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{{Infobox film
| name = Mambattiyan
| image = "Mambattiyan, 2011".jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Thiagarajan]]
| producer = Thiagarajan Shanthi Thiagarajan Prashanth Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar
| screenplay = Thiagarajan
| story = Thiagarajan '''Original Story:''' Raghavan Thambi '''(uncredited)'''
| based_on = ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]'' (Tamil)
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prashanth]]|[[Meera Jasmine]]|[[Mumaith Khan]]|[[Prakash Raj]]|[[Vadivelu]]}}
| music = [[S. Thaman]]
| cinematography = Anil K Sekar 
[[Shaji Kumar]]
| editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]]
| studio = [[Thiagarajan|Lakshmi Shanthi Movies]]
| distributor = [[Thiagarajan|Staar Movies]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|12|16}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Mambattiyan''''' (''The man with the shovel'') is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[vigilante film]] co-written, produced and directed by [[Thiagarajan]], starring his son [[Prashanth]] as the title character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43901.html |title=Meera Jasmine pairs up with Prashanth - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref> The film, also starring [[Meera Jasmine]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Vadivelu]] and [[Mumaith Khan]] in other pivotal roles, is a remake of the 1983 Tamil blockbuster ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]'' that starred Thiagarajan himself and [[Saritha]].The film got grand opening because of all songs were chartbusters until the film released on 16 December 2011 to average reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/12/mambattiyaan-online-movie-review.html |title=Mambattiyan Movie Online Review |publisher=KollyInsider.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getcinemas.com/mambattiyan-review |title=Mambattiyan Movie Review |publisher=GetCinemas.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
IG Ranjith ([[Prakash Raj]]) recalls the memories of a criminal whom he failed to capture.

Annachchi ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]) rules a village in western Tamil Nadu. When he is opposed by Mambattiyan's ([[Prashanth]]) father Chinnasamy ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]), the "jameen" kills him. Coming to know of this, Mambattiyan kills Annachi and those in support of him. A group of youngsters in the village join hands with Mambattiyan. They lead a life in a forest. By robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor, Mambattiyan becomes the local Robin Hood.

Meanwhile, police forces led by Ranjith go from pillar to post to nab Mambattiyan. This is the start of a cat-and-mouse game between the two. Also, Mambattiyan has romance in the form of Kannathal ([[Meera Jasmine]]) and Sornam ([[Mumaith Khan]]). When Sornam raises a green flag, that means she needs him to come. An officer in disguises realizes this and reports it to Ranjith, so one by one, all of his gang members die. Sornam later commits suicide.

Meanwhile, Kannathal panicked and asked Mambattiyan to go to a faraway place and forgo his Robin Hood job. Mambattiyan agrees and asks her to wait at the river. With the help of Bullet (Ravi Shanth), a villager, Kannathal waits at the river. Mambattiyan defeats the police forces and escapes. However, Bullet shoots Mambattiyan because whoever captures Mambattiyan gets a rewards of money and land. Kannathal hits Bullet, and he dies, then she dies too.

At the end, Ranjith is sad that the whole village is crying, and he takes Mambattiyan's chain.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prashanth]] as Mambattiyan
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Kannathal
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as Sornam
* [[Prakash Raj]] as IG Ranjith
* [[Jose Mourinho|Jose]] as Chelsea Bus Driver
* [[Vadivelu]] as Silk Singaram
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Chinnasamy, Mambattiyan's father
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Annachchi
* [[Manobala]] as Sundaralingam's accountant
* [[Rama (actress)|Rama]] as Thangam, Mambattiyan's mother
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Fake Mambattiyan
* [[Kalairani]] as Village Doctor
* [[Ganeshkar]] as Driver
* Ravi Shanth as Bullet
* Hemalatha as Kanmani
* Aravinth as Oomaiyan
* Vengal Rao as Singaram's sidekick
* Vijay Ganesh as Singaram's sidekick
* [[Chelladurai]] as Singaram's sidekick
* G. A. Jagadeesan as Singaram's sidekick
* Shanti Priya
* [[Raaghav]] in a special appearance
* [[Frank Lampard]] as Frank
* [[Steven Gerrard]] as Steven
{{colend}}

==Production==
It was first reported in September 2008, that [[Thiagarajan]] would remake [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]'s successful 1983 film ''[[Malaiyoor Mambattiyan]]'', with his son Prashanth portraying the lead role of a [[Robin Hood]]-esque figure. [[Meera Jasmine]], [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Mumaith Khan]] were assigned roles shortly after, while the team also held talks with [[Kalabhavan Mani]] unsuccessfully for another role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Like-father-like-son/articleshow/3900826.cms |title=Like father, like son - Times of India |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2008-12-28 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-08-02/vadivelu-13-09-08.html |title=Vadivelu in Goundamani's role |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2007-12-05 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> The team began filming in early 2009, with Thiagarajan noting that apart from the plot, most features in the film would be different from the original. Prashanth put on weight for this film and the team shot in the forests of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]] and [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/History-recreated/articleshow/4131508.cms |title=History recreated |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-02-16 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> The team also filmed scenes in virgin locales across [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] in the backdrop of waterfalls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Prashanth-in-Malayoor-Mambattiyan-remake/articleshow/10880399.cms |title=Prashanth in Malayoor Mambattiyan remake |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2011-11-26 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref>

By April 2010, production had been ongoing for fifteen months and the film was still incomplete. The team also announced that they were planning to bring in [[Mallika Sherawat]] to play a role depicted by [[Silk Smitha]] in the original, but it did not materialise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article197409.ece#.U0Cb4_ldWSo |title=Dad is my hero: Prashanth |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> Thiagarajan approached [[S. Thaman|Thaman]] to compose the film's music only after completing the film's shoot and asked him to retain two songs from the original film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mambattiyan/article2696350.ece |title=Mambattiyan - Chennai |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2011-12-08 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> Prashanth and Thiagarajan then briefly postponed the film and began work on another venture, the historical ''[[Ponnar Shankar (film)|Ponnar Shankar]]'', and subsequently released that film earlier than ''Mambattiyan''. The film finally geared up for release in December 2011, more than three years after production began, when the son of a tribal leader called Mambattiyan filed a petition preventing the release of the film. He withdrew the claims shortly after, gaining an out of court settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/75558.html |title=Mambattiyan: Problems solved - Tamil Movie News |website=Indiaglitz.com |date=2011-12-17 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> Prior to the film's release, Thiagarajan considered a possible sequel to the venture, stating he would decide after seeing the audience's response.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/74962.html |title=Mambattiyan to have a sequel - Tamil Movie News |website=Indiaglitz.com |date=2011-12-05 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref>

==Release==
The film opened in December 2011 to above average reviews from film critics. Malathi Rangarajan of [[The Hindu]] claimed that "Thyagarajan has developed and executed a screenplay without gaffes, which gallops at commendable speed. Eschewing frills, he holds the viewer's attention throughout". In her review, she also added "in action, comedy, sadness and sedateness, Prashanth always makes a mark" and that "''Mambattiyaan'' should be a milestone in Prashanth's career".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/return-of-robin-hood/article2723601.ece |title=Return of Robin Hood |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> [[The New Indian Express]] also gave the film a positive review, noting "For, makers while replicating the content, invariably fail to capture the soul of the original. But, Thiagarajan has managed to recapture the essence of his earlier work, even while giving the rustic saga a more contemporary feel. The screenplay is taut, the director rarely losing his grip on his narration."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article236105.ece#.U0CiFfldWSo |title=Mambattiyan |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> A reviewer from Sify.com noted the film "is a bit dated, though it moves at a rapid pace" and that it "is not engaging like the original".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mambattiyan-review-tamil-14986033.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328055921/http://www.sify.com/movies/mambattiyan-review-tamil-14986033.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-03-28 |title=Review |website=Sify.com |date=2011-12-19 |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> Another critic from Sify also noted "It is predictable, tame, outdated and slow. No single scene could be cited as well conceived or well made. Full of cliches".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/mambattiyan-outdated-slow-paced-tamil-movie-review-news-national-lmspuhejfci.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219025010/http://www.sify.com/news/Mambattiyan-outdated-slow-paced-Tamil-Movie-Review-news-National-lmspuhejfci.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-12-19 |title='Mambattiyan' outdated, slow-paced (Tamil Movie Review) |website=Sify.com |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> A critic from Behindwoods.com noted "Mambattiyan could have been so much better if the period setting was maintained in the 80s or if the characters were moulded to suit current times".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/dec-11-03/mambattiyan-review.html |title=Mambattiyan Review - Mambattiyan Movie Review |website=Behindwoods.com |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref>

The film took a good opening at the box office, but petered out to do average business commercially and due to its big budget, failed to recover costs.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140406005646/http://600024.com/specials/chennai-box-office-collections-december-12-to-december-18-2011/10/]</ref> The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Bebbuli''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/prashanth-meera-s-bebbuli-in-dec-news-news-lmhmCSjfdec.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207193626/http://www.sify.com/movies/Prashanth-Meera-s-Bebbuli-in-Dec-news-News-lmhmCSjfdec.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-12-07 |title=Prashanth, Meera's Bebbuli in Dec |website=Sify.com |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Mambattiyan
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[S. Thaman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Front Cover
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|11|23}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Saga Music
| producer = [[S. Thaman]]
| prev_title = [[Mirapakay]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Sabash Sariyana Potti]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. Thaman|Thaman]] and was released live on Sun Music's channel on 23 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mambattiyan-audio-to-be-launched-news-tamil-llvlbWeadca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124012517/http://www.sify.com/movies/mambattiyan-audio-to-be-launched-news-tamil-llvlbWeadca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-11-24 |title=Mambattiyan audio to be launched |website=Sify.com |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref> Actor [[Silambarasan]] recorded a song for the film, with the making of the song video being used for promotional purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/str-croons-for-mambattiyan-2-imagegallery-kollywood-lg2kWfgjgic.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701160014/http://www.sify.com/movies/STR-croons-for-Mambattiyan-2-imagegallery-kollywood-lg2kWfgjgic.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-01 |title=STR croons for Mambattiyan-2 |website=Sify.com |accessdate=2016-12-03}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics
|-
|1 || "Chinna Ponnu" || [[Harish Raghavendra]], Shaila, [[Alexis Sanchez|Sanjeev Kumar]] || [[Vairamuthu]]
|-
|2 || "Karuppanswamy" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Priya Himesh]] || Annamalai
|-
|3 || "Kaattuvazhi" || [[Thiagarajan]] || rowspan='2'|Vairamuthu
|-
|4 || "Kaattuvazhi Remix" || [[Silambarasan]], [[Wayne Rooney|Rooney]], [[Ashley Young|Ashley]] [[Aalap Raju]], [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Cristiano]] [[Devi Sri Prasad]], [[Dhina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/67718.html |title=Simbu sings for Mambattiyan-2 - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>
|-
|5 || "Malaiyiru" || [[S. Thaman]], Srivardhini, [[Megha (singer)|Megha]], Janani, [[Rita Thyagarajan|Rita]] || rowspan=2|[[Na. Muthukumar]]
|-
|6 || "Yedho Agudhey" || Rita
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2186943}}

[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian film remakes]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. Thaman]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Indian vigilante films]]

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