Mayookham

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Mayookham
Directed by T. Hariharan
Written byT. Hariharan
Starring Saiju Kurup
Mamta Mohandas
Cinematography Ramachandra Babu
Edited by B. Lenin, V. T. Vijayan
Music by Bombay Ravi
Release date
  • 11 November 2005 (2005-11-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Mayookham is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by T. Hariharan. It stars Saiju Kurup and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles. It was their debut movie and also the last Malayalam film for late Sujatha Menon. [1]

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Plot

Unni Kesavan and Indira are childhood friends. Indira goes to the US with her father, a doctor, and comes back after several years to their family house. She meets Unni and is shocked to see him as a rebel. She tries to help him by supporting and giving him a new lease of life and slowly love blossoms between the two. Indira becomes the light in Unni's life and she motivates him to turn responsible. But fate plays dirty as Indira is terminally ill and goes back for treatment.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of this movie was composed by Bombay Ravi to the lyrics written by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan and T. Hariharan. This was the last Malayalam movie to be composed by Bombay Ravi.

#TitleSinger(s)Other notes(s)Raga(s)
1"Bhagavathikkaavil" M. G. Sreekumar Lyrics: Mankombu Gopalakrishnan Mohanam
2"Chuvarillaathe" P. Jayachandran Lyrics: T. Hariharan Mohanam
3"Kaattinu Sugandham" K. J. Yesudas Lyrics: Mankombu GopalakrishnanHindolam
4"Ee Puzhayum" K. S. Chitra Lyrics: Mankombu Gopalakrishnan Udayaravichandrika
5"Ee Puzhayum"ChandrashekharLyrics: Mankombu Gopalakrishnan Udayaravichandrika
6"Dhanumaasappulari" Sujatha Mohan Lyrics: T. Hariharan Aarabhi
7"Tha Geha Krithya"VijithaLyrics:Traditional Mohanam

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References

  1. "Mayookham". Sify . Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 മയൂഖം (2005)