Kunjaliyan

Kunjaliyan ( is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Saji Surendran and written by Krishna Poojappura. The film features Jayasurya in the title role along with Ananya andSuraj Venjaramoodu in lead roles. Vijayaraghavan, Ashokan, Jagadish, Manikuttan and Maniyanpilla Raju in its supporting cast. The songs are composed by M.G. Sreekumar and background score by Bijibal.

Plot

Jayaraman is popularly known as Kunjaliyan 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

Jayasurya as Jayaraman
Suraj Venjaramoodu as Preman, Jayaraman's best friend from Dubai
Ananya as Maya, a teacher and Jayaraman's love interest
Vijayaraghavan as Remanan, Jayaraman's eldest brother-in-law
Jagadish as Sukumaran, Jayaraman's second brother-in-law
Ashokan as Vishwan, Jayaraman's third brother-in-law
Maniyan Pilla Raju as Vikrama Kurup, Jayaraman's uncle with two wives Kanakabaram and Mallika
Bindu Panicker as Shyamala, Jayaraman's eldest sister
Reshmi Boban as Pushpaletha, Jayaraman's second sister
Thesni Khan as Prameela, Jayaraman's third sister
Harisree Ashokan as Veeramanikandan, the Panchayath president of Gopalapuram
Manikuttan as Vinayan, a money lender and Maya's cousin
Kalaranjini as Kanakabaram, Vikraman's wife along with Mallika
Geetha Vijayan as Mallika, Vikraman's wife along with Kanakabaram
Kishore as Veeramani's assistant
Shaju Sreedhar as Manikandadasan
V. K. Sreeraman as Maya's father
Narayanankutty as Minister Sadanandan
Anand as Suresh Varma, the main antagonist
Appa Haja as Vikram, Suresh's associate
Kollam Ajith as Varma's henchman
Kalabhavan Shajohn as Varma's lawyer
Leena Nair as Manjari, Ramanan's sister

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 depicting the fictional town called Gopalapurram. The film was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam, 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 ofKunjaliyan is composed by M. G. Sreekumar and background score by Bijibal. The recording of the songs was in late August. Song mixing was done by Renjith Viswanathan.