Annan Thampi Explained
Annan Thampi is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Anwar Rasheed. The film stars Mammootty in dual role, along with an ensemble cast of Lakshmi Rai, Gopika, Janardhanan, Siddique, Rajan P. Dev, Suraj Venjaramood, Salim Kumar, Harisree Ashokan, Bose Venkat, Urmila Unni, Maniyanpilla Raju, Shivani Bhai, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Joju George, Anil Murali and Jayan Cherthala. The film was a Blockbuster success at the box office.[1] [2]
Plot
Annan Thampi is the story of twin brothers, Appu and Achu. Appu is a bully who always finds himself in trouble whereas Achu is a naïve mute kid. Their father Ravunni, a ballet artiste, separates them due to sibling rivalry and Appu is sent to live with relatives in Pollachi.
30 years later, Appu grows up to be a lovable thug who falls for Thenmozhi, while Achu marries Lakshmi. But soon major misunderstandings created by their enemies crop up and the brothers are baying for each other's blood. This is due to misunderstanding created by the villain Govindan, who masquerades as his friend. Eventually, they come to the realisation that others were behind their enmity. They patch up their differences and take on their foes.
Cast
- Mammootty in a dual role as:
- Siddique as Govindan
- Janardhanan as Ravunni, Achu's and Appu's father
- Lakshmi Rai as Thenmozhi, Appu's wife
- Gopika as Lakshmi, Achu's wife
- Harisree Ashokan as Chandran
- Suraj Venjarammoodu as Peethambaran
- Salim Kumar as Sub Inspector Shyamalan
- Rajan P. Dev as Dharmarajan, Thenmozhi's uncle
- Bose Venkat as Circle Inspector Anbuarasan
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Appu's and Achu's uncle at Pollachi
- Urmila Unni as Padmavathy, Achu's and Appu's mother
- Shivani Bhai as Ammu, Achu's and Appu's sister
- Jayan Cherthala as Madhava Panicker, the astrologer and Govindan's father
- Mohan Jose as Vijayan, Madhavan's brother-in-law and Govindan's uncle
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Bhadra, Madhavan's sister and Govindan's aunt
- Anil Murali as Bharathan (Govind's friend and co-conspirator)
- Joju George as Prakashan
- Kiran Raj as Shiva
- Bijukuttan as Santhosh, dance teacher
- Lakshmi Priya as a drama artist
- Kainakary Thankaraj as Panchayath President
- Pauly Valsan as Peethambaran's aunt
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as Kannappan, the village drunkard
Release
The film was released in 75 screens across Kerala. It was made on a budget of 3.78 crore.[3]
Box office
The film was a commercial success.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] The film collected ₹2 crore from 4 days at the Kerala box office.[14] In two weeks the film had a record distributors share of ₹3.12 crore from 75 screens and gross collection of ₹9.36 crore.[15] It grossed Rs. 30 million in 17 days.[16] It grossed ₹12.75 crore from five weeks.[17]
MG's from B & C stations - Rs 4. 22 crore, Overseas and Indian domestic - Rs 45 lakhs, Television Rights - Rs 95 lakhs, Telugu Remake Rights - Rs 35 lakhs × Total from all rights = Rs 5 . 97 crore # Profit in 25 days = Rs 2.19 crore.[3]
Music
All songs were composed by Rahul Raj.
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: Annan Thambi - A blockbuster?. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116021347/http://www.sify.com/movies/annan-thambi-a-blockbuster-news-malayalam-kkft52ighgasi.html. dead. 16 November 2016. Sify. 13 May 2008.
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- Web site: From Chocolate to Lollipop. 16 May 2022. Rediff.com. 15 October 2008.
- Web site: Mollywood: more flops than hits in 2008. 16 May 2022. The Hindu. 30 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809091120/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mollywood-more-flops-than-hits-in-2008/article1404160.ece. 9 August 2018.
- Web site: 2008: Top five Malayalam films so far. 16 May 2022. Rediff.com. 3 July 2008.
- News: George . Meghna . Mammootty's Chattambinadu. 16 May 2022 . . 1 December 2009.
- Web site: Mammootty's son in Anwar Rasheed's film. 16 May 2022. Rediff.com. 29 November 2011.
- News: Sidhardhan . Sanjith . Anwar Rasheed to direct Mammootty again? . 16 May 2022 . The Times of India . 27 January 2017 . en.
- News: Happy Birthday Anwar Rasheed: Five movies of the director that you should watch right now! . 16 May 2022 . The Times of India . 19 March 2020 . en.
- News: Mammootty ends 2008 on a happy note . 16 May 2022 . . 15 December 2008 . en.
- Malayalam films have few takers in Kerala. 15 June 2008. Outlook India. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713193549/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/malayalam-films-have-few-takers-in-kerala/580626. 13 July 2021.
- Web site: Annan Thampi breaks record. Bizhat. 22 April 2008. 16 May 2022.
- Web site: 18 June 2014. Kerala Box Office (May 2-4, 2008) - Sify.com. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618102739/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14667989&cid=14625530. dead. 18 June 2014. 28 June 2021.
- Web site: 7 June 2008 . Mammootty continues box office reign with 'Annan Thampi' . 15 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080607221026/http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15349 . 7 June 2008 .
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