Karumadikkuttan (film)
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Screenplay by | J. Pallasserry |
| Story by | Vinayan J. Pallasserry |
| Produced by | Samson J. Paanaadan |
| Starring | Kalabhavan Mani Nandini |
| Cinematography | Azhagappan |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | Mohan Sithara |
Production company | Surabhi Cinema |
| Distributed by | Surabhi Cinema |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Karumadikkuttan is a 2001 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Vinayan and starring Kalabhavan Mani and Nandini in the lead. The film also has Bharathi, Janardhanan, Saikumar, Suresh Krishna, Ganesh, Rajan P. Dev, Athira, Shivaji, Priyanka and Meena Ganesh in the cast.
Written by J. Pallasserry, the film features a successful soundtrack by Mohan Sithara, cinematography by Azhagappan, and editing by G. Murali. It is produced and distributed by Samson J. Paanaadan of Surabhi Cinema. The film received mostly overwhelming critical reviews, with most of them hailing the flawless performance of Kalabhavan Mani. Mani plays the role of a mentally ill person in the film. The film was a surprise hit in the box office.[1][2] The film was remade in Tamil as Azhagesan (2004) starring Sathyaraj.
Synopsis
The protagonist of the film, Kuttan (Kalabhavan Mani), is a thirty - year old man, but he has the intelligence of a ten - year old. People call him Karumadikkuttan as he is dark. Everyone has sort of affection for him and he too is always ready to do anything for anybody in the village. The remuneration that he gets for any job somehow is never above five rupees. But he works really hard when he is terribly hungry just for the sake of this meagre amount. And he has no complaint against anybody. People even ridicule him. But he thinks only of the positive aspect of things and has no grudge against anybody.
Cast
- Kalabhavan Mani as Karumadikkuttan
- Nandini as Nandinikutty
- Bharathi
- Janardhanan as Govindan Nair
- Saikumar
- Suresh Krishna as Shekharan
- Ganesh
- Rajan P. Dev as Neelakantan Muthalali
- Athira
- Shivaji
- Priyanka
- Meena Ganesh
- Ajeesh Tvd as Kundran
- Narayanankutty as Chacko
- Poojappura Ravi
Production
The film's was shot from Kuttanad, Kerala. About the film, Vinayan says: "We never try to look into the minds and sorrows of the mentally ill people around us. They too long for love. And love, when given to them could take them to heights. That’s what I am trying to tell in this film." About his character, Kalabhavan Mani says: "I have done my best to give life to the character of a mentally ill person. I have observed the mannerisms of mentally ill people and have performed accordingly."[3]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 12 songs, all composed by Mohan Sithara and lyrics by Yusufali Kechery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chelulla" | K. S. Chitra | Shahana |
| 2 | "Chelulla Vallathil" | K. S. Chitra, P. Jayachandran | Shahana |
| 3 | "Innalekal" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 4 | "Kaa Kaa Kakakarumbi" | Kalabhavan Mani | |
| 5 | "Kai Kottu Penne" | Kalabhavan Mani | |
| 6 | "Kannezhuthi Pottuthottu [F]" | K. S. Chitra | |
| 7 | "Nenjudukkinte" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 8 | "Odivarum Ormma" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 9 | "Sahyasaanu Shruthicherthu" | K. J. Yesudas | Desh |
| 10 | "Thaalam Thaalam" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 11 | "Va Va Thaamarappenne" | M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus | |
| 12 | "Yaahi Radhe" | K. S. Chitra |
Box office
The film was both critical and commercial success.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Unni R. Nair (4 January 2002). "Let down". Screen India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2001 - Another disastrous year for filmdom". Kala Keralam. 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Unni R. Nair (16 March 2001). "A visit on the sets of Karimaadikuttan at Kovalam". Screen India. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Must Watch". The Times of India. 19 May 2011.
- ^ Unni R. Nair (4 January 2002). "Let down". Screen India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The best of Kalabhavan Mani: a tribute". Sify. 19 November 2017.
External links
- Karumadikkuttan at IMDb
- Karumadikkuttan at the Malayalam Movie Database
- karumadikkuttan Malayalam