Superman (1997 film)
Superman is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language action film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin, starring Jayaram and Shobana. The film was produced and distributed by Siddique, Lal and Azeez under the banner of Kavyachandrika.
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| Directed by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Written by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Produced by | Siddique Lal Azeez |
| Starring | Jayaram Shobana |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | K. P. Hariharaputhran |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Kavyachandrika |
| Distributed by | Kavyachandrika Release |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Nithya, a deputy police commissioner, is assigned a corruption case involving the Home Minister and his friend, a businessman called Rajan Phillip. Unknown to her, a criminal nicknamed Superman helped her in the investigation.
Superman, whose real name is Hareendran nurtures a vendetta against the Home minister Rajan Phillip and uses Nithya to trap his enemies. In the process, Superman uses the judiciary as his weapon and frames the men responsible for his tragic past. He provides vital information to the police for the same. In order to collect evidence, Superman himself breaks the law, but as it is for the greater good, Nithya looks the other way.
Cast
- Jayaram as Hareendran / Superman
- Shobana as DCP Nithya IPS
- Jagadish as SI Balachandran (Hareendran's friend)
- Siddique as City Police Commissioner Rajagopal IPS
- Innocent as Kochunni (friend of Hareendran)
- Janardhanan as Nithya's Valyachan
- Sreejaya Nair as Nalini Balachandran
- Paravoor Ramachandran as MSV
- Cochin Haneefa as Rajan Philip
- Spadikam George as CI Jagannathan
- Nedumudi Venu as Raman Nair (Hareendran's father)
- Zeenath as Bhavani (Hareendran's mother)
- Vinduja Menon as Hareendran's sister
- Bindu Panicker as Swarnalatha (Jaganathan's wife)
- James as Chakkachampparambil Joy
- T. P. Madhavan as Home Minister of Kerala
- Krishna Kumar as Himself (As Newsreader)
Reception
The film was a huge success in box office . The majority of the film was shot in Thiruvananthapuram. The climax sequences involved a number of CCTV cameras (which were not popular at the time) and visuals were filmed at Technopark Campus Trivandrum.[1]
Soundtrack
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| Released | October 1997 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | Kavyachandrika Audios[2] Wilson Audios[3] |
S. P. Venkatesh scored the music for this film which was written by S. Ramesan Nair and I. S. Kundoor.[4] The music was distributed by Kavyachandrika Audios.
| # | Track Title | Singers | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Aavaram Poovinmel" | Biju Narayanan, Sujatha Mohan | S. Ramesan Nair |
| 2 | "Onathumbi Paadoo" | K. J. Yesudas | S. Ramesan Nair |
| 3 | "Marumozhi Thedum Kilimakale" | M. G. Sreekumar | S. Ramesan Nair |
| 4 | "Onathumbi Paadoo" | Sujatha Mohan | S. Ramesan Nair |
| 5 | "Hole Hole Manthrikan Njaan" | M. G. Sreekumar | I. S. Kundoor |
| 6 | "Thappu Thaalangal" | M. G. Sreekumar | I. S. Kundoor |
References
- "When Jayaram Tried His Hands At Mass Hero Roles!". FilmiBeat. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017.
- "Audio cassette back cover". Facebook. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021.
- "Superman Soundtrack". JioSaavn. January 1997.
- "Superman (1997) - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info.
