Rajavinte Makan
| Rajavinte Makan | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Thambi Kannanthanam |
| Screenplay by | Dennis Joseph |
| Story by | Rajeev |
| Produced by | Thambi Kannanthanam |
| Starring | Mohanlal Ratheesh Ambika Suresh Gopi Mohan Jose |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Sharon Pictures |
| Distributed by | Jubilee Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.4 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹8.0–8.5 million[1] |
Rajavinte Makan (transl. King's son) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed and produced by Thampi Kannanthanam and written by Dennis Joseph. It stars Mohanlal as crime boss Vincent Gomes, and also features Ratheesh, Ambika, Suresh Gopi and Mohan Jose in supporting roles. The plot follows Vincent Gomes and his rivalry against Kerala Home minister N. Krishnadas (Ratheesh). The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh.
The film was a milestone in Malayalam film industry, achieving a cult status in Kerala. The film was significant in heightening the stardom of Mohanlal.[1] The character became a cult figure and his dialogues became popular among the youth. Rajavinte Makan was a large commercial success .[1]
It was remade in Tamil as Makkal En Pakkam,[2] and in Kannada as Athiratha Maharatha, with Ambika reprising her role in both the versions. It was also remade in Telugu as Ahuthi and in Hindi as Kanwarlal. Some critics consider the story to be a loose adaptation of the novel Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon.[3]
Plot
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The story begins with Krishnadas becoming the Kerala Minister of Home Affairs. After college graduation, Krishnadas started working for a crime boss Vincent Gomes. Gomes helps Krishnadas reach great heights and subsequently enter politics. With his help, Krishnadas makes himself a good political career.
But soon, he cheats Gomes to gain favour among the people as well as the party. Thus, Krishnadas becomes the Home Affairs Minister of the state and becomes an enemy of Gomes. Gomes plans a payback and he successfully manages to do so by manipulating Nancy, an advocate who carries the case of his file which if submitted to court may lead to imprisonment for several years.
Gomes realises that Nancy has struggled a lot in life as an orphan and later, a single mother. However, because of Gomes's plan, Nancy loses her job. Gomes, now remorseful of his actions, makes amends to Nancy and become friends. He confess to Nancy, and tells that he wants to halt all his activities, and asks for her hand. However Nancy denies telling that she cannot accept anyone else as her husband.
Krishnadas goes after Gomes with his political power and Gomes ends up losing all his wealth. Gomes plans to kill Krishnadas and entrusts the duty to Kumar and Peter, the trusted gangsters of Gomes. But Kumar and Peter get killed during the assassination attempt against Krishnadas.
The loss of his trusted friends makes Gomes extremely violent and vengeful. He alone drives towards the guest house where Krishnadas resides, opens fire and kills many policemen and Krishnadas's political aides. When he was about to kills Krishnadas, Nancy begs for Krishnadas's life, and proclaims that Krishnadas is the father of her child. While Vincent stands stunned, cops reach the site and shoot Gomes. He dies before Nancy could do anything. The story ends as Nancy stares at a picture of Vincent Gomes.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Vincent Gomes, a crime boss
- Ambika as Nancy, an advocate
- Ratheesh as Krishnadas C. K., democratic party member who becomes Minister of Home Affairs
- Suresh Gopi as Kumar, loyal accomplice to Vincent Gomes
- Mohan Jose as Peter, loyal accomplice to Vincent Gomes
- Azeez as Panikkar, Advocate of Vincent Gomes
- Adoor Bhasi as the priest / warden of the orphanage
- Kanakalatha
- Kundara Johnny as a gangster
- K. P. A. C. Sunny as K. Venkitachalam, Public Prosecutor
- Alex Mathew as Student leader
- Jose Prakash as Chief Minister
- Kunchan as Krishnankutty
- Prathapachandran
Soundtrack
| Rajavinte Makan | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Popular music | |||
| Length | 12:34 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Ranjni Audios | |||
| Producer | S. P. Venkatesh | |||
| S. P. Venkatesh chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack features three songs composed by S. P. Venkatesh, with lyrics penned by Shibu Chakravarthy. Venkatesh got his break from this film.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vinnile Gandharava" | Unni Menon | 03:52 |
| 2. | "Paadam Njan Aa Ganam" | Lathika | 04:30 |
| 3. | "Devangane" | Unni Menon, Lathika | 04:12 |
| Total length: | 12:34 | ||
Release
The film was released on 17 July 1986. Makan The film was a major box office success that it later remade in languages.uindi. Rajavinte Makan is also said to be a landmark film in Mohanlal's career as it heightened his stardom in Malayalam cinema.[4] The film was made on a budget 4.0million, it earned ₹8.0–8.5 million at the box office.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e ഒറ്റ ദിവസം കൊണ്ട് മോഹൻലാലിനെ സൂപ്പർസ്റ്റാറാക്കിയ തമ്പി കണ്ണന്താനം. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Narayanan, Sujatha (26 December 2016). "From Drishyam to Oppam, why Mohanlal's films are remade in other languages often". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html
- ^ "31 years of Rajavinte Makan". Catch News. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.