Malayan (film)
Malayan | |
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Directed by | M. P. Gopi |
Written by | M. P. Gopi |
Produced by | R. Balasubramanian P. K. Raghuram Dheeraj Kher |
Starring | Karan Shammu Udhayathara |
Cinematography | J. Sridhar |
Edited by | K. Idris M. Shankar |
Music by | Dhina S. P. Venkatesh (background score) |
Production company | Three Sum Productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Malayan is a 2009 Indian Tamil language film written and directed by M. P. Gopi. It stars Karan, Shammu, and Udhayathara, while Ganja Karuppu, Sarath Babu, and Rajan P. Dev play supporting roles. The songs was composed by Dhina with S. P. Venkatesh handling the background score. The film released on 24 July 2009.
Cast
- Karan as Malayan
- Shammu as Bakkiyam
- Udhayathara as Shenbagam
- Ganja Karuppu
- Sarath Babu as Meiyappan Annachi
- Rajan P. Dev as M. R. K. Vedachalam
- Bala Singh as Bakkiyam's father
- Mayilsamy
- Sakthi Kumar
- Dheeraj Kher as Suraj Bihari
- Besant Ravi
- Nellai Siva
- R. S. Ramanathan
- Boys Rajan
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[1]
Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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"Bothal Padi" | V. V. Kathir, Velmurugan, Bony | Snehan |
"Kanthaga Pumiyile" | Krishnaraj, Shavarya | |
"Maiyiladam Oiyiladam" | Chinnaponnu, Naveen | |
"Tharecha Sollugo" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | |
"Unna Pola" | Sadhana Sargam |
Reception
Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com rated the film 1+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "Malayan is a worship-fest of Karan, at best".[2] The film won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Actor (Karan), Best Comedian (Ganja Karuppu) and Best Male Character Artist (Sarath Babu).[3]
References
- ^ "Malayan (2009) [Three Sum-ACDRip-WAV]". TamilFLAC.Com. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (27 July 2009). "Malayan is tedious". Rediff.com.
- ^ "TN govt announces film awards at last". The News Minute. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
External links
- Malayan at IMDb
- Malayan at Rotten Tomatoes