Ustaad

<p>Ustaad is a powerful crime boss in , who decides to stop everything and settle down in his home town with his sister Padmaja. Before he leaves, Ustaad sends Sami and Sethu to to withdraw his share. However, Yousuf Shah is not ready to give him a single penny. When Sulaiman, Yousuf’s manager, creates a problem, Ustaad uses to take his share of the money by force. In , Ustaad is merely Parameshwaran, an adorable brother and guardian to his younger sister Padmaja. He maintains a low profile as a businessman who has ventured into . Padmaja has fallen in love with her friend Nandan, who is the son of Koliyodan Shekharan, a businessman who has not been doing so well, mainly because of the extravagant lifestyle of his older son Koliyodan Giri. Mohan Thampy, Shekharan’s son-in-law, is a and a politician as well. Originally, Thampy was helped financially by Shekharan, but over time, he was more involved with the underworld, which causes the duo to have a strained relationship. Varsha, a newly appointed , does not like Parameshwaran. Meanwhile, Padmaja wants to marry Nandan, to which Parameshwaran gives his approval. The night before the wedding, Parameshwaran is arrested by Varsha for gold smuggling. He learns that his arrest was set up by Yousuf Shah and Thampy. Varsha later realizes her mistake, and vows to support Parameshwaran. Thampy then devises a plan to vanquish Ustaad, and force Padmaja to vow her properties to help her father-in-law, who has a large debt to Thampy. As a mediator, Thampy gives some money to Giri and advise him to keep it on Nandan’s office room and will inform the police and make Nandan and Padmaja arrest for . This enrages Ustaad, who finds Thampy is in the protection of a minister. He makes him speak all the truth in front of Varsha. Later Yousuf threatens Ustaad by telling him that he will kill his sister by bomb and breaks his right hand. Ustaad hunts down Yousuf Shah, who flees to , and finally defeats him in the desert. He flies back to join his sister and family. The song “Theerchayilla Janam” was filmed at the in , for which a set was constructed resembling a bar. It was choreographed by . The song was sung by Mohanlal and featured himself along with dancers, club members, and the villains. The songs soundtrack was composed by and Thej Mervin (“Theerchayilla”). The lyrics were by and Kannan Pareekutty (“Theerchayilla”). Neenu Abraham of wrote that “With the exception of Mohan Lal, that classic Malayil touch seems to be missing here. Which is not to say that it is a bad film. It did have its light-hearted moments lent by all-time favourite Innocent. But the next time Malayil decides on producing a film, he better keep to his old style”. was successful at the box office. The movie was speculated to be an inspiration for the 2015 Tamil movie .</p>