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Thilakkam
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| Thilakkam | |
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Produced by | Anish Varma |
| Screenplay by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Story by | Alankodu Leelakrishnan |
| Starring | Dileep Kavya Madhavan Thiagarajan |
| Music by | Kaithapram Viswanathan Rajamani (score) |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Edited by | N. P. Sathish |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Thilakkam (transl. Glitter) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jayaraj and written by Rafi Mecartin. Dileep, Kavya Madhavan and Thiagarajan plays the lead roles. The rest of the cast include Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Nishanth Sagar, Jagathy Sreekumar, Cochin Haneefa, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar and Bindhu Panicker. It was remade in 2012 in Kannada as Nandeesha starring Komal.
Plot[edit]
Padmanabhan master (Nedumudi Venu) and his wife (K. P. A. C. Lalitha) is waiting for Unni, their only son who is missing for many years. 10 year old Unni got lost in the crowd during a temple festival where he was along with his neighbour Panikkar (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), popularly known as Poorappanikkar. Panikkar too did not return since he decided to return only after finding Unni. Ammu (Kavya Madhavan) is Panikkar's daughter who also believes, like master and his wife, that her father will return one day with Unni. The master finds Unni (Dileep) after years and brings him back to the Village.
The villagers realize that Unni is abnormal and is mentally challenged. He behaves like a small boy and creates all sorts of trouble for the villagers and his parents. His main hobby is to snatch dhothi from people. He snatches the dhothi after aiming at it with a hand gesture resembling Okay gesture. This leads to a series of comical incidents in the village.
He is given Ayurveda treatment under the guidance of the church priest (Jagathy Sreekumar). Ammu looks after Unni, which her cousin Gopikkuttan (Nishanth Sagar) objects to, as he loves her. Meanwhile, Panicker returns to the village. Gopikuttan tries to turn Panicker against Unni. Eventually, Ammu starts to love Unni and waits for his recovery to marry him. But finally Unni gets back his memory only to let out the truth that he is not Unni but Vishnu, the son of a Bangalore don Maheshwar Thampi (Thiagarajan), from where the story starts.
Vishnu disapproves Thampi's lifestyle so he lives away from his father. He falls in love with Gauri and decides to marry her against his father's wish. Vishnu and Gauri's friends arrange a secret party for them. Thampi comes to know about the party and the place. He and his men attack the place. During the attack Gauri falls down even though Vishnu tries to save her. In the present, Thampi visits Vishnu and asks him to come home. Vishnu refuses initially but agrees to go along after Padmanabhan Master asks him to do so. At his home, Thampi introduces a bed-ridden Gauri to Vishnu. Gauri asks Vishnu to marry Ammu. The film ends with Vishnu marrying Ammu, and Krishnankutty (Harisree Ashokan), Unni's friend and village tailor, snatching his dhothi
Cast[edit]
- Dileep as Unni/Vishnu
- Kavya Madhavan as Ammu
- Thiagarajan as Maheswaran Thampi (Vishnu's real father)
- Bhavana as Gauri (guest role-Vishnu's Ladylove)
- Nedumudi Venu as Padmanabhan Master (Unni's father (fake))
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Devakiyamma (Unni's mother (fake))
- Harisree Ashokan as Krishnankutty (Unni's friend)
- Jagathy Sreekumar as the priest
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Poorappanikkar (Ammu's father)
- Salim Kumar as Omanakkuttan (Brother-in-law of Unni)
- Bindu Panicker as Vanaja (Unni's Sister/Omanakkuttan's wife)
- Nishanth Sagar as Gopikkuttan
- Cochin Haneefa as Gunda Bhaskaran
- Mamukkoya as Postman
- Machan Varghese as Kunjavara
- Kalabhavan Shajon
- Kochu Preman as the oracle
- Priyanka as Panjavarnam
- Hakim Rawther
- Subbalakshmi
- Mahalakshmi
Soundtrack[edit]
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ee Kallan" | Kallara Gopan, Sujatha Mohan | Anandabhairavi |
| 2 | "Sare Sare" | Sujatha Mohan, Dileep | |
| 3 | "Evide astami" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas, T. K. Kala | |
| 4 | "Poovidarum Thallam" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Kedaram |
| 5 | "Neeyoru Puzhayay" | P. Jayachandran | Kanada |
| 6 | "Veyilaliyum" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | |
| 7 | "Enikkoru Pennundu" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Mohanam |
| 8 | "Enna Thavam" | Chinmayi Sripaada | Kapi |
Box office[edit]
The film was commercial success.[1][2][3][4][5]
Awards[edit]
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - P. Jayachandran (Neeyoru puzhayayi Song)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Cinematic Vishu treat". The Hindu. 1 April 2003.[dead link]
- ↑ "Ramzan disasters!". Sify. 1 December 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2003.
- ↑ "Mammootty succeeds, Mohanlal falters". Rediff.com. 28 June 2003.
- ↑ "Dileep-Kavya in New Zealand!". Sify. 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
- ↑ Naveen Nair (19 July 2017). "Kerala actress assault: Dileep's controversial rise to power in film industry". Hindustan Times.
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