''Aayirathil Oruvan'' () is a 2009 Malayalam-language
drama film
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directed by
Sibi Malayil, starring
Kalabhavan Mani.
Plot
Aravindan is an ever sacrificing brother who gets himself into a financial mess, following the marriage of his younger sister. As he strives hard to pay off the debt, he ends up borrowing even more and starts his slow and tragic descent into an abyss of no return.
Cast
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Kalabhavan Mani as Aravindan
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Sujitha as Saraswathi
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K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a caree ...
as Padmavathi
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Thilakan as Krishnan
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Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Sreedharan
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Indrans
Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...
as K. P. K. Nair
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Salim Kumar
Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...
as Usman
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as Rameshan
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Anil Murali
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Kochu Preman
K. S. Premkumar (1 June 1955 – 3 December 2022), better known by his stage name Kochu Preman, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He acted in more than 300 films, mainly in supporting comedy roles, an ...
as Kunjukuttan
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Senthil
Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.[Sudheesh
Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021.
Personal life
Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...]
as Babu
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Janardanan as Eenasu
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Madhupal as Dineshan
*Kozhikode Sharada as Cheeru Valliyamma
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Shammi Thilakan
Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who is active in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He lent his voice for Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nassar in ''Ghaza ...
as Vishwambaran
*Geeth Seth
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Anu Joseph as Aravindan's sister
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by
Mohan Sithara with lyrics by veteran poet and lyricist
Yusuf Ali Kechery
Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; യൂസഫലി കേച്ചേരി 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He wrote during the modern era of Malayalam poetry and ...
.
Reception
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Rediff.com
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, it had more than 300 e ...
'' gave the film 3.5 stars, saying "If not for anything else, you should see ''Aayirathil Oruvan'' if you are missing the old world charm in the movies these days". ''
The Hindu
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'' wrote, "Though ''Ayirathil Oruvan'', directed by Sibi Malayil, was in the can for four years, the movie scores a point for its story line and some brilliant performances".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 1547442
2000s Malayalam-language films
2009 drama films
2009 films
Films directed by Sibi Malayil
Indian drama films