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| producer = N. Gopalakrishnan | | producer = N. Gopalakrishnan | ||
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Shobana]]<br />[[Nedumudi Venu]] | | starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Shobana]]<br />[[Nedumudi Venu]] | ||
| music = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Berny-Ignatius]]<br />'''Score:'''[[S. P. Venkatesh]] | | music = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Berny-Ignatius]]<br />'''Score:'''<br>[[S. P. Venkatesh]] | ||
| cinematography = [[K. V. Anand]] | | cinematography = [[K. V. Anand]] | ||
| editing = N. Gopalakrishnan | | editing = N. Gopalakrishnan | ||
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| distributor = Surya Cini Arts<br />Sudev Release | | distributor = Surya Cini Arts<br />Sudev Release | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1994|05|13}}<ref name="msi">{{Cite web |title=Thenmaavin Kombathu - MSIdb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?1629 |website=MSIdb.org |access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1994|05|13}}<ref name="msi">{{Cite web |title=Thenmaavin Kombathu - MSIdb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?1629 |website=MSIdb.org |access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = 165 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Malayalam | | language = Malayalam | ||
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'''''Thenmavin Kombath''''' ({{translation|On the Branch of Honey Sweet Mango Tree}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. It was produced and edited by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Shobana]], and [[Nedumudi Venu]], with [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Sukumari]], [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Sankaradi]], and [[Sharat Saxena]] in supporting roles. The background score was composed by [[S. P. Venkatesh]], while the [[Berny-Ignatius]] duo composed the songs. [[K. V. Anand]] was the cinematographer. | '''''Thenmavin Kombath''''' ({{translation|On the Branch of Honey Sweet Mango Tree}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. It was produced and edited by N. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars [[Mohanlal]], [[Shobana]], and [[Nedumudi Venu]], with [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Sukumari]], [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Sankaradi]], and [[Sharat Saxena]] in supporting roles. The background score was composed by [[S. P. Venkatesh]], while the [[Berny-Ignatius]] duo composed the songs. [[K. V. Anand]] was the cinematographer. | ||
The film performed well at the box office and | The film performed well at the box office and second highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Feel blessed to get a memento from Mohanlal: Jayasurya|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Feel-blessed-to-get-a-memento-from-Mohanlal-Jayasurya/articleshow/33554728.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aamayum Muyalum-First Look|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aamayum-muyalum-first-look-imagegallery-malayalam-okvkN3jieibdc.html}}</ref> The film won two [[National Film Awards]]—[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] for Anand and [[National Film Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] for [[Sabu Cyril]], and five [[Kerala State Film Awards]] (including [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]).<ref>[http://www.malayalamcinema.com/News-6/STATE+FILM+AWARDS++1969++2005.html?newsid=19&linkid=6 Malayalamcinema.com, Official website of AMMA]. Malayalamcinema.com (1985-10-26). Retrieved on 2012-02-02.</ref> ''Thenmavin Kombath'' is now considered by audiences and critics to be among the best comedy films in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dileep is 50 percent of Mohanlal: Priyadarshan|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13548003&cid=2406|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911082731/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13548003&cid=2406|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-09-11|publisher=[[Sify]].com}}</ref> | ||
The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998) by Priyadarshan himself and in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Sahukara]]'' (2004). The subplot of a man becoming a stranger amidst people speaking in a language unknown to him went on to inspire the core plot of the 2013 Hindi film ''[[Chennai Express]]''.<ref>https://madaboutmoviez.in/2013/08/11/chennai-express-movie-review-express-cliched-run/amp/</ref> | The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998) by Priyadarshan himself and in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Sahukara]]'' (2004). The subplot of a man becoming a stranger amidst people speaking in a language unknown to him went on to inspire the core plot of the 2013 Hindi film ''[[Chennai Express]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madaboutmoviez.in/2013/08/11/chennai-express-movie-review-express-cliched-run/amp/|title=Chennai Express: Rantings of an Indian Cine-goer|date=11 August 2013}}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Mohanlal]] as Manikyan | * [[Mohanlal]] as Manikyan<ref name="toi">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/filmyfriday-thenmavin-kombathu-priyadarshan-did-what-he-does-best-entertaining/articleshow/86285119.cms|title=#FilmyFriday: Thenmavin Kombathu - Priyadarshan did what he does best - entertaining!|first=Silpa|last=Rajan|date=17 September 2021|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
* [[Shobhana]] as Karthumbi | * [[Shobhana]] as Karthumbi<ref name="toi"/> | ||
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Sreekrishnan Thampuran | * [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Sreekrishnan Thampuran<ref name="toi"/> | ||
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Yeshodhamma | * [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Yeshodhamma<ref name="toi"/> | ||
* [[KPAC Lalitha]] as Karthu | * [[KPAC Lalitha]] as Karthu<ref name="toi"/> | ||
* [[Sukumari]] as Ginjimooda Gandhari | * [[Sukumari]] as Ginjimooda Gandhari | ||
* [[Sreenivasan]] as | * [[Sreenivasan]] as Appakkala<ref name="toi"/> | ||
* [[Sankaradi]] as Kannayyan | * [[Sankaradi]] as Kannayyan | ||
* [[Kuthiravattom Pappu]] as Chakkutty | * [[Kuthiravattom Pappu]] as Chakkutty<ref name="toi"/> | ||
* [[Geetha Vijayan]] as Chinnu | * [[Geetha Vijayan]] as Chinnu | ||
* [[Nandhu]] as Thimmayan | * [[Nandhu]] as Thimmayan | ||
* [[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]] as Kuyilu | * [[Sonia (actress)|Sonia]] as Kuyilu | ||
* [[Khadeeja (actress)|Khadeeja]] as Aadivasi | * [[Khadeeja (actress)|Khadeeja]] as Aadivasi | ||
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as Mallikkettu | * [[Sharat Saxena]] as Mallikkettu | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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[[R. D. Burman]] was initially signed in as the music composer for the film, as revealed by Burman himself in an interview to journalists in Cochin, during his visit to the city, just a few weeks before his death. But he died before he could complete the compositions of the film and was later replaced. | [[R. D. Burman]] was initially signed in as the music composer for the film, as revealed by Burman himself in an interview to journalists in Cochin, during his visit to the city, just a few weeks before his death. But he died before he could complete the compositions of the film and was later replaced. | ||
Berny-Ignatius was accused for plagiarism for at least three of the songs in the film. The song "Ente Manasinoru Naanam" is said to be an adaptation of the popular Hindi classic "Piya Milanko Jaana", sung by [[Pankaj Mullick]]. Another song in the film, "Nila Pongal" is accused to be an imitation of a Bengali song, "Sun Mere Bandhu Re". The "Manam Thelinje vanne" song is a copy of the | Berny-Ignatius was accused for plagiarism for at least three of the songs in the film. The song "Ente Manasinoru Naanam" is said to be an adaptation of the popular Hindi classic "Piya Milanko Jaana", sung by [[Pankaj Mullick]]. Another song in the film, "Nila Pongal" is accused to be an imitation of a Bengali song, "Sun Mere Bandhu Re". The "Manam Thelinje vanne" song is a copy of the [[Ilaiyaraaja]] song "Aasai Athigam" from the Tamil movie "[[Marupadiyum]]". Berny-Ignatius were awarded the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director]] despite the allegations, which created a controversy. Veteran music director [[G. Devarajan]] returned three of the four state awards he had won claiming that the government was honouring pirates in film music.<ref name="Music">{{Cite news |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/10350db50ec9bdea652572e40027386f/$FILE/A0200015.pdf |title=Music award enmeshed in row |date=24 May 1995 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725213124/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/94ff8a4a35a9b8876525698d002642a9/10350db50ec9bdea652572e40027386f/$FILE/A0200015.pdf |archive-date=25 July 2011 |location=[[Mumbai|Bombay]]}}</ref> | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The film ran for more than 250 days in theatres and was the | The film ran for more than 250 days in theatres and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year <ref>{{cite web |title=#FilmyFriday: Thenmavin Kombathu - Priyadarshan did what he does best - entertaining! - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/filmyfriday-thenmavin-kombathu-priyadarshan-did-what-he-does-best-entertaining/articleshow/86285119.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India |access-date=17 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing Boeing to Minnaram: 5 box office hit movies of Mohanlal and Priyadarshan |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/malayalam-cinema/article/boeing-boeing-to-minnaram-5-box-office-success-movies-of-mohanlal-and-priyadarshan/801706 |website=www.zoomtventertainment.com |access-date=1 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The film is remembered as one of the best comedy films in the history of [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|title=10 Mollywood films that ran for the longest time|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-mollywood-films-that-ran-for-the-longest-time/photostory/52523535.cms|access-date=21 May 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Film critic [[Kozhikodan]] included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.<ref>{{cite book |author=Kozhikodan |author-link=Kozhikodan |year=2001 |title=മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും മികച്ച പത്ത് ചിത്രങ്ങൾ [Malayala Cinemayile Ekkalatheyum Mikacha Pathu Chithrangal: 10 Best Films of All Time in Malayalam Cinema] |location=[[Calicut]], India |publisher=Poorna Publications }}</ref> | ||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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== Remakes == | == Remakes == | ||
The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995),<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 September 2020|title=KS Ravikumar: Even if it's a remake, I only take the basic story and do my own screenplay|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ks-ravikumar-even-if-its-a-remake-i-only-take-the-basic-story-and-do-my-own-screenplay/articleshow/78241903.cms|url-status=live|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020012136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ks-ravikumar-even-if-its-a-remake-i-only-take-the-basic-story-and-do-my-own-screenplay/articleshow/78241903.cms|archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998) by Priyadarshan himself,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=16 January 2017 |title=Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Sahukara]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 2004 |title=Best of both |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/best-of-both/article28343385.ece |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> and in [[ | The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995),<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 September 2020|title=KS Ravikumar: Even if it's a remake, I only take the basic story and do my own screenplay|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ks-ravikumar-even-if-its-a-remake-i-only-take-the-basic-story-and-do-my-own-screenplay/articleshow/78241903.cms|url-status=live|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020012136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ks-ravikumar-even-if-its-a-remake-i-only-take-the-basic-story-and-do-my-own-screenplay/articleshow/78241903.cms|archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998) by Priyadarshan himself,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=16 January 2017 |title=Ten times south Indian filmmakers remade their own films in Hindi |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/0H98x8dlPbNnCh2ksqY8TN/Ten-times-south-Indian-filmmakers-remade-their-own-films-in.html |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Sahukara]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 2004 |title=Best of both |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/best-of-both/article28343385.ece |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> and in [[Bangala language|Bangala]] ([[Bangladesh]]) as Raja (1999). | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award]] | [[Category:Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]] | [[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Berny–Ignatius]] | |||
[[Category:Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award]] | [[Category:Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award]] | ||
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]] | [[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]] | ||