| Villali Veeran | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Sudheesh Sankar |
| Written by | Dinesh Pallath |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Dileep Siddique Namitha Pramod Suresh Krishna Kalabhavan Shajon |
| Cinematography | Anil Nair |
| Edited by | V.Jai Sankar |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Remya Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Villali Veeran is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film produced by Super Good Films under the banner of Remya Release and directed by Sudheesh Shanker.[2][3] The film stars Dileep in the lead role along with Siddique, Namitha Pramod, Suresh Krishna, Kalabhavan Shajon, and Dharmajan Bolgatty in supporting roles. It was initially titled Bhuddhettan.[4]
Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics.[5][6][7]
Synopsis[edit]
Siddharthan is an ordinary man whose love and care towards his sisters are profound. He spends lavishly and does anything for their satisfaction but is stingy when it comes to his own needs. This changes when Narmada comes into his life.
Cast[edit]
- Dileep as Siddharthan
- Siddique as Chandrasekaran, Siddharthan's father
- Namitha Pramod as Narmada, Siddharthan's love interest
- Mythili as Aishwarya Giridhar
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Sugunan
- Dharmajan Bolgatty as Jyothisharathnam Poomeni Illath Brahmashri Biju Brahmanan
- Sai Kumar as Kadamberi Viswanathan
- Suresh Krishna as Gautaman Viswanathan
- Riyaz Khan as Giridhar Viswanathan
- Nedumudi Venu as Damodarji
- Lalu Alex as Narendra Menon
- Kannan Nair as Srabhikkal Joji
- Rafi as Aiswarya's uncle
- Nisha Sarang
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Pavithran
- Babu Antony as Commissioner George Chacko IPS
- Ambika Mohan
- Sajitha Betti
- Valsala Menon
- Vinaya Prasad as Narmada's Mother
- Manasa Radhakrishnan (child artist- Sandra)
- Kritika Pradeep
- Seetha as Siddharthan's mother
- Rajesh Hebbar as Mahadevan
Soundtrack[edit]
- "Cinderella Chandame" performed by Karthik, Rimi Tomy[8]
- "Ni Kannilminnum" performed by Ranjith, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan
- "Ente Manasin" performed by Vijay Yesudas, Swetha Mohan
- "Villaliveeran" performed by S. A. Rajkumar, Vijay Yesudas
Controversy[edit]
The movie was initially titled 'budhettan' this created a controversy specific Buddhist groups were urging for the banning of the film claiming that it depicted Buddha and Buddhist symbols negatively.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Villali Veeran". 7 September 2014.
- ^ George, Vijay (10 July 2014). "For the sake of family". The Hindu.
- ^ George, Vijay (10 July 2014). "For the sake of family". The Hindu.
- ^ "Dileep's "Bhuddhettan" is Now "Villali Veeran"". International Business Times. 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Dileep's "Villali Veeran" Review Round up: Opens to Poor Reviews". International Business Times. 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Villaliveeran Review | Villaliveeran Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Villali Veeran Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Villali Veeran by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "First song of Villali Veeran is out - Times of India". The Times of India.
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