Deepasthambham Mahascharyam

Deepasthambham Mahascharyam
Directed by	K. B. Madhu
Written by	Suresh Poduval
Produced by	Salim Sathar
Starring	Dileep Jomol Sangeetha Krish Jagathi Sreekumar
Cinematography	P. Sukumar
Edited by	G. Murali
Music by	Mohan Sitara
Release date	1999
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Deepasthambham Mahascharyam is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by K. B. Madhu starring Dileep as an Ottamthullal dancer who is caught in a love triangle with two girls.

Plot

Mundoor Ramanandan Nambyar is an Ottamthullal dancer who is struggling to make his way of living. Once he was hired by a rich man to perform at a week-long function. His daughter Priya (sangeetha) falls in love with him but she understands that Mundoor is already in love with Indu (Jomol).

Cast

• Dileep... Mundoor Ramanandan Nambyar
• Jomol... Indu
• Sangeetha Krish... Priya
• Jagathy Sreekumar... Nalpamaram Nambeeshan
• Harisree Asokan... Aliyar
• Rajan P. Dev... Nambyar
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan... Govinda Varma Raja
• Salu Kuttanadu... Sugreevan
• Kaviyoor Renuka... Madhavi
• Jagadish... Susheelan
• C. I. Paul... Madhavan
• Madhupal... Dinesh
• Mammukoya... Saithali

Reception & Box Office

The film received mixed to positive and negative reviews from critics and audiences all over Kerala. The film was not commercially successful. The songs however were hits.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Mohan Sithara, with lyrics by Yusuf Ali Kechery.

Song Title	Singer(s)
"Ente Ulludukkum"	K. J. Yesudas, Radhika Thilak
"Kalavaani"	K. J. Yesudas
"Ninte Kannil"	K. J. Yesudas
"Ninte Kannil"	Radhika Thilak
"Pranayakadha" Raga: Abheri	Mohan Sithara
"Sindoora Sandhye"	K. J. Yesudas
"Sindoora Sandhye"	K. S. Chithra
"Snehathin Poo"	K. S. Chithra

Awards

• Asianet Film Award for Best Lyricist - Yusuf Ali Kechery

External links

• Deepasthambham Mahascharyam on IMDb