Achaneyanenikkishtam
Achaneyanenikkishtam (transl. Father is my favourite) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan, written by Suresh Poduval and produced by Menaka. It features Ashwin Thampi, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in the lead roles, and Mohanlal appears in a guest role.[1] The film was released on 30 November 2001. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for M. G. Radhakrishnan.[2]
Achaneyanenikkishtam | |
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Directed by | Suresh Krishnan |
Produced by | Menaka |
Written by | Suresh Poduval |
Starring | Ashwin Thampi Kalabhavan Mani Biju Menon Lakshmi Gopalaswamy |
Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan Sharreth |
Cinematography | K. P. Nambyathiri |
Edited by | N. P. Sathish |
Production company | |
Release date | 30 November 2001 |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The story is about a poor lorry driver named Bhaskaran (Kalabhavani Mani), who tries to give his son Kunjunni (Ashwin Thampi), a good education by sending him to a very expensive school. The rest of the story revolves around the events Kunjunni goes through in his life.
Cast
- Kalabhavan Mani as Bhaskaran
- Biju Menon as Anand
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Seetha Nair
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Nalinakshan
- Ashwin Thampi as Kunjunni
- Nandhu Lal as Kariyachan
- Devan as Andrews Issac
- Sujitha as Sofia
- T. P. Madhavan as Nambeeshan
- Poojappura Ravi as Chettiyar
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Kovai Neelakandan
- Kochu Preman as Kurup Mash
- Sreekala Thaha
- Keerthy Suresh as Kunjunni's classmate
- Mohanlal as Mahadevan (Cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.
No. | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Aa Thathaa" | M. G. Sreekumar, Ranjini Jose |
2 | "Kaatte Kaatte" | M. G. Sreekumar |
3 | "Kaatte Kaatte" | Radhika Thilak |
4 | "Kalivattam" | Kalabhavan Mani |
5 | "Shalabham Vazhimaarumaa" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra |
Awards
The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for M. G. Radhakrishnan.[3]
References
- "-". Malayalam Movie Database. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "Veteran Malayalam music composer dies". Gulf Times. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- Correspondent (26 April 2002). "'Sesham' adjudged best feature film". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2019.