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Moonnam Pakkam 
Directed by Padmarajan Produced by Balan Written by Padmarajan Starring Jayaram
Thilakan
Keerthy
Jagathi Sreekumar
Rahman
Ashokan
AjayanMusic by Ilayaraja
Sreekumaran Thampi (lyrics)Cinematography Venu Studio Gandhimathi Films Distributed by Gandhimathi Films Release date(s) 1988 Country India Language Malayalam Moonnam Pakkam (English: The Third day, Malayalam: മൂന്നാം പക്കം) is a 1988 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Padmarajan. It stars Jayaram, Thilakan, Keerthy, Jagathi Sreekumar, Rahman, Ashokan and Ajayan. Keerthy and Ajayan made their debut in this film. The film met with critical acclaim and was also a commercial success.
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Plot
Thampi (Thilakan) retired as a lawyer in mid-1980s following his son's death leads a solitary life in his ancestral house. Thampi's grandson Bhasker aka Pachu (Jayaram) had completed his medicine from Bangalore. Thampi is excited when his grandson Pachu,comes along with his friends- Lopez (Rahman, Renjith Menon (Ashokan) and Krishnankutty (Ajayan) to spend his vacation with grandpa. Their presence brings joy and happiness into Thampi's house. Pachu is engaged to a girl, Bhadra (Keerthy) who happened to be the granddaughter of Thampi's friend. But when Pachu and his friends go to the beach to swim, Pachu drowns and his body is found on the third day (as meant by the title of the movie). But Thampi believes he is alive and will be back one day. He goes around consoling everyone and performs the funeral rites of Pachu. While performing the "bali", he takes the ultimate decision and walks away into the sea with the "balichoru" in his hands to the shock of all others.
Cast
- Jayaram as Bhasker aka Bhasi aka Pachu
- Thilakan as Thampi
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Kavala
- Kirti Singh as Bhadra
- Rahman as Lopaz
- Ashokan as Ranjith
- Ajayan as Krishnankutty
- Jayabharathi as Pachu's mother
- Venu Nagavally as Jayan(Pachu's father)
- Soman
Crew
- Story, screenplay, dialogue and direction - P. Padmarajan
- Producer - Balan
- Banner and distributor - Gandhimathi Films
- Cinematography - Venu
- Editor - B. Lenin
- Art - Kurian Sabarigiri
- Stills - Surya Jones
- Make-up - Mohandas
- Costume design - Indrans
- Music - Ilayaraja
- Lyrics - Sreekumaran Thampi
Production
Major parts of the film were shot from Kanyakumari and surrounding places. The locales include Colachel (where the ancestral house is set) and Vatta Kottai (where the fort scene and "Thamarakkili" song were picturised).
Soundtrack
The film had two songs composed by Ilayaraja and lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi. G. Venugopal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Unarumee Ganam".[1]
- "Unarumee Ganam" — G. Venugopal
- "Thamarakkili" — K. S. Chithra & M. G. Sreekumar
- "Nira Maala Chaartthi(Pathos version)" — G. Venugopal
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References
Director & Writer Peruvazhiyambalam (1979) • Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981) • Kallan Pavithran (1981) • Novemberinte Nashtam (1982) • Koodevide (1983) • Parannu Parannu Parannu (1984) • Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam (1985) • Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986) • Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986) • Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986) • Desatanakkili Karayarilla (1986) • Nombarathi Poovu (1986) • Thoovanathumbikal (1987) • Aparan (1988) • Moonnam Pakkam (1988) • Season (1989) • Innale (1990) • Njan Gandharvan (1991)Writer Prayanam (1975) • Itha Ivide Vare (1977) • Nakshathrangale Kaval (1978) • Rapadikalude Gatha (1978) • Rathinirvedam (1978) • Sathrathil Oru Rathri (1978) • Shalini Ente Koottukari (1978) • Vadakakku Oru Hridayam (1978) • Kochu Kochu Thettukal (1979) • Thakara (1980) • Lorry (1981) • Idavela (1982) • Kaikeyi (1983) • Eenam (1983) • Kanamarayathu (1984) • Ozhivukalam (1985) • Karimpinpoovinakkare (1985) • Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu (1990) • Rathinirvedam (2011)Categories:- Indian films
- Malayalam-language films
- 1988 films
- 1980s Malayalam-language films
- 1980s drama films
- Screenplays by Padmarajan
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