Sathyam (2004 film)
Sathyam is a Malayalam language action thriller film released in 2004 directed by Vinayan, starring Prithviraj and Priyamani.The film performed poorly at the box office.It was Priyamani's Debut film in Mlayalam.[2]
| Sathyam | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Written by | Vinayan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Priyamani |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
Release date | 27 August 2004 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.75 crore[1] |
Plot
The story circles around Sanjeev Kumar (Prithviraj) who is awaiting his selection into the police force. But it was being delayed by the then Police commissioner Mambilly Mukundan Menon (Anandaraj), who is backed up by his political and underground relationships and has a grudge against Sanjeev's father. When things go beyond a limit, Sanjeev gets fed up, and locks up the Commissioner in a secret location. Sanjeev gets selected for the police force and joins as a Sub-Inspector in a police station near his home town, and gets a lot of praise for his work in curbing crime in the city. In the meanwhile, the Commissioner breaks out of his prison. Sanjeev manages to prove that the commissioner is insane and put him in an asylum. But he faces many obstacles, his wife (Priyamani) is shot. His niece (Taruni Sachdev) and his father (Thilakan) is kidnapped and Commissioner kills Ayyappan Nair. In the climax, the Commissioner and Sanjeev meet and fight. Sanjeev kills Mukundan, thus saving his niece.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran ... Sanjiv Kumar
- Priyamani... Sona
- Taruni Sachdev... Chinnukutty, Sanjeev's niece[3]
- Thilakan... Ayyappan Nair
- Anandaraj... Mambally Mukundan Menon. Eldest among Mambally family brothers
- Rajeev... Minister Mambally Madhava Menon
- Suresh Krishna ... Mambally Prakash Menon
- Lalu Alex... Police Officer
- Captain Raju... Police Officer
- Venu Nagavalli... Chief Minister
- Kochu Preman... Policeman
- Baburaj... Mattancherry Martin
- Kollam Thulasi... Police Officer
- Bindu Ramakrishnan... Sanjiv's mother
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran. Lyrics were by S. Ramesan Nair and Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Be Happy Man" | Jyotsna, Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2 | "Kaatte Kaatte" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 3 | "Kaatte Kaatte" (F) | Kalyani Nair | |
| 4 | "Kallakkurumbi" | Sujatha Mohan, Baby Vidya | |
| 5 | "Nee En Sundari" | Karthik, K. S. Chitra | Abheri |
| 6 | "Whisile Whisile" | Alex Kayyalaykkal, Ganga |
References
- Moviebuzz (29 September 2004). "Onam - The final report card!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- Nagarajan, Saraswathy (13 April 2012). "Ms. Confidence". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Amitabh Bachchan's 'Paa' child co-star dies in Nepal air crash - Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.