''Kochi Rajavu'' (''translated as

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

'') is a 2005 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

language action-comedy film directed by

Johny Antony Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal a ...

and written by the Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas duo. It stars

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

in the lead role with

Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984) is a former Indian actress, who appeared predominantly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in '' Pookkalam Varavayi''. Her debut role as a lead actress was in Lal Jose's '' ...

, Rambha,

Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and then worked in Kala ...

, Murali,

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and

Vijayaraghavan Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the icon ...

in supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration between Dileep, Johny Antony, and the writing duo Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas after '' C.I.D. Moosa'' (2003).

Plot

The film starts with Suryanarayana Varma a.k.a. Unni, who hails from a royal family, returning from prison. He had killed the son of a large family who are now searching for him. Unni's parents enroll him in a law college in Chennai. There he meets Meenakshi and gets into conflicts her brother Siva, and Siva's enemy Muthu. Meenakshi eventually falls in love with Unni. Once Meenaskshi's family finds out about her love for Unni they visit his house for a marriage request. But Unni has a past he can't escape, which he narrates in a flashback. He tells how he met and fell in love with a woman named Aswathy. Aswathy's parents are dead, and she lives with her uncles, the eldest of whom wants to gain her inheritance by arranging a marriage between his son and Aswathy. Aswathy accidentally gets into the autorickshaw of Unni when she is going to meet her future husband. During the ride, Unni falls in love with her and delays bringing Aswathy to her destination. She becomes fed up with him and decides to tell her uncle. She and her uncle plan to make fun of him and calls Unni to her house. Unni learns that Aswathy's uncle is the auto company owner and they beat him badly. She falls for him when she sees him being injured. They decide to get married and in the drama that follows Unni kills Aswathy's future husband. For this, he is jailed for 5 years. In the present day, Unni's father makes him believe Aswathy has been married off, so he gets engaged to Meenakshi. Meanwhile, Aswathy calls Unni, telling him that she is still waiting for him. He goes to Kerala to find her, and tries to escape with her in a truck. Chased by Aswathy's family and Meenakshi's family they are saved finally by the autorickshaw drivers and get married.

Cast

as Suryanarayana Varma a.k.a. Unni *

as Aswathy a.k.a. Achu * Rambha as Meenakshi *

as Komalan * Murali as Chandrashekhara Menon *

as Maharaja Moolam Thirunal Easwara Varma *

Riyaz Khan Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam through the 199 ...

as Shiva Parthasarathy *

as Karimbarakkal Prabhakaran * Santhosh as Karimbarakkal Divakaran *

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as Karimbarakkal Sudhakaran * Irshad as Prakashan, Prabhakaran's eldest son * Kavi Raj as Aravindan, Prabhakaran's youngest son *

Kalaranjini Kalaranjini is an Indian actress and classical dancer who started her career in the early 1980s. Personal life Kalaranjini was born to theatre artists Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi. She is divorced and has a son, Prince. Partial film ...

as Lakshmi Varma *

Machan Varghese M. L. Varghese (1960 – 3 February 2011), popularly known by stage name Machan Varghese, was a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan (house of arts) and debuted as an actor through ''K ...

as Brithyan, Kalari Shishyan *

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as Parthasarathy *

Mohan Jose Mohan Jose is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted more than 100 films. He came into movie industry portraying villains and later began acting in different comedy and character roles. He is the son of famous singer Pappukutty Bha ...

as Ambbattur Singam * Sudheer Sukumaran as 'Maari' Muthu *

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 Kannan, Worker of canteen * Thara as Radhika, Unni's Sister *

Venniradai Moorthy Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian actor and comedian in Tamil cinema. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles. He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. ...

as P. R Ananthamurthy, College Principal *

Geetha Salam Abdul Salam (9 October 1946 – 19 December 2018) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema known by his stage name Geetha Salam, known for ''Malabar Wedding'', '' Jalolsavam'' (2004) and ''Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu'' (2014). He lived in Krishnapu ...

as Hamsa ikka, an Auto driver * Nandhu Pothuval as Ananthan, Auto driver *

Kalabhavan Haneef Kalabhavan Haneef is an Indian actor and mimicry artist in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film, Sandesham (1991). Personal life Haneef started his mimicry activity while his schooling, later started his career as a sales person ...

as Ayyappan, Auto driver *

Kalabhavan Shajon Shaji John, professionally credited by his stage name Kalabhavan Shajohn is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. Making his debut in 199 ...

as Arumugam, Meenakshi's driver * Ambika Mohan as Bhavani *

Ponnamma Babu Ponnamma Babu is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and Comedy shows . She made her debut in ''Padanayakan'' in 1996. Personal life Ponnamma was born to Mathai an ...

as Kunjanamma * Kavitha Nair as Meenakshi's friend * Indulekha as Jyothy * Deepika Mohan as Jyothy's mother * Abraham Koshy as Minister, Meenakshi's uncle

Release

The film was released on 14 April 2005 coinciding with

Vishu Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു), the traditional Malayali New Year, is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka, and Mahe district. The festival marks the first day of Medam, the first month of ...

. The film received positive response on its release

Box office

The film was blockbuster at the box office. The film collected ₹2.804 crore from three days at the box office.

Music

Music : Vidyasagar. Vidyasagar later adapted the song "Munthiri Padam" in Tamil as "Aruviyoda" for the film ''

Pasa Kiligal ''Paasakiligal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language drama film. It stars Prabhu, Murali, Navya Nair, Malavika, Manorama, Vadivelu, Nassar, Kalabhavan Mani, Roja, Vineeth and others. The film was fully written by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D ...

''.

References

External links

* {{Johny_Antony 2000s Malayalam-language films 2005 films Films scored by Vidyasagar Films directed by Johny Antony Films shot in Kochi Films shot in Chennai Indian prison films