Mazha

Mazha
Mazha
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lenin Rajendran
Written by	Lenin Rajendran
Based on	Nashtappetta Neelambari by Madhavikkutty
Produced by	G. Harikumar
Starring	Biju Menon ; Samyuktha Varma; Lal ; Thilakan
Cinematography	S. Kumar
Edited by	Beena Paul; B. Ajithkumar
Music by	Ravindran
Production; company	Millenium Cinema Productions
Distributed by	Murali Films; Aakash Films; Thanoof Films
Release date	2000;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Mazha (transl. Rain) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran based on the short story Nashtappetta Neelambari by Madhavikkutty. It stars Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma and Lal. The music was composed by Ravindran. The film won five Kerala State Film Awards, a National Film Awards, and a Filmfare Awards South.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Mazha tells the love story of Bhadra (Samyuktha Varma) and her music teacher Sastrigal (Biju Menon). The film begins with teenager Bhadra coming to learn music under Sastrigal and getting infatuated with him and his singing in Sivapuram. The story describes the teenager Bhadra's characters and behavior in a nice mood. At her teenage time the madhura is a beautiful village having a lot of Tamil Brahmins, the shasthrikal is also one of them. Bhadhra falls in love with her music teacher (shasthrikal) because of her teenage nature and curiosity towards his music.

The story runs in the surroundings of the famous Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu. Bhadra's creative talents for poetry start to flourish, under his influence. Sastrigal is not much aware of Bhadra's love and considers her only as his talented student. Coming to know about Bhadra's infatuation, her parents took her with them and Sastrigal is obliged to marry his fiancée(Sindhu).

Bhadra becomes a doctor (like her father) and is married to Chandran (Lal) who is a computer engineer. Chandran happens to see her diary one day and the relationship goes for a toss. Of course, there are no names in the diary. So he goes off to doubt every male in her life – including the elderly senior doctor Thilakan. He becomes a victim to his drinking and dies of related illness.

In the end, Bhadra sets out in search of Sastrigal to Madurai where she discovers that Sastrigal also has lost much – his wife is a mental patient and the final shock is when she finds out that Sastrigal has lost his beautiful voice due to cancer.

Cast

Biju Menon as Ramanuja Sastrigal
Samyuktha Varma as Dr. Bhadra Nair
Lal as Chandran
Sindhu Shyam as
Thilakan as Dr.
Devi Ajith as Gayathri
Urmila Unni as Saraswathy Madhavan Nair
Jagathy Sreekumar as vaikunda Shastrikal

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by Ravindran. Lyrics by Bharathiyar, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, O. V. Usha, Yusuf Ali Kecheri and K. Jayakumar.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Raga(s)
1	"Ithramel Manamulla"	K. J. Yesudas	Mohanam
2	"Manjinte"	K. S. Chitra	Bageshri
3	"Geyam Harinaamadheyam"	K. J. Yesudas, Arundhathi, Neyyatinkara Vasudevan	Charukesi
4	"Himashaila"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra, Arundhathi	(Raagamalika: Neelambari, Kharaharapriya, Kalyanavasantam)
5	"Vaarmukile"	K. S. Chitra	Jog
6	"Aashaadham"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra	Amrithavarshini
7	"Paarukkulle"	Neyyatinkara Vasudevan	Kaapi
8	"Aaraadyam"	Asha G. Menon	Mohanam
9	"Himashaila"	K. J. Yesudas	(Raagamalika: Neelambari, Kharaharapriya, Kalyanavasantam)