Sradha (transl. Focus) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam language action film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran and Dr. Rajendrababu.[1] The film stars Mohanlal, Shobhana and Arun Pandian (in his Malayalam debut) in the lead roles.[2]It also stars actresses Abhirami, Sangeetha, Indraja and Seema in supporting roles.It features a musical score and soundtrack composed by Bharadwaj.[3] The plot follows the investigations of a police squad, led by Ganga Prasad (Mohanlal) for a terrorist threat in the city. The film was released on 7 July 2000.It was dubbed and released in Tamil titled Dhool Police and in Telugu as Abhi.[4]
Sradha | |
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Malayalam | ശ്രദ്ധ |
Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
Screenplay by | T. Damodaran Dr. Rajendrababu |
Produced by | Anand Kumar |
Starring | Mohanlal Shobhana Arun Pandian |
Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
Edited by | J. Murali Narayanan |
Music by | Bharadwaj |
Production company | Adithya Kalamandir |
Distributed by | Hi-Power Movie Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editGanga Prasad is a police officer of the Anti-Terrorist Wing of the State Police. He is married to Suma and they have a son, Abi. A girl, Swapna, who is attracted to Prasad, falls in love with him. Meanwhile, a group of hard-core terrorists, led by Dr. Lucifer Munna and Janeesha, wreak havoc in various parts of the city. How Gangaprasad resolves the terrorist attack forms the climax of the movie.
Cast
edit- Mohanlal as Gangaprasad IPS, Director-Anti Terrorist Wing
- Shobhana as Suma Gangaprasad
- Arun Pandian as Dr. Lucifer Munna
- Abhirami as Swapna
- Sangeetha as Janeesha
- Indraja as CI Sudha
- Seema as Nandini Balachandran, Gangaprasad's family friend, who runs a play school for children
- Vijayakumar as Narendran IPS, Anti Terrorist Wing officer
- Devan as Dr. Balachandran
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Sukumaran, Ganga Prasad's father
- Janardhanan as Ayyappan, Swapna's father
- Kunchan as Chandrappan
- Mayuri Kango
- V. K. Sreeraman as Jayadevan IPS, Commissioner of Police
- Major Ravi as Aravindakshan, IB Officer
- Spadikam George as DGP Karunakaran IPS
- Reshmi Soman as Beena
- Anu Anand as Shaju
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Ganga Prasad's mother
- Lekshmi Rattan
- Sidharaj as SP Rajashekharan IPS
- Yamuna as SI
- Mini Agustine
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj and released by the label Satyam Audios.
Sradha | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | Satyam Audios | |||
Producer | Bharadwaj | |||
Bharadwaj chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Bharadwaj
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aadyaanuraagam" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
2. | "Chola Malamkaattadikkanu" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | |
3. | "Megharagathil" | Sunanda | |
4. | "Megharagathil" | K. J. Yesudas | |
5. | "Neeyen Jeevanil" | K. S. Chithra | |
6. | "Onnu Thottene Ninne" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
7. | "Onnu Thottene Ninne" | K. S. Chithra, M. G. Sreekumar | |
8. | "Party Party Time [Oh Little]" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan |
References
edit- ^ "Indiainfo: Malayalam: Movie Reviews". movies.indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Ayyappan, R. "Sleaze time, folks!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Sradha | Full Malayalam Movie | Mohanlal, Shobhana". YouTube. Cinecurry Malayalam. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/abhi/telugu/abhi-movie-reviews-375-2.html [bare URL]
External links
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