Kaaryasthan
| Kaaryasthan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Thomson K. Thomas |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Neeta Anto |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Music by | Berny Ignatius |
Production company | Aan Mega Media |
| Distributed by | Aan Mega Media PJ Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 10 cr |
| Box office | 40 cr |
Kaaryasthan (transl. The Caretaker) is a 2010 Malayalam-language comedy drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and directed by debutant Thomson K. Thomas. It stars Dileep, Siddique, Madhu and Suraj Venjaramoodu. It was Dileep's 100th feature film.[1][2][3] Akhila, a noted television anchor and dancer, debuted as an actress through this film.[4] The film is an unofficial remake of 2000 Telugu film Kalisundam Raa with minor changes in the plot. In the film, Krishnanunni tries to settle the dispute between two feuding families. In the process of doing so, he ends up falling in love with Sreebala, who belongs to one of the families.
The film was released on November 5 coinciding with Diwali.The film received positive reviews from critics became a financial success at box office and it was also one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of 2010.[1]
Plot
The story is set in a picturesque landscape in a village called "Krishnapuram". The two tharavadus (parentages) named Puthezhathu and Kizhakkedathu are situated in the same compound, and their members share a very great bonding with each other. The film begins with the celebration of Onam festival by the inmates of both the houses. Kizhakkedathu tharavadu's karanavar Krishna Warrier's eldest son Rajan is in love with one of the girls there but his marriage is fixed with Saraswathy, daughter of Sankaran Nair, the karanavar of Puthezhath family. Rajan and the girl elopes, and Saraswathy is later found dead in a quarry, apparently a suicide. Puthezhathu family believes that Kizhakkedathu family has cheated them, and thus they beat up Rajan, but Krishna Warrier comes to rescue him and also pulls him up on to the train, saying that he should never return. This led to enmity between both the families. As years pass, Krishnanunni, the hero of the story, is born to Rajan.
Rajan, along with his wife and children, now lives in Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu. He is now indulged in agriculture. He is assisted by his son Krishnanunni. During a clash in the market, the local thief Kalidas is beaten by Krishnanunni/Kuttan and his friend Vadivelu/Pottan, and is sacked and taken back in a bullock cart. Unfortunately, Kalidas escapes from the sack by jumping into a canal. When Unni and Vadivelu come to know about this, they tell their gang to beat him. Unfortunately, the sack was changed, and it was Ayyappan, the former Karyasthan of Kizhakkedathu family, who was under it. Ayyappan tells Rajan about the impact caused by his elope and Saraswathy's death on the two families. Both are now sworn enemies, and they have built up walls around their homes. There also happened a lawsuit between them, in which Kizhakkedathu family failed. It was the members of Puthezhathu family who beat Ayyappan because he supported Kizhakkedathu and sacked him to Tenkasi. Unni then tells Rajan that he would go to pacify the two quarrelling families.
Then, Unni and Vadivelu reach Krishnapuram, but suddenly they find Kalidas at Kizhakkedathu tharavadu and is shocked to hear that he has been appointed as the karyasthan of Kizhakkedathu tharavadu. Kalidas had reached there the previous night, and Krishna Warrier, who mistook him as the karyasthan whom Ayyappan told, appointed him. Kalidas has a plan to steal an idol of Lord Krishna from Kizhakkedathu tharavadu, and he traps Unni and Vadivelu by handing the idol to them. Krishna Warrier later comes and unknowing that Unni is his grandson, calls his workers and beat Unni and Vadivelu. Later, they reach Puthezhathu tharavadu and get job as karyasthan (manager) and watchman respectively. The plan is approved by Sankaran Nair soon, and Kumaran, the former karyasthan, is declassified as an out-worker.
Unni later tries to solve conflicts between the two families. It is during this time that the female lead, Sreebala enters. Vadivelu first flirts with her, but after hearing that she is also a member of Puthezhath family, he allows her to enter the home. Unni also interferes in Sreebala's college dance, changing the tune of her dance song. She later dances for the same tune. On the same day, she is harassed by Anand, the son of Sreedharan, a businessman. Krishnanunni saves her, but lies that it was Anand's father who saved her. Later, the stolen idol of Lord Krishna is found in a gravel, near the paddy fields of both families.
Soon Krishnanunni begins his mission to unite the two families, his mission becomes a great success and it soon culminates in a marriage proposal between Anand and Sreedevi, the sister of Sreebala, but Sreedevi confess to Krishnanunni that she is in love with a serial actor named Aby George and would end her life if she is forced into marrying Anand. Krishnanunni and Sreebala helps Sreedevi to elope with her boyfriend which creates further trouble in the family, and after knowing that Krishnanunni is Rajan's son, the Puthezhathu and Kizhakeddathu families break ties once again, but this time, Kizhakedathu family support Krishnanunni and welcomes Rajan back home.
The rift between the families is cleared when Krishnanunni finds out that Rajan's old friend Susheelan and his driver Gopalan were responsible for Saraswathi's death, and it was a planned murder. In a chase between Susheelan and the families, Susheelan gets killed in a car accident. Both the families unite once again and Sreebala and Krishnanunni get married.
Cast
- Dileep as Kizhakkedathu Krishnanunni (Kuttan)
- Siddique as Kizhakkedathu Rajan Warrier, Krishna Warrier's son and Krishnanunni's father
- Madhu as Kizhakkedathu Krishna Warrier, Rajan's father and Krishnannunni's grandfather
- G. K. Pillai as Puthezhathu Shankaran Nair
- Biju Menon as Adv. Puthezhathu Jayashankar
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as SI Kizhakkedathu Sabarinath
- Suraj Venjarammoodu as Vadivelu (Pottan)
- Akhila as Sreebala
- Nishanth Sagar as Kizhakkedathu Anand
- Janardhanan as Puthezhathu Surendran
- Santhosh as Puthezhathu Vijayan
- Sadiq as Puthezhathu Madhavan
- Ramu as Kizhakkedathu Sreedharan
- Manoj Nair as Kizhakkedathu Raveendran
- Salim Kumar as Kalidas
- Harisree Asokan as Kumaran, Puthezhathu Family's Karyasthan
- Kochu Preman as Ayyappan Nair, Kizhakkedathu family's former Karyasthan
- Suresh Krishna as Susheelan
- Shammi Thilakan as Gopalan, Susheelan's driver
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Swaminathan, Unni's grandfather
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Aadu Ramu
- Thesni Khan as Devika
- Gayathri Priya as Ambika, Krishnanunni's mother
- Mahima Nambiar as Radhika, Krishnanunni's sister
- Lena as Saraswathi (Cameo Role)
- Rajeev Roshan as Aby George
- Vandana Menon as Sreedevi
- Geetha Nair as Krishna Warrier's wife
- Roslin as Shankaran Nair's wife
- Anoop Chandran as Santhosh, Hotel Manager
- Nandhu Pothuval as Sandeep, Landlord of Thenkasi
- Charutha Baiju
- Reshmi Boban
- Deepika Mohan
- Manju Satheesh as Kizhakkedath Family member
- Mini Arun as Kizhakkedath Family member
- Ancy as Puthezhath Family member
- Kulappulli Leela as Bus Passenger
- Sreekala Sasidharan as Herself (Cameo)
Music
| Kaaryasthan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 15 November 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:15 | |||
| Label | Mathrubhumi Music | |||
| Producer | Berny-Ignatius | |||
| Berny-Ignatius chronology | ||||
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The songs of the film are composed by Berny-Ignatious with lyrics written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. The background score for the film is by Rajamani.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Malayalipenne" | Subin Ignatius, Delsy Ninan | 04:35 |
| 2. | "Mangalangal" | Benny Dayal | 05:04 |
| 3. | "Neeyinenne Maranno" | Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | 05.51 |
| 4. | "Thenikkappuram" | Afsal | 04:01 |
| 5. | "Onavillin" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Preetha Kanna, Thulasi | 04:02 |
| 6. | "Neeyinenne Maranno (Duet)" | George Peter, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan | 04:25 |
| Total length: | 27:15 | ||
Reception
Box office
The film was one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 2010,[6] and became commercial success.[7][8][9] From 118 releasing centres, it grossed ₹23 crore distributor's share in its first week.[10] Made on a budget of ₹10 crore, it got share of ₹45 crore from the domestic box office.[11]
Critical response
Nowrunning.com labeling the film as "Disappointing", proceeding to highlight that "With all the formulaic elements intact, Karyasthan as Dileep's 100th film is a mega hit. Dileep and Suraj do manage to bring in a few giggles, but the film serves as a sure sign that Dileep needs to reinvent himself" and gave 2 stars Out of 5,[12] while Moviebuzz of Sify.com gave positive verdict, stating that Director Thomson doesn't experiment much here and you can find every emotion in the required measures that would be essential in a formulaic film.", adding that it is "Masala Entertainer".[13] Furthermore, he praised lead actor Dileep's "power packed" performance, citing that he "nails the character to perfection" and "carries the film to its winning point". The movie performed well at the box office and was declared a blockbuster.
Trivia
The song Mangalangal Vaarikkori featured several Malayalam television actors as cameos inspired from Deewangi Deewangi song from Om Shanti Om (2007) which featured 31 Hindi film actors as cameos.
References
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- ^ George, Vijay (4 November 2010). "Charging forward". The Hindu.
- ^ "Nothing original about Karyasthan". Rediff.com. 5 November 2010.
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- ^ "Mainstream films cut a sorry figure". The New Indian Express. 23 May 2011.
- ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (8 December 2011). "Unusual 'heroine'". The Hindu.
- ^ "Dileep excited about forthcoming releases". Rediff.com. 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Malayalam Cinema 2010 Flash Back - List of Movie 2010 ,Top Ten Malayalam Songs 2010". Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Chennai Box Office". Sify. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Top 10 Malayalam grossers of 2010". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Karyasthan Review | Karyasthan Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen".
- ^ "Movie Review : Kariyasthan- A masala entertainer". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.