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| producer      = Houli Pottoor
| producer      = Houli Pottoor
| writer        = Ranjan Pramod
| writer        = Ranjan Pramod
| starring      = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Neethu]]<br/>Mani<br />[[Biju Menon]]
| starring      = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Neethu]]<br/>Master Mani<br />[[Biju Menon]]
| music          = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| music          = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N.]]
| cinematography = [[Alagappan N.]]
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| studio        = Dream Team Productions
| studio        = Dream Team Productions
| distributor    = Dream Team Release
| distributor    = Dream Team Release
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2006|10|24}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2006|10|21}}
| runtime        = 147 minutes
| runtime        = 147 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = [[Malayalam]]
| language      = [[Malayalam]]
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'''''Photographer''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Ranjan Pramod]]. Starring [[Mohanlal]], Mani, [[Neethu]], and [[Biju Menon]]. The film is loosely based on the [[Muthanga incident]] of 2003, in which a policeman and a [[adivasi|tribal]] were killed. Mohanlal plays dual roles as a [[wildlife photographer]] and a farmer. The soundtrack was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]].<ref name="preview">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8821.html|title=Photographer - Photographer into realities|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=23 September 2006|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3330/malayalam/photographer/preview.htm|title=Photographer Synopisis|publisher=Nowrunning.com|date=|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref>
'''''Photographer''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Ranjan Pramod]]. Starring [[Mohanlal]], [[Neethu]], Master Mani and [[Biju Menon]] in lead roles. The film is loosely based on the [[Muthanga incident]] of 2003, in which a policeman and a [[adivasi|tribal]] were killed. Mohanlal plays dual roles as a [[wildlife photographer]] and a farmer. The soundtrack was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]].<ref name="preview">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8821.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020173937/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8821.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2006|title=Photographer - Photographer into realities|work=Indiaglitz|date=23 September 2006|access-date=2011-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3330/malayalam/photographer/preview.htm|title=Photographer Synopisis|publisher=Nowrunning.com|access-date=2011-01-31|archive-date=14 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714203639/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3330/malayalam/photographer/preview.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Pramod and the debut of [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actress [[Neethu]] in [[Malayalam cinema]], as well as the comeback of composer Johnson after a sabbatical. ''Photographer'' was released on 24 October 2006. Mani, who played the role of a tribal boy won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]]. Johnson won the Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack and Mullasserry Raju Music Award for the song "Enthe Kannanu".
The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Pramod and the debut of [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actress [[Neethu]] in [[Malayalam cinema]], as well as the comeback of composer Johnson after a sabbatical. ''Photographer'' was released on 21 October 2006 on the occasion of [[Diwali]]. Mani, who played the role of a tribal boy won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]]. Johnson won the Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack and Mullasserry Raju Music Award for the song "Enthe Kannanu".
 
==Plot==
{{More plot|date=September 2019}}
Dijo John (Mohanlal) is a nature and [[wildlife photographer]]. He has a wife and a young son. In a flashback scene, we see Dijo eloping with [[Brahmin]] girl Sathyavathy (Nithyashree).
 
He keeps taking trips to the forests and taking pictures for magazines like [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] and also on his website which he uses to sell his images online. On one such trip to the forests, he happens to save an [[adivasi]] boy, Thammi, from the hands of a notorious police officer and his crew and becomes the spokesperson on their behalf.
 
He even makes a photograph of the police officer aiming at the harmless boy and tries to bring the issue to the public. But his friend who is also the state forest minister assures protection to the boy and advises him from making these incidents more public. Thammi who is lodged in a juvenile home, happens to be there for a while but toward the middle of the film goes missing. Then our wild life activist is again on the run towards the interiors of the forest to trace the child. And amidst the new mission, the photographer is also missing.
 
Dijo's younger brother Joy (also Mohanlal) is a happy-go-lucky rich planter and a pulp writer who has a publication. He try to investigate the situation but with little success. Later, Dijo is found walking around the forest in a dazed condition as he realizes that his fight for the rights of adivasi is a futile exercise and all including his friend, the forest minister and the bureaucracy is nowhere to help the men of the forest.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Mohanlal]] as Photographer Dijo John / Planter Joy John (double role)
{{Cast listing|
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Dijo's mother
* [[Mohanlal]] in a dual role as:
* [[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]] as Sathyavathi wife of Dijo
** Dijo John (Photographer)
* Master Mani as Thammi a tribal child
** Joy John (Planter)
* [[Biju Menon]] as Forest Minister
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Dijo's and Joy's mother
* [[Neethu (actress)|Neethu]] as Sathyavathi, Dijo's wife  
* Master Mani as Thammi, a tribal child
* [[Biju Menon]] as Forest Minister Hariharan
* Master Sougandh as Sharan
* Master Sougandh as Sharan
* [[Saranya Bhagyaraj]] as Asha
* [[Saranya Bhagyaraj]] as Asha
* [[Venu Nagavalli]] as Chief Minister
* [[Venu Nagavalli]] as Chief Minister
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Circle Inspector
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Circle Inspector Hareesh Chandran Nair
* Ramachandran as Jose John (Dijo's and Joy's Elder Brother)
* [[Mammukoya]] as Teastall owner Hassanikka
* [[Mammukoya]] as Teastall owner Hassanikka
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Ananthan
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Ananthan
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* [[Daniel Balaji]] as S.I.T officer
* [[Daniel Balaji]] as S.I.T officer
* [[Janaki Sabesh]] as John's sister-in-law
* [[Janaki Sabesh]] as John's sister-in-law
}}


==Production==
==Production==
The film is loosely based on the [[Muthanga incident]] of 2003, in which a policeman and a [[adivasi|tribal]] were killed. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter [[Ranjan Pramod]]. Filming began in July 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701230300.htm|title=Images of a scenarist|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 July 2006|accessdate=31 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812082447/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701230300.htm|archivedate=12 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="release">{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102001180100.htm|title=Clash of the Titans|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 October 2006|accessdate=31 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313222522/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102001180100.htm|archivedate=13 March 2008}}</ref> The film was also the debut of [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actress [[Neethu]] in [[Malayalam cinema]], as well as the comeback of composer [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] after a sabbatical. Mani, a real tribal boy played a tribal in the film.
The film is loosely based on the [[Muthanga incident]] of 2003, in which a policeman and a [[adivasi|tribal]] were killed. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter [[Ranjan Pramod]]. Filming began in July 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701230300.htm|title=Images of a scenarist|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 July 2006|access-date=31 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812082447/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/07/stories/2006070701230300.htm|archive-date=12 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="release">{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102001180100.htm|title=Clash of the Titans|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 October 2006|access-date=31 January 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313222522/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102001180100.htm|archive-date=13 March 2008}}</ref> The film was also the debut of [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actress [[Neethu]] in [[Malayalam cinema]], as well as the comeback of composer [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] after a sabbatical. Mani, a real tribal boy played, a tribal character in the film.


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
The original songs featured in the film was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]], with lyrics by [[Kaithapram Damodaran]]. Soundtrack album was released by the label [[Satyam Audios]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Photographer - Johnson |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/photographer/teLEaeaeWVQ_ |publisher=[[Saavn]] |accessdate=6 September 2019}}</ref>
The original songs featured in the film was composed by [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]], with lyrics by [[Kaithapram Damodaran]]. Soundtrack album was released by the label [[Satyam Audios]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Photographer - Johnson |date=20 July 2007 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/photographer/teLEaeaeWVQ_ |publisher=[[Saavn]] |access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref>


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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==Release==
==Release==
''Photographer'' was released in theatres on 24 October 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/26285.html|title=Photographer hits tomorrow|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=23 October 2006|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref><ref name="release"/>
''Photographer'' was released in theatres on 24 October 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/26285.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022185628/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/26285.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2012|title=Photographer hits tomorrow|work=Indiaglitz|date=23 October 2006|access-date=2011-01-31}}</ref><ref name="release"/>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Mani won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref>[http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa06.htm "Kerala State Film Awards 2006"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144257/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa06.htm |date=13 July 2011 }}. [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]. Retrieved 2011-01-31</ref> Johnson won the Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33604.html|title=Mammootty, Padmapriya bags Mathrubhumi awards |publisher=Indiaglitz|date=15 September 2007|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref> and the Mullasserry Raju Music Award for the song "Enthe Kannanu".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ajithkumar|first=P. K.|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007092151300200.htm&date=2007/09/21/&prd=th&|title=A treat for music lovers|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 September 2007|accessdate=31 January 2011|archivedate=25 January 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130125202329/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007092151300200.htm&date=2007/09/21/&prd=th&|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Master Mani won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref>[http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa06.htm "Kerala State Film Awards 2006"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144257/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa06.htm |date=13 July 2011 }}. [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]. Retrieved 2011-01-31</ref> Johnson won the Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33604.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015145930/http://indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33604.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007|title=Mammootty, Padmapriya bags Mathrubhumi awards |work=Indiaglitz|date=15 September 2007|access-date=2011-01-31}}</ref> and the Mullasserry Raju Music Award for the song "Enthe Kannanu".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ajithkumar|first=P. K.|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007092151300200.htm&date=2007/09/21/&prd=th&|title=A treat for music lovers|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 September 2007|access-date=31 January 2011|archive-date=25 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125202329/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007092151300200.htm&date=2007/09/21/&prd=th&|url-status=usurped}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2006 drama films]]
[[Category:2006 drama films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2006 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Films shot in Wayanad]]
[[Category:Films scored by Johnson]]
[[Category:2006 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2006 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

Latest revision as of 14:01, 21 March 2026

Photographer
Directed byRanjan Pramod
Produced byHouli Pottoor
Written byRanjan Pramod
StarringMohanlal
Neethu
Master Mani
Biju Menon
Music byJohnson
CinematographyAlagappan N.
Edited byJyothy
Production
company
Dream Team Productions
Distributed byDream Team Release
Release date
  • 21 October 2006 (2006-10-21)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Photographer is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod. Starring Mohanlal, Neethu, Master Mani and Biju Menon in lead roles. The film is loosely based on the Muthanga incident of 2003, in which a policeman and a tribal were killed. Mohanlal plays dual roles as a wildlife photographer and a farmer. The soundtrack was composed by Johnson.[1][2]

The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Pramod and the debut of Kannada actress Neethu in Malayalam cinema, as well as the comeback of composer Johnson after a sabbatical. Photographer was released on 21 October 2006 on the occasion of Diwali. Mani, who played the role of a tribal boy won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. Johnson won the Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack and Mullasserry Raju Music Award for the song "Enthe Kannanu".

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film is loosely based on the Muthanga incident of 2003, in which a policeman and a tribal were killed. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Ranjan Pramod. Filming began in July 2006.[3][4] The film was also the debut of Kannada actress Neethu in Malayalam cinema, as well as the comeback of composer Johnson after a sabbatical. Mani, a real tribal boy played, a tribal character in the film.

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The original songs featured in the film was composed by Johnson, with lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran. Soundtrack album was released by the label Satyam Audios.[5]

Photographer
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Enthe Kannanu" (Version 1)K. J. Yesudas4:45
2."Pulchadi"Vaisali3:44
3."Chandrika Raavil"Vijeesh Goplal, Gayatri Asokan4:47
4."Vasantharaavil"Sujatha Mohan4:55
5."Poopuzhayil"Vijay Yesudas4:30
6."Kadlolam"K. S. Chithra4:56
7."Enthe Kannanu" (Version 2)Manjari4:45

Release[edit | edit source]

Photographer was released in theatres on 24 October 2006.[6][4]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Master Mani won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.[7] Johnson won the Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack[8] and the Mullasserry Raju Music Award for the song "Enthe Kannanu".[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Photographer - Photographer into realities". Indiaglitz. 23 September 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Photographer Synopisis". Nowrunning.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (7 July 2006). "Images of a scenarist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pillai, Sreedhar (20 October 2006). "Clash of the Titans". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Photographer - Johnson". Saavn. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Photographer hits tomorrow". Indiaglitz. 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards 2006" Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Retrieved 2011-01-31
  8. ↑ "Mammootty, Padmapriya bags Mathrubhumi awards". Indiaglitz. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Ajithkumar, P. K. (21 September 2007). "A treat for music lovers". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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