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{{Infobox film
| name = Vamanapuram Bus Route
| image = Vamanapuram Bus Route (film) DVD cover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Sonu Shishupal
| producer = K. T. Anand Kumar
| writer = Sudheesh-John
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br/>[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br>[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
| music = Sonu Shishupal<br/>C. Rajamani (Score)
| cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar
| editing = G. Murali
| studio = Adithya Cine Vision
| distributor = Sreehari Release
| released = 23 January 2004
| runtime = 123 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Vamanapuram Bus Route''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by Sonu Shishupal and written by Sudheesh John, starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. Shishupal also composed the songs featured in the film, while C. Rajamani provided the [[background score]]. The film was released on 23 January 2004.

==Plot==
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The hamlet of Vamanapuram has no bus service. The conflict between the ruling party and the opposition in the Panchayath prevents any development in the village. The Panchayath President Gopalan Nair plans to become a minister or at least an [[Member of parliament|MLA]]. To finance this venture, he wants to tar the roads and get money from that. But the opposition stirs up trouble every time he tries. Then comes Lever Johny and how he solves the problems forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Mohanlal]] as Lever Johnny
*[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Meenakshi Nair
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Gopalan Nair, Panchayat President and Meenakshi's father
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Bahuleyan
*[[Adithya (actor)|Adithya Menon]] as Karippidi Gopi
*[[Nandhu]] as Kuttappan
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Appukkuttan
*[[Machan Varghese]] as Velayudhan
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Chandran Pillai
*[[Kottayam Naseer]] as Chackappan
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Rajappan
*[[Jagadish]] as Kumaran
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Ouseppu
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Kuliru Thankappan
*[[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Gangadharan
*[[Baiju (actor)|Baiju]] as Kuriappan
*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as Velappan Nair a.k.a. Mummy Maman, Gopalan Nair's father-in-law
*Joby as Mathappu
*Manka Mahesh as Ambujam, Gopalan Nair's wife and Meenakshi's mother
*Abu Salim
*[[Ambika Mohan]]
*[[Saju Kodiyan]]
*A. S. Joby
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
Beside directing, Sonu Shishupal also composed the songs featured in the film, lyrics were by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]. The background score was composed by C. Rajamani. The film reused the song "Rajavin Paarvai" from the 1966 Tamil film ''[[Anbe Vaa]]'', originally composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The soundtrack album was released by MC Audios & Videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vamanapuram Bus Route (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://music.apple.com/nz/album/vamanapuram-bus-route-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1065251103|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=14 August 2019|date=22 November 2004}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = Vamanapuram Bus Route (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics =

| title1 = Enniyenni Chakkakkuru
| extra1 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
| length1 = 4:44

| title2 = Ezhai Paravakale
| extra2 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
| length2 = 5:10

| title3 = Niragopurakkuri Charthi
| extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length3 = 4:55

| title4 = Rajavin Paarvai
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length4 = 4:25

| title5 = Thaane En Thamburu
| extra5 = [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]]
| length5 = 4:46

| title6 = Unnimaavilooyalitta
| extra6 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Rimi Tomy]]
| length6 = 4:55

| title7 = Vaamanapuramunde
| extra7 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
| length7 = 5:13
}}

==Release and reception==
''Vamanapuram Bus Route'' was released on 23 January 2004. It opened in 36 theatres across [[Kerala]]. The film received unfavourable reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Vamanapuram Bus Route|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vamanapuram-bus-route-review-malayalam-pclvz0gfdbiai.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=3 July 2016|date=25 January 2004}}</ref> Critic writing for [[Sify]] wrote that "our heart goes out to Mohanlal, one of the finest actors in the country who is being wasted in insipid films".<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Review : Vamanapuram Bus Route (2004)|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vamanapuram-bus-route-review-malayalam-pclvz0gfdbiai.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=14 August 2019|date=24 January 2004}}</ref> Despite the criticism, the film managed to remain in all 36 theatres in its third week. In a 19 February 2004 box office report, ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "Mohanlal's ''Vamanapuram Bus Route'' is doing its third week in 36 centres in Kerala and doing good business outside Kerala".<ref>{{cite news|last=Egmore|first=Indira Sisupal|title=Box office hits back|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/19/stories/2004021900710200.htm|access-date=14 August 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 February 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190814125318/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/box-office-hits-back/article28200049.ece|archive-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0393926}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2004 comedy-drama films]]

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