Prajapathi
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Valiyaveettil Siraj |
| Starring | Mammootty Siddique Sreenivasan Aditi Rao Hydari Sandhya Seema Nedumudi Venu Sai Kumar |
| Cinematography | Alagappan N. |
| Music by | Thej Mervin |
| Distributed by | S Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Prajapathi (transl. Leader of the people) is a 2006 Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Ranjith. The film stars Mammootty, Siddique, Sreenivasan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sandhya, Seema, Nedumudi Venu and Sai Kumar. The music is by Tej Manoj and lyrics are by Girish Puthencherry. The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu. The movie has received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. [1][2]
Plot
Devar Madom Narayanan is accused of killing his father, for being cruel to his mother, at the age of 13 and serves a sentence in a juvenile home. When he returns, he becomes leader of the people of Perumalpuram village. He ensures the village is devoid of all wrongdoers by expelling them. His enemies are his uncle Kunjambu Nair and wife Indrani. Kunjambu Nair hated Narayanan killing his brother, although Kunjambu Nair and his son Giri tried in many ways to kill Narayanan. At one point Giri almost succeeded in killing Devar madom Narayanan. Narayanan again did not react. He was on good terms with Kunjambu Nair's daughter and his Murapennu. Giri tries to sell his land in Perumalpuram to some outsider whose arrival, Narayanan knew, would destroy the harmony of the village. That is when Narayanan decides to react.
It turns out that Kunjambu Nair was the one who actually killed his father for their wealth. Narayanan helps Ali Raghavan, the real son of Kunjambu Nair, to gain his birthright. When Giri finds that he is the stepson of Kunjambu Nair, he kills his stepfather. The family drives him away from home with the help of Narayanan. The rest of the film is about how and if Giri takes revenge on Narayanan.
Cast
- Mammootty as Adv. Devarmadom Narayanan (Unni Thamburan)
- Siddique as Kaliyarmadom Giri
- Sreenivasan as Aali Raghavan
- Nedumudi Venu as Kunjambu Nair
- Aditi Rao Hydari as Savithri
- Sandhya as Vasanthi, daughter of Kunjambu Nair
- Thilakan as Vellodi, Narayanan's advisor
- Sai Kumar as MLA Kuttykrishanan
- Seema as Indrani, Kunjambu Nair's wife
- Abu Salim as Krishnankutty, Narayanan's driver
- Sadiq as Latheef, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally
- Ajith Kollam as Kunjachan, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Kumaran, Giri's assistant
- Kanya Bharathi as Devaki, Kumaran's wife
- Bheeman Raghu as SP Ramachandran IPS, an honest police officer
- Augustine as Ravuthar, Narayanan's accountanant
- Kunchan as Nambiar
- Jayan Cherthala as Jagathan, Kunjambu Nair's second son
- T. P. Madhavan as Appa swami
- Vijayan Karanthoor as Rajappan, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally
- K.V. Manjulan as Vijayan, Kunjambu Nair's son
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Santhosh, Kunjambu Nair's son
- Daisy Bopanna as cine actress
- Rekha as Narayanan's mother
- Anil Murali as Peethambaran
- T. G. Ravi as Velappan Mooshari, Kuttykrishnan's father
- Salim Kumar as Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi
- V. K. Sreeraman as Gangadhara Menon, Savithri's uncle
- Madhupal as Vijayan, Film Director
- Baburaj as C.I. Salim
- Ponnambalam as Vanangamudi
- Rajesh Hebbar as Chellappan, Assistant Director
- Kalabhavan Rahman as S.I. Basheer
- Santha Devi
- Aravind Akash as Dance master
- Ambika Mohan as Radhika, MLA's Wife
- Vijayan Peringode as Nambiyar
- TS Raju as Govindan, Narayanan's father
- Jyarajan Kozhikode
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics.[3]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Thej Mervin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Kuthira" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 2 | "Madhuram" | K. S. Chitra |
| 3 | "Oru Penkidaavu" | Jassie Gift |
| 4 | "Oru Penkidaavu (D)" | Sayanora Philip, Jassie Gift, Sujatha Mohan, Chorus |
| 5 | "Prajaapathy" | M. G. Sreekumar |
References
- ^ "Prajapathi". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Prajapathi: Just another Ranjith flick".
- ^ "Done in by a poor story". The Hindu. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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