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{{Infobox film
| name = Rangam
| image = Rangammalayalamfilm.png
| caption = Poster
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]
| producer =
| writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br>[[Shobhana]]<br>[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = N. A. Thara
| editing = K. Narayanan
| studio = VICI Films International
| distributor = Century Release
| released = {{Film date|1985|7|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Rangam''''' ({{Translation|Scene}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[psychological drama]] film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]. The film stars [[Mohanlal]] as [[Kathakali]] artist Appunni, along with [[Shobhana]] and [[Raveendran]]. The film features a musical score composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1762|title=Rangam|access-date=2014-10-13|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4008|title=Rangam|access-date=2014-10-13|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/rangam-malayalam-movie/|title=Rangam|access-date=2014-10-13|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
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Appunni ([[Mohanlal]]) a [[Kathakali]] artist is the cousin of Chandramathi ([[Shobhana]]) who is a classical dancer and Appunni is in love with Chandramathi. Madhavan ([[Raveendran]]) son of Karunakarapanickker ([[Jagannatha Varma]]) who is the owner of Sadanam the Kathakali Kalari, returns from Russia and falls for Chandramathi and eventually they get married. Then enters ([[Mahalakshmi]]) she is artist wants to learn Kathakali and daughter of rich business man.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Mohanlal]] as Appunni
*[[Shobhana]] as Chandrika/Chandramathi
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Madhavan
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Kunjikrishnan
*[[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]] as Naanu
*[[Sukumari]] as Chandrika's mother
*[[Santhakumari]] as Appunni's mother
*[[Kottayam Santha]] as Mrs. Sundaram
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Karunakara Panikker Ashan
*Master Suresh as Rajan
*[[Mahalakshmi (kannada actress)|Mahalakshmi]] as Jayanthi
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Aaraarum Ariyaathe" || [[Krishnachandran]] || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|-
| 2 || "Bhaavayaami Raghuraamam" || [[Vani Jairam]] || ||
|-
| 3 || "Kadhakalippadam" || [[Kalamandalam Hyderali]] || Traditional ||
|-
| 4 || "Sarggathapassilakum Nimisham" || Vani Jairam || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|-
| 5 || "Swaathi Hridaya" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|-
| 6 || "Thamburaan Paattinu" || Krishnachandran || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|-
| 7 || "Vanashree Mukham" || [[K. S. Chithra]], Krishnachandran || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|}

==Responses==
In a retrospect review, Neelima Menon of ''[[The News Minute]]'' wrote: "Mohanlal aces the role of the unrequited lover who carries a torch for the lady. And the actor’s transition is more internal, letting us buy into his vocation as a [[Kathakali]] dancer effortlessly".<ref>{{cite news|first=Neelima|last=Menon|title=7 underrated Mohanlal films and where you can watch them online|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/7-underrated-mohanlal-films-and-where-you-can-watch-them-online-124988|access-date=26 May 2020|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=21 May 2020}}</ref> In 2020, while writing about Mohanlal in ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'', writer [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] said that, although he loves every roles he enacted in his screenplays, Mohanlal's performance in ''Rangam'' and ''[[Sadayam]]'' stays close to his heart the most.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nair|first=M. T. Vasudevan|author-link1=M. T. Vasudevan Nair|title='എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തോട് ചേർന്ന് നിൽക്കുന്നത് അപ്പുണ്ണിയും സത്യനാഥനും'|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/specials/mohanlal-60/mohanlal-60th-birthday-mt-vasudevan-nair-sadayam-rangam-movies-1.4774635|access-date=26 May 2020 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=21 May 2020|language=ml}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0274033|Rangam}}

{{I. V. Sasi}}

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