Shyama (film)

Shyama
Shyama
	Poster
Directed by	Joshiy
Written by	Dennis Joseph
Produced by
Starring	Mammootty; Nadia Moidu ; Mukesh; Sumalatha
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	K. Sankunni
Music by	Songs:; Raghu Kumar; Background score:; Shyam
Production; company	Jubilee Productions
Distributed by	Jubilee Productions
Release date	23 January 1986;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Shyama is a 1986 Malayalam–language romantic thriller film directed by Joshiy and starring Mammootty and Nadia Moidu. It was produced by .^[2] The film was remade in Tamil as Unakkaagavee Vaazhgiren.^[3]^[4] It is inspired by Gulzar directed film Kinara.

Plot[]

Viswanathan (Mammootty), a famous filmmaker, is haunted by the death of his wife (Sumalatha) and a young man (Mukesh) whom he accidentally hit while driving. Later he meets Shyama (Nadia Moidu), the daughter of his friend, still struggling with the death of her boyfriend, the man whom Viswanathan had killed. They fall in love but Viswanathan tries to avoid her. In the climax, he reveals the truth to Shyama. He tries to leave the town but is stopped by her brother Chandran (Lalu Alex). They have a fight and Viswanathan is hurt. The film ends where Shyama and Viswanathan console each other and are united.

Cast[]

Mammootty as Viswanathan
Nadia Moidu as Shyama
Mukesh as Harikumar
Lalu Alex as Chandran
Sumalatha as Lakshmi
K. P. Ummer as Menon
Meenakumari as Chandran's Mother
Mala Aravindan as Appukuttan
G. Anthony
Azeez as Thomas John
P. K. Abraham as Krishnan Nambyar
Lalithasree as Sister
Rajan P. Dev as Dance master
Thampi Kannanthanam as press reporter
Joy Thomas as press reporter

Release[]

The film was released on 23 January 1986.

Box office[]

The film was commercial success.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Soundtrack[]

The songs featured in the movie were composed by Raghu Kumar, with lyrics by Shibu Chakravarthy & Poovachal Khader. The film score was composed by Shyam.

"Chembarathipoove" — K. S. Chithra (lyric by Shibu Chakravarthy)
"Ekanthamam" — P. Jayachandran (lyric by Shibu Chakravarthy)
"Poonkaatte Poyi" — Unni Menon, K. S. Chithra (lyric by Shibu Chakravarthy)
"Swarnamedukalil" — P. Jayachandran (lyric by Poovachal Khader)

References[]

^ Shyama – Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis – entertainment.oneindia.in
^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Coimbatore / Cinema : Nadia spelt fun
^ "Mammootty's Doubles on Vishu day". Sify. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
^ "Nadia spelt fun". The Hindu. 26 January 2008.
^ "Screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". The Hindu. 10 May 2021.
^ "Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away". The Indian Express. 10 May 2021.
^ "Mamootty, Joshiy join hands again after a decade". Mathrubhumi. 30 December 2018.

External links[]

Shyama at IMDb
Shyama at the Malayalam Movie Database

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[1] Shyama – Malayalam Movie Reviews, Trailers, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis – entertainment.oneindia.in

[2] The Hindu : Metro Plus Coimbatore / Cinema : Nadia spelt fun

[3] "Mammootty's Doubles on Vishu day". Sify. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.

[4] "Nadia spelt fun". The Hindu. 26 January 2008.

[5] "Screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away". The Hindu. 10 May 2021.

[6] "Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away". The Indian Express. 10 May 2021.

[7] "Mamootty, Joshiy join hands again after a decade". Mathrubhumi. 30 December 2018.

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