Pokkiri Raja (2010 film)

Rogue King) is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film written by Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas and directed by Vysakh.

[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.

[5] Kunnath Madhavan Nair (Nedumudi Venu), a teacher living happily with his two sons Raja and Surya Narayanan, accidentally kills a boy Gopi, who belongs to their rival family.

Aswathy hates Surya as she assumes that he is a cop, but she tells him that Rajendra Babu is her step-father and was the person behind her mother's death.

Raja and Surya crosses many hurdles and manages to defeat Rajendra Babu and Mahendran, but they spare them.

[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Indiaglitz.com reviewed it as a "masala fiesta" and commented that the cinematography and editing are the main highlights of the film, also said "Vysakh as a debutant director has made a decent entertainer and the young man is definitely destined to go places in mainstream Malayalam cinema".

[23] Paresh C. Palicha of Rediff gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Finally, Pokkiriraja may supposedly achieve the super hit status with the help of the fans.

[24] Sify called it "mass masala" and commented as it doesn't have a decent storyline but appreciating the visuals.

[25] Veeyen of Nowrunning rated 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "After watching two brothers who have had to tackle with the twists of fate for God-alone-knows-what time, I just have one question to ask.

[26] Gayathry V. Pillai of One India wrote "The movie is somewhat similar to a Tamil film with lots of actions, songs and punch dialogues".

[27] A spin-off titled Madhura Raja was released on 12 April 2019, which grossed over ₹100 crore at the box office.