Rajahamsam
| Rajahamsam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Hariharan |
| Written by | K. T. Muhammad |
| Screenplay by | K. T. Muhammad |
| Produced by | Hari Pothan |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | G. Venkittaraman |
| Music by | G. Devarajan |
Production company | Supriya |
| Distributed by | Supriya |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Rajahamsam (transl. Royal Swan) is a 1974 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Hariharan and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Srividya and Vidhubala in the lead roles. This film is remade in Telugu as Indradhanussu with Telugu Superstar Krishna and Sarada and it become huge hit in 1977 by Sankranti movies. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.[1][2][3]
Plot
Chandran, a scion of a rich family comes to spend some time in a guest house in the mountains. He is heartbroken after the suicide of his girlfriend. His girlfriend was from a poor family. When Chandran tells his parents that he wants to marry his girlfriend, his rich father threatens his girlfriend's family. They refuse to let her marry Chandran and she dies by suicide.
At the guest house, Chandran meets a small boy. He likes the boy and talks to him often. But the boy's mother is furious seeing Chandran interacting with the boy and beats him up and takes him home. Chandran is crestfallen at the situation. The guesthouse caretaker explains that the boy's mother Radha, was actually his aunt. The boy was Radha's elder sister, Sarasu's son. Sarasu died after giving birth to her son. Sarasu was cheated by a rich young man who had come to live in the guest house. Radha had since then started hating rich people, blaming them for her sister's death.
Chandran had decided to marry a girl from a family that was not as rich as his, and since he liked Radha, he expressed his wish to marry her to her parents. Radha refuses the proposal and Chandran goes back home disheartened. Towards the end, she realizes he is sincere and agrees to marry him.
Cast
- Prem Nazir as Chandran
- Jayabharathi as Radha
- Srividya as Sarasu
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha
- Adoor Bhasi as Driver Krishnankutty
- Sankaradi as Radhas Father
- T. R. Omana Nanukuttans Mother
- Raghavan as Janardhanan
- T. S. Muthaiah as Chandrans Father
- Bahadoor as Watcher & Nanukuttans Father
- J. A. R. Anand
- Jameela Malik as Shakunthala
- K. P. Ummer as Soman
- M. G. Soman as Nanukuttan
- Master Raghu as Rajan
- Meena as Chandrans Mother
- P. R. Menon
- Thaha
- Paravoor Bharathan as Padhmanabhan
- Shamsudeen
- Vidhubala as Radha
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Devarajan.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shakunthale" | Ayiroor Sadasivan | Vayalar | |
| 2 | "Keshabhaaram Kabariyil" | Manoharan | Vayalar | |
| 3 | "Pachilayum Kathrikayum" | Jayachandran | Vayalar | |
| 4 | "Chembakam Pookkunna" | P. Madhuri | Vayalar | |
| 5 | "Priye Nin Hridayamoru" | K. J. Yesudas | Vayalar | |
| 6 | "Sanyasinee Nin" | K. J. Yesudas | Vayalar |
References
- ^ "Rajahamsam". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Rajahamsam". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Rajahamsam [1974]". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
External links
- Rajahamsam at IMDb