Prajapathi
Prajapathi (lit. 'Leader of the people') is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Ranjith. The film features Mammootty, Siddique, Sreenivasan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sandhya, Seema, Nedumudi Venu and Saikumar. The music is by Tej Manoj and lyrics are by Girish Puthencherry. The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu.
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Valiyaveettil Siraj |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring | Mammootty Siddique Sreenivasan Aditi Rao Hydari Sandhya Seema Nedumudi Venu Saikumar |
| Music by | Tej Manoj |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Distributed by | S Pictures |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Devar Madom Narayanan (Mammootty) is accused of killing his father, for being cruel to his mother, at the age of 13 and serves a sentence in a juvenile home. When he returns, he becomes leader of the people of Perumalpuram village. He ensures the village is devoid of all wrongdoers by expelling them. His enemies are his uncle Kunjambu Nair (Nedumudi Venu) and wife Indrani (Seema). Kunjambu Nair hated Narayanan killing his brother, although Kunjambu Nair and his son Giri (Siddique) tried in many ways to kill Narayanan. At one point Giri almost succeeded in killing Devar madom Narayanan. Narayanan again didn’t react. He was on good terms with Kunjambu Nair’s daughter (Sandhya) and his Murapennu (Aditi Rao Hydari). Giri tries to sell his land in Perumalpuram to some outsider whose arrival, Narayanan knew, would destroy the harmony of the village. That is when Narayanan decides to react.
It turns out that Kunjambu Nair was the one who actually killed his father for their wealth. Narayanan helps Ali Raghavan (Sreenivasan), the real son of Kunjambu Nair, to gain his birthright. When Giri finds that he is the stepson of Kunjambu Nair, he kills his stepfather. The family drives him away from home with the help of Narayanan. The rest of the film is about how and if Giri takes revenge on Narayanan.
Cast
- Mammootty as Devarmadom Narayanan (Unni Thamburan)
- Siddique as Kaliyarmadam Giri
- Sreenivasan as Aali Raghavan
- Aditi Rao Hydari as Savithri
- Sandhya as daughter of Kunjambu Nair
- Nedumudi Venu as Kunjambu Nair
- Seema as Indrani
- Saikumar as M.L.A Kuttikrishanan
- Rekha as Narayanan's mother
- Thilakan as Vellodi
- Abu Salim as Khatti, Narayanan's driver
- Kunchan as Nambiar
- Sadiq as Latheef, Perumalpuram villager
- Ajith Kollam as Kunjachan, Perumalpuram villager
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Kumaran
- Bheeman Raghu as S P Ramachandran IPS
- Anil Murali as Peethambaran
- TS Raju as Narayanan's father
- T. G. Ravi as Velappan Mooshari
- Daisy Bopanna as cine actress
- Salim Kumar as Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi
- Augustine as Ravuthar
- Jayan Cherthala
- Bineesh Kodiyeri
- Madhupal as Film Director
- Baburaj as Inspector
- Ponnambalam
- Kanya Bharathi
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics.[1]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Thej Mervin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kuthira" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 2 | "Madhuram" | K. S. Chitra |
| 3 | "Oru Penkidaavu" | Jassie Gift |
| 4 | "Oru Penkidaavu (D)" | Sayanora Philip, Jassie Gift, Sujatha Mohan, Chorus |
| 5 | "Prajaapathy" | M. G. Sreekumar |
References
- "Done in by a poor story". The Hindu. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
External links
- Prajapathi at IMDb