Samrajyam

Samrajyam
Samrajyam
	Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed by	Jomon
Screenplay by	Shibu Chakravarthy
Story by	Jacob Jomon K.J
Produced by	D. Ajmal Hassan
Starring	Mammootty; Sonia; Madhu; Srividya; Captain Raju; Vijayaraghavan
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	K. P. Harihara Puthran
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Arifa Productions
Distributed by	Shyni Films Release
Release date	22 June 1990 (Kerala)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Samrajyam (transl. Empire) is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by Jomon. The film stars Mammootty as Alexander, a powerful underworld don. This movie narrates the story of his rise and fall. A sequel Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander was released.^[1]

The film ran for more than 200 days in Kerala box office.^[2] It was commercial success in both Kerala and Andhra pradesh. The film brought by distributor for about 10 prints went on to play in 400 prints due to the huge demand in theatres.^[3] The film and its leading character Alexander follows cult status.

Premise[]

Alexander, a powerful mafia leader, faces several trials and tribulations while trying to juggle his estranged relationship with his policeman father and rule the underworld.

Cast[]

Mammootty as Alexander/ Vinu
Madhu as IG Balakrishnan
Srividya as Lakshmi
Sonia as Alexander's sister
Ashokan as Anil
Captain Raju as Krishnadas
Vijayaraghavan as Khadir
Sathaar as Mathews
Jagannatha Varma as K. M. Shah
Sadiq as James
C. I. Paul as Priest
Balan K. Nair as Maashe / Appacha
Prathapachandran
Jagannathan as Lakshmi's father
Bheeman Raghu
Vishnukanth as Alexander's son
Thapasya as Alexander's wife

Release[]

The film was released on 22 June 1990.

Box office[]

The film received positive reviews and became commercial success at the Kerala and Andhra Pradesh box office.^[4]^[5]^[6] The film ran over 200 days in Kerala and 600 days in Andhra Pradesh box office.^[7]

Sequel[]

Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander starring Unni Mukundan in lead. The movie was the debut Malayalam venture of Tamil director Perarasu. Twenty five years from the original, this sequel tells about an underworld plot with the son of Alexander.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b 'Samrajyam 2' to be directed by Perarasu - South Cinema - Malayalam News - ibnlive
^ "10 Mollywood films that ran for the longest time". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ കുമാർ, എഴുത്ത്-ബൈജു പി സെൻ, ചിത്രങ്ങൾ- വി പി പ്രവീൺ. "തീയില്‍ മുളച്ച അലക്‌സാണ്ടര്‍.... സാമ്രാജ്യം പിറന്ന കഥ പങ്കുവെച്ച് സംവിധായകന്‍". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ Neelima Menon (7 February 2019). "Mammootty's pan-Indian appeal proves he's a bonafide star regardless of how Yatra performs". Firstpost.
^ "സാമ്രാജ്യം കണ്ട് ബച്ചന്‍ ബോളിവുഡിലേക്ക് ക്ഷണിച്ചു, പിന്നീട് സംഭവിച്ചത്; ജോമോന്‍ പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. 4 March 2019.
^ "വാപ്പയെ പോലെ തന്നെ! 'കുറുപ്പി'നെ 'അലക്സാണ്ടറി'നോടുപമിച്ച് സോഷ്യൽമീഡിയ". The Times of India. 4 January 2020.
^ "10 Mollywood films that ran for the longest time". The Times of India. 31 May 2016.

External links[]

Samrajyam at IMDb

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[sequel-1] 'Samrajyam 2' to be directed by Perarasu - South Cinema - Malayalam News - ibnlive

[2] "10 Mollywood films that ran for the longest time". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[3] കുമാർ, എഴുത്ത്-ബൈജു പി സെൻ, ചിത്രങ്ങൾ- വി പി പ്രവീൺ. "തീയില്‍ മുളച്ച അലക്‌സാണ്ടര്‍.... സാമ്രാജ്യം പിറന്ന കഥ പങ്കുവെച്ച് സംവിധായകന്‍". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[4] Neelima Menon (7 February 2019). "Mammootty's pan-Indian appeal proves he's a bonafide star regardless of how Yatra performs". Firstpost.

[5] "സാമ്രാജ്യം കണ്ട് ബച്ചന്‍ ബോളിവുഡിലേക്ക് ക്ഷണിച്ചു, പിന്നീട് സംഭവിച്ചത്; ജോമോന്‍ പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. 4 March 2019.

[6] "വാപ്പയെ പോലെ തന്നെ! 'കുറുപ്പി'നെ 'അലക്സാണ്ടറി'നോടുപമിച്ച് സോഷ്യൽമീഡിയ". The Times of India. 4 January 2020.

[7] "10 Mollywood films that ran for the longest time". The Times of India. 31 May 2016.

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