''Koottukar'' (''Friends'') is a 2010 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
-language action thriller film directed by Prasad Vaalacheril, starring
Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. ...
and
Bhama
Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is a former Indian actress who mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film ''Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Loh ...
.
Plot
Chandradas, an advocate receives a phone call during his birthday party regarding a business deal from Unnikrishnan, who then kills him when they meet. Antony Alex, Unni's childhood friend, attempts to arrest him and his underworld ally Masthan Bhai, but Masthan's right-hand man Mahmmed shows up and saves them. Masthan tells Mahmmed not to kill Alex and promises to surrender once Unni has completed his revenge.
Alex becomes Commissioner of Police and visits Father Varghese Chembanthotti, who tries to make contact with Unnikrishnan through Bhai, but fails.
Later, Unni visits his old house and reminisces his past. His father Krishnan, an honest taxi driver, had wanted his son to be a police officer, and Unnikrishnan had passed his exams and was selected for IPS training. He was also in love with a woman named Achu, whom both families expected him to marry.
But one day, Krishnan was attacked by a drunk man named Kannan. Unni fought the attacker off; however, Kannan's father, S. P. Somasundaram, ordered police officer Rajan to take Krishnan and Unni into custody and beat them. Rajan and his accomplice Narayanan tortured the pair, and in the process, Krishnan gets killed. Afterwards, Unni was falsely convicted of killing a police officer and sent to prison. Achu, at Unni's urging, went along with her parents' plans and married someone else. Unni's mother and sister were raped by Rajan and Narayanan; the women committed suicide.
In jail, Unni was attacked by another prisoner, but Masthan intervened and saved him. Masthan revealed that Somasundaram and Kannan had betrayed him to customs in a smuggling deal. That was the point at which Unnikrishnan and Masthan became friends and allies.
Back in the present, Unni kills those who have ruined his life one by one, with Masthan's and Mahmmed's assistance, but the mission to kill Kannan goes wrong. Kannan reveals that Masthan was his killer before he dies, and Somasundaram begins a manhunt, though Somasundaram stabs Masthan to death before he can be captured. Unni then pays a last visit to Father Varghese and asks the priest to pray for him. Meanwhile, Somasundaram takes Mahmmed into custody and uses his confession to arrest Unni.
In the final act, Aswathy successfully prosecutes Unni, who is sentenced to death. After the verdict, Aswathy commits suicide. Unni manages to escape from custody, but only temporarily; as the police shoot him down, Somasundaram is accidentally killed by Alex. Unni dies in Father Varghese's arms with Alex by his side.
Cast
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Vinu Mohan
Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. ...
as Unnikrishnan
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Bhama
Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is a former Indian actress who mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film ''Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Loh ...
as Achu
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Shankar as Masthan Bhai
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Anoop Chandran
Anoop Chandran is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Malayalam films. He was a contestant in the reality show '' Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1'' in 2018.
Career
Mostly appeared in comic roles, he is best known for his roles in ''Classm ...
as Father Varghese Chembanthotti
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Saiju Kurup
Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in ''Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he h ...
as Antony Alex
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Sreelatha Namboothiri
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Devan as Krishnan
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Urmila Unni
Urmila Unni is an Indian classical dancer and actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Her daughter Utthara Unni is also an actress.
Personal life
Unni was born on June 14th, 1962 into a royal family as the daughter of K. C. Anuja ...
as Devaki
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Ambika Mohan as Achu's mother
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Narayanankutty
Narayanan Kutty or Kalabhavan Narayanankutty is a Malayalam film actor. He has acted in more than 300 films. He handles mainly comedy roles.
Background
Narayanan Kutty was born Ernakulam. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan ...
as Abookka
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Kalashala Babu as Chandradas
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Santhosh as Kozhi Rajan
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Kollam Ajith
Ajith Kollam (7 April 1962 – 5 April 2018) was an Indian actor, who predominantly appeared in Malayalam cinema. He had acted in more than 500 films in all South Indian languages. He mainly acted in villain roles. He acted in the Tamil movie ' ...
as Narayanan
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Mamukkoya
Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style mar ...
as Ikka
Soundtrack
* "Chendumalli Thazhvarayil" - sung by
Unnimenon and
Sujatha, lyrics by Pulikkottil Hydarali, music by Sam Thomas
* "Inshah Allah" - sung by
G. Venugopal, lyrics by
Bichu Tirumala, music by
S. P. Venkitesh
* "Unnikkurulukhal" - sung by
M. G. Sreekumar, lyrics by Tirumala, music by Venkitesh
* "Madhuvoorum Ennazhakhe" - sung by
Madhu Balakrishnan
Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer who sings in different languages Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada.
Personal life
Madhu Balakrishnan was born on 24 June 1974 to Balakrishnan and Leelavathy at Paravur, Eranakulam. His earlier ...
, lyrics by Vasu Areekkodu, music by Venkitesh
References
Film audioKoottukar Official WebsiteKoottukar article at MalluMoviesDiscuss about Kootukar Malayalam movie
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2245466
2010 films
2010s romantic action films
2010s Malayalam-language films
Indian romantic action films