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{{Infobox film
|name          = Parampara
|name          = Parampara
|image          = Parampara.jpg
|image          = Parampara 1990 poster.jpg
|director      = [[Sibi Malayil]]
|director      = [[Sibi Malayil]]
|story          = [[S. N. Swamy]]
|story          = [[S. N. Swamy]]
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|writer        = S. N. Swamy
|writer        = S. N. Swamy
|starring      = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Sumalatha]]
|starring      = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Sumalatha]]
|editing        = Bhoominathan
|cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]]
|editing        = [[L. Bhoominathan]]
|distributor    =  
|distributor    =  
|released      = {{Film date|1990|12|20|df=y}}
|released      = {{Film date|1990|12|20|df=y}}
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|country        = India
|country        = India
|music          = [[Mohan Sitara]]
|music          = [[Mohan Sitara]]
|gross          =
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'''''Parampara''''' (meaning ''the succession'') is a 1990 [[Malayalam film]], directed by [[Sibi Malayil]],<ref name="cinemas">{{Cite book|title=The cinemas of India|author=Yves Thoraval|publisher=Macmillan India|year=2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-OpkAAAAMAAJ|page=389|isbn=9780333934104}}</ref> written by [[S. N. Swamy]], and starring [[Mammootty]], [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Sumalatha]]. Mammootty plays two roles in the film, portraying both Johnny, the protagonist, and Lawrence, his father.<ref name="double">{{Cite news|newspaper=Times of India|title=Mammootty and double role connection! |author=Benson Philip |date=2016-06-18|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/mammootty-and-double-role-connection/photostory/52809393.cms}}</ref> The film was loosely remade in Hindi as ''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]'' (1991) and in Telugu as ''[[Varasudu]]'' (1993).
'''''Parampara''''' (meaning ''the succession'') is a 1990 [[Malayalam film]], directed by [[Sibi Malayil]],<ref name="cinemas">{{Cite book|title=The cinemas of India|author=Yves Thoraval|publisher=Macmillan India|year=2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-OpkAAAAMAAJ|page=389|isbn=9780333934104}}</ref> written by [[S. N. Swamy]], and starring [[Mammootty]], [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Sumalatha]]. Mammootty plays two roles in the film, portraying both Johnny, the protagonist, and Lawrence, his father.<ref name="double">{{Cite news|newspaper=Times of India|title=Mammootty and double role connection! |author=Benson Philip |date=2016-06-18|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/mammootty-and-double-role-connection/photostory/52809393.cms}}</ref> The film was a commercial failure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-25 |title=In conversation with SN Swamy, man behind Malayalam cinema's finest murder mysteries |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/conversation-sn-swamy-man-behind-malayalam-cinema-s-finest-murder-mysteries-163247 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=The News Minute }}</ref> The film's story was developed by Swamy on the suggestion of Mammootty after watching an English film.<ref name=":0" /> The film was loosely remade in Hindi as ''[[Phool Aur Kaante]]'' (1991) and in Telugu as ''[[Varasudu]]'' (1993), both of which were commercial successes.


==Plot==
==Plot==
When his son is kidnapped by a rival gang, Johnny teams up with his estranged father (Johnny's mother was murdered by his father's enemies) to rescue the kidnapped child.
When his son is kidnapped by a rival gang, Johnny teams up with his estranged father, Lawrence (Johnny's mother was murdered by his father's enemies) to rescue the kidnapped child.


==Cast <ref>{{Cite web|title=Parampara (1990) {{!}} Parampara Movie {{!}} Parampara Malayalam Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/parampara.html|access-date=2021-08-07|website=FilmiBeat|language=en}}</ref>==
==Cast==
* [[Mammootty]] as Johnny, the Protagonist / Lawrence, the Father  
* [[Mammootty]] in a dual role as:
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Chandhu
** Lawrence (Father)
** Johnny (Son)
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Chandu
* [[Sumalatha]] as Meera
* [[Sumalatha]] as Meera
* [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] as Kaliyappa Chettiyar
* [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] as Kaliyappa Chettiyar
* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Achuthan
* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Achuthan
* [[Sathaar]] as Police Officer
* [[Sathaar]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Santhosh
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Meera's Father
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Meera's father
* Deepak as Joemon, son of Johnny
* Deepak as Joemon, Johnny's son
* [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Mary, wife of Lawrence.
* [[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Mary, Lawrence's wife
* [[Alex Mathew]]
* [[Alex Mathew]]
==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack album was composed by Mohan Sithara and the lyrics were written by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]] and [[Sreekumaran Thampi]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track !! Song title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1 || ''Onnam Maanam'' || [[G. Venugopal]]
|-
| 2 || ''Kolakkuruvi'' || [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
| 3 || ''Onnam Maanam'' || [[G. Venugopal]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0271703|Parampara}}
* {{IMDb title|0271703|Parampara}}
==view the film==
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VBwbKm7gFk parampara]
==View the film==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VBwbKm7gFk parampara]
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 4 March 2026

Parampara
Directed bySibi Malayil
Written byS. N. Swamy
Screenplay byS. N. Swamy
Story byS. N. Swamy
StarringMammootty
Suresh Gopi
Sumalatha
Music byMohan Sitara
CinematographyAnandakuttan
Edited byL. Bhoominathan
Release date
  • 20 December 1990 (1990-12-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Parampara (meaning the succession) is a 1990 Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil,[1] written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi and Sumalatha. Mammootty plays two roles in the film, portraying both Johnny, the protagonist, and Lawrence, his father.[2] The film was a commercial failure.[3] The film's story was developed by Swamy on the suggestion of Mammootty after watching an English film.[3] The film was loosely remade in Hindi as Phool Aur Kaante (1991) and in Telugu as Varasudu (1993), both of which were commercial successes.

Plot[edit | edit source]

When his son is kidnapped by a rival gang, Johnny teams up with his estranged father, Lawrence (Johnny's mother was murdered by his father's enemies) to rescue the kidnapped child.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack album was composed by Mohan Sithara and the lyrics were written by Kaithapram and Sreekumaran Thampi.

Track Song title Singer(s)
1 Onnam Maanam G. Venugopal
2 Kolakkuruvi K. S. Chithra
3 Onnam Maanam G. Venugopal

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Yves Thoraval (2000). The cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 389. ISBN 9780333934104.
  2. Benson Philip (18 June 2016). "Mammootty and double role connection!". Times of India.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "In conversation with SN Swamy, man behind Malayalam cinema's finest murder mysteries". The News Minute. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

View the film[edit | edit source]

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