Mamangam

Mamangam (2019)

മാമാങ്കം

History of the Brave

Based on the medieval fair called Mamankam, which was celebrated every 12 years between 800 AD and 1755 AD, the story of the film is supposedly about a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers.

Date of release
2019-12-12
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (22)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Action, War, Thriller, History, Adventure
Director
Padmakumar M

Casting

Interesting facts

Mamangam (transl. Festival) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical action drama film directed by M. Padmakumar, and produced by Kavya Film Company. Sajeev Pillai was the director in the first schedule, but was replaced by M. Padmakumar. It stars Mammootty in the lead role, with Unni Mukundan, Achuthan and Siddique. The film is about the Mamankam festival of the 18th century on the banks of the Bharathappuzha at Tirunavaya, in the Malabar region. The film follows Chaaverukal who plots to overthrow the Samoothiri.

Production

Mamangam was originally planned by director Sajeev Pillai who has written the script, which is based on Mamankam festival that was celebrated during the 17th century. The film features Mammootty in the role of a warrior. The makers got permission from Navodaya to reuse the title of their 1979 film. According to sources from the production team, as of January 2019, the budget of the film was ₹45 crore.

Neeraj Madhav and Dhruvan were hired for major roles. Later Dhruvan was replaced by Unni Mukundan who play Chandroth Paniker. Prachi Tehlan, Anu Sithara and Hindi film actress Pranchi Desai were hired for the female lead roles. Achuthan who is trained Kalaripayattu was cast as Chandroth Chanthunni Menon, a 15-year kid who is the youngest fighter in the history of Mamankam.

The film showcases the martial art of Kalaripayattu and the actors have undergone training for Kalaripayattu and horse riding. The actors including Mammootty, Unni Mukundan and Manikuttan have undergone physical transformation for the film. Sham Kaushal is the action choreographer. Director Ram is supervising the dubbing of the Tamil version. The visual effects for the film is done by Kamalakannan.

Principal photography began in February 2018 at Mangalapuram and completed the first schedule in the same month. After M. Padmakumar was hired as the director in January 2019, the film shooting restarted from scratch. The sets are created in an 18-acres of plot in Maradu where the old era is recreated and was erected by close to thousand labourers and cost around 5 crores.

As of 10 May 2019, the film completed 80 days of the planned 120-day shoot. The climax sequence was shot in over 40 days. During the final days of production in Nettoor, there were scenes that had nearly 3000 artistes, dozens of elephants and horses. The film was completed in 4-5 schedules in different locations and on different sets.

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