Thappana

Thappana is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Johny Antony, and starring Mammootty, Charmy and Murali Gopy. The film is about two convicts, Samson (Mammootty) and Mallika (Charmy), who are released from jail on the same day and their travel together to unknown destinations. The story is based on a work by Ashapoorna Devi. The film released on 19 August 2012, with mixed to positive reviews.

Story

Samson (Mammootty) and Mallika (Charmy) have just been released from jail. Samson is a small time thief to whom prison is a second home while Mallika went to prison for murdering someone to save her husband from being killed. Samson falls in love with Mallika at first sight. He decides to accompany her on the journey back home, but during the entire journey, Mallika is absolutely quiet and refuses to utter a word to him. She seems depressed and lonely. Shocking things await her when she reaches her home in Karippa to meet her husband Manikuttan aka Kannukuttan (Murali Gopy). Kannukuttan was having an affair with their neighbour's wife, and it was the jealous husband who had wanted to kill Kannukuttan.

Hit Songs

• " Oorum Perum Parayathe"

BoxOffice Result

Thappana upon release received mixed to positive response from the critics and audience.

• Theater Balcony gave the movie 7.2/10 stars, stating that "A pretty straight forward cute story, which is boosted with great performances of the lead and a good direction.
• IndiaGlitz gave the movie 6.5/10 stars, saying that "'Thaappana' is not an unique work, but offers an ordinary watch that may please you for this festival season.
• The Times of India gave the movie 3/5 stars.
• Malayalam Net gave the movie 3/5 stars, concluding that "Johny may be getting another hit through Thappana. A genuine comeback for The Megastar is on the way. 
• Metro Matinee gave the movie a verdict of "Entertainer", saying that "Thappana is an extremely simple movie, with its raw humour and earthy wise cracks. 
• Rediff gave the movie 3/5 stars, concluding that "Thappana has the flavour of a typical star film like Rajamanikyam or Mayavi.
• Moviebuzz of Sify gave the movie a verdict of "Average",rated it 2.5/5.
• Kerla Films reviewed the movie as Nice Entertainer and gave it a rating of 3.5/5 stars, Thappana is a good family entertainer with some good comedy sequences, and racy action scenes.

Overall Rating : 3/5

Verdict : Mass Entertainer