''Kunjaliyan'' ( is a 2012 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 ...

-language

comedy thriller film Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy and thrillers. Criteria They often include a darker tone, relative to other genres, of humor. List of comedy thriller films See also * Social thriller *Postmo ...

directed by

Saji Surendran Saji Surendran (born 19 July 1977) is an Indian film director working in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry, known for films such as ''Ivar Vivahitharayal'' (2009) and ''Happy Husbands (2010 film), Happy Husbands'' (2010). Persona ...

and written by Krishna Poojappura. The film features

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Fi ...

in the title role along with Ananya in lead roles and

Suraj Venjaramoodu Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than ...

Manikuttan Thomas James, (born 2 March 1986) better known by his stage name Manikuttan, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Malayalam films. He is known for his role as Kayamkulam Kochunni in the 2004 television serial of the same title. He was al ...

Vijayaraghavan Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known mononymously as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his character roles. He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. Early life and f ...

, Ashokan,

Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Born On (12 June 1955) mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and television presenter. He has starred in over 400 Malayalam films and two Hindi films. He is best known for his comic and character rol ...

, and

Maniyanpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.M.G. Sreekumar Malabar Gopalan Nair Sreekumar (born 25 May 1957), better known as M. G. Sreekumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He has sung more than ...

and background score by

Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he has composed for more than 150 feature films, several television commercials and a few d ...

Plot

Jayaraman is popularly known as ''Kunjaliyan'' (young brother-in-law) in Gopalapuram, a village on the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border. He is the younger brother of three sisters. The sisters have been caring for him as their own child since the death of their parents. Jayaraman was the pet of his sisters and was not interested in doing any job. He is lazy. Everything was perfect until the sisters got married. The brothers-in-law were not interested in Jayaraman, neither were his uncle and two aunts. One day, Jayaraman leaves Gopalapuram to become rich. Somehow, he reached Dubai and managed to get a job as a camel herder. Unfortunately, he got terminated from his job due to the global recession. He is forced to return to Gopalapuram but is not interested in returning to his village without being a millionaire. Now, Jayaraman is returning to his village considering the advice of Preman, his best friend in Dubai. However, he is shocked to see the warm welcome by his family members at the airport. Everyone is trying to take their young brother-in-law/nephew to their home. Why are they showing this much interest in him now than before? That question is what remains to be answered.

Cast

as Jayaraman (Kunjaliyan) * Ananya as Maya, Jayaraman's love interest *

as Preman, Jayaraman's best friend from

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan (born 6 April 1964) 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 ...

as Veeramanikandan, the Panchayath president of Gopalapuram *

as Vinayan, a town rowdy and Maya's cousin *

Maniyan Pilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Vijayaraghavan Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known mononymously as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his character roles. He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. Early life and f ...

as Remanan, Jayaraman's eldest brother-in-law *

as Sukumaran, Jayaraman's second brother-in-law * Ashokan as Vishwan, Jayaraman's third brother-in-law *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. Critically acclaimed for her performance in 2001 for Soothradharan. She was a member of the Asso ...

as Shyamala, Jayaraman's eldest sister *

Kalaranjini Kalaranjini is an Indian actress who started her career in the early 1980s. Personal life Kalaranjini has two sisters, Kalpana (Malayalam actress), Kalpana and Urvashi (actress), Urvashi, both of whom are actors. Her two brothers, Kamal Roy ...

as Kanakabaram, Vikraman's wife along with Mallika *

Geetha Vijayan Geetha Vijayan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam movies, a few Tamil and Hindi movies. She debuted in the 1990 Malayalam comedy- thriller film ''In Harihar Nagar''. She has since acted in more than 150 Malayalam movies and in some ...

as Mallika, Vikraman's wife along with Kanakabaram *

Reshmi Boban Reshmi Boban is an Indian actress known for her performance in Malayalam films and television series. She made her acting debut with the television show ''Jwalayayi'' in 1999 and later made her film debut in 2003 through ''Manassinakkare '' ...

as Pushpaletha, Jayaraman's second sister *

Thesni Khan Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through '' Daisy'' in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles. In 2020, she contested in the second season ...

as Prameela, Jayaraman's third sister *

V. K. Sreeraman Vettiyattil Krishnan Sreeraman (born 6 February 1953) is an Indian actor, writer, TV anchor and social worker. He acted in more than 150 films. Personal life and education He was born into a middle-class family at Cheruvathani village near Ku ...

as Maya's father *

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 Minister Sadanandan *

Anand Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (clan), a clan of an Indian caste * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936 ...

as Suresh Varma, the main antagonist * Appa Haja as Vikram *

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 Varma's henchman *

Kalabhavan Shajohn 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 Varma's lawyer * Leena as Manjari

Production

The film is Jayasurya and Surendran's fourth and comes after '' Four Friends'', which met a mixed reception. The script was written by Krishna Poojappura. Anil Nair is the film's cinematographer, and the music is composed by M. G. Sreekumar. Shooting began in late September 2011, in

Pollachi Pollachi is a town and municipality in Coimbatore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Pollachi taluk. It is situated near the center of the South Indian Peninsula, surrounded by Western Gha ...

depicting the fictional town called Gopalapurram. The film was produced by

Tomichan Mulakuppadam Thomas Antony, better known as Tomichan Mulakuppadam is an Indian businessman, film producer and film distributor who works in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He owns the production house Mulakuppadam Films. He is a Non-resident ...

, under the company Mulakuppadam Films, with a budget of 3.25 crore.

Box office

The film became a disaster at the box office.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of''Kunjaliyan'' is composed by M. G. Sreekumar and background score by

. The recording of the songs was in late August. Song mixing was done by Renjith Viswanathan.

References

External links

KUNJALIYAN Official Website

Jayasurya in & as Kunjaliyan (Metromatinee.com)

Ananya pairing with Jayasurya in Kunjaliyan

Jayasurya is Kunjaliyan

Saji Surendran's new film Kunjaliyan

{{Mulakuppadam Films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian satirical films Indian comedy films Films shot in Coimbatore Films shot in Pollachi Films directed by Saji Surendran