Chathurangam (2002 film)
Chathurangam (transl. Chess) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language political action drama film directed by K. Madhu and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Mohanlal, Lalu Alex, Nagma and Navya Nair. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar and Shyam. The plot follows Attiprackal Jimmy, a politician who aspires to become an MLA with the support of minister Kora. The film was released on 20 December 2002 and was the most anticipated Christmas release. Despite the hype, the movie failed commercially. The main reason cited for the failure was the existing Narasimham (2000) hangover and the audience couldn't relate to Mohanlal donning the life of a common politician. Over the years, the movie has attained a cult status and is still widely watched in television.[1][2][3]
| Chathurangam | |
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| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Screenplay by | Babu Janardhanan |
| Produced by | Firoz |
| Starring | Mohanlal Lalu Alex Nagma Navya Nair |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | P. C. Mohanan |
| Music by | M. G. Sreekumar Shyam |
Production company | Nia Production |
| Distributed by | Nia Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The story is set in Kottayam. Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob is everyone's favourite. Attuprakkal Jimmy is a wrestler and do-gooder at the college level. Seeing his all round abilities and popularity, minister K.C. Korah who runs the KSB party, makes him the college chairman. And later he is made the district secretary of his party.
Jimmy becomes the right-hand man of Korah in his fight against minister P.P. Paulose but in the process creates new enemies like the IPS officer Nayana. But soon Paulose and Korah bury their hatchet and join hands. This makes Jimmy unhappy and he is left out. Later Kora frames Jimmy in a murder case.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Attipraickal Jimmy Jacob alias Jimmy
- Lalu Alex as Abkari Methikkalam Thommichan
- Nagma as SP R.Nayana Pillai IPS
- Anu Anand as Joshy Jacob
- Jagadish as Mathen Chethimattom
- Navya Nair as Sherin Mathew, a medical student
- Sai Kumar as K. C. Korah, Electricity Minister
- Jagathi Sreekumar as Kochauseppu alias Thooval Ouseppu
- Vijayaraghavan as P. P. Paulose, Home Minister
- Radhika Menon as Liza Jacob (Jimmy's sister)
- Bindu Panikkar as Annie Alex(Jimmy's sister)
- Manianpilla Raju as Alex (Jimmy's brother-in-law)
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Therutha
- Nedumudi Venu as Mathew Varghese (Sherin's father)
- Kollam Thulasi as Haridas, Prosecution Advocate
- Baburaj as SI Thankaraj
- Bheeman Raghu as SI Erattupetta Hakkim
- Suresh Krishna as Kozhuvanal Jose
- Jose Pelliserry as Uncle of Jimmy
- Sadiq as District Collector Sajan Peter
- Valsala Menon as Sister Theressa
- Augustine as Manamel Appa
- Shobha Mohan as Alice, wife of Mathew Varghese
- Hariprasad R as Lawyer
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains eight songs composed by M. G. Sreekumar, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Shibu Chakravarthy.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Chandanakoottinakathoru" | Anil Ram, Biju Mangad, Soumya Sanathanan |
| 2 | "Mizhiyil" (F) | Sujatha Mohan |
| 3 | "Mizhiyil" (D) | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan |
| 4 | "Nanma Niranjavale Kanya Mariyame" | K. S. Chitra, Chorus |
| 5 | "Neelaambale" | M. G. Sreekumar, Soumya Sanathanan |
| 6 | "Pookkanu" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 7 | "Valuthaayoru" | M. G. Sreekumar, Mohanlal |
| 8 | "Vellimani" | M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus |
References
- N. J., Nair (19 August 2002). "In a different mould". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Bureau (9 December 2002). "Goodlass Nerolac piggybacks on Mohanlal starrer". Business Line. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Chathurangam (2002)". Sify. 4 December 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.