Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
{{short description|2018 film directed by Madhupal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
| image = Oru Kuprasidha Payyan film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Madhupal
| producer = T. S. Udayan
A. S. Manoj
| writer = Jeevan Job Thomas
| starring = Tovino Thomas
Nimisha Sajayan
Anu Sithara
Saranya Ponvannan
| music = Ouseppachan
| cinematography = Noushad Shereef
| editing = V. Sajan
| studio = V Cinemas International
| distributor = V Cinemas International
Sree Priya Combines
| released = {{Film date|2018|11|09|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan ({{translation|A notorious youngster}}) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Madhupal and written by Jeevan Job Thomas and produced by V Cinemas International.{{cite news|last1=Sreekumar|first1=Priya|title=Madhupal's Next: Oru Kuprasidha Payyan|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/021217/madhupals-next-oru-kuprasidha-payyan.html|access-date=22 February 2018|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=2 December 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Suresh|first1=Meera|title=Madhupal's next is with Tovino Thomas|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/dec/02/madhupals-next-is-with-tovino-thomas-1716123.html|access-date=22 February 2018|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=2 December 2017}} The film stars Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan, Anu Sithara and Saranya Ponvannan in lead roles.{{cite news|last1=Soman|first1=Deepa|title=Tovino Thomas' first look in 'Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tovino-thomas-first-look-in-oru-kuprasidha-payyan/articleshow/63009271.cms|access-date=22 February 2018|work=The Times of India|date=21 February 2018}}{{cite news|author=TNM Staff|title=Watch: Actor Nimisha Sajayan makes parottas on the sets of her new film|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-actor-nimisha-sajayan-makes-parottas-sets-her-new-film-76749|access-date=22 February 2018|publisher=The News Minute|date=20 February 2018}} It released on 9 November 2018 coinciding with Deepavali. The film is based on a sensational Murder case.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/murder-and-acquittal-meet-jayesh-inspiration-oru-kuprasidha-payyan-92353|title = A murder and an acquittal: Me et Jayesh, the inspiration for 'Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'|date = 28 November 2018}}
Plot
Ajayan is a timid young man who works in a nearby hotel. He often travels to meet Chembaga Ammal who runs a catering service and supplies idlis to the hotel where Ajayan is working. He shares a bond with Chenbakam as she treats him like her own son. Ajayan falls for Jalaja, a co-worker wish to marry each other. One dark night, a loud noise is heard from Chembaga Ammal's house around 12:30 am. It is found that Chembaga Ammal has been stabbed and she was struggling for her life. Neighbours see a person running from the spot. Chembaga Ammal died in the hospital and the police is informed about the incident. For one year, the case did not end and the culprits are not found by the local police. This led to frustration among the public and the case is transferred to the Crime Branch. Pressurized, the crime branch police decided to fix Ajayan as the culprit to solve the case. They created suitable evidence to fix Ajayan as the murderer.
Ajayan accepted the crime because of the torture that he had experienced by the police. While in remand, a convict asks him to appeal to the judge to fix a lawyer for him on his side. The court points to Hanna as the legal aid for Ajayan. Initially, she hesitates to take the case, but after unraveling the truth behind the case, she shows real interest in it. Hanna proves Ajayan innocent after a series of investigations and arguments in court. She won the case against her former senior lawyer, Santosh Narayan.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Tovino Thomas as Ajayan/Ajmal
- Saranya Ponvannan as CP Chenbagam (Chembaga Ammal)
- Nimisha Sajayan as Adv. Hannah Elizabeth
- Anu Sithara as Jalaja
- Siddique as Bharathan
- Dileesh Pothan as Dr.Suresh Babu
- Shwetha Menon as Doctor Renuka Subramaniam
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Bhaskaran
- Jojo_Cyriac_George as Ravi
- Nedumudi Venu as Adv. Santosh Narayanan
- G. Suresh Kumar as Judge Jayadevan
- Unnimaya Prasad as Adv. Vanaja Prakash
- Sreelakshmi as Sheela
- Maala Parvathi as Ajayan's stepmother
- Sujith Shankar as DYSP Simon George
- Sibi Thomas as CI Praveen Kumar
- Sudheer Karamana
- Balu Varghese as Jinesh
- Sridevika as Adv.Anuradha Sreedhar
- Manju Vani as Neighbour
- Arun as Anwar
- V. K. Baiju as Rajeev
- Valsala Menon as Hanna's grandmother
- Madhupal in cameo
- Binny Tom as Elizabeth
}}
Production
Principal photography took place in Vadayar.{{cite news|last1=Prakash|first1=Asha|title=Tovino's Oru Kuprasiddha Payyan starts rolling|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tovinos-oru-kuprasiddha-payyan-starts-rolling/articleshow/62850730.cms|access-date=22 February 2018|work=The Times of India|date=9 February 2018}}
Release
The film was released on 8 November 2018.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Award
!Category !Winner |
|---|
| 49th Kerala State Film Awards |
| rowspan=3| 42nd Kerala Film Critics Association Awards{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/apr/09/kerala-film-critics-awards-announced-1962020.html |title = Kerala Film Critics Awards announced |work=The New Indian Express |date=9 April 2019 |access-date=29 January 2023}}
|Oru Kuprasidha Payyan |
| Best Actress |
| Best Sound Design
|Harikumar |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|7699198}}
{{Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film}}
Category:2010s Malayalam-language films
Category:Indian thriller films
Category:Films shot in Kottayam