Ben Johnson (film)
Ben Johnson is a 2005 Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon and produced by Milan Jaleel. The film stars Kalabhavan Mani in a dual role as a father and son with Indraja, Siddique and Vijayaraghavan. The film has songs composed by Deepak Dev.[1][2][3] It was released on 24 June 2005.[4][5] The songs were well received, especially the song "Sona..Sona.." sung by Kalabhavan Mani and "Iniyum mizhikal nirayaruthe" by K.J. Yesudas. It was later dubbed in Odia under the same title. The movie was a hit and one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.[6]
| Ben Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anil C. Menon |
| Written by | T. A. Shahid |
| Screenplay by | T. A. Shahid |
| Produced by | Milan Jaleel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | L Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Deepak Dev (songs) Rajamani (score) |
Production company | Galaxy Films |
| Distributed by | Galaxy Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Synopsis
Amarakaran Pathrose is a name to reckon with in village Muthangakuzhi. He is the monarch of all that he surveys, thanks to his rough and ready methods. Fear stalks the village whenever he gets into ‘action’.
His son, Ben Johnson is everything that the fear-inspiring father is not. He goes out of his way to be nice to one and all, in an effort to erase the bad reputation set by his father. Johnson has always cherished the dream of becoming a policeman.
Ever since his childhood, Johnson has been good in sports. Thanks to his excellence in athletics, the villagers start calling him Ben Johnson because of his physical resemblance to the famous Canadian sprinter.
Johnson manages to become a sub-inspector (SI) in Kerala police, under the sports quota! As destiny would have it, Johnson is posted as the SI in his own village of Muthangakuzhi. Now he is driven by a missionary zeal to rid the village of rowdies and baddies, both social as well as political.
Cast
- Kalabhavan Mani in a dual role as:
- S.I. Ben Johnson (Son)
- Amarakkadan Pathrose (Father)
- Indraja as Gouri
- Siddique as SP Stephen Varghese IPS
- Vijayaraghavan as Chandranthodi Viswanathan MLA
- Madhu as Govinda Menon
- Harisree Ashokan as Constable Swami
- Kalasala Babu as Chandranthodi Madhava Menon
- Cochin Haneefa as ASI Eenashu
- Sukumari
- Ambika as Lakshmi
- Adithya Menon as Vettukadan Velayudhan
- Sadiq
- Innocent as Chief Minister
- Machan Varghese
- Vishnu Prasad
- Shruti
- Bheeman Raghu as Raghu
- I. M. Vijayan
- T. P. Madhavan as Minister
- Narayanankutty
- Abu Salim as Abu
- Chali Pala as Retd. DySP Parameshwaran
- Baiju Ezhupunna
- Ponnamma Babu
- Kalabhavan Haneef
- Nadirshah as himself
Music
The music was composed by Deepak Dev, with lyrics written by Arjun Sasi and Kaithapram.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ben Johnson" | Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 2 | "Iniyum Mizhikal" | Sujatha Mohan | Kaithapram | |
| 3 | "Iniyum Mizhikal" (M) | K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram | |
| 4 | "Munpe Munpe" | Deepak Dev, Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 5 | "Munpe Munpe" | Arjun Sasi | Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi | |
| 6 | "Pettayaadi" | Nadirsha, Sangeetha | Kaithapram | |
References
- "Ben Johnson". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Ben Johnson". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Ben Johnson". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Must Watch". The Times of India. 19 May 2011.
- "The best of Kalabhavan Mani: a tribute". Sify. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.
- "The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram: Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2022.