Parthan Kanda Paralokam (transl. The heaven that Parthan saw) is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language comedy action film directed by Anil, starring Jayaram, Mukesh, Kalabhavan Mani and Sridevika in the lead roles. The film also features Jagathy Sreekumar, Kottayam Nazeer and Salim Kumar in supportive roles. Kalabhavan Mani plays the villain role.
| Parthan Kanda Paralokam | |
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| Directed by | Anil |
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| Produced by | K. B. Madhu |
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| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | P. C. Mohanan |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editParthasarathy, popularly called Parthan, lives in Krishnapuram village. Parthan is constantly clashing with his uncle Falgunan Thampy, who is the Panchayath President. Falgunan is least bothered about the welfare of the people; rather, he is more keen in grabbing the assets of the village temple, which has been locked for many years by the court over a dispute of ownership. Falgunan, also the secretary of temple's ruling committee, believes that the temple belongs to his family, while Parthan and his friends Sulaiman and Poonkodi argue that the temple belongs to the village.
Into this situation comes Falgunan's daughter Sathyabhama, an advocate, who pretends to be in love with Parthan. In fact, her intention is to help her father on the temple dispute in the court. As a result, Parthan, who begins an agitation, is sentenced to one month's imprisonment for contempt of court.
After Parthan is released from jail, the film takes an interesting turn. Parthan nearly dies (and is taken to mortuary, declaring him dead) after consuming spurious liquor in Guruvayoor, but miraculously returns to life. After this near-death experience, Lord Krishna is present to help him in the form of Madhavan, pretending to be his college friend and both start fighting Parthan's uncle. Madhavan helps Parthan to clear all the problems of his life. Sathyabhama realises the innocence of Parthan and her father's wickedness and fell in love with Parthan.
Then enters Veerabhadran alias Musafir to steal the Krishnan idol from Krishnapuram Temple, to disrupt the communal harmony in the village. Parthan fights his plans and with the help of Madhavan, protects the village from disaster. Finally Parthan and Satyabhama are united in marriage.
Cast
edit- Jayaram as Parthasarathy (Parthan)
- Mukesh as Madhavan (Lord Krishna)
- Kalabhavan Mani as Veerabhadran (Musafir)
- Sridevika as Sathyabhama
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Falgunan Thampi
- Salim Kumar as Karunan
- Kottayam Nazeer as Sulaiman
- Salu Kuttanadu as Mortuary Attendant
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Poovanthottathu Chandran
- Kailash as Kunjikhader
- Chali Pala as Police Officer
- Sona Heiden as Poonkodi
- Shobha Mohan as Devayani, Parthan's Mother
- E. A. Rajendran as MLA Dassappan
- Krishna Praba
- Murali Mohan as Parthan's father
Soundtrack
edit| Parthan Kanda Paralokam | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2008 |
| Recorded | Satyam Audios |
| Genre | World Music |
| Label | Satyam Audios |
| Producer | Screen Cine Entertainments |
Parthan Kanda Paralokam has music composed by M. Jayachandran. The lyrics are by renowned poet Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. The film has three songs. The singers are Unni Menon, Jassie Gift, Pradeep, Deepak and Ganga.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Vennila" | Unni Menon, Ganga |
| 2 | "Gokula Paala" | Jassie Gift |
| 3 | "Padavalinu" | Pradeep, Deepak |
Reception
editThe film could not rise to the expectations and was declared a flop at the box-office. Rediff.com made mostly negative remarks and gave the film a rating of 1.5 stars out of 5.[1] Bharatstudent.com also gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5, commenting the film as a disappointment.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Review: Parthan Kanda Paralokam". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Parthan Kanda Paralokam Malayalam Movie Review". Bharatstudent.com. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.