Teja Bhai and Family is a 2011 Malayalam

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...

 directed by Deepu Karunakaran, starring 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 Akhila

Akhila Sasidharan

-Biography:Born in Kozhikode, Kerala, Akhila Sasidharan was educated at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan School,Chevayur,Kozhikode.She was active at school level and had won accolades for various co-curiccular activities including music,dance,drama,and elocution competitions. Along with that she also gave...

 in the lead roles.

Plot

Teja bhai (Prithviraj

Prithviraj

Prithviraj may refer to:* Prithviraj Chauhan , a king of the Chauhan dynasty* Prithviraj Kapoor, a famous Indian theatre and cinema personality best known for his work in Hindi cinema....

), 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

Akhila

Akhila is an Indian female name. It means "all around", "universal", "all", "all sorts", "complete", etc, similar to Akhil, but Akhil is a male name. In Sri Lanka Akhila is considered a male name.Notable people named Akhila:...

), a girl who happens to pass through his life. Vedika also lives in Kuala Lumpur and works as a helper in an orphanage. The film revolves around on the love between them, without Vedika knowing the real job of Teja.

Vedika's father Damodarji wants his daughter to be married to a man with high social status and family heritage. The power of love makes Teja to change the dress of underworld don and he decides to make a good family and for this he flies to Kerala. Teja changes his name to Roshan, and also be friend with Swami Vashyaa Vajas(Suraj Venjarumoodu). The thread takes hilarious turns with the arrival of Vedika's father to join in Teja's family.Teja hires drama artists as his relatives.

Cast

• Prithviraj
  Prithviraj Sukumaran
  Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
  
   as Teja bhai/ Roshan Verma
• Akhila
  Akhila Sasidharan
  -Biography:Born in Kozhikode, Kerala, Akhila Sasidharan was educated at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan School,Chevayur,Kozhikode.She was active at school level and had won accolades for various co-curiccular activities including music,dance,drama,and elocution competitions. Along with that she also gave...
  
   as Vedhika
• Thalaivasal Vijay
  Thalaivasal Vijay
  Thalaivasal Vijay is a Tamil film actor. He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film Yugapurushan as Narayana Guru...
  
   as Damodarji
• Suraj Venjaramood
  Suraj Venjaramood
  Suraj 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 Rajaguru Vashyavachassu
• Jagadish
  Jagadish
  P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
  
  , Salim Kumar, Jagathy Sreekumar
  Jagathy Sreekumar
  Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
  
  ,and Indrans
  Indrans
  Indrans is a Malayalam film actor and costume designer. He acts mainly in comedy roles. He has acted in over 200 films.Indrans, a Tailor by profession, debuted in the film Choothattam as a costume designer. It was producer Charlie who offered him a chance to assist in costume designing...
  
   as Various uncles of Tejabhai
• Nedumudi Venu
  Nedumudi Venu
  Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...
  
  
• Kochu Preman
• Vettukili Prakash
• Kulapuli Leela

Production

The film started its production in March first week and was shot in 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...

 and Malaysia.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film features 2 songs composed by Deepak Dev

Deepak Dev

Deepak Devraj, better known as Deepak Dev is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Chronic Bachelor, Symphony, Udayananu Tharam, Naran, and Puthiya Mukham.-Early years:...

 and a Retro Mix version of "Oru Madhurakinaavin Lehariyil" song from the 80's film Kaanamarayathu

No.	Song	Singer (s)
1	Thillana Thillana	Benny Dayal Benny Dayal Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
2	Hey Baby	Vivekanandan
3	Oru Madhurakkinavin Retro Mix	Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas Kattassery , commonly credited as Vijay Yesudas, is an Indian playback singer, who has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu and Telugu.-Early life:...

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.

External links

• Teja Bhai & Family : Review - KeralaBoxOffice.com
• Teja Bhai & Family - Zonkerala.com
• http://www.cinebuzz.co.in/news/Cinebuzz-Onam-card.htm