Varnapakittu
| Varnapakittu | |
|---|---|
 Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan | |
| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Screenplay by | Babu Janardhanan |
| Story by | Jokuttan |
| Produced by | Jokuttan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aravind Kamalanathan |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | BJL Creations |
| Distributed by | Pranamam Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹2.75 crore[citation needed] |
Varnapakittu (transl. Vibrant colors) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi[1][2] and written by Babu Janardhanan from a story by Jokuttan. The film features Mohanlal and Meena in lead roles, with Divya Unni, Dileep, Madhu, Jagadish, Rajan P. Dev, and M. G. Soman in supporting roles.[3][4][5] The movie was a commercial success.
Plot
Sunny Palamattam is a successful businessman in Singapore. He enjoys a flamboyant life with his girlfriend Sandra Valookaran. His business rival, Mohammad Ali, was a partner who left after he was found embezzling company funds.
Sunny discloses his past to Sandra: his family was happy until Pappan framed Sunny's father, Ittichan, in a fraud case. Shortly after, Ittichan died of a heart attack, and Sunny's engagement with fiancée, Nancy, was called off. Sunny fled to Mumbai and then to Singapore with Kuruvilla's help.
Later, Sunny learns that Sandra is actually a call girl hired by Mohammad Ali, to spy on Sunny and foil his business plans. To fulfill his marriage commitment to his family, he and Sandra pretend they are still engaged when they go to visit Sunny's family in Kerala. In his hometown, he meets the old enemies who falsely accused his father of theft and thus, ruined the family's reputation.
Sunny plans to take revenge on Pappan, Tonychen, and company, aided by Paily. In the meantime, he meets Nancy who is now married to Paulachen, Tonychen's younger brother. When Tony tries to sexually assault Nancy, Paulachan is humiliated and commits suicide.
Mohammad Ali arrives with a gang from Singapore to reveal Sunny's "false marriage" ploy in an attempt to destroy him. Sunny pleads with Mohammad Ali to forget everything so that he can live a happy life and offers all his assets to Mohammad Ali. Mohammad Ali has a change of heart and leaves Sunny and his family alone. In the end, Sunny and Sandra appear with a happy family.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Sunny Palamattom
- Meena as Sandra / Alina
- Divya Unni as Nancy Paul
- Madhu as Palamattom Ittichan, Sunny's father
- Jagadish as Paily, Sunny's friend
- Rajan P. Dev as Pullankunnel Pappan
- Dileep as Pullankunnel Paulachen
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Pullankunnel Tonychen
- Janardhanan as Ramaswamy Iyer
- M. G. Soman as Kuruvilla
- Reena as Kuruvilla's wife
- Bheeman Raghu as SI Damodaran Nair
- N. F. Varghese as Father Joseph Varghese
- Sadiq as Kunjoonju
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Sunny's mother
- Kanakalatha as Sunny's elder sister
- Reshmi Soman as Mollykutty, Sunny's younger sister
- Bindhu Varappuzha as Sunny's Second sister
- Mini Arun as Sossamma, Sunny's Third sister
- Kazan Khan as Mohammed Ali
- Kundara Johny as Advocate Chandrashekharan, Sunny's Advocate
- Usha as Tonychen's wife
- Seetha as Sukanya, Sandra's sister
- Yavanika Gopalakrishnan as Sunny's brother in law
- Maya as TV reporter
- Elias Babu as Kunjukochu, Nancy's father
- Antony Perumbavoor as a man in store
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Vidyasagar. "Velli Nila" is based on "Ooohalalo Oopirilo" from Urmila (1993).
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aakashangalil" | Gireesh Puthencherry | K S Chitra | |
| 2. | "Anupama Sneha Chaithanyame" | Jose Kallukulam | K S Chitra | |
| 3. | "Okkela Okkela" | Gireesh Puthencherry Gangai Amaran | M. G. Sreekumar Sujatha Mohan | |
| 4. | "Velli Nila" | Gireesh Puthencherry | M G Sreekumar K S Chitra | |
| 5. | "Manikyakallaal" | Gireesh Puthencherry | M. G. Sreekumar, Swarnalatha | |
| 6. | "Doore Mamarakkombil" | Gireesh Puthencherry | K. S. Chitra | |
| 7. | "Doore Mamarakkombil" | Gireesh Puthencherry | M. G. Sreekumar |
Box Office
Varnapakittu was a major commercial hit in the year 1997 and was the beginning of the Mohanlal-Meena hit combo which churned out many movies, including Olympian Anthony Adam, Mr. Brahmachari, Natturajavu, Udayananu Tharam, Chandrolsavam, Drishyam, Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol, Drishyam 2, and Bro Daddy.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ ഐ.വി.ശശി സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത ചിത്രങ്ങൾ [Films directed by I. V. Sasi] (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Mohan, Naveen (25 October 2017). അവളുടെ രാവുകൾ' ഒരു ധൈര്യമാണ്; അത്രയും 'ബോൾഡ്' ആണ് ഐ.വി.ശശിയും ['Her nights' are a courage; I.V. Sasi is as 'bold' as that. (machine translation)] (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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- ^ വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് (1997) [Varnapakittu (1997)]. Malayalam Music and Movie Encyclopedia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ വർണ്ണപ്പകിട്ട് - Varnappakittu (Malayalam Movie). Malayalam Movie & Music Database (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Resume of a superstar: 30 years of Mohanlal from Rajavinte Makan to Pulimurugan". The News Minute. 28 December 2016.
- ^ "IV Sasi: Remembering the director who gave us superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal". thenewsminute.com. 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol shatters Pulimurugan's opening record in Ireland". Inuth.com. 19 February 2017.