Raavanaprabhu

Raavanaprabhu
Directed by	Ranjith
Produced by	Antony Perumbavoor
Written by	Ranjith
Starring	Mohanlal Revathi Napoleon Vasundhara Das Siddique Vijayaraghavan Saikumar
Music by	Suresh Peters
Cinematography	P. Sukumar
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham
Production company	Aashirvad Cinemas
Distributed by	Swargachithra
Release dates	31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Raavanaprabhu (Malayalam: രാവണപ്രഭു, English: Ravana the Lord) is a 2001 Malayalam action drama film written and directed by Ranjith. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Devaasuram which was scripted by Ranjith. The film is the directorial debut of Ranjith, who had previously worked as a screenwriter. Mohanlal plays the dual role of father (Mangalassery Neelakandan) and son (Mangalassery Karthikeyan). Napoleon reprises the role of Mundackal Shekharan, the archenemy of Neelakandan. The film was released as an Onam release on 31 August 2001. The film went on to become the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film.

Plot

The story begins with the fall of Mangalasherry Neelakantan's (Mohanlal) son Karthikeyan (Mohanlal), as he ventures out to make money which ultimately makes him a liquor baron. The relationship between Neelakantan and Karthikeyan deteriorates, as the father does not approve of his son's money-making methods. Mundakkal Shekharan (Napoleon) comes into the picture again after spending a term in prison for killing one of Neelakantan's friends. He decides to finish the Mangalasherry family by confiscating the house which was kept as collateral for Bhanumathi's (Revathy) treatment. Bhanumathi passes away and Karthikeyan is now bent on taking revenge. Neelakantan loses his home and Karthikeyan ventures out in an attempt to reclaim his ancestral home. In the meantime, Karthikeyan abducts Shekharan's daughter Janaki (Vasundhara Das) in an attempt to blackmail him (Shekharan), during which they fall in love with each other. The remainder of the movie is about how Karthikeyan manages to get his ancestral home back while Shekharan's nephew Mundakkal Rajendran (Vijayaraghavan) makes attempts to kill Karthikeyan, but instead kills Neelakantan by lighting him on fire and gets killed by Neelakantan after a knife throw which decapitates Rajendran. Karthikeyan, now infuriated, goes to kill Shekaran by burning him. But Warrier stops him and brings him back. Karthikeyan becomes the head of his home and the IPS officer gives Janaki back to him.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Mangalassery Neelakandan and Mangalassery Neelakandan Karthikeyan (dual role)
• Napoleon as Mundackal Shekharan
• Vasundhara Das as Janaki, Shekaran's daughter
• Siddique as Srinivasan IPS
• Innocent Vincent as Warrier, the caretaker of the house 'Mangalassery'
• Vijayaraghavan as Mundackal Rajendran, Shekaran's nephew
• Saikumar as Unni, Karthikeyan's friend
• Manoj K. Jayan as MLA Sivadasan, son of Kunjananthan in Devaasuram
• Augustine as Hydrose, Neelan's friend
• V. K. Sriraman as Kuruppu, Neelan's friend
• Jagathi Sreekumar as Sakthivel Gounder, Karthi's friend
• Jagadish as Guruswamy, Gounder's assistant
• Revathi as Bhanumathi, Neelan's wife and Karthikeyan's mother
• N. F. Varghese as Paul, Karthikeyan's PA
• Ratheesh as Maniyampra Purushothaman, Mundackal Rajendran's friend and partner
• Madhupal as Harinarayanan, son of Peringodu Sankara Marar in Devaasuram (cameo role)
• Rajshri Nair as Suhra Hydrose, daughter of Hydrose
• Nadirsha as Suhra's Brother
• T. P. Madhavan as Nambiar, Sreenivasan's father
• Sukumari as Gounder's mother
• Joju George as Police Officer
• Nalini as Mrs. Gounder
• Ramu
• Manju Pillai as Kumudam, Gounder's sister
• Vindhya in item song "Pottukuthedi"^[1]
• Kashmira Shah in item song "Thakilu Pukilu"^[2]

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
• Best Male Playback Singer - Dr. K. J. Yesudas

Filmfare Awards South

• Best Music Director (Malayalam) - Suresh Peters

Asianet Film Awards'

• Best Male Playback Singer- P. Jayachandran
• Best Supporting Actor- Innocent
• Best Makeup Artist - P. V. Shankar, Salim

Soundtrack

This film includes five songs written by lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery and composed by the composer and playback singer Suresh Peters.^[3] The songs became chartbusters. Vandemukunda Hare was taken from the sequel movie Devaasuram sung and composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan.

References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BrPdsJf4IY
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xaKiB3_jr4
3. ↑ http://www.raaga.com/channels/Malayalam/moviedetail.asp?mid=M0000614

External links

• Raavanaprabhu at the Internet Movie Database