Malaiyoor Mambattiyan

1983 film by Rajasekhar

  • 1 July 1983 (1983-07-01)
Running time
135 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Malaiyoor Mambattiyan (transl. Man with shovel from Malaiyoor) is 1983 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Thiagarajan, Saritha and Silk Smitha. It was released on 1 July 1983.[1] The film became a blockbuster and established Thiagarajan as a star.[2] It was remade in Hindi by the same director as Gangvaa (1984)[3] and in Telugu as Kondaveeti Nagulu (1984). In 2011, Thiagarajan remade the film starring his son Prashanth, titled as Mambattiyan.[4]

Plot

There is a group of youngsters in the village headed by Mambattiyan, who lead life in a forest by robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor.

Cast

  • Thiagarajan as Mambattiyan[5]
  • Saritha as Kannaathaa
  • Jaishankar as DSP Ranjith
  • Silk Smitha as Gypsy
  • Senthamarai as Landlord Sundaralingam
  • Goundamani as Landlord Chinna Pannai
  • Jayamalini as Sornam
  • Sangili Murugan as Duplicate Mambatiyan
  • Muthu Bharathi as Oomai Durai
  • Senthil as Bullet
  • Jayashree
  • S. N. Lakshmi
  • Vinod Raj as a police officer
  • Master Haja Sheriff as Kottai Paaku

Production

Thiagarajan was inspired to make a film on the bandit Malaiyoor Mambattiyan after he heard a folk song praising Mambattiyan for helping the people in Malaiyoor village and hailing him as a real-life Robin Hood.[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[7][8] The songs "Chinnai Ponnu Selai" and "Kaattu Vazhi" were well received and later reused in its 2011 remake.[4]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Aaduthadi" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja Vaali 04:39
"Chinna Ponnu Selai" Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki Vairamuthu 04:11
"Kaattu Vazhi Pogum" Ilaiyaraaja 03:41
"Vellarikka" Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja Gangai Amaran 04:57

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of cast, cinematography, music, stunt choreography and direction.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Malaiyoor Mambattiyan / மலையூர் மம்பட்டியான்". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ "A mastermind at work". The Hindu. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ Us Salam, Ziya (21 December 2012). "Superstar Chronicles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ashok Kumar, S. R. (8 December 2011). "Mambattiyan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ Maderya, Kumuthan (2010). "Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema". Jump Cut. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ "The story behind Mambattiyan". The Times of India. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Malayoor Mambattian (1983)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Malaiyur Mambattiyan". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (31 July 1983). "மலையூர் மம்பட்டியான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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