| Mayabazar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thomas Sebastian |
| Screenplay by | T. A. Razzaq |
| Story by | Govind Ramdas |
| Produced by | Ayngaran International Akhil films |
| Starring | Mammootty |
| Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
| Edited by | Bijith Bala |
| Music by | Original Songs: Rahul Raj Background Score: Mohan Sithara |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mayabazar is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Thomas Sebastian with Mammootty in the lead role.[1][2] In the film, Rameshan, a man who is the leading vendor of a salvaged car bazaar helps patients at a local hospital with the money he earns. One day, he stumbles upon the dead body of his lookalike and his life takes a turn.
The film received mixed reviews.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
Maya Bazaar is in a village called Mayannoor where people buy salvaged vehicles for their parts. Rameshan is a leading man of the bazaar. With the money he earns, he feeds patients at the local hospital. A young woman who lives in Maya Bazaar called Maya loves Rameshan, but Rameshan does not have any feelings for her. Rameshan has a rival gang led by Bhadran and Bhadran wants to marry Maya.
One day Rameshan happens to see the body of a person killed in a road accident. The person looks exactly like him, and his name is Lakshmi Narayanan. The rest of the movie is about the mystery associated with the dead man.
Cast[edit]
- Mammootty in a dual role as:
- Rameshan
- Lakshmi Narayanan (Swamy)
- Sheela Kaur as Maya
- Tisca Chopra as Neena Kurian
- Kalabhavan Mani as Bhadran
- Saikumar as Simon Joseph
- Lalu Alex as Dr.Koshy
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Pachu
- Salim Kumar as Govindan
- Yamini Sharma as Kathreena
- Rajan P. Dev as Aakri Divakaran
- Janardhanan as Kurian
- Bijukuttan as Girijan
- Vincent Asokan as Andrews
- T. G. Ravi as Jose
- Mala Aravindan as Kumarankutty Aasan
- Augustine as Police Officer
- Anoop Chandran as Vijayan
- Anil Murali as Vikraman
- Sabitha Anand as Ponnutty
- Ambika Mohan as Annakutty Kurian
- Vijay Kumar as Stephen
- Yamini Sharma in an item number
Soundtrack[edit]
- "Mizhiyil Mizhiyil" - Sujatha Mohan, Sreenivas, Rahul Raj
- "Jiliu Jillu Nee" - Vineeth Sreenivasan, Cicily, Sayanora Philip
- "Mizhiyil Mizhiyil" (F) - Sujatha Mohan
Release[edit]
The film was released on 4 October 2008 and became an average grosser. Later the film was dubbed in Telugu under the title Nenunnanu.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "rediff.com: Mammootty's Mayabazaar". specials.rediff.com.
- ^ "Maya Bazaar". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Mayabazaar: Only for Mammootty fans". www.rediff.com.
- ^ "'Maya Bazaar' - for Mammootty's fans only (Malayalam Film Review)". India Forums.
- ^ "Mammootty and double role connection!". The Times of India.