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| name = Pravachakan | | name = Pravachakan | ||
| producer = Abraham Paul<br/> Sudheer V.<br/> Uthuppan Joseph | | image = Pravachakan.jpg | ||
| writer = [[Sasidharan Arattuvazhi]] | | producer = Abraham Paul<br/> Sudheer V.<br/> Uthuppan Joseph | ||
| music = [[S. P. Venkatesh]] | | writer = [[Sasidharan Arattuvazhi]] | ||
| music = [[S. P. Venkatesh]] | |||
| cinematography = Ramachandra Babu | | cinematography = Ramachandra Babu | ||
| director = [[P. G. Viswambharan]] | | director = [[P. G. Viswambharan]] | ||
| editing = K. Sankunny | | editing = K. Sankunny | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = [[Malayalam]] | | language = [[Malayalam]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1993}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1993}} | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pravachakan''' is a [[Malayalam]] movie released in 1993 under the direction of [[P. G. Viswambharan]]. The films has notable actors like [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Narendra Prasad]]. | '''Pravachakan''' is a [[Malayalam]] movie released in 1993 under the direction of [[P. G. Viswambharan]]. The films has notable actors like [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Narendra Prasad]]. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Balagopalan aka Balu | Balagopalan aka Balu is from a family of fortune-tellers but he does not like the profession and his ambition is to act in movies. He joins Oscar acting school to learn acting along with his friends. He has hidden his poor family background from his friends. He falls in love with Deepty, whose father is a powerful and influential man. His friend Benny’s father is Kurian MLA, who runs many illegal businesses and Balu and his friends get beaten up by goons taking revenge against Kurian. Balu’s father works as a bird fortune teller on the road but he is out of work and struggling. Balu and friends plan on directing and acting in a movie, sponsored by a Singapore producer. His father passes away leaving a family and financial burdens. Their filmmaking plans do not work out. His responsibility towards his family leads him to start his parrot fortune-teller career on the roadside. | ||
Some of his predictions become true and thereby he becomes famous. His successful life has a turning point when the finance minister of the state is kidnapped. The public thinks the minister is kidnapped by Balu's friend's father Kurian. The story revolves around the mystery behind the kidnapping. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Balagopalan / Balu | *[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as Balagopalan / Balu | ||
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Prakashan | *[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Prakashan | ||
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*[[Machan Varghese]] | *[[Machan Varghese]] | ||
*[[Kalabhavan Haneef]] | *[[Kalabhavan Haneef]] | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
As the movie prepared for release, pirated video cassettes of the movie flooded the video shops in Kerala. The producers then decided not to release the movie. | As the movie prepared for release, pirated video cassettes of the movie flooded the video shops in Kerala. The producers then decided not to release the movie. Therefore, the movie was not released across Kerala, except for a few theatres that had an agreement with the producers. The movies are now telecast on television channels. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Directed by | P. G. Viswambharan |
| Produced by | Abraham Paul Sudheer V. Uthuppan Joseph |
| Written by | Sasidharan Arattuvazhi |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
| Edited by | K. Sankunny |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Pravachakan is a Malayalam movie released in 1993 under the direction of P. G. Viswambharan. The films has notable actors like Mukesh, Rajan P. Dev, Siddique and Narendra Prasad.
Plot
Balagopalan aka Balu is from a family of fortune-tellers but he does not like the profession and his ambition is to act in movies. He joins Oscar acting school to learn acting along with his friends. He has hidden his poor family background from his friends. He falls in love with Deepty, whose father is a powerful and influential man. His friend Benny’s father is Kurian MLA, who runs many illegal businesses and Balu and his friends get beaten up by goons taking revenge against Kurian. Balu’s father works as a bird fortune teller on the road but he is out of work and struggling. Balu and friends plan on directing and acting in a movie, sponsored by a Singapore producer. His father passes away leaving a family and financial burdens. Their filmmaking plans do not work out. His responsibility towards his family leads him to start his parrot fortune-teller career on the roadside. Some of his predictions become true and thereby he becomes famous. His successful life has a turning point when the finance minister of the state is kidnapped. The public thinks the minister is kidnapped by Balu's friend's father Kurian. The story revolves around the mystery behind the kidnapping.
Cast
- Mukesh as Balagopalan / Balu
- Siddique as Prakashan
- Shenbaga as Deepty (Balu's love of interest)
- Keerikkadan Jose as Freddy
- Mamukkoya as Jaffer Sherif
- Rajeev Rangan as Benny
- Narendra Prasad as Kurian
- Rajan P. Dev as Menon
- Kuthiravattam Pappu as Sathyaseelan
- Philomina as Balau's grandmother
- Mala Aravindan as Velandi
- M. S. Thripunithura as Chief Minister
- Paravoor Bharathan Deepty's uncle
- Bobby Kottarakkara as Daniel
- Jagannathan as Chackochan
- Sashikumar as Madanlal
- Maniyanpilla Raju as himself
- Beena Antony as Kusumam
- Suma Jayaram as Balu's sister
- Machan Varghese
- Kalabhavan Haneef
Production
As the movie prepared for release, pirated video cassettes of the movie flooded the video shops in Kerala. The producers then decided not to release the movie. Therefore, the movie was not released across Kerala, except for a few theatres that had an agreement with the producers. The movies are now telecast on television channels.
References
External links
- Pravachakan on IMDb
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