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'''''Varnapakittu''''' ({{Translation|Vibrant colors}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[Babu Janardhanan]] from a story by Jokuttan. The film features [[Mohanlal]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] in lead roles, with [[Jagadish]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Divyaa Unni]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[M. G. Soman]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite news|title=വര്‍ണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997)|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3025|access-date=9 February 2018|publisher=Malayala Chalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997)|url=http://msidb.org/m.php?2196|access-date=9 February 2018|publisher=മലയാള സംഗീതം}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട്|url=https://www.m3db.com/film/1644|access-date=9 February 2018|publisher=M3DB}}</ref> The movie, directed by I V Sasi, was a commercial success.<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2015/mohanlal-10-underrated-movies/articlecontent-pf86370-183037.html</ref>
'''''Varnapakittu''''' ({{Translation|Vibrant colors}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[I. V. Sasi]] and written by [[Babu Janardhanan]] from a story by Jokuttan. The film features [[Mohanlal]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] in lead roles, with [[Jagadish]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Divyaa Unni]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[M. G. Soman]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite news|title=വര്‍ണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997)|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3025|access-date=9 February 2018|publisher=Malayala Chalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997)|url=http://msidb.org/m.php?2196|access-date=9 February 2018|publisher=മലയാള സംഗീതം}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട്|url=https://www.m3db.com/film/1644|access-date=9 February 2018|publisher=M3DB}}</ref> The movie, directed by I V Sasi, was a flop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2015/mohanlal-10-underrated-movies/articlecontent-pf86370-183037.html|title = Mohanlal's 10 Underrated Movies|date = 12 May 2015}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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*[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Sandra / Alina
*[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Sandra / Alina
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Paulachen
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Paulachen
*[[Divya Unni]] as Nancy Paul
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Palamattom Ittichan, Sunny's Father
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Palamattom Ittichan, Sunny's Father
*[[Jagadish]] as Paily, Sunny's Friend
*[[Jagadish]] as Paily, Sunny's Friend
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Pappan
*[[Divya Unni]] as Nancy Paul
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Tonychen
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Pullankunnel Pappan
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Pullankunnel Tonychen
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Ramaswamy Iyer
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Ramaswamy Iyer
*[[M. G. Soman]] as Kuruvilla
*[[M. G. Soman]] as Kuruvilla
*[[Reena (actress)|Reena]] as Kuruvilla's wife
*[[Reena (actress)|Reena]] as Kuruvilla's wife
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Sub Inspector Damodaran Nair
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as SI Damodaran Nair
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Priest
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Father Joseph Varghese
*[[Sadiq (Indian actor)]] as Kunjoonju
*[[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as Kunjoonju
*[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Sunny's Mother
*[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Sunny's Mother
*[[Reshmi Soman]] as Mollykutty, Sunny's Younger Sister
*[[Reshmi Soman]] as Mollykutty, Sunny's Younger Sister
*[[Kazan Khan]] as Mohammed Ali
*[[Kazan Khan]] as Mohammed Ali
*[[Kundara Johny]] as Sunny's Advocate
*[[Kundara Johny]] as Advocate Chandrashekharan, Sunny's Advocate
*[[Usha (actress)]] as Tonychen's Wife
*[[Usha (actress)|Usha]] as Tonychen's Wife
*[[Kanakalatha]] as Sunny's Elder Sister
*[[Kanakalatha]] as Sunny's Elder Sister
*[[Seetha (Malayalam actress)|Seetha]] as Sukanya, Sandra's Sister
*[[Seetha (Malayalam actress)|Seetha]] as Sukanya, Sandra's Sister
*[[Yavanika Gopalakrishnan]] as Sunny's Brother In Law
*Maya as TV Reporter
*Maya as TV Reporter
*Elias Babu as Nancy's Father
*Elias Babu as Kunjukochu Nancy's Father
*[[Antony Perumbavoor]] as a man in store
*[[Antony Perumbavoor]] as a man in store
{{colend}}
{{colend}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
 
The songs were composed by Vidyasagar. "Velli Nila" is based on "Ooohalalo Oopirilo" from ''Urmila'' (1993).
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| extra_column = Artist(s)
 
| title1 = Aakashangalil
| all_lyrics = [[Gireesh Puthenchery]]
| extra1 = [[K S Chitra]]
| all_music  = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| title2 = Anupama Sneha Chaithanyame
 
| extra2 = [[K S Chitra]]
| title1 = Anupamasneha Chaithanyame
| title3 = Okkela Okkela
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chitra]]
| extra3 = M. G. Sreekumar Sujatha Mohan
 
| title4 = Velli Nila
| title2 = Manikyakallal
| extra4 = M G Sreekumar K S Chitra
| extra2 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Swarnalatha]]
| title5 = Manikyakallaal
 
| extra5 = M. G. Sreekumar, [[Swarnalatha]]
| title3 = Okela Okela
| extra3 = M. G. Sreekumar, [[Sujatha Mohan]]
 
| title4 = Aakaashangalil
| extra4 = K. S. Chitra
 
| title5 = Vellinila Thullikalo
| extra5 = M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra
 
| title6 = Doore Mamarakkombil
| title6 = Doore Mamarakkombil
| extra6 = K. S. Chitra
| extra6 = K. S. Chitra
| title7 = Doore Mamarakkombil
| title7 = Doore Mamarakkombil
| extra7 = M. G. Sreekumar
| extra7 = M. G. Sreekumar
 
| lyrics1 = Gireesh Puthencherry
| lyrics2 = Jose Kallukulam
| lyrics3 = Gireesh Puthencherry Gangai Amaran
| lyrics4 = Gireesh Puthencherry
| lyrics5 = Gireesh Puthencherry
| lyrics6 = Gireesh Puthencherry
| lyrics7 = Gireesh Puthencherry
}}
}}


==Box Office==
==Box Office==
Varnapakittu was comeback film for Mohanlal after few strings of underwhelming films & was Major Commercial Hit in the year 1997 along with marking Mohanlal-Meena hit combo which churned out many blockbusters including [[Olympian Anthony Adam]], [[Natturajavu]], [[Udayananu Tharam]], [[Drishyam]] [[Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol]] and [[Drishyam 2]].<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/resume-superstar-30-years-mohanlal-rajavinte-makan-pulimurugan-54938</ref><ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iv-sasi-remembering-director-who-gave-us-superstars-mammootty-and-mohanlal-70700</ref><ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/mohanlal-meena-combo-best-5-movies-of-munthirivallikal-thalirkkumbol-pair/articlecontent-pf193599-252284.html</ref><ref>https://www.inuth.com/entertainment/malayalam-movies/munthirivallikal-thalirkkumbol-shatters-pulimurugans-opening-record-in-ireland/</ref>
Varnapakittu was a flop in the year 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/resume-superstar-30-years-mohanlal-rajavinte-makan-pulimurugan-54938|title = Resume of a superstar: 30 years of Mohanlal from Rajavinte Makan to Pulimurugan|date = 28 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iv-sasi-remembering-director-who-gave-us-superstars-mammootty-and-mohanlal-70700|title = IV Sasi: Remembering the director who gave us superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal|date = 28 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/mohanlal-meena-combo-best-5-movies-of-munthirivallikal-thalirkkumbol-pair/articlecontent-pf193599-252284.html|title = Mohanlal-Meena Combo: Best 5 Movies of the Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol Pair!|date = 21 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inuth.com/entertainment/malayalam-movies/munthirivallikal-thalirkkumbol-shatters-pulimurugans-opening-record-in-ireland/|title=Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol shatters Pulimurugan's opening record in Ireland|date=19 February 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:39, 28 June 2022

Varnapakittu
Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed byI. V. Sasi[1][2]
Produced byJokuttan
Screenplay byBabu Janardhanan
Story byJokuttan
StarringMohanlal
Madhu
Meena
Jagadish
Dileep
Divyaa Unni
Music byVidyasagar
CinematographyAravind Kamalanathan
Edited byK. Narayanan
Production
company
BJL Creations
Distributed byPranamam Pictures
Release date
  • 4 April 1997 (1997-04-04)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹2.75 crore

Varnapakittu (transl. Vibrant colors) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Babu Janardhanan from a story by Jokuttan. The film features Mohanlal and Meena in lead roles, with Jagadish, Dileep, Divyaa Unni, Madhu, Rajan P. Dev, M. G. Soman in supporting roles.[3][4][5] The movie, directed by I V Sasi, was a flop.[6]

Plot

Sunny Palamattam (Mohanlal) is a successful businessman in Singapore. He enjoys a flamboyant life with girlfriend Sandra Valookaran (Meena). His business rival, Mohammad Ali, was a partner who left after he was found embezzling company funds.

Sunny discloses his past to Sandra: his family was a happy one, until Pappan (Rajan P. Dev) framed Sunny's father Ittichan (Madhu) in a fraud case. Shortly after, Ittichan died of a heart attack, and Sunny's engagement with fiancée Nancy (Divya Unni) was called off. Sunny fled to Mumbai, and then to Singapore with Kuruvilla's help.

Later, Sunny learns that Sandra, who he plans to marry, is actually a call girl hired by Mohammad Ali, to spy on Sunny and foil his business plans. To fulfill his marriage commitment to his family, he and Sandra pretend they are still engaged when they go to visit Sunny's family in Kerala. In his hometown, he meets the old enemies who falsely accused his father of theft and thus ruined the family reputation.

Sunny plans to take revenge on Pappan, Tonychen (Ganesh Kumar) and company, aided by Paily (Jagadish). In the meantime, he meets Nancy who is now married to Paulachen (Dileep), Tonychen's younger brother. When Tony tries to sexually assault Nancy, Paulachan is humiliated and commits suicide.

Mohammad Ali arrives with a gang from Singapore to reveal Sunny's "false marriage" ploy in an attempt to destroy him. Sunny pleads with Mohammad Ali to forget everything so that he can live a happy life and offers all his assets to Mohammad Ali, but Mohammad Ali has a change of heart and leaves Sunny and his family alone. In the end Sunny and Sandra appear with a happy family.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Vidyasagar. "Velli Nila" is based on "Ooohalalo Oopirilo" from Urmila (1993).

No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Aakashangalil"Gireesh PuthencherryK S Chitra 
2."Anupama Sneha Chaithanyame"Jose KallukulamK S Chitra 
3."Okkela Okkela"Gireesh Puthencherry Gangai AmaranM. G. Sreekumar Sujatha Mohan 
4."Velli Nila"Gireesh PuthencherryM G Sreekumar K S Chitra 
5."Manikyakallaal"Gireesh PuthencherryM. G. Sreekumar, Swarnalatha 
6."Doore Mamarakkombil"Gireesh PuthencherryK. S. Chitra 
7."Doore Mamarakkombil"Gireesh PuthencherryM. G. Sreekumar 

Box Office

Varnapakittu was a flop in the year 1997.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "ഐ.വി.ശശി സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ചിത്രങ്ങൾ". Malayala Manorama. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ↑ മോഹൻ, നവീൻ (25 October 2017). "അവളുടെ രാവുകൾ' ഒരു ധൈര്യമാണ്; അത്രയും 'ബോൾഡ്' ആണ് ഐ.വി.ശശിയും". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "വര്‍ണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997)". Malayala Chalachithram. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997)". മലയാള സംഗീതം. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട്". M3DB. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mohanlal's 10 Underrated Movies". 12 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Resume of a superstar: 30 years of Mohanlal from Rajavinte Makan to Pulimurugan". 28 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "IV Sasi: Remembering the director who gave us superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal". 28 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mohanlal-Meena Combo: Best 5 Movies of the Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol Pair!". 21 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol shatters Pulimurugan's opening record in Ireland". 19 February 2017.

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