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'''''Nandanam''''' ({{Translation|Flower Garden}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language debut film of Prithviraj, who went on to considerable success in [[Malayalam Cinema]]. The success was written, co-produced, and directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. It stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] |
'''''Nandanam''''' ({{Translation|Flower Garden}}) is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language debut film of Prithviraj, who went on to considerable success in [[Malayalam Cinema]]. The success was written, co-produced, and directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. It stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Navya Nair]], [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]], [[Revathi]], [[Aravind Akash]], [[Saikumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] and [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]. It also includes [[cameo appearance|cameos]] by [[K. J. Yesudas]] and [[Sudheesh]]. The film won four [[Kerala State Film Awards]] (including [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Nair) and two [[Filmfare Awards South]]{{snd}}[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Nair). |
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The plot surrounds the story of Balamani, an orphaned housemaid who cares for Unni Amma, an elderly woman who considers Balamani her own child. Balamani not only looks after Unni Amma but also takes the responsibility of looking after the three other housemaids in the house. |
The plot surrounds the story of Balamani, an orphaned housemaid who cares for Unni Amma, an elderly woman who considers Balamani her own child. Balamani not only looks after Unni Amma, but also takes the responsibility of looking after the three other housemaids in the house. |
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The plot thickens when Unni Amma's grandson Manu comes from Bangalore to stay with his grandmother for a few days before leaving for the USA. Balamani admires and fantasizes about Manu, dreaming about their potential marriage. Eventually they will fall in love. |
The plot thickens when Unni Amma's grandson Manu comes from Bangalore to stay with his grandmother for a few days before leaving for the USA. Balamani admires and fantasizes about Manu, dreaming about their potential marriage. Eventually, they will fall in love. |
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Unaware of this relationship, Manu's mother wants him to marry her friend's daughter. He tells his mother about his desire to marry Balamani instead, but his mother dismisses him since the wedding arrangement was already made. Manu's decision to marry the housemaid is not welcomed by his relatives, and Manu is forced to go ahead with the arranged marriage. Disheartened, Balamani prays to the Lord to give her strength and let go of her lover. She gets further support from her neighbour, Unnikrishnan, who assures her that everything will fall into place. |
Unaware of this relationship, Manu's mother wants him to marry her friend's daughter. He tells his mother about his desire to marry Balamani instead, but his mother dismisses him since the wedding arrangement was already made. Manu's decision to marry the housemaid is not welcomed by his relatives, and Manu is forced to go ahead with the arranged marriage. Disheartened, Balamani prays to the Lord to give her strength and let go of her lover. She gets further support from her neighbour, Unnikrishnan, who assures her that everything will fall into place. |
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| Nandanam | |
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Siddique Ranjith |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Raveendran C. Rajamani (score) |
Production company | Bhavana Cinema |
| Distributed by | Kokers Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 1.20 crore |
| Box office | ₹ 9.45 crore |
Nandanam (transl. Flower Garden) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language debut film of Prithviraj, who went on to considerable success in Malayalam Cinema. The success was written, co-produced, and directed by Ranjith. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Navya Nair, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Revathi, Aravind Akash, Sai Kumar and Siddique. It also includes cameos by K. J. Yesudas and Sudheesh. The film won four Kerala State Film Awards (including Best Actress for Nair) and two Filmfare Awards South – Best Film and Best Actress (Nair).
Plot
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The plot surrounds the story of Balamani, an orphaned housemaid who cares for Unni Amma, an elderly woman who considers Balamani her own child. Balamani not only looks after Unni Amma, but also takes the responsibility of looking after the three other housemaids in the house.
The plot thickens when Unni Amma's grandson Manu comes from Bangalore to stay with his grandmother for a few days before leaving for the USA. Balamani admires and fantasizes about Manu, dreaming about their potential marriage. Eventually, they will fall in love.
Unaware of this relationship, Manu's mother wants him to marry her friend's daughter. He tells his mother about his desire to marry Balamani instead, but his mother dismisses him since the wedding arrangement was already made. Manu's decision to marry the housemaid is not welcomed by his relatives, and Manu is forced to go ahead with the arranged marriage. Disheartened, Balamani prays to the Lord to give her strength and let go of her lover. She gets further support from her neighbour, Unnikrishnan, who assures her that everything will fall into place.
Balamani decides to leave the house forever, but Unni Amma stops her and decides to support her and Manu's love by canceling the arranged marriage. Unni Amma succeeds in her endeavours resulting in the marriage of Balamani and Manu, who wed in Guruvayoor Temple in front of Lord Krishna (where Balamani had once prayed).
After the marriage, Balamani goes to visit Unnikrishnan at his house but finds out unexpectedly that the real Unnikrishnan is someone else. She rushes back to the temple and realizes the Unnikrishnan who offered her advice was in fact Lord Krishna himself.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Manu Nandakumar
- Navya Nair as Balamani
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Ambalapatil Unni Amma, Manu's maternal grandmother
- Revathi as Thankam Nandakumar (Unni Amma's daughter and M/o Manu)
- Aravind Akash as Unnikrishnan (Guruvayurappan) (voiced by Sudheesh)
- Siddique as Balachandran, Unni Amma's nephew
- Sai Kumar as Ramadasan, Unni Amma's second son and Thankam's elder brother
- Innocent as Kesavan Nair
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Kumbidi/Palarivattom Sasi
- Kalaranjini as Janaki, (Janu Ettathy) (Unnikrishnan's Mother and Thankam's friend) (voiced by Urvashi)
- Vijayakumari as Parootty Amma
- Subbalakshmi as Veshamani Ammal
- Meena Ganesh as Karthyayani Amma
- N. F. Varghese as Sreedharan, Unni Amma's nephew
- Jagannatha Varma as Ambalapatil Madhava Menon, Unniyamma's Relative
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Shankarammavan, Unniyamma's Relative
- Sadiq as Vijayan, Unniyamma's Nephew
- Mala Aravindan as Sankaran Mushari
- Kalabhavan Mani as Mahadevan (S/o Sankaran Moosari)
- Jagadeesh as Elder S/o Sankaran Moosari
- Augustine as Kunjiraman, the cook
- V. K. Sreeraman as Vishwanatha Menon, Unni Amma's eldest son
- Zeenath as Unni Amma's niece
- Subair as Venu Menon
- Jolly Easo as Sumam Venu, Thankam's friend
- Jyothirmayi as D/o Venu Menon
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Unni Amma's relative
- Ambika Mohan as Unni Amma's relative
- Nivia Rebin as Unni Amma's relative
- Gayathri as Sakundala, Janaki's maid
- Sudheesh as the real Unnikrishnan (cameo)
- K. J. Yesudas as himself (cameo)
- Sukumaran as Nandakumar (cameo)
Soundtrack
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| Nandanam | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Genre | Film |
| Label | Satyam Audios |
| Producer | Siddique, Ranjith |
The most critically acclaimed and popular songs of this film were written by Gireesh Puthenchery and composed by maestro Raveendran. The songs were on chart for weeks and the song Karmukil Varnante become highly popular and Girish puthenchery and Raveendran won kerala state film award for best Lyricist and Best Music Director respectively and also Ks Chithra won Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.of the year 2004
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Raga |
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| 1 | "Sreelavasantham" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Yamuna Kalyani |
| 2 | "Manassil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Radhika Thilak | Naatta |
| 3 | "Aarum" | P. Jayachandran, Sujatha | Shuddha Dhanyasi |
| 4 | "Mouliyil" | K. S. Chithra | Mohanam |
| 5 | "Gopike" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Megh |
| 6 | "Karmukil" | K. S. Chithra | Harikambhoji |
| 7 | "Aarum" | Sujatha | Shuddha Dhanyasi, Abhogi |
| 8 | "Manassil" | M. G. Sreekumar | Naatta |
Reception
Box office
The film became a commercial success at the box office.[1][2]
Awards
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Navya Nair
- Best Female Playback Singer – K.S.Chitra
- Best Music Director – Raveendran
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics – Gireesh Puthenchery
Remakes
Ranjith also worked on a Tamil remake of the film, which was shelved after some pre-production activities,[3] and the movie was remade as Seedan by director Subramaniya Shiva. It was also remade in Telugu as Maa Baapu Bommaki Pellanta by Raviraja Pinisetty and in Kannada as Gokula Krishna.
References
- ^ "A filmi shot in the arm". The Hindu. 15 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Prithviraj's Birthday: Some Career-Defining Roles of the Actor [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. 16 October 2014.
- ^ Prema Manmadhan (9 January 2010). "Sitting Pretty". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.