Megham

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Megham
File:Megham.jpg
VCD cover
Directed byPriyadarshan
Produced bySuresh Balaje
Screenplay byT. Damodaran
Story byPriyadarshan
StarringMammootty
Dileep
Priya Gill
Pooja Batra
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Sreenivasan
Nedumudi Venu
Cochin Haneefa
Captain Raju
Music byOuseppachan
CinematographySanjeev Sankar
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Production
company
Sitara Combines
Distributed byPranavam Movies (P) Ltd
Release date
  • 15 April 1999 (1999-04-15)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Megham (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, Dileep, Priya Gill, Pooja Batra, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju and Cochin Haneefa. The music was composed by Ouseppachan.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

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 after his wife leaves him. Pooja Batra plays Ravi's estranged wife. 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). He grants divorce to his wife. But later he comes to know that Meenakshi is engaged to Mani. He then tries to vent his anger on Manikandan. However, after visit by his estranged wife, he realises his mistakes and he then decides to unite the two, resisting opposition from both the families,by faking Meenakshi's suicide. In final scene he can be seen leaving escorted by Police and is probably court martialed for preventing Manikandan from leaving along with troops for war front earlier. [3]

Cast[edit]

  • 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 assistant / manager
  • 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[edit]

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[edit]

Megham was released on 15 April 1999.

Songs[edit]

All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Ouseppachan.

No.TitleArtist(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[edit]

  1. ↑ "Megham (1999) | Megham Malayalam Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes".
  2. ↑ "Megham - Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast …".
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv24s4lRStI

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