Warrier, even after the poojari has closed the sanctum for the night.
The next day, the idol at the temple is found missing, and everybody thinks that Madhavan stole it, since his present desperate need for money was known well to the villagers. Adding oil to the fire is the news that a lawyer has been paid the whole sum, by Madhavan, last night. Madhavan is arrested by the police led by Eapen and beaten up by the mob, before he jumps off the bridge into a river. Madhavan comes across his mentor Pappan who seems to be the only person who believes Madhavan is innocent; Pappan advices Madhavan to lay low at a nearby empty warehouse. While hiding at the warehouse attic, Madhavan sees Eapen with two men. It was Eapen's house and Madhavan realises that Eapen stole the idol with help of the two men. Madhavan rushes and goes Pappan's house, to tell the news. Soon, Madhavan realises that Eapen has kept the idol in the deadwells with a nearby Murikku tree: which is within Pappan's compound. Pappan is shocked to see the idol there. He tells Madhavan that they both will be caught if they show the idol to anyone or say it. Pappan tells that Eapen and his men should come here and take the idol and they should be caught in front of the villagers, so that they will be proved innocent. Madhavan and Pappan device a plan to force Eapen to retrieve the idol from the well, in the nick of time. The mob led by Nambooriyachan catch Eapen and the goons. After a big fight, Madhavan subdues Eapen and his goons and returns the idol. Madhavan becomes a hero and praised by everyone. Bhageerathan also has a change of heart and accepts Madhavan and Rukmini.
Cast
[edit]- Dileep as Madhavan Nair / "Meesha" Madhavan
- Arun Kumar as Young Madhavan
- Kavya Madhavan as Rukmini, Madhavan's childhood friend and lover
- Sanusha as Young Rukmini
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pillai, Rukmini's father and a greedy moneylender who has eyes on Madhavan's property
- Indrajith Sukumaran as SI Eapen Pappachi, the main antagonist
- Harisree Ashokan as Sugunan, Madhavan's friend and a handyman working at village store
- Cochin Haneefa as Thrivikraman, Bhageerathan Pillai's adviser and a political member at Thiruvananthapuram
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Head Constable Achuthan Namboothiri, Prabha's father, a close friend of Madhavan's father
- Mala Aravindan as "Mullani" Pappan, Madhavan's mentor
- Salim Kumar as Advocate Mukundan Unni
- Jyothirmayi as Prabha, Achuthan's daughter
- Karthika Mathew as Malathi, Madhavan's younger sister
- Sukumari as Sumathi, Madhavan's mother
- James as Pattalam Purushu, a meathead soldier and friend of Madhavan
- E. A. Rajendran as Manikandan, Madhavan's elder brother and a post office employee
- Machan Varghese as Lineman Lonappan, an alcoholic powergrid worker who helps Madhavan by cutting off the power
- Manikandan Pattambi as Vazhipaadu Announcer
- Guinness Pakru as Tea Boy
- J. Pallassery as Gangadharan Nair, Madhavan's father
- Jayesh Pazhanimala as Madhavan's childhood friend
- Kalabhavan Prachod as Prabha's husband
- Ambika Mohan as Santhamma, Bhageerathan Pillai's wife and Rukmini's mother who is fond of Madhavan and supportive
- Gayathri as Sarasu, Purushu's wife
- Meena Ganesh as Kalmayi Thatha, the village match-maker who brings proposal for Malathi
- Yamuna as Sindhu, Manikandan's wife and Madhavan's sister-in-law
- Dinesh Prabhakar as a local youth who is Madhavan's friend
- Vijayan Peringode as Warrier, an Ambalavasi
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as a senior Advocate and legal aide to Bhageerathan Pillai
Soundtrack
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Released | 6 June 2002 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | Satyam Audios | |||
Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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The music album of Meesa Madhavan happens to be one of the most popular works of Vidyasagar. The lyrics were written by Gireesh Puthenchery. Originally, the song 'Elavathooru Kayalinde' was written by Arumugan Venkitangu as a folksong. A part of the song "Karimizhi Kuruviye" was reused in "Aasai Aasai Ippoluthu" in Dhool.
Track | Song Title | Singers | Raga(s) |
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1 | "Ente Ellamellam" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan, Sreeja Ravi(Dialogues) | Desh |
2 | "Karimizhi Kuruviye" | Sujatha Mohan, V. Devanand | Kapi |
3 | "Penne Penne" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Kalyani Menon. | Valachi |
4 | "Chingamaasam" | Shankar Mahadevan, Rimy Tomy | Shanmukhapriya |
5 | "Theme Music" | Instrumental | |
6 | "Elavathooru" | P. Madhuri | |
7 | "Pathiri Chuttu" | Machad Vasanthi | |
8 | "Ente Ellam" | K. J. Yesudas | |
9 | "Karimizhi Kuruviye" | Sujatha Mohan | Kapi |
10 | "Vaaleduthal" | Vidhu Prathap, Anuradha Sriram | Kharaharapriya |
Reception
[edit]A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "After Tenkashi Pattanam, this is another comedy that actually tickles you into laughter. Portraying the travails of a thief, Dileep characteristically performs to perfection eclipsing even the versatile Jagadhi Sreekumar. Kavya Madhavan as Rukmani has pretty little to do. The storyline itself has nothing new to offer, but it is the treatment of situations that require credit".[4]
Box office
[edit]The film was commercial success at the box office[5] and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2002 and also emerged as an industry hit.[6][7][8] It had completed 250 days in theatres.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
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- ^ "Hori Review | Hori Kannada Movie Review by V.S. Rajapur".
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- ^ "Did you know Dileep's real name is Gopalakrishnan?". The Times of India. 27 October 2020.
- ^ Naveen Nair (19 July 2017). "Kerala actress assault: Dileep's controversial rise to power in film industry". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Sathyan Anthikad and Lal Jose: Winning the hearts of the Malayalam 'family' audience". The News Minute. 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Mollywood's most famous star kids". The Times of India. 27 March 2018.
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