Classmates (2006 film)

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Classmates

DVD cover
Directed by Lal Jose
Produced by Prakash Damodaran
P. K. Muralidharan
Written by James Albert
Starring Prithviraj
Narain
Indrajith
Jayasurya
Kavya Madhavan
Jagathy Sreekumar
Balachandra Menon
Radhika
Music by Alex Paul
Cinematography Rajeev Ravi
Editing by Ranjan Abraham
Studio Arya Films
Distributed by Lal Release
Release date(s) August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25)
Running time 150 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam
Box office INR23 crore (US$5.06 million)[1]

Classmates (Malayalam: ക്ലാസ്‌മേറ്റ്സ്, classmates ?) is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by James Albert. The film has an ensemble cast starring Prithviraj, Narain, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Balachandra Menon and Radhika.[2] The music is composed by Alex Paul with the lyrics by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma.[3] The cinematography was by Rajeev Ravi[4] and the editing by Ranjan Abraham.

The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1992. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their student days. Shockingly on the night of the reunion one of the classmates gets almost murdered and goes into a coma.[5]

It is known as one of the biggest blockbusters in the Malayalam film industry and is frequently referenced in Keralite popular culture.[6] The film went on to win the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Popular Film (Prakash Damodaran and P. K. Muralidharan) and Best Story (James Albert).[7]

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[edit] Synopsis

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Among the students in the particular class, Murali (Narain) is a singer. P. Sukumaran (Prithviraj) is a firebrand student leader with leaning towards left-wing politics. Satheesan (Jayasurya) leads the opposite faction of students politics in college, and is sympathetic towards capitalist outlook. He has friendship with Vasu (Vijeesh). Pius (Indrajith), a rich and spoiled brat of parents settled in the Gulf, is the campus Romeo and Sukumaran's best friend. Thara Kurup (Kavya Madhavan) is the daughter of the Member of the state Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Muvattupuzha; she a danseuse who keeps on winning awards for the college with her performances.

It was Murali's (the singer) dream to have a ten-year reunion but he mysteriously dies before the reunion could be organised. His parents, Prof. Iyer (Balachandra Menon) and Lakshmi Teacher (Shobha Mohan), both teachers at the college, decide to fulfill their departed son's dream and bring his classmates together for a reunion. Sukumaran (the left-wing student leader) is now a diamond dealer in Mumbai. He had married but later got divorced for personal reasons. Satheesan (the right-wing student leader) is now an MLA, following his dreams to become a political leader while Vasu continues to be his sidekick. Pius (the rich kid) is now settled in the Middle East, while Thara (the danseuse), still unmarried, runs a dancing school.

The coming together of these classmates is an occasion for the participants to relive the past and go nostalgic. It also brings out the story of their friend's (Murali) death. Subsequent events lead to the suspicion that the death might not have been an isolated incident and he was actually killed by Sukumaran.[8]

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Prithiviraj Sukumaran
Indrajith Pius George
Kavya Madhavan Thara Kurup
Narain Murali
Jayasurya Satheesan Kanjikuzhi
Radhika Raziya
Vijeesh Vaalu Vasu
Jagathy Sreekumar Esthappanachan
Balachandra Menon Professor Iyer
Shobha Mohan Lakshmi
Suraj Venjaramood Ousepp (as Suraaj)
V.K.Sriraman Raziya's father
Sukumari Sukumaran's mother
Anoop Chandran 'Pazhanthuni' Koshi
Rohit mg krishnan 'no roll '

[edit] Awards

[edit] Box-office performance

The film was a run-away box office success. It broke many box office records and spawned a whole new genre of college-based films in the Malayalam film industry. The film completed 150 days run in Thiruvananthapuram and 100 days in Kottayam and Ernakulam as well. The film went on to gross 23 crores in total becoming the highest grossing movie breaking the record of Narasimham. The record stood for two years, and was later broken by Twenty:20 in 2008.[9]

[edit] Critical acclaim

The performance of actress Radhika (Raziya) was highly appreciated. Classmates has been remade in Tamil as Ninaithale Inikkum, with Prithviraj playing the lead again. Narain is replaced by Shakthi Vasu and Kavya is replaced by Priyamani.[10] and Telugu Classmates (2007 film) with sumanth playing the lead, sada in place of kavya in 2007.

[edit] Soundtrack

The songs were written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma and composed by Alex Paul.

[edit] In popular culture

  • An alcohol addicts association called Glassmates was initiated in many districts in Kerala, its name intending to be a pun on the name of the movie.
  • The film spawned a whole new genre of college campus-based films, which have dominated box-office earnings in recent years. Examples include Puthiya Mukham, Chocolate, LollyPop, etc. All of the films mentioned also star Prithviraj in the lead role.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/28242.html
  2. ^ http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121600760100.htm
  3. ^ http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/moviedetail.asp?mid=m0000976
  4. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250310300.htm
  5. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8386.html
  6. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092901190100.htm
  7. ^ http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm
  8. ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3150/malayalam/classmates/preview.htm
  9. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/28242.html
  10. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-08-03/ninaithale-inikkum-14-04-08.html
  1. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/28242.html
  2. ^ http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121600760100.htm
  3. ^ http://www.raaga.com/channels/malayalam/moviedetail.asp?mid=m0000976
  4. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/11/02/stories/2007110250310300.htm
  5. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/preview/8386.html
  6. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092901190100.htm
  7. ^ http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm
  8. ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3150/malayalam/classmates/preview.htm
  9. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/28242.html
  10. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-08-03/ninaithale-inikkum-14-04-08.html

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