Mister Butler
Mister Butler is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film scripted and directed by Sasi Shanker. It is a remake of the 1996 Tamil film Gopala Gopala. The film stars Dileep and Ruchita Prasad. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. Though failed to find audience initially later became sleeper hit due to positive word of mouth.
| Mister Butler | |
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| Directed by | Sasi Shanker |
| Produced by | K. Pradeep Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Sasi Shanker |
| Story by | Pandiarajan |
| Starring | Dileep Ruchita Prasad Innocent Nedumudi Venu Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Chandramouli |
| Edited by | A. Sukumaran |
Production company | Master Creations |
| Distributed by | Master Release Blue Moon Release |
Release date | April 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Gopalakrishnan (Dileep) a chef by profession, has to leave the village because of his friend's wrongdoings. He heads to the city and becomes a chef at a hotel after having his talents recognised at a carnival. The women there become close to Gopalakrishnan and the men there nickname him as "Krishna", their husbands get jealous of Gopalakrishnan.
Meanwhile, he falls in love with Radhika (Ruchita Prasad). He decides to marry her with the support of his neighbors and her household. During the marriage, Radhika learns that Gopalakrishnan was already married. Gopalakrishnan got married with a girl but she was already pregnant and eloped with her lover that very evening. Radhika is upset and refuses to live with him.
Later, Gopalakrishnan finds a forsaken baby (by his ex-wife) in his car and leaves the baby to an orphanage. Gopalakrishnan's friend, posing as his father comes to live with him and he and the neighbors and Radhika's household help Gopalakrishnan to win back Radhika's heart.
Cast
- Dileep as Gopalakrishnan
- Ruchita Prasad as Radhika Menon
- Innocent as Captain K. G. Nair
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Achayan
- Nedumudi Venu as Radhika's father
- Lalithasree
- Manju Pillai as Anandham
- Renuka Banu as Manju
- Kalabhavan Mani as 'Major' Kuttan
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Shivaraman
- Janardhanan as Ramakrishnan
- Cochin Haneefa as Thirupathy
- Philomina as Grandmother
- Sonia as Gopalakrishnan's first wife
- Madhupal as Madhu
- Vijayan as Vijayan
- Chithra
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains six songs composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery. It was released on 19 July 2003 by Satyam Audios.[1]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virahini Raadhe" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Nizhalaadum Deepame" | K. J. Yesudas | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Kunukku Penmaniye" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Innocent | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Raara Venu" | K. S. Chithra, Kalyani Menon | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Nizhalaadum Deepame" | K. S. Chitra | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Muthaaram Muthundu" | M. G. Sreekumar, Harini | 4:47 |
References
- "Mr. Butler (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 26 November 2019.