Gramapanchayath (film)
Graama Panchaayathu is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Ali Akbar and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, starring Jagadish and Rajan P. Dev in the lead roles.[1][2]
| Graama Panchaayathu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ali Akbar |
| Produced by | Shemeer Thukalil Kukku |
| Screenplay by | Benny P. Nayarambalam |
| Starring | Jagadish Rajan P. Dev |
| Music by | Berni Ignatious |
| Cinematography | Madhu Adoor |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
Production company | SM Creations |
| Distributed by | Kokkers Films Anupama Evershine |
Release date | 1998 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Two persons lifelong friendship takes a sour turn when one of them wins a court case and gets a hefty settlement. After this he considers his friend, who is a barber, to be of lower stature and goes back on his word to marry his daughter to his friend's son whom he now considers to be worthless as he has no job and is a barber's son. How the barber's son tries to woo and marry her despite her fathers resistance.
Cast
- Jagadish as Chakrapani
- Rajan P. Dev as Pappu
- Jagathy Sreekumar as R.A. Japan
- NF Varghese as Gunasekharan
- Kaveri as Sunanda
- Kalpana as Pankajakshi
- Harishree Ashokan as Swa.Le
- Indrans as Nair Saab
- Salim Kumar as Nandu
- Zeenath
- Jayasurya as Bus conductor (junior artist)
In popular culture
Jagathy Sreekumars character R.A. Japan (the stylish name which he would refer himself as), originally Rajappan, a self proclaimed modern barber who was brought by Gunasekharan to destroy his once good friend's barber shop, was immensely popular among the masses.
References
- "Graama Panchaayathu". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- "Graama Panchaayathu". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.