Thommanum Makkalum

The movie was directed by Shafi and it was vishu release of mammootty in 2005. The plot revolves around two orphaned kids of the thief Thomman who migrate to the villages - Shivan (Mammootty) and Sathyan (Lal). The director has narrated the movie with humour and the story flows smoothly with an even pace. It is a very predictable fare similar to the earlier hit 'Thenkasipattanam' by Rafi-Mecartin. It has all the masala- humour, action, dance and music needed for the masses.

The success of this film has proved that Mammootty is not averse to acquiring new skills.Though 50-plus, his dancing and comedy in this film are widely raved about. Thommanum Makkalum declared as the biggest hit of mammootty before rajamanikyam’s release. Ernakulam itself the film collected 87 lakhs in 100 days. Same was the case with Calicut, it collected more than 76 Lakhs and in Trivandrum it collected nearly 78 lakhs from 115 days.

Movie run 100+ days at many centres and collected well in small towns like Kottayam, Kollam etc… At the end of its total run in the state, movie has got a gross of nearly 18 crores just below narashimham. But some reports in various magazines says in few centers it surpassed the shares of narashimham.