Panthaya Kozhi
Panthaya Kozhi is a Malayalam movie produced by Lal under the banner of Lal Creations. It is directed by M. A. Venu, who last did the critically acclaimed Chakoram in 1994. Narain pairs up with Pooja for the first time. Through this movie he's launched as a full-fledged action hero. Narain plays Bharathan, who comes to Kalimuthupalayam in Tamil Nadu to sell a house and some property, while Pooja plays Chembakam, a Tamil girl who falls in love with him. Actress Geetha plays Narain's mother in the film. Telugu actor Rami Reddy appears as villain Nachappa Gounder, the landlord and don of the Kalimuthupalayam village. The movie has five songs penned by Vayalar Sharatchandra Varma and composed by Alex Paul. Venugopal handles the camera for the film. The story is by M. A. Venu and screenplay was by J. Pallasseri.
| Panthaya Kozhi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. A. Venu |
| Produced by | Lal Creations |
| Screenplay by | J. Pallasseri |
| Starring | Narain Pooja Geetha |
| Music by | Alex Paul |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 2 crores |
Plot
Nandagopal (Narain) lives with his mother (Geetha) and mute sister Maya (Remya Nambeeshan) at the mercy of his uncle (Janaradhanan). They come to know their late father (Lal) bought a bungalow in Kalimuthupalayam, Tamil Nadu. Nandagopal go there to sell the property in order to get over their financial difficulties. But it's not easy to sell the bungalow because Nachiappa Gounder (Rami Reddy), the villain, refuses to vacate the house. In the meanwhile, Nandu falls in love with Chembakam (Pooja). This matter creates other problems. Nandu's friends decide to bring his mother and sister to stay in the house. When his mother comes and sees the house, she is shocked. For there is a story from the past that she remembers and that Nandagopal doesn't know. Finally Nandhu comes to know that all this cruelty of Gounder towards his family was only a part of enmity with roots in the past. The rest of the movie is about how Nandagopal confronts Nachiappa Gounder. The rest of the film is based on these events.
Cast
- Narain as Nandhagopal/Nandhu
- Pooja as Chempakam
- Geetha as Madhavi
- Madhu as Abdu Ravuthar
- Rami Reddy as Nachiappa Goundar
- Bose Venkat as CI Alex Antony
- Janardhanan as Sankaran Nair
- Lal as Raghavan
- Remya Nambeesan as Maya
- Rajan P. Dev as Jyotsar
- Cochin Haneefa as Parunthu Bhaskaran
- Sreejith Ravi
- Anil Murali as Anirudhan
- Sudheesh as Balu
- Indrans as Rajappan
- T. P. Madhavan as Settu
- Mala Aravindan as Chakrapani
- Abu Salim as Manikyam
- Manka Mahesh as Bhanumathi
- Ponnamma Babu
- Anoop Chandran
Songs
- "Elakozhiyum"
Singers : Biju Narayanan, Sujatha
- "Karimpanayude"
Singers : Pradeep, Reju Joseph
- "Sankatathinu"
Singers : Ramesh Babu, Vineeth Sreenivasan
- "Sankatathinu"
Singers : Liji Francis, Sangeetha Francis
- "Sundariye"
Singers : Swetha, Vidhu Prathap