Maanthrikam

Maanthrikam (transl. Magical) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film produced and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and written by Babu Pallassery. It stars Mohanlal, Jagadish, Priya Raman, Raghuvaran, and Rajan P. Dev. Filmed by Saloo George and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad; S. P. Venkatesh provided the music. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Raanuvam.[3]

Maanthrikam
Directed byThampi Kannanthanam
Produced byThampi Kannanthanam
Written byBabu Pallassery
StarringMohanlal
Jagadish
Priya Raman
Raghuvaran
Rajan P. Dev
Music byS. P. Venkatesh
CinematographySaloo George
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Production
company
Juliya Productions
Distributed byJuliya Pictures Release
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹3 crores[1][2]

Cast

Crew
  • Art: Sabu Cyril
  • Makeup: Punaloor Ravi
  • Costumes: Mani, Murali
  • Choreography: D. K. S. Babu
  • Stunts: Super Subbaraayan
  • Advertisement: Kitho
  • Lab: Prasad Colour Lab
  • Stills: Suresh Merlin
  • Effects: Murukesh
  • PRO: Vazhoor Jose
  • Outdoor: Anu Enterprises
  • Titles: Balan Palayi

Production

Lal Jose was the associate director of Thampi Kannanthanam in the film. Madras (now Chennai) was a filming location.[4] Maanthrikam marked the film debut of Vinayakan, who appeared as a member of a gypsy dance group, he apparently imitates and wears the attire of Michael Jackson.[5] For the role, Vinayakan was referred to Kannanthanam by Lal Jose, who spotted him during a dance performance in Kochi.[4] Made on a budget of ₹3 crores, major locations of the movie were M. G. R. Film City, Kishkinda Water Park, Chidambaram and Pichavaram. The magic sequences which Mohanlal performed was taught by magician R. K. Malayath.[1][2]

Soundtrack

S. P. Venkatesh composed the music for the movie for which the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup. The songs were distributed by Ankit Audios.[6]

Maanthrikam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mohikkum Neelmizhi"K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra5:42
2."Keli Vipinam"Biju Narayanan5:06
3."Dhim Dhim Dheemi Dheemi (movie version)"M. G. Sreekumar, Alex5:03
4."Keli Vipinam"K. S. Chithra5:06
5."Dhim Dhim Dheemi Dheemi (audio cd/cassette version)"M. G. Sreekumar5:03

Reception

Maanthrikam was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[7]

References
  1. George, Anjana (13 December 2019). "Behind the Scenes: We chose Vinayakan, who debuted in Manthrikam, because his moves reminded us of Michael Jackson: Babu Pallassery". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. Brother, Lumiere (23 October 2018). "മോഹൻലാൽ പറഞ്ഞു: സോറി ഈ രംഗം എനിക്കു പറ്റില്ല". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. Sebastian, Shevlin (3 October 2018). "A filmmaker with a clarity of vision, says Jagadish about Thampi Kannanthanam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. "മാന്ത്രികത്തിലെ ജിപ്സിയിൽ നിന്ന് ഗംഗയായ വിനായകന്റെ കഥ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. Sreenath, I. (8 March 2017). "Vinayakan: A catcall from the fringe that rattles the uptight hero". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. "Manthrikam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 14 July 1995. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. "കോടികളുടെ തിളക്കം". Deepika (in Malayalam). 1995. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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