Maanthrikam
| Maanthrikam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Thampi Kannanthanam |
| Produced by | Thampi Kannanthanam |
| Written by | Babu Pallassery |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Priya Raman Jagadish Raghuvaran Rajan P. Dev |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Production company |
Juliya Productions |
| Distributed by | Juliya Pictures Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Maanthrikam (lit. Magical) is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film produced and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam, and written by Babu Pallassery. It stars Mohanlal, Priya Raman, Jagadish, Raghuvaran, and Rajan P. Dev. Filmed by Saloo George and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad; S. P. Venkatesh provided the music. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Raanuvam.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Alby / Major Stephen Ronald
- Jagadish as Jobi D'costa / Subedar Teddy Lopez
- Priya Raman as Betty Fernadez
- Hemanth Ravan as Gonsalvas
- Vineetha as Menaka
- Mitra Joshi as Catherine
- Rajan P. Dev as Antonio
- Vinayakan as Michael Jackson Dupe
- Raghuvaran as Abdul Rahiman
- Vaishnavi as Shakeela
- Sreenath as Raveendran
- Ravi Menon as Father Thaliyath
- Madhupal as Villy
- Krishnakumar as Douglas
- Ajith Kollam as Villy's Friend
- Santhosh as Billa
Crew
- Art: Sabu Cyril
- Makeup: Punaloor Ravi
- Costumes: Mani, Murali
- Choreography: D. K. S. Babu
- Stunts: Super Subbaraayan
- Advertisement: Kitho
- Lab: Prasad Colour Lab
- Stills: Suresh Merlin
- Effects: Murukesh
- PRO: Vazhoor Jose
- Outdoor: Anu Enterprises
- Titles: Balan Palayi
Production
Lal Jose was the associate director of Thampi Kannanthanam in the film. Madras (now Chennai) was a filming location.[1] Maanthrikam marked the film debut of Vinayakan, who appeared as a member of a gypsy dance group, he apparently imitates and wears the attire of Michael Jackson.[2] For the role, Vinayakan was referred to Kannanthanam by Lal Jose, who spotted him during a dance performance in Kochi.[1]
Soundtrack
S. P. Venkatesh composed the music for the movie for which the lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup. The songs were distributed by Ankit Audios.[3]
| Maanthrikam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Mohikkum Neermizhi" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Keli Vipinam" | Biju Narayanan | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Dhim Dhim Dheemi Dheemi" | M. G. Sreekumar, Alex | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Keli Vipinam" | K. S. Chitra | 5:06 |
Reception
Maanthrikam was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[4]
References
- 1 2 "മാന്ത്രികത്തിലെ ജിപ്സിയിൽ നിന്ന് ഗംഗയായ വിനായകന്റെ കഥ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Sreenath, I. (8 March 2017). "Vinayakan: A catcall from the fringe that rattles the uptight hero". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Manthrikam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 14 July 1995. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "കോടികളുടെ തിളക്കം". Deepika. 1995. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links
- Maanthrikam on IMDb