Thanthonni
2010 film by George Varghese
Thanthonni (transl. Rebel) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by George Varghese Thanthonni stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sheela Kaur, Ambika, Sai Kumar, Captain Raju, Vijayaraghavan and Suraj Venjaramood.
It was released on 18 March 2010.
Plot
Kochukunju is the youngest spoiled and drunkard son of the Vadakkanveettil Tharavadu in Taliparambu, Kannur. He is the son of Katrina, the youngest and only daughter of the Vaadakkanveetil Tharavadu, who got pregnant with Kochukunju from a wandering stage artist Daveed Lopez out of wedlock (though they later married). David is presumed to be dead. It is revealed that David is still alive and Kochukunju knows the whereabouts of both his dad and Neelan, the killer who spared his dad. His dad promises him to return one day.
Kochukunju is hated by everyone in his family, except the one who is aware of his honesty, his younger uncle and his cousin-fiancée Helen, because they want to divide the Vadakkan Veetil property and engage in some business and he is a barrier for them. His cousin Nelson, a criminal lawyer, engages in a brawl in a hotel fights and the opponent accidentally stabs himself to death instead of stabbing Nelson. Soon.
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