Azhakiya Ravanan

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Azhakiya Ravanan
Azhakiya Ravanan Poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Kamal
Screenplay by Sreenivasan
Story bySreenivasan
Produced byV. P. Madhavan Nair
Starring Mammootty
Bhanupriya
Sreenivasan
Innocent
Biju Menon
Rajan P. Dev
Cochin Haneefa
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Music by Vidyasagar
Distributed byMurali Films
Release date
  • 9 February 1996 (1996-02-09)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Azhakiya Ravanan (Handsome Ravanan) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The film has an ensemble cast of Mammootty, Bhanupriya, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Biju Menon, Rajan P. Dev, and Cochin Haneefa. Former child artist Kavya Madhavan portrayed Anuradha's younger self. The move was produced by V. P. Madhavan Nair under the banner of Murali Films, while the music was composed by Vidyasagar, his debut Malayalam movie. [1] The 2015 film Chirakodinja Kinavukal is a spin-off to this film. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

Shankar Das is a billionaire who returns to his native village in Alappuzha. No one in the village is aware of his past. During his childhood he was a servant of the local feudal lord Chatothu Panickar. He left the job after getting severely punished for kissing the lord's young daughter. He fled to Mumbai and there he became a successful entrepreneur.

Now he has returned to his native village incognito. He is a very boastful man and revels in the praises showered on him by the sycophants. He reveals his identity to Ambujakshan, who is his childhood friend and an aspiring writer. He also confides in him his interest for Panicker's daughter Anuradha, who was his childhood infatuation. Ambujakshan succeeds in convincing Shankar to produce a film by telling him that it would help him to earn the respect of the villagers and win over Anuradha. Thus the production of the film starts under the direction of Sharath, who is the love interest of Anuradha.

Shankar renders unsolicited financial help to Panicker's family. But, Shankar later realizes about the love developing between Anuradha and Sharath the film director and that leads to a pause on the film's production. Later, Shankar proposes marriage to Anuradha, which she declines. However, the family, which is indebted to him, coerces her to marry him. Anuradha, who is infuriated, decides that she will not present herself as a virgin before Shankar and makes love with Sharath. After the marriage she learns from Shankar that Sharath had accepted money from him for not creating any trouble for their marriage. This causes another heartbreak for her and she confesses about her relationship with Sharath to Shankar. In the end Shankar embraces Anuradha and their marital relationship resumes.

Cast

Soundtrack

Azhakiya Ravanan
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJanuary 1996 (1996-01)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length23:35
Label Satyam Audios
Producer Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Mummy Mee Aayanochadu
(1995)
Azhakiya Ravanan
(1996)
Indraprastham
(1996)

This movie marked Vidyasagar's entry into Malayalam films. [5] He won Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for his songs.

All lyrics are written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri; all music is composed by Vidyasagar

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vennila Chandana" K. J. Yesudas, Shabnam5:14
2."Pranayamanithooval" Sujatha Mohan 4:31
3."Sumangalee"K. J. Yesudas4:46
4."Pranayamanithooval"K. J. Yesudas4:30
5."O Dilruba" K. S. Chithra, Hariharan 5:14
6."Vennila Chandana"K. S. Chithra5:14
Total length:25:35

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards [5]

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