Mr. Marumakan

Mr. Marumakan is a 2012 Malayalam family drama film written by the duo Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas and directed by Sandhya Mohan. The movie stars Dileep and Sanusha in the lead roles and Bhagyaraj, Khushboo, Sheela, Biju Menon, Nedumudi Venuand Hijaz in supporting roles.

Story

Ashok Raj (Dileep) is the son of Rajagopalan Thampy (Nedumudi Venu), whose family is based in Ottappalam. Although Ashok Raj is a lawyer, his interest lies in reviving a defunct drama troupe called Bharatha Kalakshetram, which used to be run by his family.

He is directing a drama titled Dasavatharam for the troupe and is also the lead actor in the play. Ashok Raj even changes his name to Ashok Chakravarthy as he thinks it has much more punch as a name for an artiste. His elder brother Babu Raj (Biju Menon), who runs a company, is now in a financial mess.

Balasubrahmanyam (Bhagyaraj) is a bank officer who has come to initiate legal proceedings against Babu Raj to get him to repay the loan that he had taken to start his venture. As it turns out, Balasubrahmanyam is now estranged from his wife the haughty Raja Mallika (Khushboo) and daughter Raja Lakshmi (Sanusha). Raja Mallika hails from a wealthy family and is the daughter of the even haughtier Raja Kokila (Sheela), the boss of Raja's group of companies. The trio believe that a woman can survive easily, without the help of a man. The entry of Ashok Raj into their lives forces them to revise their opinions. On the parallel, we are shown a romance story between Ashok Raj and teenaged Raja Lakshmi.

Hit Songs

• "Vaayo Vaayo"
• "Anganamaare"

BoxOffice Results

Mr. Marumakan received mixed to negative reviews.

Theater Balcony gave the movie 66/100, saying that "Mr. Marumakan will bring lots of laughter and is able to create a festival mood. 

Metro Matinee gave 2/5 the movie a verdict of "Time Pass Entertainer".

Sify gave1.5/5 rating for the movie and rated a verdict of "Strictly for Dileep fans!"

Rediff gave the movie 2/5 stars, stating that "Mr. Marumakan is a typical Dileep film, we excepted many more.

Now Running gave the movie 2/5 stars, saying that "'Mr. Marumakan' offers little wackiness when it comes to humor since the jokes never build up.

Overall Rating : 1.5/5

Verdict : Watchable (below average)