Aayirathil Oruvan (2009 film)
Aayirathil Oruvan (transl. One Man in a Thousand) is a 2009 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Kalabhavan Mani.
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| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Written by | T. A. Razzaq |
| Produced by | Siyad Koker |
| Starring | Kalabhavan Mani Sujitha K. P. A. C. Lalitha |
| Cinematography | Venu Gopal |
| Edited by | Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Aravindan is an ever sacrificing brother who gets himself into a financial mess, following the marriage of his younger sister. As he strives hard to pay off the debt, he ends up borrowing even more and starts his slow and tragic descent into an abyss of no return.
Cast
- Kalabhavan Mani as Aravindan
- Sujitha as Saraswathi
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Padmavathi
- Thilakan as Krishnan
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Sreedharan
- Indrans as K. P. K. Nair
- Salim Kumar as Usman
- Irshad as Rameshan
- Anil Murali as Rajendran
- Hareesh Peradi as Satheeshan
- Kochu Preman as Kunjukuttan
- Senthil as Annachi
- Sudheesh as Babu
- Janardanan as Eenasu
- Madhupal as Dineshan
- Kozhikode Sharada as Cheeru Valliyamma
- Shammi Thilakan as Vishwambaran
- Geeth Seth
- Anu Joseph as Ambika Aravindan's sister
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Mohan Sithara with lyrics by veteran poet and lyricist Yusuf Ali Kechery.[1]
| Song | Artist(s) |
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| "Aayirathil Oruvan" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Kalyana Praaya" | P. Jayachandran |
| "Kalyana Praaya" | Radhika Thilak |
| "Kani Kaanum" | K. S. Chithra, M. G. Sreekumar |
| "Madhu Vidhu" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Priya Thozha" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Priya Thozhi" | K. J. Yesudas |
Reception
Rediff.com gave the film 3.5 stars, saying "If not for anything else, you should see Aayirathil Oruvan if you are missing the old world charm in the movies these days".[2] The Hindu wrote, "Though Ayirathil Oruvan, directed by Sibi Malayil, was in the can for four years, the movie scores a point for its story line and some brilliant performances".[3]
References
- "Ayirathil Oruvan". JioSaavn. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Palicha, Paresh C (23 February 2009). "Aayirathil Oruvan: Old world charm". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Jayakumar, G. (6 March 2009). "Story-line captures the mood of the film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2022.