Chathurangam (2002 film)
| Chathurangam | |
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| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Screenplay by | Babu Janardhanan |
| Produced by | Firoz |
| Starring | Mohanlal Navya Nair Nagma |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | P. C. Mohanan |
| Music by | M. G. Sreekumar Shyam |
Production company | Nia Production |
| Distributed by | Nia Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Chathurangam (transl. Chess) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language political action drama film directed by K. Madhu and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Mohanlal, Navya Nair, Lalu Alex, and Nagma. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar and Shyam. The plot follows Attiprackal Jimmy, a politician who aspires to become an MLA with the support of minister Kora. The film was released on 20 December 2002.[1][2][3]
Plot
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The story is set in Kottayam. Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob is everyone's favourite. Attuprakkal Jimmy (Mohanlal) is a wrestler and do-gooder at the college level. Seeing his all round abilities and popularity, a minister Kora (Sai Kumar) who runs the KSB party, makes him the college chairman. And later he is made the Kottayam district secretary of his party.
Jimmy becomes the right hand man of Kora in his fight against minister Poulose (Vijaya Raghavan) but in the process creates new enemies like the IPS officer Nayana (Nagma). But soon Poulose and Kora bury their hatchet and join hands. This makes Jimmy unhappy and he is left out. Later Kora frames Jimmy in a murder case.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob
- Nagma as Nayana Pillai IPS
- Navya Nair as Sherin Mathew
- Saikumar as K. C. Korah
- Lalu Alex as Methikkalam Thommichan
- Jagadish as Mathen Chethimattom
- Anu Anand as Joshy Jacob
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Kochausepp
- Vijayaraghavan as P. P. Paulose
- Bindu Panikkar as Annie (Jimmy's sister)
- Manianpilla Raju as Alex (Jimmy's brother-in-law)
- Nedumudi Venu as Mathew Varghese (Sherin's father)
- Hariprasad R as Lawyer
- Baburaj as SI Thankaraj
- Bheeman Raghu as SI Hakkim
- Suresh Krishna as Kozhuvanal Jose
- Sadiq as District Collector
- Valsala Menon as Sister Theressa
- Augustine as Manamela appa
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Therutha
- Radhika Menon as Liza Jacob
- Shobha Mohan as Alice Mathew
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains eight songs composed by M. G. Sreekumar, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Shibu Chakravarthy.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chandanakoottinakathoru" | Anil Ram, Biju Mangad, Soumya Sanathanan |
| 2 | "Mizhiyil (F)" | Sujatha Mohan |
| 3 | "Mizhiyil (D)" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan |
| 4 | "Nanma Niranjavale Kanya Mariyame" | K. S. Chitra, Chorus |
| 5 | "Neelaambale" | M. G. Sreekumar, Soumya Sanathanan |
| 6 | "Pookkanu" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 7 | "Valuthaayoru" | M. G. Sreekumar, Mohanlal |
| 8 | "Vellimani" | M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus |
References
- ^ N. J., Nair (19 August 2002). "In a different mould". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Bureau (9 December 2002). "Goodlass Nerolac piggybacks on Mohanlal starrer". Business Line. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
{{cite news}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Chathurangam (2002)". Sify. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
External links
- Chathurangam at IMDb
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