Chattambinaadu (English: The Rowdy Land) is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film[2] directed by Shafi and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam.
[3] The film stars Mammootty, Siddique, Manoj K. Jayan, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vinu Mohan,Raai Laxmi and Salim Kumar.
The movie tells the story of a village called Chembattunadu in Palakkad district of Kerala, which is popular as Chattambinadu for the presence of several goons and hooligans.
The local police inspector informs Chandramohan about Veerendra Mallaya, a dreaded and powerful gangster in Karnataka, who also has strong passion in real estate.
But upon the request from Dr. Lakshmi, his friend, who also hails from Chattambinadu, he decides to buy the property, inviting strong opposition from Nagendran.
To create a rift among the villagers and Mallaya, under the instruction, Dashamoolam Damu, a foolish assistant of Nagendran, on one night steals the lorry of Mallayya and drives it into the house of Vasu, demolishing it.
Dr. Lakshmi on her day of arrival at Chattambinadu on vacation learns from her brother that Nagendran has decided to marry her, without the approval of her parents.
Chandramohan, on a casual talk, tells Mallayya, about Veeru, his servant boy, who had once attacked his father Unnithan and ran away with all his hard earned money.
One day, in middle of a trip, Unnithan gets into an argument with Nagendran's father Kuruppu, who tries to snatch the suitcase consisting of a huge amount of money.
Mallaya is also shocked to find Unnithan at the house of Chandramohan, who is alive, but now paralysed, who also had lost the ability to speak after the incident.
Reviewing Chattambinadu, Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff called the film a rehash of Rajamanikyam (2005) and wrote, "Though Benny P Nayarambalam's script relies heavily on humour, it lacks the sharpness of his previous works.
In an interview with Times Of India, director Shafi stated that trollers and netizens used to continuously bug him for a film that featured Dashamoolam Damu as the main character.