Rappakal
| Rappakal | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kamal |
| Written by | T. A. Razzaq |
| Produced by | Houli Pottoor |
| Starring | Mammootty Nayanthara Sharada |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
| Distributed by | Swargachithra |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Rappakal is a 2005 released Malayalam film directed by Kamal. Mammootty, Nayantara and Sharada appears in lead roles. The film was commercial success.[1]
Plot[]
This is a heartfelt story of a male help/valet and his motherly affection to the elderly woman, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. Mammootty plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the Tharavad Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. Sharada plays the role of the affectionate mother and Nayanthara as the house help.
Cast[]
- Mammootty - Krishnan
- Nayantara - Gauri
- Sharada - Saraswathiyamma (Voice dubbed by M Thangamani)
- Balachandra Menon - Deva Narayanan
- Geethu Mohandas - Malavika Varma
- Vijayaraghavan - Janardana Varma
- Janardhanan - Sankaran Kutti Nair
- Salim Kumar - Govindan
- Suresh Krishna - Sudhi
- Kalasala Babu - Shekharan
- P. Sreekumar - Balagopal
- Thara Kalyan - Urmila
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri - Valiya Varma
- Balachandran Chullikadu - Mahendra Varma
- Subbalakshmi - Valiya Varma's Wife
- Kozhikode Sarada - Janu Amma
- Narayanankutty - Karavakaran
- Baburaj - Manikantan
- Lishoy
- Shobha Mohan -Janardhana Varma's wife
- Seema G. Nair - Gauri's sister
- Dinesh Prabhakar- Rajappan
- Ottapalam Pappan as Palkkaran
- Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Boy with Aanaval
- Resmi Boban
- Manka Mahesh
- Lavanya
- Poornima Anand as Renu
- Ajay jayaprakash as young Krishnan
- Aashiq Abu as photographer
Box office[]
The film was both commercial and critical success.[2][3]
Soundtrack[]
| Rappakal | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Revi's, Thrissur | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Manorama Music | |||
| Mohan Sithara chronology | ||||
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All songs were composed by Mohan Sithara and lyrics were penned by Kaithapram.[4][5]
| Track | Song | Artist(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Thankamanassu" | P. Jayachandran | Neelambari |
| 2 | "Pokathe" | Afsal | Shivaranjani |
| 3 | "Yadhu Hrudayam" | K. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan | |
| 4 | "Kadha Kadha" | Vijay Yesudas, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Anwar Sadath, Dinesh Devdas, Asha Madhu | |
| 5 | "Thankamanassu" | Vidya Swarabhrath | Neelambari |
| 6 | "Yadhu Hrudayam" | Karaoke | |
| 7 | "Kadha Kadha" | Karaoke |
References[]
- ^ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Five prominent films of T A Razzaq". Malayala Manorama. 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Rappakal Audio CD Cover". Facebook. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Rappakal - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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