Ezhupunna Tharakan

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Ezhupunna Tharakan
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Poster
Directed by P. G. Viswambharan
Written by Kaloor Dennis
Produced byGeorge P. Joseph
Starring
CinematographySanjeev Shankar
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by Vidyasagar
Distributed byLeo Group Of Companies
Release date
  • April 1999 (1999 -04)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Ezhupunna Tharakan is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by P. G. Viswambharan. It features Mammootty, Jagadish, Madhu and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles. This was Shirodkar's first & only Malayalam film. [1] [2] The film was a commercial falure. [3]

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Plot

Sunny belongs to a family that's in dispute with the Thakurs over a big chunk of property. While Sunny wants to join his clan and help them, the latter prefer that he stays away.

Cast

Soundtrack

The movie has five songs which were composed by Vidyasagar. The lyrics were written by Gireesh Puthenchery.

SongSingers
"Mele Vinnil" Srinivas
"Mele Vinnil" K. S. Chithra
"Minnum Nilave" Sujatha Mohan, K. J. Yesudas
"Thekkan Katte" Biju Narayanan, M. G. Sreekumar, Unni Menon, Radhika Thilak, Sujatha Mohan, C. O. Anto
"Thekku Thekku" K. J. Yesudas
"Enne Maranno Ponne" K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that the film was "Time-pass stuff". [4]

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References

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  2. "HBD Mammootty: Chiranjeevi, Mahesh Babu and Director Mahi V Raghav Wish Mammukka on His Special Day!". 7 September 2020.
  3. Veteran Malayalam director P G Viswambharan dead - Sify, Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 17:17
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20000614113548/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep05/enter.htm