Malaiyoor Mambattiyan

Malaiyoor Mambattiyan (lit. 'Man with shovel from Malaiyoor') is a 1983 Tamil-language Indian vigilante film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Thiagarajan, Saritha and Silk Smita. The film became a blockbuster and established Thigarajan as a star.[1]

Malaiyoor Mambattiyan
Poster
Directed by	Rajasekhar
Produced by	Siva. Ramadoss W. S. Sivashankar K. M. Ravi K. Muthukumaran
Written by	Rajasekhar
Story by	Raghavan Thambi
Starring	Thiagarajan Saritha Jaishankar Silk Smita Senthamarai Goundamani Sangili Murugan Senthil
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	V. Ranga
Edited by	R. Vittal
Production company	Sri Devi Bagavathy Films
Distributed by	Sri Devi Bagavathy Films
Release date	1983
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

The film was remade in Hindi by Rajasekhar himself as Gangvaa with Rajinikanth and Shabana Azmi in the lead.[2] Later in 2011, Thiagarajan remade this film with his son Prashanth, titled as Mambattiyan.[3]

Plot

There is a group of youngsters in the village headed by Mambattiyana, who lead life in a forest by robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor; thus Mambattiyana becomes the local Robin Hood.

Cast

• Thiagarajan as Mambattiyana
• Saritha as Kannaathaa
• Jaishankar as DSP Ranjith
• Silk Smita as Gypsy
• Senthamarai as Landlord Sundaralingam
• Goundamani as Landlord Chinna Pannai
• Jayamalini as Sornam
• Sangili Murugan as Duplicate Mambatiyan
• Muthu Bharathi as Oomai Durai
• Senthil as Bullet
• Jayashree
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Vinod Raj as a police officer

Production

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".[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5] The songs "Chinnai Ponnu Selai" and "Kaattu Vazhi" were well received and was later reused in its 2011 remake.[3]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Aaduthadi"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja	Vaali	04:39
2	"Chinna Ponnu Selai"	Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki	Vairamuthu	04:11
3	"Kaattu Vazhi Pogum"	Ilaiyaraaja		03:41
4	"Vellarikka"	Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja	Gangai Amaran	04:57

Remakes

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Director
1984	Gangvaa	Hindi	Rajinikanth, Shabana Azmi, Suresh Oberoi, Amrish Puri, Sarika	Rajasekhar
2011	Mambattiyan	Tamil	Prashanth, Meera Jasmine, Mumaith Khan, Prakash Raj	Thiagarajan

References

1. "A mastermind at work". The Hindu. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. Us Salam, Ziya (21 December 2012). "Superstar Chronicles". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
3. "Mambattiyan - Chennai". The Hindu. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. TNN (14 January 2017). "The story behind Mambattiyan". Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
5. "Malaiyoor Mambattiyan Songs". raaga. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

External links

• Malaiyoor Mambattiyan at IMDb