Sathyam (2004 film)
Sathyam (transl.Truth) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Vinayan, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anandaraj, Thilakan, Priyamani and Taruni Sachdev. It was Priyamani's debut film in Malayalam. This was the last Malayalam film of Taruni Sachdev.[2][3][4]
| Sathyam | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Written by | Vinayan |
| Produced by | Vaisakh Rajan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Anandaraj Thilakan |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
Release date | 27 August 2004 |
Running time | 183 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹1.75 crore[1] |
Plot
The story circles around Sanjeev Kumar (Prithviraj Sukumaran) who is awaiting his selection into the police force. But it was being delayed by the Police Commissioner Mambilly Mukundan Menon (Anandaraj), who is backed up by his political and underground relationships and has a grudge against Sanjeev's father Ayyappan Nair (Thilakan). When things go beyond a limit, Sanjeev gets fed up, and locks up Mukundan in a secret location. Sanjeev gets selected for the police force and joins as a Sub-Inspector near his home town, and gets a lot of praise for his work in curbing crime in the city.
In the meanwhile, Mukundan manages to escape the secret location. Sanjeev manages to prove that Mukundan is insane and puts him in an asylum. But he faces many obstacles. His wife Sona (Priyamani) and he gets shot by his men and his younger brother Prakash (Suresh Krishna) during a fight when they when they were kidnapping Sona. Sanjeev kills Prakash and saves Sona. His niece Chinnukutty (Taruni Sachdev) and Ayyappan gets kidnapped by Mukundan and his men and Mukundan kills Ayyappan Nair (Thilakan). Sanjeev fights with Mukundan and his men. Sanjeev kills Mukundan and saves Chinnukutty.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as SI Sanjeev Kumar (Sanju)
- Anandaraj as City Police Commissioner Mambilli Mukundan Menon
- Thilakan as Head Constable 'Sathyavan' Ayyappan Nair, Sanjeev's Father
- Priyamani as Sona
- Taruni Sachdev as Chinnukutty, Sanjeev's Niece [5]
- Rajeev as Minister Mambilli Madhava Menon
- Suresh Krishna as Mambilli Prakash Menon
- Lalu Alex as ACP James Manjooran
- Captain Raju as City Police Commissioner
- Aniyappan as Balan, Sanjeev's Friend
- Venu Nagavally as Chief Minister
- Narayanankutty as ASI Kunjiraman
- Kochu Preman as Police Constable
- Baburaj as Mattancherry Martin
- Kollam Thulasi as ACP Anirudhan
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Sanjeev's Mother
- Ramya Salim as Sanjeev's sister
- Babu Swamy as Sona’s father
- Manka Mahesh as Sona's mother
- K. P. A. C. Saji as CI Yousuf
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains six songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran. Lyrics were by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri and S. Ramesan Nair .
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Be Happy Man" | Jyotsna, Vijay Yesudas | |
| 2 | "Kaatte Kaatte" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 3 | "Kaatte Kaatte" (F) | Kalyani Nair | |
| 4 | "Kallakkurumbi" | Sujatha Mohan, Baby Vidya | |
| 5 | "Nee En Sundari" | K S Chitra,Karthik | Abheri |
| 6 | "Whisile Whisile" | Alex Kayyalaykkal, Ganga |
References
- Moviebuzz (29 September 2004). "Onam - The final report card!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- Nagarajan, Saraswathy (13 April 2012). "Ms. Confidence". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Satyam". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022.
- "Sathyam Review | Sathyam Malayalam Movie Review by Paresh C. Palicha". 26 August 2004.
- "Amitabh Bachchan's 'Paa' child co-star dies in Nepal air crash". Firstpost. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.