Rangam

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Rangam
File:Rangammalayalamfilm.png
Poster
Directed byI. V. Sasi
Written byM. T. Vasudevan Nair
StarringMohanlal
Shobhana
Raveendran
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyN. A. Thara
Edited byK. Narayanan
Production
company
VICI Films International
Distributed byCentury Release
Release date
  • 14 July 1985 (1985-07-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Rangam (transl. Scene) is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Mohanlal as Kathakali artist Appunni, along with Shobhana and Raveendran. The film features a musical score composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1][2][3]

Plot[edit]

Appunni (Mohanlal) a Kathakali artist is the cousin of Chandramathi (Shobhana) who is a classical dancer and Appunni is in love with Chandramathi. Madhavan (Raveendran) son of Karunakarapanickker (Jagannatha Varma) who is the owner of Sadanam the Kathakali Kalari, returns from Russia and falls for Chandramathi and eventually they get married. Then enters (Mahalakshmi) she is artist wants to learn Kathakali and daughter of rich business man.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Aaraarum Ariyaathe" Krishnachandran S. Ramesan Nair
2 "Bhaavayaami Raghuraamam" Vani Jairam
3 "Kadhakalippadam" Kalamandalam Hyderali Traditional
4 "Sarggathapassilakum Nimisham" Vani Jairam S. Ramesan Nair
5 "Swaathi Hridaya" K. J. Yesudas S. Ramesan Nair
6 "Thamburaan Paattinu" Krishnachandran S. Ramesan Nair
7 "Vanashree Mukham" K. S. Chithra, Krishnachandran S. Ramesan Nair

Responses[edit]

In a retrospect review, Neelima Menon of The News Minute wrote: "Mohanlal aces the role of the unrequited lover who carries a torch for the lady. And the actor’s transition is more internal, letting us buy into his vocation as a Kathakali dancer effortlessly".[4] In 2020, while writing about Mohanlal in Mathrubhumi, writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair said that, although he loves every roles he enacted in his screenplays, Mohanlal's performance in Rangam and Sadayam stays close to his heart the most.[5]

References[edit]

  1. "Rangam". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. "Rangam". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "Rangam". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. Menon, Neelima (21 May 2020). "7 underrated Mohanlal films and where you can watch them online". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. Nair, M. T. Vasudevan (21 May 2020). "'എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തോട് ചേർന്ന് നിൽക്കുന്നത് അപ്പുണ്ണിയും സത്യനാഥനും'". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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