| Udayapuram Sulthan | |
| Director: | Jose Thomas |
| Producer: | P. M. P. Rawther Hari Shahulhameed Krishnakumar |
| Screenplay: | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Story: | Jose Thomas |
| Starring: | Dileep Narendra Prasad Preetha Captain Raju Shruthi Raj |
| Music: | Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri |
| Cinematography: | Uthpal V. Nayanar |
| Editing: | K. Rajagopal |
| Studio: | Global Visual Media |
| Distributor: | Vismaya Films Global Release Dinesh Panicker |
| Runtime: | 160 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
Udayapuram Sulthan is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. It stars Dileep, Narendra Prasad, Preetha Vijaykumar, Shruthi Raj, Captain Raju, Innocent, Cochin Hanifa, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Ambika, Sudheesh, Salim Kumar, Sphadikam George, Kottayam Nazir, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan.[1]
The film did well at the box office and was remade in Telugu as Denikaina Ready, in Bengali as Khiladi, and in Odia as Sundergarh Ra Salman Khan.
Avittam Thirunal Narayana Varma, the scion of the Udayapuram royal family has a daughter named Malavika Thampuratti, who walks out of the palace after falling for Abdul Rahman. Sulaiman, the son of Abdul Rahman and Malavika Thampuratti, is nurtured in Carnatic classical music by his mother. His opponent in college, Unnikrishnan, son of a deceased Brahmin priest is also good at singing.
Unnikrishnan wins a musical competition at college which makes him sing at the famous Chembai Sangeethotsavam. But due to mistaken identities, Sulaiman makes it to the musical gala. He becomes famous among the people through his singing and the viewers begin to appreciate.
Sulaiman is forced to go to his grandfather's place to join a religious function. Gopika falls for Sulaiman instead of Unnikrishnan. In the end, we see that history repeats itself. Will the palace get a sultan or not? This forms the remaining story of the film.
Both the music of the songs and lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ananda Nandane Sandheham" | (Ragamalika Kharaharapriya, Shanmukhapriya) | ||
| 2 | "Chittolam" | Kaithapram | Anandabhairavi | |
| 3 | "Gaayathi Gaayathi" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Kaithapram | (Ragamalika Sindhu Bhairavi, Hindolam, Revathi, Mohanam) |
| 4 | "Iniyenthu Paadendu Njan" [F] | K. S. Chithra | Kaithapram | Desh |
| 5 | "Iniyenthu Paadendu Njan" [M] | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | Desh |
| 6 | "Kanakasabhaathalam" [F] | Sangeetha | Kaithapram | Brindabani Sarang |
| 7 | "Kanakasabhaathalam" [M] | Kaithapram | Brindabani Sarang | |
| 8 | "Maanikayaveena" | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | Shree ragam |
It was remade in Telugu as Dhenikaina Ready, starring Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani in 2012.[3] The movie was dubbed in Malayalam as 'Endhinum Ready' and was released simultaneously with Telugu on 24 October 2012. It was also remade in Bengali, titled Khiladi.