Prajapathi
Prajapathi (Leader of the People) is a Malayalam movie directed by Ranjith. The film features Mammootty and Aditi Rao Hydari (making her film debut), with Siddique, Sandhya and Nedumudi Venu in supporting roles. The music is by Tej Manoj and lyrics are by Girish Puthencherry. The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu.
Prajapathi | |
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Directed by | Ranjith |
Produced by | Valiyaveettil Siraj |
Written by | Ranjith |
Starring | Mammootty Sreenivasan Aditi Rao Hydari Sandhya Siddique Seema Bheeman Raghu Saikumar |
Music by | Tej Manoj |
Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
Distributed by | S Pictures |
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Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Devar Madom Narayanan (Mammootty) is accused of killing his father, for being cruel to his mother, at the age of 13 and serves a sentence in a juvenile home. When he returns, he becomes leader of the people of Perumalpuram village. He ensures the village is devoid of all wrongdoers by expelling them. His enemies are his uncle Kunjambu Nair (Nedumudi Venu) and wife Indrani (Seema). Kunjambu Nair hated Narayanan killing his brother, although Kunjambu Nair and his son Giri (Siddique) tried in many ways to kill Narayanan. At one point Giri almost succeeded in killing Devar madom Narayanan. Narayanan again didn’t react. He was on good terms with Kunjambu Nair’s daughter (Sandhya) and his Murapennu (Aditi Rao Hydari). Giri tries to sell his land in Perumalpuram to some outsider whose arrival, Narayanan knew, would destroy the harmony of the village. That is when Narayanan decides to react.
It turns out that Kunjambu Nair was the one who actually killed his father for their wealth. Narayanan helps Ali Raghavan (Sreenivasan), the real son of Kunjambu Nair, to gain his birthright. When Giri finds that he is the stepson of Kunjambu Nair, he kills his stepfather. The family drives him away from home with the help of Narayanan. The rest of the film is about how and if Giri takes revenge on Narayanan.
Cast
- Mammootty as Devarmadom Narayanan (Unni Thamburan)
- Kanya
- Sreenivasan as Aali Raghavan
- Siddique as Kaliyarmadam Giri
- Nedumudi Venu as Kunjambu Nair
- Seema as Indrani
- Aditi Rao Hydari as Savithri
- Rekha as Narayanan's mother
- Sandhya as daughter of Kunjambu Nair
- Thilakan as Vellodi
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Kumaran
- TS Raju as Narayanan's father
- T. G. Ravi as Velappan Mooshari
- Daisy Bopanna as cine actress
- Augustine as Ravuthar
- Saikumar as M.L.A Kuttikrishanan
- Abu Salim as Khatti, Narayanan's driver
- Salim Kumar as film star Abhilash
- Kunchan as Nambiar
- Sadiq as Latheef, Perumalpuram villager
- Ajith Kollam as Kunjachan, Perumalpuram villager
- Madhupal as Film Director
- Bheeman Raghu as S P Ramachandran
- Baburaj as Inspector
- Ponnambalam
- Kanya Bharathi
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics.[1]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Thej Mervin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Kuthira" | M. G. Sreekumar |
2 | "Madhuram" | K. S. Chitra |
3 | "Oru Penkidaavu" | Jassie Gift |
4 | "Oru Penkidaavu (D)" | Sayanora Philip, Jassie Gift, Sujatha Mohan, Chorus |
5 | "Prajaapathy" | M. G. Sreekumar |
References
- "Done in by a poor story". The Hindu. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
External links
- Prajapathi on IMDb