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'''''Mrugaya''''' (English: ''The Hunt'') is a 1989 [[Malayalam]] drama film written by [[A. K. Lohithadas]] and directed by [[I. V. Sasi]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]] in the lead role, with [[Thilakan]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Lalu Alex]] and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] in supporting roles. It tells the story of Varunni (Mammootty), the uncultured and drunkard hunter who arrives in the village to kill a man-eating leopard. The film won two [[Kerala State Film Award]]s.<ref>Roshith, Sivalakshmi. (2013-04-30) [http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Cinema-is-a-serious-business-after-all-says-I-V-Sasi/2013/04/30/article1567713.ece Cinema is a serious business, after all, says I V Sasi]. The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.</ref> The leopard, used in a number of scenes in the film, was lent by animal trainer Govindarajan Naidu.<ref>[http://mathrubhumi.com/movies/web_special/234054/ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമയില്‍ ഇനി ഈ 'പുലിക്കുട്ടി'യുണ്ടാകില്ല , Web Special – Mathrubhumi Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102111/http://mathrubhumi.com/movies/web_special/234054/ |date=24 December 2013 }}. Mathrubhumi.com (2011-12-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-18.</ref>
'''''Mrugaya''''' (English: ''The Hunt'') is a 1989 [[Malayalam]] language [[action thriller film]] written by [[A. K. Lohithadas]] and directed by [[I. V. Sasi]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]] in the lead role, with [[Thilakan]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Lalu Alex]], and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] in supporting roles. It tells the story of Varunni (Mammootty), the uncultured and drunkard hunter, who arrives in the village to kill a man-eating leopard. The film won two [[Kerala State Film Award]]s.<ref>Roshith, Sivalakshmi. (2013-04-30) [https://web.archive.org/web/20130514031315/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Cinema-is-a-serious-business-after-all-says-I-V-Sasi/2013/04/30/article1567713.ece Cinema is a serious business, after all, says I V Sasi]. The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.</ref> The leopard, used in a number of scenes in the film, was lent by animal trainer Govindarajan Naidu. Sasi had said that the climax fight scene with the leopard was done by Mammootty himself without dupes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/mammootty-leopard-dupes-mrugaya-iv-sasi/ | title=Mammootty faced the leopard without dupes in Mrugaya : IV Sasi | date=11 October 2016 }}</ref>
Mammootty's Mrugaya became a blockbuster, and the character of Varunni attained cult status. Mammootty's different look and natural acting helped in the movie's success.<ref>[http://mathrubhumi.com/movies/web_special/234054/ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമയില്‍ ഇനി ഈ 'പുലിക്കുട്ടി'യുണ്ടാകില്ല , Web Special – Mathrubhumi.comMovies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102111/http://mathrubhumi.com/movies/web_special/234054/ |date=24 December 2013 }}. Mathrubhumi.com (2011-12-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-18.</ref>

Mammooty reprises his iconic role as Varunni emerging from the reservoir through flashback scenes in the 1999 Malayalam film [[My Dear Karadi]], which is imitated by his onscreen younger brother Kittunni ([[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]]).


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The story takes place in a Highrange village, terrorised by the frequent attacks of a man eating [[leopard]]. Tired of waiting for help from the authorities, the villagers under Reverend Father Panangodan and Philipose Muthalali decide to hire a hunter. The hunter whom they wanted had recently died, so his son Varunni is summoned to the village. The uncultured life of Varunni soon became a headache for the village. The villagers try to avoid the drunkard hunter.
The story takes place in a Highrange village, terrorised by the frequent attacks of a man-eating [[leopard]]. Tired of waiting for help from the authorities, the villagers under Reverend Father Panangodan and Philipose Muthalali decide to hire a hunter. The hunter whom they wanted had recently died. Hence, his son, Varunni, is summoned to the village. The uncultured life of Varunni soon became a headache for the village. The villagers try to avoid Varunni who is a drunkard.


However, a woman named Bhagyalakshmi (whose mother was killed by the leopard) befriends Varunni. This relation makes Thomaskutty, who is in love with Bhagyalakshmi, jealous. Seeing Varunni talking to Bhagyalakshmi, Thomaskutty gets angry and starts fighting with the hunter. In the fight, Thomaskutty accidentally slips and falls from the top of the cliff. Varunni feels responsible for the death of Thomaskutty and confesses secretly to Reverend Father Panangodan. Father Panangodan realises the big heart inside the hunter. He decides to protect Varunni despite the objections from the villagers and arranges a livelihood for him. Varunni gradually starts to help the villagers and the family of Thomaskutty. The villagers also develop a soft corner for the hunter. Meanwhile, the leopard again comes to the village and Varunni fails to kill it. The leopard escapes with a wound.
However, a woman named Bhagyalakshmi (whose mother was killed by the leopard) befriends Varunni. This relation makes Thomaskutty, who is in love with Bhagyalakshmi, jealous. Seeing Varunni talking to Bhagyalakshmi, Thomaskutty gets angry and starts fighting with Varunni. In the fight, Thomaskutty accidentally slips and falls from the top of the cliff. Varunni feels responsible for the death of Thomaskutty and confesses secretly to Father Panangodan. Father Panangodan realises the big heart inside Varunni. He decides to protect Varunni despite the objections from the villagers and arranges a livelihood for him. Varunni gradually starts to help the villagers and the family of Thomaskutty. The villagers also develop a soft corner for Varunni. Meanwhile, the leopard again comes to the village, and Varunni fails to kill it after Philipose's son-in-law Antony and his friend Kunjachan cheats them and tries to kill him. The leopard escapes with a wound. Soon, Kunjachan dies after suffering from [[rabies]].


The preparations of the betrothal of Thomaskutty's sister Annamma is going on. But the groom fails to show up at the function. At the directions of Father Panangodan, Varunni decides to marry Annamma. This makes Bhagyalakshmi, who was in love with Varunni, jealous. On the eve of the wedding, she informs Annamma that Varunni had killed her brother Thomaskutty. Varunni gets exposed on the wedding day and flees to his hut. On reaching the hut, Varunni finds his dog barking alarmingly. He concludes that the dog has [[rabies]] and kills it. Soon he spots the leopard at the top of his hut and realizes that his dog was actually signalling about the leopard. He manages to kill the leopard with an axe. The villagers celebrate the death of the leopard. However, the police soon arrive and arrest Varunni for murdering Thomaskutty.
The preparations for the betrothal of Thomaskutty's sister, Annamma, go on but the groom fails to show up at the function. At the directions of Father Panangodan, Varunni decides to marry Annamma. This makes Bhagyalakshmi, who was in love with Varunni, jealous. On the eve of the wedding, she informs Annamma that Varunni had killed Thomaskutty. Varunni gets exposed on the wedding day and flees to his hut. On reaching the hut, Varunni finds his dog barking alarmingly. He concludes that the dog has [[rabies]] and kills it. Soon he spots the leopard at the top of his hut and realizes that his dog was actually warning him about the leopard. Though injured, Varunni manages to kill the leopard with an axe. The villagers celebrate the death of the leopard. However, the police soon arrive and arrest Varunni for murdering Thomaskutty. He confesses to Annamma that he accidentally killed Thomaskutty.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Mammootty]] as Varunni
* [[Mammootty]] as Varunni
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* [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]] as Bhagyalakshmi
* [[Thilakan]] as Reverend Father Panangodan
* [[Thilakan]] as Reverend Father Panangodan
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Uravashi]] as Annamma
* [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]] as Bhagyalakshmi
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* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Annamma
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as lawyer Ramankutty
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as lawyer Ramankutty
* [[Lalu Alex]] as Anthony
* [[Lalu Alex]] as Anthony
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* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Kunjachan
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Kunjachan
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Pillai
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Pillai
* [[Mahesh (actor)|Mahesh]] as Thomaskutty
* [[Mahesh (Malayalam actor)|Mahesh]] as Thomaskutty
* [[Kunjandi]] as Kuriachan
* [[Kunjandi]] as Kuriachan
* [[Shari (actress)|Shari]] as Selina
* [[Shari (actress)|Shari]] as Selina
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===Box office===
===Box office===
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iv-sasi-malayalam-cinemas-trailblazer-and-king-box-office-70523?amp|title=IV Sasi, Malayalam cinema's trailblazer and king of the box office|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=C S Venkiteswaran|title=Trendsetting titan|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece/amp/|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 November 2017|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece|title=The End of an Epoch|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 October 2017}}</ref>
The film was both commercially blockbuster and critically acclaimed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iv-sasi-malayalam-cinemas-trailblazer-and-king-box-office-70523?amp|title=IV Sasi, Malayalam cinema's trailblazer and king of the box office|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=C S Venkiteswaran|title=Trendsetting titan|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/trendsetting-titan/article9947168.ece/amp/|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 November 2017|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece|title=The End of an Epoch|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 October 2017}}</ref>


==Music==
==Music==
Lyrics for this movie was written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] and music was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].
The lyrics for this movie were written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] and the music was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].


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[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:1989 films]]
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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Films about hunters]]
[[Category:Films about hunters]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas]]
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[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]]
[[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]]
[[Category:Films shot in Munnar]]
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[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]

Revision as of 09:33, 21 July 2024

Mrugaya
Promo poster
Directed byI. V. Sasi
Written byA. K. Lohithadas
Produced byKRG
StarringMammootty
Thilakan
Sunitha
Jagathy Sreekumar
Urvashi
CinematographyV. Jayaram
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
KRG Enterprises
Distributed byKRG Release
Release date
  • 23 December 1989 (1989-12-23)
LandIndien
SpracheMalayalam

Mrugaya (English: The Hunt) is a 1989 Malayalam language action thriller film written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by I. V. Sasi. The film stars Mammootty and Sunitha in the lead role, with Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Lalu Alex, and Urvashi in supporting roles. It tells the story of Varunni (Mammootty), the uncultured and drunkard hunter, who arrives in the village to kill a man-eating leopard. The film won two Kerala State Film Awards.[1] The leopard, used in a number of scenes in the film, was lent by animal trainer Govindarajan Naidu. Sasi had said that the climax fight scene with the leopard was done by Mammootty himself without dupes.[2]

Mammootty's Mrugaya became a blockbuster, and the character of Varunni attained cult status. Mammootty's different look and natural acting helped in the movie's success.[3]

Mammooty reprises his iconic role as Varunni emerging from the reservoir through flashback scenes in the 1999 Malayalam film My Dear Karadi, which is imitated by his onscreen younger brother Kittunni (Prem Kumar).

Plot

The story takes place in a Highrange village, terrorised by the frequent attacks of a man-eating leopard. Tired of waiting for help from the authorities, the villagers under Reverend Father Panangodan and Philipose Muthalali decide to hire a hunter. The hunter whom they wanted had recently died. Hence, his son, Varunni, is summoned to the village. The uncultured life of Varunni soon became a headache for the village. The villagers try to avoid Varunni who is a drunkard.

However, a woman named Bhagyalakshmi (whose mother was killed by the leopard) befriends Varunni. This relation makes Thomaskutty, who is in love with Bhagyalakshmi, jealous. Seeing Varunni talking to Bhagyalakshmi, Thomaskutty gets angry and starts fighting with Varunni. In the fight, Thomaskutty accidentally slips and falls from the top of the cliff. Varunni feels responsible for the death of Thomaskutty and confesses secretly to Father Panangodan. Father Panangodan realises the big heart inside Varunni. He decides to protect Varunni despite the objections from the villagers and arranges a livelihood for him. Varunni gradually starts to help the villagers and the family of Thomaskutty. The villagers also develop a soft corner for Varunni. Meanwhile, the leopard again comes to the village, and Varunni fails to kill it after Philipose's son-in-law Antony and his friend Kunjachan cheats them and tries to kill him. The leopard escapes with a wound. Soon, Kunjachan dies after suffering from rabies.

The preparations for the betrothal of Thomaskutty's sister, Annamma, go on but the groom fails to show up at the function. At the directions of Father Panangodan, Varunni decides to marry Annamma. This makes Bhagyalakshmi, who was in love with Varunni, jealous. On the eve of the wedding, she informs Annamma that Varunni had killed Thomaskutty. Varunni gets exposed on the wedding day and flees to his hut. On reaching the hut, Varunni finds his dog barking alarmingly. He concludes that the dog has rabies and kills it. Soon he spots the leopard at the top of his hut and realizes that his dog was actually warning him about the leopard. Though injured, Varunni manages to kill the leopard with an axe. The villagers celebrate the death of the leopard. However, the police soon arrive and arrest Varunni for murdering Thomaskutty. He confesses to Annamma that he accidentally killed Thomaskutty.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 23 December 1989.

Box office

The film was both commercially blockbuster and critically acclaimed.[4][5][6]

Music

The lyrics for this movie were written by Sreekumaran Thampi and the music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.

Tracks

Accolades

References

  1. ^ Roshith, Sivalakshmi. (2013-04-30) Cinema is a serious business, after all, says I V Sasi. The New Indian Express. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
  2. ^ "Mammootty faced the leopard without dupes in Mrugaya : IV Sasi". 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമയില്‍ ഇനി ഈ 'പുലിക്കുട്ടി'യുണ്ടാകില്ല , Web Special – Mathrubhumi.comMovies Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi.com (2011-12-02). Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
  4. ^ "IV Sasi, Malayalam cinema's trailblazer and king of the box office". The News Minute. 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ C S Venkiteswaran (8 November 2017). "Trendsetting titan". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. 26 October 2017.
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