Rajamanikyam

Infobox_Film
name = Rajamanikyam

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director = Anwar Rashid
producer = Valiya Veettil Siraj
screenplay = T.A. Shahid
music = Alex Paul
cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar
editing = Ranjan Abraham
cast = Mammootty
Rahman
Manoj K Jayan
Saikumar
Padmapriya
distribution = Valiya Veettil International

"Rajamanikyam" is a Malayalam movie directed by Anwar Rasheed and starring Mammootty in the lead role.

The film also stars Manoj K Jayan, Rahman, Padmapriya, Renjith and Saikumar among others. It tells the story of Bellary Raja alias Rajamanikyam who tries to unite his warring siblings (a step brother & a half sister).

Released during Ramzan 2005, the movie became a swashbuckling hit. It is also touted as the biggest hit of all time ever produced in the Malayalam movie industry. The latest to be heard is that AnnanThambi from the same Anwar Rasheed Mammootty team is on its way to the biggest box office hit of all times.

Plot

Several years ago, in a village in South Kerala bordering Tamil Nadu, there lived a wealthy man named Raja Rathnam Pillai (Saikumar). Following the demise of his first wife, he marries Muthu Lakshmi Ammal so that the child from his marriage will not grow up without the love and care of a mother. But,unknown to him, Muthu Lakshmi already has a son, whom she calls by the name Muthu.On the night of the Wedding, Muthu knocks at the door of Raja Rathnam Pillai, demanding that he be shown his mother. Once Raja Rathnam comes to know the truth, he takes Muthu into his care, giving him love, affection and a new name, "Rajamanikyam". Muthu returns the favour duly, as, when Raja Rathnam's son ends up killing one of the children of the village, he takes the blame and leaves the Village.Several years later, Raja Rathnam's two grown up children,Rajaselvam (Manoj K. Jayan) and Rani Rathnam (Sindhu Menon) start fighting for their father's wealth. Rajaselvam, aided by his childhood buddy Simon Nadar (Renjith) also notches up a plot to frame his own father in a murder case. As a result, Raja Rathnam is arrested, but dies of a heart attack while being taken to Prison. After his death the two siblings call the family lawyer to read out Raja Rathnam's will in public. But to their utmost surprise, they find that control of all the assets of their father have been given to a Cattle Dealer in Bellary,known by the name of Bellary Raja (Mammootty).But they fail to recognize the fact that Bellary Raja is none other than Rajamanikyam.How Rajamanikyam returns to his home town to unite the warring siblings forms the rest of the story.During the course of the movie,Rajaselvam and Rani Rathnam realise that Bellary Raja is actually their stepbrother.Then,they try all they can to thwart him,so that they could repossess the control of their father's wealth.But Bellary Raja never falls for any of their attempts and he uses educated Raju to stabilize the assets of his stepfather and prevents it from getting into the hands of his siblings, thereby preserving it. Raja effectively uses the help of his thug friends to restore order in the establishment. Towards the end of the movie, Rajaselvam and Simon Nadar get into an argument, which turns into a fight and Simon Nadar, who wants to harm Rajaselvam, betrays him and he is held by one of his old trade partner, who demands a lot of money for the release of Rajaselvam. Rajamanikyam comes to his rescue and pays the required amount of money nad releases Rajaselvam, and takes hime home, where both of them settle their old enmities and the movie ends when Rajamanikyam, who is half-blind, says," Now I have both eyes", signifying Raju(whom he considered as a brother) and Rajasel.Its rumoured that the film will have a sequel which will have mammootty in the role of a minister.

Cast

* Mammootty as Bellary Raja (Rajamanikyam)
* Rahman as Raju
* Manoj K. Jayan as Rajaselvam
* Renjith as Simon Nadar
* Saikumar as Raja Rathnam Pillai
* Cochin Haneefa as Varghese
* Bheeman Raghu as Varkeychan
* Padmapriya as Malli
* Sindhu Menon as Rani Rathnam
* Salim Kumar as Dasappan

Release

The film released in 43 screens. [http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14023528&cid=2362]

Box-Office performance

*The film was biggest blockbuster of 2005 among Malayalam films grossing Rs.3.35 crores(33.5m INR-Indian National Rupee) in 3 weeks [http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/fullstory.php?id=14023528&cid=2362] and Rs.70 crores in it total run. [http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm]

See also

* Mammootty

External links

* [http://www.rajamanikyam.com/ Official Rajamanikyam Site]
* http://thatsmalayalam.oneindia.in/movies/news/2008/05/01/anwar-rsheed-again-with-mohanlal.html