4 the People
4 the People is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj. It features Bharath, Arun, Arjun Bose, Gopika, Padmakumar, Narain, and Pranathi played the lead role. The music of the film was trendsetting and most of the songs were chartbusters. The film was a critical and commercial success, it was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The movie was partially reshot in Tamil as 4 Students after the success of Bharath's Boys, Gopika's Autograph and Pranathi's Gambeeram.[2] The film was released in Telugu as Yuvasena with Sharwanand replacing Arun. It is followed by two sequels By the People (2005) and Of the People (2008).
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Produced by | Sabu Cherian |
| Written by | Jayaraj Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| Starring | Arun Bharath Arjun Bose Gopika Narain |
| Music by | Jassie Gift |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Anthony |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.25 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹9 crore[1] |
Plot
Vivek (Bharath), Aravind (Arun), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are four engineering students from economically struggling families that were victims of society's corruption in one way or the other. Enraged by various injustices happening around them, the group take the law into their own hands and form the secretive clique called 4 The People that targets corrupt officials.They create an identity for themselves with their atire and mode of operation. They dress up in all black and ride bullets. They have a website where the public can lodge their complaints. From the complaints lodged they chose an official and cut their dominant arm to send a message to other officials and expose them in media with relevant evidences that they collect before attacking a target. The group gains a lot of public support and is regarded as heros. Their actions also lead to government officials refusing to take bribes in fear of someone lodging a complaint against them to 4 The People. Soon, the police are on their track. A young cop Rajan Mathew (Narain) is in hot pursuit of the gang who are now targeting a corrupt minister. In a racy climax, the foursome attempts to kill the minister, but fails. Seeing the brutality of the police, the students come to the support of the foursome. One of the students kills the minister and is joined by three more students. It is concurrently revealed that these four students were benefited from 4 The People's influence in the society. They escape with the help of other students who were present there. The revolution continues.
Cast
- Arun as Aravind
- Bharath as Vivek
- Arjun Bose as Eeswar Iyer
- Padma Kumar as Shafeek
- Gopika as Divya Anand
- Narain as Rajan Mathew IPS (Credited as Sunil Kumar)
- Pranathi as Teena
- Adhitya (Jai) as Rajath Kumar
- Chandra Banu as Suanathan A.C.P.
- Ani as Sidharthan G.I.
- Antony Mathew as Alexander Punnoose D.I.G.
- Amit Tiwari
- Unni Shivapal as MP's Son
- Babu Annur as Mahadevan MP
- Sekhar (special appearance in the song "Ninte Mizhi")
- Jani Master
Soundtrack
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| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
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Malayalam
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
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| 1 | "Lajjavathiye" | Jassie Gift |
| 2 | "Annakkili" | Jassie Gift |
| 3 | "Ninte Mizhimuna" | Jassie Gift, Jyotsna |
| 4 | "Lokasamastha" | Deepankuran, Kaithapram |
| 5 | "For the People" | Farhad, Rama Varma |
| 6 | "Lajjavathiye (Western)" | Jassie Gift |
| 7 | "Annakkili" | Prathap Chandran |
4 Students (Tamil version)
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lajjavathiye" | Jassie Gift |
| 2 | "Annakkili" | Jassie Gift |
| 3 | "Undhan Vizhimudhal" | Jassie Gift, Jyotsna |
| 4 | "Poovaale Indha" | Harish Raghavendra |
| 5 | "For the People" | Farhad, Rama Varma |
Yuvasena (Telugu version)
| # | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Malliswarive" | Jassie Gift |
| 2 | "Swapnalanu Piliche" | Sandeep |
| 3 | "Voni Vesukunna" | Jassie Gift, Smitha |
| 4 | "Loka Samastha" | Sandeep |
| 5 | "Yeddikuna" | Jassie Gift |
Release
The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold to Zee Tamil.
Box office
It became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year, grossing ₹3 crore against a budget of ₹40 lakh.[1]
References
- "Year 2004 — a flashback". The Hindu. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-tamil-movie-7186
External links
- 4 the People on IMDb