Malaiyoor Mambattiyan (transl. Man with shovel from Malaiyoor) is 1983 Indian Tamil-language vigilante film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Thiagarajan, Saritha and Silk Smita. The film became a blockbuster and established Thigarajan as a star.[1] The film was remade in Hindi by Rajasekhar himself as Gangvaa (1984).[2] In 2011, Thiagarajan remade this film with his son Prashanth, titled as Mambattiyan.[3]
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Directed by | Rajasekhar |
Written by | Rajasekhar |
Story by | Raghavan Thambi |
Produced by | Siva. Ramadoss W. S. Sivashankar K. M. Ravi K. Muthukumaran |
Starring | Thiagarajan Saritha Jaishankar Silk Smita |
Cinematography | V. Ranga |
Edited by | R. Vittal |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sri Devi Bagavathy Films |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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There is a group of youngsters in the village headed by Mambattiyan, who lead life in a forest by robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor thus Mambattiyana becomes the local Robin Hood.
Thiagarajan was inspired to make a film on the bandit after he got to hear folk song praising the man for helping the village and hailed as "true Robin Hood".[5]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6] The songs "Chinnai Ponnu Selai" and "Kaattu Vazhi" were well received and later reused in its 2011 remake.[3]
Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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"Aaduthadi" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja | Vaali | 04:39 |
"Chinna Ponnu Selai" | Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 04:11 |
"Kaattu Vazhi Pogum" | Ilaiyaraaja | 03:41 | |
"Vellarikka" | Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja | Gangai Amaran | 04:57 |
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