Azhakiya Ravanan
Azhakiya Ravanan (Handsome Ravanan) is a 1996 Malayalam drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Mammootty, Bhanupriya, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Biju Menon, Rajan P. Dev, and Cochin Haneefa. The music was composed by Vidyasagar.The movie Chirakodinja Kinavukal released on 2015 is a spin-off to this film.
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| Directed by | Kamal |
| Produced by | V. P. Madhavan Nair |
| Screenplay by | Sreenivasan |
| Story by | Sreenivasan |
| Starring | Mammootty Bhanupriya Sreenivasan Innocent Biju Menon Rajan P. Dev Cochin Haneefa |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Distributed by | Murali Films |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Shankar Das is a rich businessman who returns to his native village in Alappuzha. No one in the village is aware of his past. During his childhood he was a servant of the local feudal lord Chatothu Panickar. He left the job after getting severely punished for kissing the lord's young daughter. He fled to Mumbai and there he became a successful businessman.
Now he has returned to his native village incognito. He is a very boastful man and revels in the praises showered on him by the sycophants. He reveals his identity to Ambujakshan, who is his childhood friend and an aspiring writer. He also confides in him his interest for Panicker's daughter Anuradha, who was his childhood infatuation. Ambujakshan succeeds in convincing Shankar to produce a film by telling him that it would help him to earn the respect of the villagers and win over Anuradha. Thus the production of the film starts under the direction of Sharath, who is the love interest of Anuradha.
Shankar renders unsolicited financial help to Panicker's family. But, Shankar later realizes about the love developing between Anuradha and Sharath the film director and that leads to a pause on the film's production. Later, Shankar proposes marriage to Anuradha, which she declines. However, the family, which is indebted to him, coerces her to marry him. Anuradha, who is infuriated, decides that she will not present herself as a virgin before Shankar and makes love with Sharath. After the marriage she learns from Shankar that Sharath had accepted money from him for not creating any trouble for their marriage. This causes another heartbreak for her and she confesses about her relationship with Sharath to Shankar. In the end Shankar forgives Anuradha and their marital relationship resumes.
Cast
- Mammootty as Shankar Das/Kuttisankaran
- Bhanupriya as Anuradha
- Sreenivasan as Ambujakshan
- Biju Menon as Sarath
- Innocent as Karayogam President TPV Kuruppu
- Rajan P. Dev as Chathothu Panicker
- Cochin Haneefa as Varghese
- Valsala Menon as Omanakuttyamma
- Anju Aravind as Sandhya
- Santhakumari as Sarath's mother
- Vineeth Kumar as Anuradha's Brother
- Kavya Madhavan as Young Anuradha
- Kunchan as Music Director
- Lal Jose as Assistant Director
- Jagadish as Himself
- Madhupal as Himself
- Spadikam George as Himself
- Zainuddin as Himself
- Beena Antony as Herself
Soundtrack
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| Released | January 1996 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:35 | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
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This movie marked Vidyasagar's entry into Malayalam films. He won Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for his songs.
All lyrics are written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri; all music is composed by Vidyasagar.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Vennila Chandana" | K. J. Yesudas, Shabnam | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Pranayamanithooval" | Sujatha Mohan | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Sumangalee" | K. J. Yesudas | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Pranayamanithooval" | K. J. Yesudas | 4:30 |
| 5. | "O Dilruba" | K. S. Chithra, Hariharan | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Vennila Chandana" | K. S. Chithra | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 25:35 | ||
Awards
- Best Lyricist - Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri
- Best Music Director - Vidyasagar
- Best Female Singer - Sujatha Mohan