Big B (film)


Big B is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Amal Neerad, starring Mammootty, Manoj K. Jayan, Bala and Sumit Naval. The cinematography was done by Sameer Thahir, songs were composed by Alphons Joseph and background score by Gopi Sundar. The film is an unofficial remake of the American film Four Brothers.
A sequel titled Bilal was announced by Amal Neerad on 17 November 2017.

Plot

The story begins with the cold-blooded murder of Mary John Kurishingal. Her adopted sons arrive for her funeral from various places; Bilal John Kurishingal – a gangster, Eddy John kurishingal-hotel owner, Murugan John Kurishingal – film stunt master and Bijo – a student. The four brothers take it upon themselves to unearth the mystery behind their mother's murder. Bilal starts meeting his old friends and contacts in the Kochi underworld to get information on the killers. Little by little, they piece together the evidence and find out that the murder was committed by two professional 'hitmen' from Mumbai. The ACP Balaji Shakthivel, who is an upright cop put in charge of investigations, tries his level best but cannot fetch any evidence to prove anything related. They soon find out that the murder was one of the many meticulously planned operations, aimed to check the teacher's intrusions into unlawful exporting of children from Kochi. As the Mayor and his henchman, an underworld don called Saiyuppu Tony are involved, the brothers decide to take up arms to avenge their mother. How they accomplish their revenge forms the rest of the story.

Cast

The film was released on 13 April 2007.
Although it was praised later for its cinematography and editing, the film was an average grosser at that time. But Mammootty gained lot of appraisal for his portrayal as Bilal.
He received the Best Actor award from Asianet Film Awards for his role in the film. The director announced a sequel to the movie titled as Bilal in 2017.

Music

The songs were composed by Alphons Joseph, with lyrics penned by Jophy Tharakan and Santhosh Varma. The background score was composed by Gopi Sundar. Shreya Ghoshal sang her first song in Malayalam through this film.. The song 'O January' is an unofficial cover of Shakira's Ojos Así.
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