Udayapuram Sulthan (transl. Sultan of Udayapuram) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jose Thomas and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas, it stars Dileep, Narendra Prasad, Preetha Vijaykumar, Shruthi Raj, Captain Raju, Innocent, Cochin Hanifa, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Ambika, Sudheesh, Salim Kumar, Sphadikam George, Kottayam Nazir, and Oduvil Unnikrishnan.[1]
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Directed by | Jose Thomas |
Screenplay by | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
Story by | Jose Thomas |
Produced by | P. M. P. Rawther Hari Shahulhameed Krishnakumar |
Starring | Dileep Narendra Prasad Preetha Captain Raju Shruthi Raj |
Cinematography | Uthpal V. Nayanar |
Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
Music by | Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri |
Production company | Global Visual Media |
Distributed by | Vismaya Films Global Release Dinesh Panicker |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
The film did well in box office and was remade in Telugu as Denikaina Ready, in Bengali as Khiladi and in Odia as Sundergarh Ra Salman Khan.
Avittam Thirunal Narayana Varma (Narendra Prasad), a former leader and a doting grandfather has a daughter named Malavika Thampuratti (Ambika), who walks out of the palace after falling for Abdul Rahman (Captain Raju). He always clashed with his brothers. Sulaiman (Dileep), the son of Abdul Rahman and Malavika Thampuratti, is nurtured in Carnatic classical music by his mother. His opponent in college, Unnikrishnan (Sudheesh), son of a dead Brahmin priest is also good at singing.
Unnikrishnan wins a musical competition at college which makes him sing at the famous Chembai Sangeethotsavam, but in a mistake of identities, Sulaiman makes it to the musical gala. He becomes famous among the people due to his singing that the viewers begin to appreciate him a lot.
Sulaiman is forced to go to his grandfather's place to join a religious function. But Gopika (granddaughter) falls for Sulaiman instead of Unnikrishnan. In the end, we see that history repeats itself. Will the palace will get a sultan or not? This forms the remaining story of the film.
Both the music of the songs and lyrics were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.[2]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Raga(s) |
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1 | "Ananda Nandane Sandheham" | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | (Ragamalika Kharaharapriya, Shanmukhapriya) |
2 | "Chittolam" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Kaithapram | Anandabhairavi |
3 | "Gaayathi Gaayathi" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | Kaithapram | (Ragamalika Sindhu Bhairavi, Hindolam, Revathi, Mohanam) |
4 | "Iniyenthu Paadendu Njan" [F] | K. S. Chithra | Kaithapram | Desh |
5 | "Iniyenthu Paadendu Njan" [M] | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | Desh |
6 | "Kanakasabhaathalam" [F] | Sangeetha | Kaithapram | Brindabani Sarang |
7 | "Kanakasabhaathalam" [M] | Madhu Balakrishnan | Kaithapram | Brindabani Sarang |
8 | "Maanikayaveena" | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | Shree ragam |
It was remade in Telugu as Dhenikaina Ready, starring Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani in 2012.[3] The movie was dubbed in Malayalam as 'Endhinum Ready' and was released simultaneously with Telugu on 24 October 2012. It was also remade in Bengali titled Khiladi.
Films directed by Jose Thomas | |
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