Narasimham (film)

Narasimham
DVD cover
Directed by	Shaji Kailas
Produced by	Antony Perumbavoor
Written by	Ranjith
Starring	Mohanlal Thilakan N. F. Varghese Aishwarya Kanaka Mammootty (cameo)
Music by	M. G. Radhakrishnan
Cinematography	Sanjeev Sankar
Editing by	L. Bhoominathan
Studio	Aashirvad Cinemas
Distributed by	Swargachitra
Release date(s)	26 January 2000 (2000-01-26)
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	22 crores[1]

Narasimham (Malayalam: നരസിംഹം, English: The Lion-Man) is a 2000 Malayalam action film written by Ranjith and directed by Shaji Kailas. It stars Mohanlal, Thilakan, N. F. Varghese, Aishwarya, and Kanaka, and features Mammootty in a cameo appearance.

It had a theatrical run of more than 200 days and was highest grosser during it's release blockbuster.^[2][1] According to a report by Rediff, it was the biggest grosser of Malayalam cinema till then.^[3] Narasimham grossed around 7 crores as distributor's share.^[4]

Plot

Poovalli Induchoodan (Mohanlal) is sentenced for six years in jail for murdering Paul Azad, his classmate. Induchoodan, the only son of Justice Maranchery Karunakara Menon (Thilakan)was framed in to the case by Manapally Madhavan Nambiar (Narayanan Nair), and his sons as a revenge to Menon. Induchoodan, who had garnered top rank in Indian Civil Service, looses the post and Manapally Sudheendran enters the list of civil service trainees.It was actually Ramakrishnan (E A Rajendran) the son of Moopil Nair (Narendra Prasad), who had stabbed Paul Azad. Six years passes by and Manapally Madhavan Nambiar, a state minister passes away. Poovulli Induchoodan, who is out of jail after his sentence blocks Manapally Pavithran (N F Varghese), his elder son from performing the funeral rituals at Bharathapuzha thereby triggering the first seeds of revenge. Induchoodan in mean time falls in love with Anuradha (Aishwarya), the strong-willed and independent-minded daughter of Mooppil Nair.

Justice Menon and his wife is back at village to stay along with Induchoodan. Indulekha (Kanaka), a girl claims herself to be the daughter of Justice Menon, which he refuses. But unwilling to give up, she opens up a protest with the help of Manapally Pavithran. Upon knowing the truth from Chandrabhanu, his uncle (Jagathi Sreekumar), Induchoodan accepts her protection. Induchoodan meanwhile decides the marriage of Indulekha with his friend Jayakrishnan. Menon ultimately regrets and goes to confess to his daughter. The next day, when Induchoodan returns to Poovally, Indulekha is found dead and Menon is accused of murdering her. The whole act was planned by Pavithran, who after killing Indulekha, compels Raman Nair(Menon's longtime follower) to speak against Menon in court. In court, Nandagopal Maarar (Mammootty), a close friend of Induchoodan appears for Menon and brings him justice. After confronting Pavithran, Induchoodan returns to his father, who now shows remorse to all his actions. But while speaking to his son, Menon suffers a heart stroke and passes away. At Menon's funeral, Manapally Pavithran arrives to poke fun at Induchoodan and he tries to carry out the postponed rituals of his own father. Induchoodan interrupts the ritual and avenges for the death of his sister and father by severely injuring him. On his way back to normal life, he accepts Anuradha as his life partner.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Poovalli Induchoodan, the main protagonist.
• Thilakan as M.K. Menon, Induchoodan's father.
• N. F. Varghese as Manappally Pavithran, the main antagonist and the son of Manappally Madhavan Nambiar.
• Jagathi Sreekumar as Cheriammama, Induchoodan's uncle.
• Aishwarya as Anuradha, the lover of Induchoodan.
• Bharathi as Induchoodan's mother
• Sphadikam George as Kalletti Vasudevan
• Kanaka as Indulekha, Menon's illegitimate daughter.
• T. P. Madhavan as Raman Nair, Menon's longtime clerk.
• Kalabhavan Mani as Bharathan, Induchoodan's follower.
• Maniyanpilla Raju as CI Habeeb, Induchoodan's friend.
• Narendra Prasad as Moopil Nair.
• Saikumar as Manappally Sudheeran, Pavithran's brother.
• V. K. Sriraman as Venu Master.
• Kollam Thulasi as Public Prosecutor.
• Mammootty as Adv. Nandagopal Marar (Cameo role).
• Jagannatha Varma as Judge.
• Vijayakumar as Jayakrishnan, Induchoodan's friend and jail mate.
• Bheeman Raghu as DYSP Sankaranarayanan, Pavithran's devoted officer.

Box office

Narasimham was released in 32 centres and collected a share of 2 crores from 35 days.^[5]It ran for over 200 days and collected 22 crores as gross and made 10 crores profit to the producer.^[1]

Legacy

• The film's punch dialogue "Nee Po Mone Dinesha" has become an iconic Malayalam catchphrase.^[4]
• The mundu worn by Mohanlal in this film, popularly known as "Narasimhahm Mundu", became a fashion trend among youngsters.^[4]
• The film includes five songs composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, of which "Dhaankinakka/Pazhanimala" attained a high level of popularity.
• It was the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time till the release of Rajamanikyam in 2005

Awards

• Best Film - Asianet Film Awards
• Best Director - Shaji Kailas - Asianet Film Awards
• Best Actor - Mohanlal - National Film Academy Awards

Soundtrack

This film includes 5 songs written by the late lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery. The songs are composed by the late composer M. G. Radhakrishnan.

Song Title	Singer(s)	Other notes
Aarodum Onnum	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha, Chorus	Romantic duet song picturised on Mohanlal and Aiswarya
Aarodum Onnum	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Chorus	Not picturised
Amme Nile	Dr. K. J. Yesudas	Title credit song
Amme Nile	M. G. Sreekumar	Not picturised
Narasimham	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Chorus	Mohanlal's introduction song
Manjin Mutheduth	M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha	Not picturised
Manjin Mutheduth	M. G. Sreekumar	End credit song picturised on Mohanlal and Aiswarya
Pazhanimala	M. G. Sreekumar	Celebration song picturised on Mohanlal, Jagathy, Mani etc. Raga: Madhyamavati

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} “10 crore profit for producer”
2. ^ R. Krishnakumar. "Greasepaint, and beyond". Frontline. The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1715/17151210.htm. Retrieved 2000-07-22. 
3. ^ "Narasimham - Malayalam's biggest ever grosser". Rediff. 2000-01-26. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jan/24mallu.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Action films are his forteasari ". Screen India. November 27, 2000. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
5. ^ "2 crore share". http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/717/2crore.jpg/. 

External links

• Narasimham at the Internet Movie Database