Thiruvambadi Thamban

Thiruvambadi Thamban is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film starring Jayaram and Haripriya in lead roles, directed by M. 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.

Thiruvambadi Thamban
Directed byM. Padmakumar
Written byS. Suresh Babu
Produced byAlexander John
Starring
CinematographyManoj Pillai
Music byOuseppachan
Production
company
Jini Cinema
Distributed byJini Cinema
Release date
  • 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
[1]
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Thiruvambadi Thamban Tharakan (Jayaram) hails from a family that have been supplying elephants for temple processions for years. He is given company by Anjali Haripriya who is a Brahmin girl. On the way back to Kerala from the Gajamela at Sonepur, Thamban's father Mathan (Jagathy Sreekumar) happens to confront Shaktivel (Kishore) in Madurai. Shaktivel is a cruel politician and landlord 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.

Cast

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 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[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 entertainer.

Awards
Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Kishore Nominated

References
  1. "Releases delayed for unavailability of theatres". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "Thambi Ramaiah and Kishore to debut in Malayalam".
  3. "തിരുവമ്പാടി തമ്പാന്റെ നായികയാകാന്‍ ഹരിപ്രിയ". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. "Mammootty launches Thiruvambady Thampan".
  5. "Gajamela for Thiruvambady Thampan".
  6. "Sneha and Jayaram in Thiruvambadi Thampan". The Times of India. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012.
  7. "Sneha walks out of Thiruvambadi Thampan". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.
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