| Megham | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Suresh Balaje |
| Screenplay by | T. Damodaran |
| Story by | Priyadarshan |
| Starring | Mammootty Priya Gill Pooja Batra Dileep K. P. A. C. Lalitha Sreenivasan Nedumudi Venu Cochin Haneefa Captain Raju |
| Music by | Ouseppachan |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Sankar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company | Sitara Combines |
| Distributed by | Pranavam Movies (P) Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Megham (Malayalam: മേഘം, transl. Cloud) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Priyadarshan, written by T. Damodaran, produced by Suresh Balaje and distributed by Mohanlal through Pranavam Movies. It stars Mammootty, Priya Gill, Pooja Batra, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sreenivasan, Dileep, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju and Cochin Haneefa. The music was composed by Ouseppachan.[1][2]
Plot
Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran (Mammootty) decides to go on leave for two months and travel alone to some other place in order to stay away from a life of depression. He visits the home village of his subordinate Manikandan (Dileep), where he finds and eventually falls in love with a girl named Meenakshi (Priya Gill). But later he comes to know that she is engaged to Mani. Meanwhile Ravi learns his mistakes and he then decides to unite the two, resisting opposition from both the families. Pooja Batra plays Ravi's estranged wife.
Cast
- Mammootty as Lieutenant Colonel Ravi Varma Thampuran / Kelan
- Dileep as Sepoy E. Manikandan Nair / Mani
- Priya Gill as Meenakshi, Mani's Cousin
- Sreenivasan as Shanmughan
- Pooja Batra as Swathy, Ravi's Divorcée
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Aachamma, Mani and Meenakshi's Grandmother
- Mamukkoya as Kurup, Ravi's Servant
- Nedumudi Venu as Kumaran, Meenakshi's Father
- Cochin Haneefa as Kunjikuttan, Kumaran's Younger Brother
- T. R. Omana as Thampuran's Mother
- Manka Mahesh as Aachamma's Daughter and Manikandan's Mother
- Venu Nagavally as Colonel Sunny
- Major Ravi as Major
- James Stalin as Ayyappan, Kumaran's Brother
- Sindhu as Manikandan's Sister
- Ajayan Adoor as Govindankutty, Sindhu's husband
- Captain Raju as Brigadier, Swathy's Father
- Vijayan Peringode as Panchayat President
- Augustine as Govindan Nair
Production
Megham was the fourth collaboration between Mammootty and Priyadarshan as a director. Major locations were Ooty, Kollengode and Palakkad. It was also shot in Muthalamada Railway Station, a recurring location in many Priyadarshan films.
Release
Megham was released on 15th of April 1999 coinciding with the Malayali festival of Vishu. The film performed well at the box office and was a decent hit.
Songs
The songs were well received by the audience and were chartbusters.All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Ouseppachan.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manjukaalam Nolkkum" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 2. | "Vilakku Vakkum" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 3. | "Vilakku Vakkum" (Instrumental) | Ouseppachan | |
| 4. | "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (Male) | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 5. | "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (Female) | K. S. Chithra | |
| 6. | "Margazhiye Mallikaye" | M. G. Sreekumar, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | |
| 7. | "Njanoru Pattu Paadam" | K. J. Yesudas |
The audio was distributed by East Coast Audios.
References
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