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	\| screenplay = [[Anoop Menon]]		\| screenplay = [[Anoop Menon]]
	\| story = Rajeev Nath		\| story = Rajeev Nath
	\| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]]<br>Anoop Menon<br>[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]		\| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Suresh Gopi]]<br />[[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]]<br />Anoop Menon<br />[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]
	\| narrator = Anoop Menon		\| narrator = Anoop Menon
	\| music = '''Songs''':<br>[[Shahabaz Aman]]<br>'''Score''':<br>[[Sharreth]]		\| music = '''Songs''':<br />[[Shahabaz Aman]]<br />'''Score''':<br />[[Sharreth]]
	\| cinematography = Ramachandra Babu		\| cinematography = Ramachandra Babu
	\| editing = K. Sreenivas		\| editing = K. Sreenivas
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	'''''Pakal Nakshatrangal''''' ({{trans\|Daytime stars}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Rajeev Nath]] and written by [[Anoop Menon]] from a story by Nath. It was the debut screenplay of Menon. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)\|Kalpana]], Anoop Menon, and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. It is about the lives of a group of intellectuals in [[Kerala]] in the later half of the 1990s. The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5704/malayalam/pakal-nakshatrangal/index.htm\|title = Pakal Nakshatrangal (2008) \| Pakal Nakshatrangal Malayalam Movie \| Movie Reviews, Showtimes}}</ref><ref>http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/v/South/Movies/Malayalam/Pakal+Nakshatrangal/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210317/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/1383/pakal-nakshatrangal.html</ref><ref>http://www.2dmovie.com/mnews.php?id=475</ref>

	== Plot ==		'''''Pakal Nakshatrangal''''' ({{Translation\|''Daytime Stars''}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Rajeev Nath]] and written by [[Anoop Menon]] from a story by Nath. It was the debut screenplay of Menon. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)\|Kalpana]], Anoop Menon, and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. It is about the lives of a group of intellectuals in [[Kerala]] in the later half of the 1990s. The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/01review-pakal-nakshatrangal%20.htm\|title=Review: Pakal Nakshatrangal \|website=Rediff.com\|access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/pakal-nakshatrangal-review-malayalam-pclwPvcfjbcai.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325083441/https://www.sify.com/movies/pakal-nakshatrangal-review-malayalam-pclwPvcfjbcai.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 March 2022\|title=Pakal Nakshatrangal\|website=[[Sify]]\|access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>

			==Plot==
	{{more plot\|date=August 2020}}		{{more plot\|date=August 2020}}
	''Pakal Nakshatrangal'' tells the story of Siddharthan ~~([[Mohanlal]])~~, narrated by Siddharthan's son Adi ~~([[Anoop Menon]])~~ to his wife ~~([[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]])~~ as the content of his new book. Siddharthan is a brilliant ~~film maker~~ but leads a [[Giacomo Casanova\|Casanova]] lifestyle entwined with women, alcohol and drugs. His house 'Daffodils' is his salvation and the epicentre for art with his big bunch of friends.		''Pakal Nakshatrangal'' tells the story of Siddharthan, narrated by Siddharthan's son, Adi, to his wife as the content of his new book. Siddharthan is a brilliant filmmaker but leads a [[Giacomo Casanova\|Casanova]] lifestyle entwined with women, alcohol, and drugs. His house 'Daffodils' is his salvation and the epicentre for art with his big bunch of friends.

			One day, Siddarthan is found dead at Daffodils. His untimely death is considered suspicious but eludes the police due to lack of evidence. Adi decides to dig into his father's past and solve the mystery surrounding his death. Adi converses with Siddharthan's friends, reads his diary and articles, and gets help from a psychic, Dr. Vaidyanathan. The story revolves around what Adi finds out about his father's life and how he finds out the truth about the mysterious death.

			Adi continues investigating the mysterious death of his father, Sidharthan, a renowned filmmaker. He meets Thilakan, the retired police officer who originally handled the case. Thilakan confides that he always believed Sidharthan was murdered—pushed off the terrace of Daffodils—but the case lacked evidence to proceed. His original suspects included Madhavan (Sidharthan’s close friend), Lopez (a man from Kochi), and a film producer. With the producer ruled out, Thilakan pursued Lopez, a shady character who had tried to exploit his sister Aida by offering her to Sidharthan during a film shooting where Aida was cast in a supporting role. However he learns from Aida that Lopez died of a lightning strike a couple of months after the incident.

			Adi rules out Madhavan as a suspect, despite a past disagreement with Sidharthan. Through Madhavan, he learns about a talented but troubled poet who once joined their circle. The poet believed that true life began after death, inspiring a screenplay admired by Sidharthan. Their debates on death led to conflict between Madhavan and Sidharthan, and the poet eventually took his own life to experience his maniacal theory of life after death, a decision he had allegedly justified to his wife Raji, who was later forced into prostitution. Raji confirms that Sidharthan admits to witnessing the poet’s suicide when both of them were high on weed.

			Adi also meets Dr. Usha, a homeopathy doctor and Sidharthan’s former lover who used to have an affair with him behind her husband’s back, who reveals that Sidharthan had a mysterious phone relationship with an anonymous woman he never met. Suffering from a terminal illness (implied to be cancer or an STD), he wanted to die with dignity rather than endure a slow decline, in contrast to his otherwise undisciplined, life-loving persona.

			Seeking further clarity, Adi consults Dr. Vaidyanathan, an eccentric professor who claims to have spoken with Sidharthan’s spirit. As Adi assembles the pieces, the story evolves into a biographical portrait of his father.

	~~One day Siddarthan is found dead at Daffodils~~. ~~His untimely death is considered suspicious~~ but ~~eludes~~ the ~~police due~~ to ~~lack~~ of ~~evidence. Adi decides to dig into~~ his ~~father's past~~ and ~~solve the mystery surrounding~~ his death~~. Adi converse with Siddharthan's friends~~, ~~read his diary~~ and ~~articles~~, ~~and get help from a psychic Dr~~. ~~Vaidyanathan ([[Suresh Gopi]]). The story revolves around what~~ Adi ~~finds out about~~ his father~~'s life and whether and how he finds out the~~ truth ~~about the mysterious death~~.		In the end, Adi reveals to his wife that his mother, Maidhili—Sidharthan’s wife—was the one who killed him. A devoted but neglected spouse, Maidhili had posed as the anonymous caller to feel closer to her estranged husband. Upon learning of his illness and his wish for a swift death, she confronted him on the terrace and pushed him, with Sidharthan recognizing her identity just before falling. Adi claims that his father revealed this truth to him in a dream.

	== Cast ==		==Cast==
	* [[Mohanlal]] as Sidharthan		* [[Mohanlal]] as Sidharthan
	* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Dr. ~~Vaidyanathan~~		* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Dr. Vaidhyanathan
	* [[Anoop Menon]] as ~~Adi~~ Sidharthan		* [[Anoop Menon]] as Aadhi Sidharthan
	* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as ~~Adi~~'s wife		**[[Ganapathi (actor)\|Ganapathi]] as young Aadhi Sidharthan
			* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Aadhi's wife
	* [[Manianpilla Raju]] as Tharakan		* [[Manianpilla Raju]] as Tharakan
	* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)\|Kalpana]] as Raji		* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)\|Kalpana]] as Raji
	* Reena Basheer as Dr. Usha		* Reena Basheer as Dr. Usha
	* K. B. Venu as Madhavan, Sidharthan's friend		* [[K. B. Venu]] as Madhavan, Sidharthan's friend
	* [[Nishanth Sagar]] as Thushar		* [[Nishanth Sagar]] as Thushar
	* Murugan		* Murugan
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	* [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]]		* [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]]
	* Jagannathan		* Jagannathan
	* [[~~Ganapathi (actor)\|Ganapathi~~]] ~~as young Adi Sidharthan~~		* [[Sukumari]]
	* Sukumari

	~~==Soundtrack==~~
	~~{{empty section\|date=August 2020}}~~

	== Awards ==		==Awards==
	[[Mohanlal]] got the Kerala Film Critics Award and the [[Mathrubhumi]] Film Awards for Best Actor for this film.		[[Mohanlal]] got the Kerala Film Critics Award and the [[Mathrubhumi]] Film Awards for Best Actor for this film.{{citation needed\|date=April 2022}}

	== References ==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:Films with screenplays by Anoop Menon]]		[[Category:Films with screenplays by Anoop Menon]]
			[[Category:Films scored by Shahabaz Aman]]
	[[Category:Films directed by Rajeevnath]]		[[Category:Films directed by Rajeevnath]]


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	'''''Pakal Nakshatrangal''''' ({{trans\|Daytime stars}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Rajeev Nath]] and written by [[Anoop Menon]] from a story by Nath. It was the debut screenplay of Menon. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)\|Kalpana]], Anoop Menon, and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. It is about the lives of a group of intellectuals in [[Kerala]] in the later half of the 1990s. The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5704/malayalam/pakal-nakshatrangal/index.htm</ref><ref>http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/v/South/Movies/Malayalam/Pakal+Nakshatrangal/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210317/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/1383/pakal-nakshatrangal.html</ref><ref>http://www.2dmovie.com/mnews.php?id=475</ref>		'''''Pakal Nakshatrangal''''' ({{trans\|Daytime stars}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Rajeev Nath]] and written by [[Anoop Menon]] from a story by Nath. It was the debut screenplay of Menon. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)\|Murali]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)\|Kalpana]], Anoop Menon, and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. It is about the lives of a group of intellectuals in [[Kerala]] in the later half of the 1990s. The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5704/malayalam/pakal-nakshatrangal/index.htm\|title = Pakal Nakshatrangal (2008) \| Pakal Nakshatrangal Malayalam Movie \| Movie Reviews, Showtimes}}</ref><ref>http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/v/South/Movies/Malayalam/Pakal+Nakshatrangal/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210317/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/1383/pakal-nakshatrangal.html</ref><ref>http://www.2dmovie.com/mnews.php?id=475</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Pakal Nakshatrangal
| image = Pakal Nakshatrangal.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Rajeev Nath]]
| producer = Chaya Films
| screenplay = [[Anoop Menon]]
| story = Rajeev Nath
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] Anoop Menon [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]
| narrator = Anoop Menon
| music = '''Songs''': [[Shahabaz Aman]] '''Score''': [[Sharreth]]
| cinematography = Ramachandra Babu
| editing = K. Sreenivas
| studio = Chaya Films
| distributor = Chaya Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|11|29}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| gross =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Pakal Nakshatrangal''''' ({{trans|Daytime stars}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Rajeev Nath]] and written by [[Anoop Menon]] from a story by Nath. It was the debut screenplay of Menon. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]], Anoop Menon, and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. It is about the lives of a group of intellectuals in [[Kerala]] in the later half of the 1990s. The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/5704/malayalam/pakal-nakshatrangal/index.htm</ref><ref>http://www.indiancinemagallery.com/Gallery2/v/South/Movies/Malayalam/Pakal+Nakshatrangal/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210317/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/1383/pakal-nakshatrangal.html</ref><ref>http://www.2dmovie.com/mnews.php?id=475</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=August 2020}}
''Pakal Nakshatrangal'' tells the story of Siddharthan ([[Mohanlal]]), narrated by Siddharthan's son Adi ([[Anoop Menon]]) to his wife ([[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]) as the content of his new book. Siddharthan is a brilliant film maker but leads a [[Giacomo Casanova|Casanova]] lifestyle entwined with women, alcohol and drugs. His house 'Daffodils' is his salvation and the epicentre for art with his big bunch of friends.

One day Siddarthan is found dead at Daffodils. His untimely death is considered suspicious but eludes the police due to lack of evidence. Adi decides to dig into his father's past and solve the mystery surrounding his death. Adi converse with Siddharthan's friends, read his diary and articles, and get help from a psychic Dr. Vaidyanathan ([[Suresh Gopi]]). The story revolves around what Adi finds out about his father's life and whether and how he finds out the truth about the mysterious death.

== Cast ==
* [[Mohanlal]] as Sidharthan
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Dr. Vaidyanathan
* [[Anoop Menon]] as Adi Sidharthan
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Adi's wife
* [[Manianpilla Raju]] as Tharakan
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Raji
* Reena Basheer as Dr. Usha
* K. B. Venu as Madhavan, Sidharthan's friend
* [[Nishanth Sagar]] as Thushar
* Murugan
* [[N. L. Balakrishnan]]
* [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]]
* Jagannathan
* [[Ganapathi (actor)|Ganapathi]] as young Adi Sidharthan
* Sukumari

==Soundtrack==
{{empty section|date=August 2020}}

== Awards ==
[[Mohanlal]] got the Kerala Film Critics Award and the [[Mathrubhumi]] Film Awards for Best Actor for this film.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1414369|Pakal Nakshatrangal}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Anoop Menon]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rajeevnath]]

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