Mattupetti Machan
Mattupetty Machan is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas. Starring an ensemble cast including Mukesh, Baiju Santhosh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Kalabhavan Navas, Sreelakshmi and Maathu. The film was a commercial success at the box office, it was remade in Tamil as Banda Paramasivam and in Telugu as Hungama.
| Mattupetty Machan | |
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| Directed by | Ratish Nair |
| Produced by | Gopikrishnan Vinu Kiriyath Kannan Nair |
| Screenplay by | Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas |
| Story by | Rajan Kiriyath Vinu Kiriyath |
| Starring | Mukesh Baiju Santhosh Jagathy Sreekumar Oduvil Unnikrishnan Sreelakshmi Maathu |
| Music by | C. Thankaraj |
| Cinematography | Sree Shankar |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
Production company | Gopurachithra Films |
| Distributed by | Gopurachithra Films Release |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Synopsis
Kumar Kubera and Prabhakara Prabhu are former friends, business rivals and bitter enemies. They want to outdo each other in everything, especially when it comes to when marrying off their daughters. Manoharan the marriage broker brings them many good suitors for their daughters, but Kubera and Prabhu succeed in driving away the suitors.
One day, Manoharan brings a Middle Eastern NRI to see Prabhu's daughter. He works in Oman, but Prabhu finds him unsuitable and insults him. He vows to take revenge and marry off Prabhu's daughter to the most unsuitable boy in the land. He enlists Manoharan's help to find such a suitor and Manoharan introduces him to Mattupetti Machan, a notorious coolie in the local market. Kannappan is the rival faction leader and the two often lock horns over unloading work.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Mukesh | Mattupetti Machan/Balakrishnan |
| Baiju Santhosh | Kannappan/Kannan |
| Jagathy Sreekumar | Kumar Kubera/Kumaran |
| Oduvil Unnikrishnan | Prabhakara Prabhu/Prabhakaran |
| Kalabhavan Navas | Unnikrishnan |
| Captain Raju | Mattupetti Mahadevan |
| Sreelakshmi | Lakshmi Kubera |
| Maathu | Parvathy Prabhu |
| Salim Kumar | Manoharan |
| Kottayam Nazir | |
| Bobby Kottarakkara | |
| Kochu Preman | Industries Minister Sankarankutty (Cameo role) |
| Tony | Rajappan |
| Kanakalatha | Prabhakara prabhu's wife |
| Sonia | Chenthamara |
Songs
The songs in the movie were written by Bichu Thirumala and composed by Thankaraj. The BGM was done by Rajamani. This was the debut film for Thankaraj.
- "Chillu Janalinte Arikil" - M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra
- "Rasa Thaan Daa" - M. G. Sreekumar
- "Kadukodachu" - M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra