| Big B | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amal Neerad |
| Produced by | Shahul Hameed Marikar Anto Joseph |
| Written by | Amal Neerad Unni R |
| Starring | Mammootty Manoj K Jayan Nafisa Ali Bala Sumit Naval |
| Music by | Alphons Joseph |
| Distributed by | Marikar Films |
| Release date(s) | 13 April 2007 (India) |
| Running time | Unknown |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | $0.61 million, approximately. |
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Big B is a 2007 Malayalam film co-written and directed by Amal Neerad starring Mammootty. It was widely acclaimed for its stylish look and feel, with its intense fight sequences, well-choreographed shootout scenes and peppy background music. The technical excellence of the film is deemed the best in the history of the Malayalam film industry. The film is a remake of Four Brothers; the strange thing is that Four Brothers itself is a remake of The Sons of Katie Elder. Hence, Big B is a remake of a remake.
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Plot
The story begins with the cold-blooded murder of Mary John Kurishingal (Nafisa Ali), better known as Mary 'Teacher', a social activist and a beacon of hope to the orphans of Kochi. Her four foster sons, whom she adopted from the city's orphans and gave her surname 'John Kurishingal', arrive fot her funeral from various places. The cynosure is on Bilal alias 'Big B' (Mammootty), the eldest and the most reactive of the four 'brothers', who was an infamous troublemaker during his time at Kochi. He was forced to flee the city after he got involved in a street fight that resulted in him stabbing another ruffian. This also led to his estrangement from Mary Teacher. Eddy (Manoj K Jayan) the second of the brothers, takes care of the mother and struggles to make the ends meet for his wife (Lena) and his two girls, as his small-time restaurant business is sagging. Murugan (Bala) is the happy-go-lucky fellow of the pack, and tours the country with his assignments as a stunt director in films. Bijo (Sumit Naval), a student, is the youngest of the brothers and very sentimental as a result of a troublesome childhood before he was adopted, is often at the receiving end of the overprotective nature of Bilal. Nevertheless, he is very attached to Bilal. The four brothers take it upon themselves to unearth the mystery behind their mother's murder, and with Bilal leading them, work their way up the dirty side of the city, which churns with petty crime gangs, drugs and prostitution. How they accomplish their revenge forms the rest of the story. The film is inspired from the hollywood flick Four Brothers. Eventhough the movie did only average business at the Box office, it was well appreciated for excellent camera work and fast soundtracks.
Cast
- Mammootty - Bilal John Kurishinkal alias Big B
- Manoj K Jayan - Eddy John Kurishinkal
- Nafisa Ali - Mary John Kurishinkal
- Bala - Murugan John Kurishinkal
- Sumit Naval - Bijo John Kurishinkal
- Mamta Mohandas - Rimi,Murugan's love interest
- Innocent - Tommy Parekkaadan, Rimi's father
- Vijayaraghavan - George, a Circle Inspector of Police
- Manianpillai Raju - Venu, a doctor
- Pasupathy - Balaji Sakthivel, Assistant Commissioner of Police
- Sherveer Vakil - 'Sayippu' Tony, the villain
- Lena - Celina, Eddy's wife
Lyrics
- Jophis Nutter Tharakan
- Santhosh Varma
Art direction
- Joseph Nellickal
