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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaaryasthan
| image = Kaaryasthan1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Thomson K. Thomas
| producer = Neeta Anto
| writer = {{plainlist|
*[[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna
*Siby K. Thomas]]
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]
*[[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]]
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
*[[Suraj Venjaramood]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
*[[Berny-Ignatius]] <small>(Songs)</small>
*Rajamani <small>(Background score)</small>
}}
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
| editing = Mahesh Narayanan
| studio = Aan Mega Media
| distributor = Aan Mega Media & PJ Entertainments
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|11|05}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Kaaryasthan''''' (English: ''The Caretaker'') is a 2010 [[Malayalam Cinema|Malayalam]] [[comedy film]] written by the duo [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]] and directed by debutant Thomson K. Thomas. It stars [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]]. It was Dileep's 100th film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/karysthan-is-dileep-s-100th-film-news-malayalam-kk5lCWddhdb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125095434/http://sify.com/movies/karysthan-is-dileep-s-100th-film-news-malayalam-kk5lCWddhdb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-11-25|title=Kaaryasthan is Dileep's 100th film|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Charging-forward/article15675587.ece/amp/|title=Charging forward|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/south-review-karyasthan/20101105.htm|title=Nothing original about Karyasthan|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=5 November 2010}}</ref> Akhila, a noted television anchor and dancer, debuted as an actress through this film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Akhila%20debuts%20with%20Dileep%20in%20Karyasthan.-2419-1|title=Akhila debuts with Dileep in "Karyasthan"|publisher=Metromatinee|access-date=7 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714080844/http://www.metromatinee.com/News/Akhila%20debuts%20with%20Dileep%20in%20Karyasthan.-2419-1|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film is an unofficial remake of Telugu film ''[[Kalisundam Raa]]'' with minor changes in the plot. The song Mangalangal vaarikkori featured many serial actors and others as cameos after Deewangi Deewangi from ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' which featured 31 bollywood actors as cameos.

==Plot==

The story is set in a picturesque landscape in a village called "Krishnapuram". The two tharavadus (parentages) named Puthezhathu and Kizhakkedathu are situated in the same compound, and their members share a very great bonding with each other. The film begins with the celebration of [[Onam]] festival by the inmates of both the houses. Kizhakkedathu tharavadu's karanavar Krishna Warrier's eldest son Rajan is in love with one of the girls there but his marriage is fixed with Saraswathy ([[Lena (actress)|Lena]]), daughter of Sankaran Nair, the karanavar of Puthezhath family. Rajan and the girl elopes, and Saraswathy is later found dead in a quarry, apparently a suicide. Puthezhathu family believes that Kizhakkedathu family has cheated them, and thus they beat up Rajan, but Krishna Warrier comes to rescue him and also pulls him up on to the train, saying that he should never return. As years pass, Krishnanunni, the hero of the story, is born to Rajan.

Rajan, along with his wife and children, now lives in [[Tenkasi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is now indulged in agriculture. He is assisted by his son Krishnanunni. During a clash in the market, the local thief Kalidas is beaten by Krishnanunni/Kuttan and his friend Vadivelu/Pottan, and is sacked and taken back in a bullock cart. Unfortunately, Kalidas escapes from the sack by jumping into a canal. When Unni and Vadivelu come to know about this, they tell their gang to beat him. Unfortunately, the sack was changed, and it was Ayyappan Nair, the former Karyasthan of Kizhakkedathu family, who was under it. Ayyappan Nair tells Rajan about the impact caused by his elope and Saraswathy's death on the two families. Both are now sworn enemies, and they have built up walls around their homes. There also happened a lawsuit between them, in which Kizhakkedathu family failed. It was the members of Puthezhathu family who beat Ayyappan Nair because he supported Kizhakkedathu and sacked him to Tenkasi. Unni then tells Rajan that he would go to pacify the two quarrelling families.

Then, Unni and Vadivelu reach Krishnapuram, but suddenly they find Kalidas at Kizhakkedathu tharavadu and is shocked to hear that he has been appointed as the karyasthan of Kizhakkedathu tharavadu. Kalidas had reached there the previous night, and Krishna Warrier, who mistook him as the karyasthan whom Ayyappan Nair told, appointed him. Kalidas has a plan to steal an idol of Lord [[Krishna]] from Kizhakkedathu tharavadu, and he traps Unni and Vadivelu by handing the idol to them. Krishna Warrier later comes and unknowing that Unni is his grandson, calls his workers and beat Unni and Vadivelu. Later, they reach Puthezhathu tharavadu and get job as karyasthan (manager) and watchman respectively. The plan is approved by Sankaran Nair soon, and Kumaran, the former karyasthan, is declassified as an out-worker.

Unni later tries to solve conflicts between the two families. It is during this time that the female lead, Sreebala enters. Vadivelu first flirts with her, but after hearing that she is also a member of Puthezhath family, he allows her to enter the home. Unni also interferes in Sreebala's college dance, changing the tune of her dance song. She later dances for the same tune. On the same day, she is harassed by Anand, the son of Kizhakkedathu Sreedharan, a businessman. Krishnanunni saves her, but lies that it was Anand's father who saved her. Later, the stolen idol of Lord Krishna is found in a gravel, near the paddy fields of both families.

Soon Krishnanunni begins his mission to unite the two families, his mission becomes a great success and it soon culminates in a marriage proposal between Anandh and Sreedevi, the sister ot Sreebala, but Sreedevi confess to Krishnanunni that she is in love with a serial actor named Aby George, who is a [[Christians|Christian]], and would end her life is she is forced into marrying Anand. Krishnanunni and Sreebala helps Sreedevi to elope with her boyfriend which creates further trouble in the family, and after knowing that Krishnanunni is Rajan's son, the Puthezhathu and Kizhakeddathu families break ties once again, but this time, Kizhakedathu family support Krishnanunni and welcomes Rajan back home.

The rift between the families is cleared when Krishnanunni finds out that Rajan's old friend Susheelan and his driver Gopalan were responsible for Saraswathi's death, and it was a planned murder. Both the families unite once again for killing Susheelan and Sreebala and Krishnanunni get married.

==Cast==
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* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Krishnanunni (Unni)/Kuttan
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Kizhakkedathu Rajan, Krishna Warrier's son and Krishnanunni's father
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Kizhakkedathu Krishna Warrier
* [[Akhila Sasidharan|Akhila]] as Sreebala
* [[Suraj Venjaramood]] as Vadivelu/ Pottan
* [[Biju Menon]] as Adv. Puthezhathu Jayashankar
* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as Puthezhathu Shankaran Nair
* [[Nishanth Sagar]] as Anand
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Kalidas
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Major Nair
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Kizhakkedathu Sabari
* [[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as Puthezhathu Vijayan
* [[Sadiq]] as Puthezhathu Madhavan
*Manoj Nair as Kizhakkedathu Raveendran
* [[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as Kizhakkedathu Sreedharan
* [[Harisree Asokan]] as Kumaran, Puthezhathu Family's Karyasthan
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Ayyappan Nair, Kizhakkedathu family's Former Karyasthan
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Susheelan
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as Gopalan, Susheelan's driver
* [[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Unni's grandfather
* [[Kalabhavan Shajon]] as Aadu Ramu
* [[Anoop Chandran]] as Hotel Manager
* Rajeev Roshan as Aby George
* Vandana Menon as Sreedevi
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Saraswathi
* [[Thesni Khan]] as Devika
* Gayathri Priya as Ambika, Krishnanunni's Mother
* [[Mahima Nambiar]] as Krishnanunni's Sister
* Geetha Nair as Krishna Warrier's wife
* [[Roslin (Malayalam actress)|Roslin]] as Shankaran Nair's wife
* Nandhu Pothuval as Landlord of [[Thenkasi]]
* Charutha Baiju
* [[Reshmi Boban]]
* Deepika Mohan
* Manju Satheesh as Kizhakkedath Family member
* Mini Arun as Kizhakkedath Family member
* Ancy as Puthezhath Family member
* [[Kulappulli Leela]] as Bus Passenger
{{div col end}}

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==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kaaryasthan
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Berny-Ignatius]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 15 November 2010
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 27:15
| label = Mathrubhumi Music
| producer = [[Berny-Ignatius]]
| prev_title = [[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
The songs of the film are composed by [[Berny-Ignatious]] with lyrics written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri]]. The background score for the film is by Rajamani<ref>http://malayalasangeetham.info/php/MovieDetails.php?mid=6748&encode=utf</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 27:15
| title1 = Malayalipenne
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = Subin Ignatius, [[Delsy Ninan]]
| length1 = 04:35
| title2 = Mangalangal
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[Benny Dayal]]
| length2 = 05:04
| title3 = Neeyinenne Maranno
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]]
| length3 = 05.51
| title4 = Thenikkappuram
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = Afsal
| length4 = 04:01
| title5 = Onavillin
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], Preetha Kanna, Thulasi
| length5 = 04:02
| title6 = Neeyinenne II
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = Subin raj, [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]]
| length6 = 04:25
}}

==Release==

===Reception===
''Nowrunning.com'' labeling the film as "Disappointing", proceeding to highlight that "With all the formulaic elements intact, Karyasthan as Dileep's hundredth film is a mega hit. Dileep and Suraj do manage to bring in a few giggles, but the film serves as a sure sign that Dileep needs to reinvent himself" and gave 2 stars Out of 5,<ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7861/malayalam/karyasthan/2800/review.htm</ref> while Moviebuzz of ''[[Sify]].com'' gave positive verdict, stating that Director Thomson doesn't experiment much here and you can find every emotion in the required measures that would be essential in a formulaic film.", adding that it is "Masala Entertainer".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141128083027/http://www.sify.com/movies/kariyasthan-a-masala-entertainer-review-malayalam-14958608.html sify.com]</ref> Furthermore, he praised lead actor Dileep's "power packed" performance, citing that he "nails the character to perfection" and "carries the film to its winning point". The movie performed well at the box office and was declared a blockbuster.

===Box office===
The film was third grossing Malayalam film of the year 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2011/may/23/mainstream-films-cut-a-sorry-figure-255596.amp|title=Mainstream films cut a sorry figure|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=23 May 2011}}</ref> and became commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/unusual-heroine/article2697572.ece|title=Unusual 'heroine'|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-dileep/20110321.htm|title=Dileep excited about forthcoming releases|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=21 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/malayalam-cinema-2010/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228235303/http://www.metromatinee.com/malayalam-cinema-2010/ |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 72 releasing centres, it grossed 1.65 crore distributor's share in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai Box Office|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14958923|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909085633/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14958923|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2014|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=25 June 2019|date=18 November 2010}}</ref> Made on a budget of {{INR}}2.5 crore, it got share of {{INR}}4.5 crore from Kerala box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Malayalam grossers of 2010|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/top-10-malayalam-grossers-of-2010-imagegallery-8-malayalam-lbfk9Ueijffsi.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|ShHgQu0AfHY|Official Trailer}}
* {{YouTube|071YxtKzMj0|Malayalipenne Song}}
* [http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7861/malayalam/karyasthan/index.htm Nowrunning.com article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101203194548/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5543/kaaryasthan.html Oneindia article]

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