| Thiruvambadi Thamban | |
| Director: | M. Padmakumar |
| Producer: | Alexander John |
| Music: | Ouseppachan |
| Cinematography: | Manoj Pillai |
| Studio: | Jini Cinema |
| Distributor: | Jini Cinema |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 164 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Thiruvambadi Thamban is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film starring Jayaram in lead role, directed by M. Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu. It also marks the debut of Tamil actor Kishore in Malayalam.[2] It also has Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Samuthirakani in supporting roles.
Thiruvambadi Thamban Tharakan is a prominent businessman in Thrissur and hails from a family that have been supplying elephants for temple processions for years. He is given company by Anjali who is a Brahmin girl. On the way back to Kerala from the Gajamela at Sonepur, Thamban's father Mathan happens to confront Shaktivel in Madurai. Shaktivel is a cruel politician and Mathan fails to understand that he rules the place and accidentally kills his younger brother Shiva. Soon, in a fast tracked series of events, Shaktivel and his men go in search for Mathan to avenge Shiva's death. Thamban follows a never ending travail of son trying to save Mathan from an extremely dangerous enemy.
The movie was launched by Mammootty in Kerala.[3] 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.[4] The second schedule started from 27 November at Thrissur in which Thambi Ramaiah and Kishore joined the crew marking their debut in Malayalam films.Sneha was initially cast for the film[5] but she later stepped out of the film to allocate dates for Kochadaiyaan and 2 more projects in Tamil and Telugu respectively.[6] She was replaced by Kannada actress Haripriya.
Thiruvambaadi Thambaan was released to mixed and positive reviews. It turned out to be a family entertainer. Jayaram and Jagathy Sreekumar role was good[7] [8]