Achaneyanenikkishtam

Achaneyanenikkishtam
Achaneyanenikkishtam
Directed by	Suresh Krishnan
Produced by	Menaka
Written by	Suresh Poduval
Starring	Ashwin Thampi; Kalabhavan Mani; Biju Menon; Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
Music by	M. G. Radhakrishnan; Sharreth
Cinematography	K. P. Nambyathiri
Edited by	N. P. Sathish
Production; company	Revathy Kalamandhir
Release date	30 November 2001
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Achaneyanenikkishtam (transl. Father is my favourite) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan, written by Suresh Poduval and produced by Menaka. It features Ashwin Thampi, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in the lead roles, and Mohanlal appears in a guest role. The film was released on 30 November 2001. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for M. G. Radhakrishnan.^[1]

Plot[edit]

The story is about a poor lorry driver named Bhaskaran (Kalabhavani Mani), who tries to give his son Kunjunni (Ashwin Thampi), a good education by sending him to a very expensive school. The rest of the story revolves around the events Kunjunni goes through in his life.

Cast[edit]

Kalabhavan Mani as Bhaskaran
Biju Menon as Anand
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Seetha Nair
Jagathy Sreekumar as Nalinakshan
Ashwin Thampi as Kunjunni
Nandhu as Kariyachan
Devan as Andrews Issac
Sujitha as Sofia
T. P. Madhavan as Nambeeshan
Poojappura Ravi as Chettiyar
Vinu Chakravarthy as Kovai Neelakandan
Kochu Preman as Kurup Mash
Sreekala Thaha
Keerthy Suresh as Kunjunni's classmate^[2]
Mohanlal as Mahadevan (Cameo appearance)

Soundtrack[edit]

The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair. 'Shalabham Vazhimaaruma' is in the Darbari Kanada raga.^[3]

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Aa Thathaa"	M. G. Sreekumar, Ranjini Jose
2	"Kaatte Kaatte"	M. G. Sreekumar
3	"Kaatte Kaatte"	Radhika Thilak
4	"Kalivattam"	Kalabhavan Mani
5	"Shalabham Vazhimaarumaa"	M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra

Awards[edit]

The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for M. G. Radhakrishnan.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Veteran Malayalam music composer dies". Gulf Times. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
↑ Bhadani, Priyanka (28 June 2020). "One-woman army". The Week.
↑ Shrijith, Sajin (16 October 2019). "INTERVIEW : 'Nee Hima Mazhayayi' is more intense than 'Jeevamshamaayi': Kailas Menon". The New Indian Express.
↑ Correspondent (26 April 2002). "'Sesham' adjudged best feature film". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

External links[edit]

Achaneyanenikkishtam on IMDb

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[1] "Veteran Malayalam music composer dies". Gulf Times. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[2] Bhadani, Priyanka (28 June 2020). "One-woman army". The Week.

[3] Shrijith, Sajin (16 October 2019). "INTERVIEW : 'Nee Hima Mazhayayi' is more intense than 'Jeevamshamaayi': Kailas Menon". The New Indian Express.

[4] Correspondent (26 April 2002). "'Sesham' adjudged best feature film". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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