Teja Bhai & Family
Teja Bhai and Family is a 2011 Malayalam romantic crime comedy film directed by Deepu Karunakaran, starring Prithviraj, Akhila, and Suraj Venjaramood in the lead roles.
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| Directed by | Deepu Karunakaran |
| Produced by | Muralidharan Santha Murali |
| Written by | Deepu Karunakaran |
| Starring | Prithviraj Suraj Venjaramood Akhila |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Cinematography | Shamdat |
| Edited by | Manoj |
Production company | Anantha Visions |
| Distributed by | Murali Films & PJ Entertainments Europe |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Teja bhai (Prithviraj), a well known don in Malaysia, and his sidekicks are the top news of major dailies. One day, he happens to fall in love with Vedhika (Akhila), a girl who happens to pass through his life. Vedhika also lives in Kuala Lumpur and volunteers in an orphanage and is involved in several philanthropic activities. Teja under the name Roshan befriends her. The film revolves around on the love between them, without Vedika knowing the real job of Teja.
Vedhika's father Damodarji (Thalaivasal Vijay) wants his daughter to be married to a man with high social status and family heritage. The power of love makes Teja change from his way of life as an underworld don and he decides to make a good family and for this he flies to Kerala. Teja under the name Roshan, tries to find his estranged family. He also enlists the help of a pseudo swami Vashya Vachassu (Suraj Venjaramood). The thread takes hilarious turns with the arrival of Vedhika and her father to join in Teja's family. Unable to find his real family, Teja hires drama artists and smalltime con artists to pose as his relatives. Meanwhile, some of Teja's enemies are also after him and his gang. There is also a struggle of hiding his real identity from Vedhika and her father. The hilarious consequences of these actions and the story that ensues and how Teja manages to win the hand of his love amidst all this chaos form the crux of the movie.
Cast
- Prithviraj as Teja Bhai / Roshan Varma
- Suraj Venjaramood as Rajaguru Maha Rishi Vashya Vachassu
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Damodarji
- Akhila as Vedhika
- Suman as Kartha
- Jagadish as Govindan Nair
- Salim Kumar as Divakaran Nair
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Vasudevan Nair
- Mohan Jose as Advocate
- Indrans as Raghavan Nair
- Nedumudi Venu
- Kollam Thulasi
- Kochu Preman as Ravindran Nair
- Vettukili Prakash
- Ponnamma Babu as Manikutti
- Nandhu as Dr. Mahadevan Thampi
- Manju Pillai as Rathi Devi
- Kulappulli Leela as Ramani
- Bheeman Raghu as Johnny
- Mafia Sasi as Ammittu
- Bindu Panicker as Lathika
- Prem Kumar as Hari Prasad
- Krishna Prabha
- Kottayam Nazeer as Police Inspector
- Ashokan as Gopan
- Sidhartha Siva as Blade
- Shakeela as Surveyor from Health Department
- Ajith Kollam as Srank
- Chali Pala as Jabbar
- Rajeev Govinda Pillai as Sanjay
- Shoba Mohan in cameo
Production
The film was shot in Thiruvananthapuram and Malaysia.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 3 songs composed by Deepak Dev, 1 track composed by Abu Murali and a Retro Mix version of "Oru Madhurakinaavin Lehariyil" from the 80s film Kaanamarayathu.
| No. | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pranaya Nilaa" | Shaan Rahman |
| 2 | "Punjiricke Punjiricke" | Benny Dayal, Rimi Tomy |
| 3 | "Pranaya Nilaa" (Remix) | Shaan Rahman, Deepak Dev, Aalaap Raju, Rahul Nambiar |
| 4 | "Verum Naadakam Jeevithangal" | Franco |
| 5 | "Oru Madhurackinaavin" (Remix) | Vijay Yesudas |
Reception
Teja Bhai opened to mixed reviews. Metro matinee, reports the movie to have collected 2.6 crores within 10 days while cinebuzz.co.in says the movie to have grossed 5 crores in 30 days.
Box office
The film collected US$5,664 from UK box office.[1]
References
- "United Kingdom and Ireland and Malta Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. 30 December 2011.