Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)

Pokkiri Raja
Promotional poster
Directed byVysakh
Written byUdaykrishna
Sibi K. Thomas
Produced byTomichan Mulakupadam
StarringMammootty
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Shriya Saran
CinematographyShaji Kumar
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byMulakuppadam Release
Release date
  • 7 May 2010 (2010-05-07) (India)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Pokkiri Raja (transl. Rogue King) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language masala film written by Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas and directed by Vysakh. The film stars Mammootty in the titular role, alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shriya Saran, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Riyaz Khan. The film marks the debut of Shriya Saran in Malayalam cinema and Vysakh's directorial debut.[1][2][3]

Pokkiri Raja was released worldwide on 7 May 2010 to positive reviews from critics and became the highest grossing Malayalam film of 2010.[4] It was remade in Hindi as Boss and partially in Telugu as Bhai. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Raja Pokkiri Raja. A spin-off titled Madhura Raja was released on 12 April 2019.[5]

  1. ^ Shreya debuts in malayalam. Sify.com. Retrieved on 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ Pillai, Gayathry V (3 December 2009). "Shriya to step into Mollywood". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ George, Vijay (17 February 2010) Sriya Saran makes her entry into Mollywood with Pokkiri Raja. The Hindu.
  4. ^ Pokkiri Raja released. Sify.com. Retrieved on 20 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Mainstream films cut a sorry figure - The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 June 2021.