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Prajapathi (transl. People's lord) is a 2006 Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Ranjith. It stars Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, and Thilakan. The music was by Tej Manoj. The film marks Aditi Rao Hydari's feature film debut. The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu.[1]
| Prajapathi | |
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Valiyaveettil Siraj |
| Starring | Mammootty Sreenivasan Siddique Nedumudi Venu |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Edited by | L. Bhomminathan |
| Music by | Thej Mervin |
Production company | Valiyaveettil Movie International |
| Distributed by | S Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editDevarmadom Narayanan is accused of killing his father, for being cruel to his mother, at the age of 13 and serves a sentence in a juvenile home. When he returns, he becomes leader of the people of Perumalpuram village. He ensures the village is devoid of all wrongdoers by expelling them. His adversaries are his uncle Muppil Kunjambu Nair and wife Indrani. Kunjambu hated Narayanan for killing his brother, although Kunjambu and his eldest son Giri tried in many ways to kill Narayanan. At one point, Giri almost succeeded in killing Narayanan. Narayanan again did not react. He was on good terms with Kunjambu's daughter and his murapennu. Giri tries to sell his land in Perumalpuram to some outsider whose arrival, Narayanan knew, would destroy the harmony of the village. That is when Narayanan decides to react.
It turns out that Kunjambu was the one who actually killed his father for their wealth. Narayanan helps Ali Raghavan, the real son of Kunjambu, to gain his birthright. When Giri finds that he is the stepson of Kunjambu, he kills Kunjambu. The family drives him away from home with the help of Narayanan. The rest of the film is about how and if Giri takes revenge on Narayanan.And Giri is defeated by Narayanan during the fight.But unexpectedly Giri is killed by Kumaran.
Cast
edit- Mammootty as Adv. Devarmadom Narayanan (Unni Thampuran)
- Sreenivasan as Ali Raghavan
- Siddique as Kaliyarmadom Giri, Kunjambu Nair's eldest son
- Nedumudi Venu as Muppil Kunjambu Nair
- Thilakan as Vellodi, Narayanan's advisor
- Aditi Rao Hydari as Savithri
- Sandhya as Vasanthi, Kunjambu Nair's daughter
- Sai Kumar as MLA Kuttykrishanan
- Seema as Indrani, Kunjambu Nair's wife
- Abu Salim as Kaatti a.k.a. Manikandan, Narayanan's assistant
- Sadiq as Latheef, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's assistant
- Ajith Kollam as Kunjachan, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's assistant
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Kumaran, a drunkard and Giri's assistant
- Kanya Bharathi as Devaki, Kumaran's wife
- Bheeman Raghu as SP Ramachandran IPS, an honest police officer
- Augustine as Rowther, Narayanan's accountanant
- Kunchan as Nambiar
- T. P. Madhavan as Appa Swami
- Vijayan Karanthoor as Rajappan, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally
- Jayan Cherthala as Jagathan, Kunjambu Nair's second son
- K.V. Manjulan as Sugunan, Kunjambu Nair's son
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Santhosh, Kunjambu Nair's son
- Daisy Bopanna as cine actress
- Anil Murali as Peethambaran
- T. G. Ravi as Velappan Mooshari, Kuttykrishnan's father
- Salim Kumar as Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi
- V. K. Sreeraman as Gangadhara Menon, Savithri's uncle
- Madhupal as Vijayan, Film Director
- Baburaj as CI Salim
- Ponnambalam as Vanangamudi
- Rajesh Hebbar as Chellappan, Assistant Director
- Kalabhavan Rahman as SI Basheer
- Santha Devi
- Aravind Akash as Dance master
- Ambika Mohan as Radhika, MLA's Wife
- Vijayan Peringode as Nambiar
- Rekha as Narayanan's mother
- T.S. Raju as Muppil Ramankutty Nair, Narayanan's father
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Thej Mervin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kuthira" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 2 | "Madhuram" | K. S. Chitra |
| 3 | "Oru Penkidaavu" | Jassie Gift |
| 4 | "Oru Penkidaavu (D)" | Sayanora Philip, Jassie Gift, Sujatha Mohan, Chorus |
| 5 | "Prajaapathy" | M. G. Sreekumar |
Reception
editRediff.com rated 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that "this film is a repeat of his older films; you see bits and pieces of almost all his successful films as a writer first and director later".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Prajapathi". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Prajapathi: Just another Ranjith flick".
External links
edit- Prajapathi at IMDb