Thiruvambadi Thamban
| Thiruvambadi Thamban | |
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| Directed by | M. Padmakumar |
| Written by | S. Suresh Babu |
| Produced by | Alexander John |
| Starring | Jayaram Jagathy Sreekumar Kishore Nedumudi Venu Haripriya |
| Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
| Music by | Ouseppachan |
Production company | Jini Cinema |
| Distributed by | Jini Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Thiruvambadi Thamban (Template:Lang-ml) is a 2012 Malayalam action thriller film starring Jayaram and Haripriya in lead roles, directed by Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu. It also marks the debut of kannada actor Kishore in Malayalam.[2] It also has Nedumudi Venu, Samuthirakani and Jagathy Sreekumar in supporting roles.
Cast
- Jayaram as Thiruvambadi Thampan Tharakan
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Thiruvambadi Mathan Tharakan
- Haripriya as Anjali
- Kishore as Shakthivel
- Nedumudi Venu as Kunjoonju
- Samuthirakani as President
- Sreejith Ravi in a special appearance
- T. G. Ravi as Xavier
- Shaju[3]
- Jayaprakash as Kishore
- Janardhanan in special appearance
- Nandhu as friend of thiruvambhadi thampan
- Babu Namboothiri as achuvettan
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as grand mother of thampan
- Anil Murali as a police man
- Sreekutty
Production
The movie was launched by Mammootty in Kerala.[4] This movie reprises the entire crew of their previous hit Shikkar with a single change of Jayaram playing the lead.
The first schedule comprising the lead cast was filmed in Bihar where the big Gajamela at Sonepur, Bihar was filmed for the movie.[5] The second schedule started from November 27 at Thrissur in which Thambi Ramaiah and Kishore joined the crew marking their debut in Malayalam films. Sneha was initially cast for the film[6] but she later stepped out of the film to allocate dates for Kochadaiyaan and 2 more projects in Tamil and Telugu respectively.[7] She was replaced by Kannada actress Haripriya.
Reception
Thiruvambaadi Thambaan was released to mixed and positive reviews. It turned out to be a family entertainter.
Awards
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Kishore | Pending |
See also
References
- ^ "Releases delayed for unavailability of theatres". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Thambi Ramaiah and Kishore to debut in Malayalam".
- ^ "തിരുവമ്പാടി തമ്പാന്റെ നായികയാകാന് ഹരിപ്രിയ". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 4 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Mammootty launches Thiruvambady Thampan".
- ^ "Gajamela for Thiruvambady Thampan".
- ^ "Sneha and Jayaram in Thiruvambadi Thampan". The Times Of India. November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Sneha walks out of Thiruvambadi Thampan".