Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)
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Pokkiri Raja is a 2010
Malayalam masala film
starring Mammootty
in the title role, along with Prithviraj
and Shriya Saran
in the main roles. The film is written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas
, directed by debutante Vyshakh, and the music is composed by Jassie Gift
. The film was released on 7 May 2010 in Kerala. This was Shriya Saran
's debut Malayalam film.
Meanwhile Surya, the younger son of Madhavan Nair, is a young energetic and educated naughty guy who is well famous for his rowdisim in his village. He is sent to Ernakulam
to his brother law Sugunan to change his character, who is a scary cat. At Ernakulam, Surya falls in love with Aswathy unknowing that she is the daughter of the City Police Commissioner. Sugunan used to take the advantage of the character of Surya and sent him in his uniform for some of the severe police cases. Surya get arrested for this offence. The commissioner finds that Surya is in love with his daughter and charges Surya another drug case and make it a non bailable offence. Meanwhile the commissioner plans to murder Surya in the jail and gives the contract to Pokkiri Raja for 50 lakhs. At this point, Madhavan Nair goes to Madhurai in search of his elder son who left for Madhurai 10 years back and finds that Pokkiri Raja is his elder son and ask his help to rescue his younger son Surya.
with absence of Prithviraj
and Shriya Saran
at Changanassery on 30 December 2009. Veteran director Joshi
lighted the ceremonial lamp at the function. Shooting of the film began on January 11, 2010 at various locations in Pollachi
and Ernakulam
. Prithviraj's song 'Manikyakallin Mukkuticharhtum' song was first shot. The shooting completed within 50 days with a production cost of 5 crores and distribution works started in April. Audio was launched in April at Ernakulam. The dubbing of the film was happen at Kochi. A song was planned to shoot at London featuring the lead pair Prithviraj
and Shriya Saran
but had to canceled because of volcanic ash from london has stopped the airport from fly in or out any flight. While actress Shriya Saran
get stranded with Tamil actor Arya
at London while shooting for their film Chikku Bukku
.
received reviews such as "Mammootty excels as Pokkiri Raja, eliciting loud applause from ardent fans", "Mammootty dances and uses his broken English to induce laughter as has been the trend in recent times", "Mammootty and Prithviraj look handsome in their own way and the scenarist duo of Siby K Thomas and Udayakrishna have succeeded in allotting almost equal footage to them", "Mammootty saves this film from not being a total washout with his amazing screen presence" and "Mammootty and Prithviraj looks good on screen as usual", for Prithviraj
the critics descrube his performance as "Prithviraj packaged as a wholesome entertainer does not disappoint. One just hopes that this manufactured adulation does not go to his head", "Prithviraj as Surya gives a power-packed performance. The duo together breathes energy into the film as a whole", and "Prithvi looks well-groomed, but I doubt if this film would do anything worthwhile for his surging career". The heroine Shriya Saran
manage to get some good reviews among the critics despite her role was very short, "Shriya Saran plays Prithviraj's pair in the film and she has nothing much to do other than to look pretty", "Shriya Saran gives ample support as Ashwathi", "Shreya Saran plays the love lady to Prithviraj in the film and has done her role impressively. There is nothing much in her role" and "Shreya is gorgeous of course, but all she has to do is to look bewildered at the brothers in action, and that she does". The film had some daredevil action scenes from the megastar & Prithviraj which were composed by the renowned Tamil action choreographer Kanal Kannan
On the whole the film garnered mixed reviews from the critic despite power packed performance by star cast. The reviewers from Rediff
, IndiaGlitz, Sify
, Oneindia
and Nowrunning gives the film Pokkiri Raja disappoints; 2/5, Is a masala feast , 2/5; mass masala, 3/5; above average and 2/5 verdict and stars respectively.
with 90 of them in Kerala
along with Alexander the Great
and Kadha Thudarunnu
. The film initially got a bumper collection in its first week of release. The film managed to do well at North Kerala
such as Kozhikode
Apsara ( 86.5 lakhs) followed by Kavita, Ernakulam
( 88.7 lakh) and Remya, Thiruvananthapuram
( 1.5 crores). Due to the tremendous opening it was also released in another 26 centres in out of the state has also opened reasonably well. The film collected more than 13 crores within a theatrical run of just 22 days. The film was the biggest hit of the year with the trade pundits has declared it has blockbuster. The film ran for more than 120 in two theatres and 181 in Remya, Thiruvananthapuram
. The satellite rights fetched around 2.4 crores.
and VCD
on 2010. Pokkiri Raja was the second Malayalam film to be released in Bluray, the first one being Pazhassi Raja.
. The album contains 6 songs. The songs will be featured throughout the film except the other version of Ketile Kettile song. Kaithapram contributed the lyrics. This audio was released on 8 April 2010. All the song in this album become extremely popular among people of Kerala even before the film release.
Malayalam films of 2010
-Highest Grossing:There were 92 movies released in this year. The highest grossing movie is Vyshakh's Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty and Prithviraj. Anwar made a loss of 1,50,00,000, so nett gross is not calculated.-Released films:...
Malayalam masala film
Masala (film genre)
Masala is a term given to films of Indian cinema that mix various genres in one film. Typically these films freely mix action, comedy, romance, and drama or melodrama. These films tend to be musicals that include songs filmed in picturesque locations...
starring Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
in the title role, along with Prithviraj
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
and Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
in the main roles. The film is written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas
Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas
Udayakrishna and Siby K. Thomas are an Indian screenwriter duo working in Malayalam cinema. Most of their works are comedy oriented big-budget commercial entertainers such as Udayapuram Sulthan, C.I.D. Moosa, Runway, Thuruppu Gulan, Twenty:20, Pokkiri Raja, and Christian Brothers...
, directed by debutante Vyshakh, and the music is composed by Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:...
. The film was released on 7 May 2010 in Kerala. This was Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
's debut Malayalam film.
Plot
The film revolves around Madhavan Nair who unknowingly kills a teenager and his eldest son Raja take the blame and is sentenced to jail for five years. After returning from jail Raja moves to Madhurai and there he rescues the life of the daughter of Maniannai, the village land lord and then Raja turns his right hand and he is named as Madhurai Raja. Years later, he started being known as Pokkiri Raja.Meanwhile Surya, the younger son of Madhavan Nair, is a young energetic and educated naughty guy who is well famous for his rowdisim in his village. He is sent to Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
to his brother law Sugunan to change his character, who is a scary cat. At Ernakulam, Surya falls in love with Aswathy unknowing that she is the daughter of the City Police Commissioner. Sugunan used to take the advantage of the character of Surya and sent him in his uniform for some of the severe police cases. Surya get arrested for this offence. The commissioner finds that Surya is in love with his daughter and charges Surya another drug case and make it a non bailable offence. Meanwhile the commissioner plans to murder Surya in the jail and gives the contract to Pokkiri Raja for 50 lakhs. At this point, Madhavan Nair goes to Madhurai in search of his elder son who left for Madhurai 10 years back and finds that Pokkiri Raja is his elder son and ask his help to rescue his younger son Surya.
Cast
- MammoottyMammoottyMammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
as Pokkiri Raja also Madhurai Raja - PrithvirajPrithviraj SukumaranPrithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
as Surya - Shriya SaranShriya SaranShriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
as Aswathy - Nedumudi VenuNedumudi VenuNedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...
as Madhavan Nair - SiddiqueSiddique (actor)Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
as City Police Commissioner Rajendra Babu - Suraj VenjaramoodSuraj VenjaramoodSuraj Venjaramood is a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He mainly plays comic roles, though he has played some lead roles as well.-Life:...
as Sugunan - Salim Kumar as Manoharan
- Thesni Khan as Manoharan wife
- Vijayaraghavan
- Riyaz KhanRiyaz KhanRiyaz Khan is a Malayalam actor who has acted in several Malayalam and Telugu films. He debuted in the Malayalam film Sugham Sughakaram directed by Balachandra Menon. Later he went on to act in Tamil and Telugu films. After many years, he came back to the Malayalam film industry acting in Balettan...
- Bindu PanickerBindu PanickerBindu Panicker is a Malayalam actress who has more than 80 films to her credit. She has played both comedic and character roles in Malayalam cinema, and also takes on character roles. Her films include Vaatsalyam, Soothradharan, and Joker.She won the fourth Lux-Asianet award for the best...
- Delhi GaneshDelhi GaneshDelhi Ganesh born in Tirunelveli as a veteran Tamil film actor, who mostly acts in supporting roles and is perhaps best known for his role in Kamal Hassan comedies and films like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1980 to present...
- Santhosh JogiSanthosh JogiSanthosh Jogi was a Malayalee film actor and singer who acted in more than 30 films. He marked his debut in a 2004 Malayalam movie, Two Wheeler...
- Kalashala Babu
- Rizabawa
- Arjun Bose
- Paravai MuniyammaParavai MuniyammaParavai Muniyamma is a Tamil folk singer and actress who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, she has also sung playback in films as well as having her own cook show on Kalaignar TV....
- Roshan as Rajendra Babu's son
- Shweta MenonShweta MenonShweta Menon is an Indian model, film actress and television anchor. She has predominantly acted in Hindi and Malayalam language films, besides appearing in a number of Tamil productions....
... Guest Appearance in a song - Rachana MauryaRachana MauryaRachana Maurya is an Indian model and film actress, who has appeared in music videos and performed item numbers in various Indian language films...
... Guest Appearance in a song
Production
The film was launched by MammoottyMammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
with absence of Prithviraj
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
and Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
at Changanassery on 30 December 2009. Veteran director Joshi
Joshi (director)
Joshiy is a popular Malayalam film director who is popular for big budget action movies with huge star cast. In his three decades long career, Joshi has made several big hits and is still active in film making.-Career:...
lighted the ceremonial lamp at the function. Shooting of the film began on January 11, 2010 at various locations in Pollachi
Pollachi
Pollachi is a taluk of Coimbatore Rural district of the Tamil Nadu state of India. It lies in the southern part of the Coimbatore city around 40 kilometres from downtown Coimbatore. This is the second largest town in the District after Corporation of Coimbatore. Owing to the proximity to the...
and Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
. Prithviraj's song 'Manikyakallin Mukkuticharhtum' song was first shot. The shooting completed within 50 days with a production cost of 5 crores and distribution works started in April. Audio was launched in April at Ernakulam. The dubbing of the film was happen at Kochi. A song was planned to shoot at London featuring the lead pair Prithviraj
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
and Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
but had to canceled because of volcanic ash from london has stopped the airport from fly in or out any flight. While actress Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
get stranded with Tamil actor Arya
Arya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
at London while shooting for their film Chikku Bukku
Chikku Bukku
Chikku Bhukku is a 2010 Tamil romance film written and directed by Manikandan, starring Arya, Shriya Saran and debutante Preetika in the lead roles, with Santhanam and Anoop in supporting roles. The film was released on 3 December 2010. The plot of the movie is based on that of the Korean Movie...
.
Critical response
The film generally received mixed reviews from critics. Among the actors, MammoottyMammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
received reviews such as "Mammootty excels as Pokkiri Raja, eliciting loud applause from ardent fans", "Mammootty dances and uses his broken English to induce laughter as has been the trend in recent times", "Mammootty and Prithviraj look handsome in their own way and the scenarist duo of Siby K Thomas and Udayakrishna have succeeded in allotting almost equal footage to them", "Mammootty saves this film from not being a total washout with his amazing screen presence" and "Mammootty and Prithviraj looks good on screen as usual", for Prithviraj
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
the critics descrube his performance as "Prithviraj packaged as a wholesome entertainer does not disappoint. One just hopes that this manufactured adulation does not go to his head", "Prithviraj as Surya gives a power-packed performance. The duo together breathes energy into the film as a whole", and "Prithvi looks well-groomed, but I doubt if this film would do anything worthwhile for his surging career". The heroine Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
manage to get some good reviews among the critics despite her role was very short, "Shriya Saran plays Prithviraj's pair in the film and she has nothing much to do other than to look pretty", "Shriya Saran gives ample support as Ashwathi", "Shreya Saran plays the love lady to Prithviraj in the film and has done her role impressively. There is nothing much in her role" and "Shreya is gorgeous of course, but all she has to do is to look bewildered at the brothers in action, and that she does". The film had some daredevil action scenes from the megastar & Prithviraj which were composed by the renowned Tamil action choreographer Kanal Kannan
On the whole the film garnered mixed reviews from the critic despite power packed performance by star cast. The reviewers from Rediff
Rediff.com
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, IndiaGlitz, Sify
Sify
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, Oneindia
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and Nowrunning gives the film Pokkiri Raja disappoints; 2/5, Is a masala feast , 2/5; mass masala, 3/5; above average and 2/5 verdict and stars respectively.
Box office
Pokkiri Raja released in 110 centres in IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
with 90 of them in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
along with Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (2010 film)
Alexander the Great is a Malayalam film released in May 2010. The film is directed by Murali Nagavalli, scripted by C. Balu, and stars Mohanlal, Bala, Kirron Kher and Aswathy. It is different from most films in that the main character, played by Mohanlal, has no heroine counterpart for his role...
and Kadha Thudarunnu
Kadha Thudarunnu
- External links :* *...
. The film initially got a bumper collection in its first week of release. The film managed to do well at North Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
such as Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
Apsara ( 86.5 lakhs) followed by Kavita, Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
( 88.7 lakh) and Remya, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
( 1.5 crores). Due to the tremendous opening it was also released in another 26 centres in out of the state has also opened reasonably well. The film collected more than 13 crores within a theatrical run of just 22 days. The film was the biggest hit of the year with the trade pundits has declared it has blockbuster. The film ran for more than 120 in two theatres and 181 in Remya, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. The satellite rights fetched around 2.4 crores.
Home video
Central Home Entertainment released the film in Bluray, DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and VCD
VCD
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on 2010. Pokkiri Raja was the second Malayalam film to be released in Bluray, the first one being Pazhassi Raja.
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Jassie GiftJassie Gift
Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:...
. The album contains 6 songs. The songs will be featured throughout the film except the other version of Ketile Kettile song. Kaithapram contributed the lyrics. This audio was released on 8 April 2010. All the song in this album become extremely popular among people of Kerala even before the film release.