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| starring      = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Nayanthara]]<br>[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]
| starring      = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Nayanthara]]<br>[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]
| music          = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| music          = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = P.Sukumar
| cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]]
| editing        = K. Rajagopal
| editing        = K. Rajagopal
| studio        =  
| studio        =  
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==Plot==
==Plot==
This is a heartfelt story of a male help/[[valet]] and his motherly affection to the elderly women, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. [[Mammootty]] plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the [[Tharavad]] Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] plays the role of the affectionate mother and [[Nayantara|Nayanthara]] as the house help.
This is a heartfelt story of a male help/[[valet]] and his motherly affection to the elderly woman, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. [[Mammootty]] plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the [[Tharavad]] Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] plays the role of the affectionate mother and [[Nayantara|Nayanthara]] as the house help.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Mammootty]] - Krishnan
* [[Mammootty]] - Krishnan
* [[Nayantara]] - Gauri
* [[Nayantara]] - Gauri
* [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] - Saraswathiyamma
* [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] - Saraswathiyamma (Voice dubbed by M Thangamani)
* [[Balachandra Menon]] - Deva Narayanan
* [[Balachandra Menon]] - Deva Narayanan
* [[Geethu Mohandas]] - Malavika Varma
* [[Geethu Mohandas]] - Malavika Varma
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] - Janardana Varma
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] - Janardana Varma
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] - Sankaran Kuttiyar
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] - Sankaran Kutti Nair
* [[Salim Kumar]] - Govindan
* [[Salim Kumar]] - Govindan
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] - Sudhi
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] - Sudhi
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*[[Shobha Mohan]] -Janardhana Varma's wife
*[[Shobha Mohan]] -Janardhana Varma's wife
*[[Seema G. Nair]] - Gauri's sister
*[[Seema G. Nair]] - Gauri's sister
*[[ Dinesh Prabhakar]]- Rajappan
*[[Dinesh Prabhakar]]- Rajappan
* [[Ottapalam Pappan]] as Palkkaran
* [[Ottapalam Pappan]] as Palkkaran
* [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] as Boy with Aanaval
* [[Vishnu Unnikrishnan]] as Boy with Aanaval
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* Poornima Anand as Renu
* Poornima Anand as Renu
* Ajay jayaprakash as young Krishnan
* Ajay jayaprakash as young Krishnan
* [[Aashiq Abu]] as photographer
==Box office==
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/five-prominent-films-of-t-a-razzaq-video.html|title=Five prominent films of T A Razzaq|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=16 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206164931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2016|title=Boom year for mollywood|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 December 2005}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name      = Rappakal
| type      = soundtrack
| artist    = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| caption    =
| released  = June 2005
| recorded  = 2005
| venue      =
| studio    = Revi's, [[Thrissur]]
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length    =
| language  = [[Malayalam]]
| label      = [[Manorama Music]]
| producer  =
| prev_title = [[Hridayathil Sookshikkan]]
| prev_year  = 2005
| next_title = [[Thanmathra]]
| next_year  = 2005
}}


{{Track listing
All songs were composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] and lyrics were penned by [[Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri|Kaithapram]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-07 |title=Rappakal Audio CD Cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/a.180752007029438/295026412268663/ |access-date=2021-09-16 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rappakal - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?4332 |access-date=2021-09-16 |website=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>


| extra_column = Artist(s)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Track !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Raga(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Kaithapram Damodaran]]
|-
| all_music  = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| 1 || "Thankamanassu" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || Neelambari
 
|-
| title1 = Kadha Kadha
| 2 || "Pokathe" || [[Afsal]] || [[Shivaranjani]]
| extra1 = [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Anwar Sadath]]
|-
 
| 3 || "Yadhu Hrudayam" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Madhu Balakrishnan]] ||
| title2 = Pokathe Kariyilakkattee
|-
| extra2 = [[Afsal]]
| 4 || "Kadha Kadha" || [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]], [[Anwar Sadath]], Dinesh Devdas, Asha Madhu ||
| note2  = [[Shivaranjani]]
|-
 
| 5 || "Thankamanassu" || Vidya Swarabhrath || Neelambari
| title3 = Thankamanassu
|-
| extra3 = [[P. Jayachandran]]
| 6 || "Yadhu Hrudayam" || ''[[Karaoke]]'' ||
| note3  = Neelambari (raga)
|-
| title4 = Thankamanassu
| 7 || "Kadha Kadha" || ''Karaoke'' ||
| extra4 = [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]]
|}
| note4  = Neelambari (raga)
 
| title5 = Yadu Hrudayam
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Madhu Balakrishnan]]
 
}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:10, 16 November 2021

Rappakal
Directed byKamal
Produced byHouli Pottoor
Written byT. A. Razzaq
StarringMammootty
Nayanthara
Sharada
Music byMohan Sithara
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Distributed bySwargachithra
Release date
  • 24 June 2005 (2005-06-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Rappakal is a 2005 released Malayalam film directed by Kamal. Mammootty, Nayantara and Sharada appears in lead roles. The film was commercial success.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

This is a heartfelt story of a male help/valet and his motherly affection to the elderly woman, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. Mammootty plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the Tharavad Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. Sharada plays the role of the affectionate mother and Nayanthara as the house help.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Box office[edit | edit source]

The film was both commercial and critical success.[2][3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Rappakal
Soundtrack album by
Mohan Sithara
ReleasedJune 2005
Recorded2005
StudioRevi's, Thrissur
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
LabelManorama Music
Mohan Sithara chronology
Hridayathil Sookshikkan
(2005) 		Rappakal
(2005) 		Thanmathra
(2005)

All songs were composed by Mohan Sithara and lyrics were penned by Kaithapram.[4][5]

Track Song Artist(s) Raga(s)
1 "Thankamanassu" P. Jayachandran Neelambari
2 "Pokathe" Afsal Shivaranjani
3 "Yadhu Hrudayam" K. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan
4 "Kadha Kadha" Vijay Yesudas, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Anwar Sadath, Dinesh Devdas, Asha Madhu
5 "Thankamanassu" Vidya Swarabhrath Neelambari
6 "Yadhu Hrudayam" Karaoke
7 "Kadha Kadha" Karaoke

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Five prominent films of T A Razzaq". Malayala Manorama. 16 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rappakal Audio CD Cover". Facebook. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rappakal - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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