Gandharvam
| Gandharvam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sangeeth Sivan |
| Screenplay by | Dennis Joseph |
| Story by | Alex I. Kadavil Sangeeth Sivan |
| Produced by | Suresh Balaje |
| Starring | Mohanlal Kanchan |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Sithara Combines |
| Distributed by | Pranamam Pictures |
Release date | 15 August 1993 |
Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Gandharvam is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Alex I. Kadavil and Sivan. It was produced by Suresh Balaje and stars Mohanlal and Kanchan (in her Malayalam debut) in the lead roles, while Jagathi Sreekumar, Devan, Vijayakumar, Prem Kumar and Kaviyoor Ponnamma appears in supporting roles. The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh.
Plot
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Sam Alexander, a fun-loving automobile workshop owner is more keen in scripting and directing theatrical plays than running his business. A theater addict, Sam, along with his friends, Pappu Mesthiri, Mammoonju, and Preman, is now working on Shakunthalam, the famous play by Kalidasa. Gracy Kutty, his mother, is worried with his easy-going and careless attitude towards life.
The main actress Komalam who was supposed to play the role of Shakunthala elopes with Krishnan Kutty, a fellow artist. Sam is busy searching for a new face to enact Shakunthala. Accidentally, he meets up with Sreedevi Menon, whom he falls in love with. He attempts all methods to woo her and finally she falls in. Sam casts her as Sahkunthala and she unwillingly agrees without the knowledge of her family.
Sreedevi, daughter of Meledath Vishwanatha Menon, the rich businessman in the city, thus acts in the drama. On the way home, Sam and Sreedevi are caught red-handed by Vishnu Menon, her brother. Ravindran Nair, the I.G. of police and friend of Menon, had plans of getting his son Rajkumar married to Sreedevi, so that he could own up a huge part of the business empire. With the help of Ravindran Nair, Sam is beaten up by police.
Sam and Sreedevi elope and spend a few days away from the worries. In the meantime, the duo are again caught by Vishnu Menon. Sam is arrested for kidnapping Sreedevi and is jailed for 10 months. At jail, he learns that Sreedevi is pregnant with his child but has no way to save the kid. Upon knowing that Sreedevi is pregnant, she is transferred to a distant place. Once she gives birth to a baby boy, the attitude of Menon and Vishnu changes, and they started looking upon him as their heir.
Sensing danger, Ravindran Nair sends Rajkumar to kidnap and kill the boy. Vishnu realizes the plan of Rajkumar and tries to save his sister and the baby. In the meantime, Sam escapes from jail and reaches the house where Sreedevi stays. She attempts to commit suicide to escape from Rajkumar but is saved miraculously by Sam, who makes a dramatic entry. He defeats Rajkumar and saves the child. Menon and Vishnu happily unite Sam and Sreedevi. Sam happily goes back to jail after seeing Sreedevi and his child one more time.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Samuel "Sam" Alexander
- Kanchan as Sreedevi Menon
- Devan as Meleveetil Vishnu Menon
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Gracy Kutty
- Shanthi Krishna as Lakshmi
- Vijayakumar as IG Ravindran Nair
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Pappu Mesthiri
- Kalpana as Kottarakara Komalam
- Kunchan as Mammunju
- Prem Kumar as Preman
- Shankar as Chandran
- Mukesh Rishi as Rangan
- Subair as Police Inspector Soman
- Paravoor Bharathan as
- Sukumari as
- Geetha Vijayan as Sony
- Nishal Chandra as
- Hari as Advocate
- Aboobacker as Abdul Salim
- Mohan Jose as prisoner
- Nandhu as
- Krishnankutty Nair as K. K. Kottarakara
- Kazan Khan as Rajkumar
- Antony Perumbavoor as Bike racer
Trivia
- Gandharvam was produced by Suresh Balaji, the brother-in-law of Mohanlal.[1]
- Though several heroines were considered, Kanchan was finalized. This is the only Malayalam film in her career.
- Popular Tamil actor Vijayakumar also made his debut in Malayalam with Gandharvam.
Soundtrack
The film features original soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkatesh for the lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran. Released by Super Cassettes Industries.[2][3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nenjil Kanjabaanam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Oomale Nin Mugham" | K. J. Yesudas | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Pranayatharangam" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Aathire Nin Mugham" | K. S. Chithra | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Maliniyude Theerangal" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Abalathvamalla" | Mohanlal | 4:49 |
References
- ^ "Memory galore". The Indian Express (Screen India). 10 October 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "Gandharvam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by S.P. Venkatesh". iTunes. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Gandharvam (1993)". Devaragam.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
External links
- Gandharvam at IMDb