Prajapathi

Summary

Prajapathi (transl. Leader of the people) is a 2006 Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Ranjith. The film stars Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu and Thilakan. The music is by Tej Manoj and lyrics are by Girish Puthencherry. The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu and also Aditi Rao's feature debut film.[1][2]

Prajapathi
Directed byRanjith
Written byRanjith
Produced byValiyaveettil Siraj
StarringMammootty
Sreenivasan
Siddique
Nedumudi Venu
CinematographyAlagappan N.
Edited byL. Bhomminathan
Music byThej Mervin
Production
company
Valiyaveettil Movie International
Distributed byS Pictures
Release date
  • 15 June 2006 (2006-06-15)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot edit

Devarmadom Narayanan is accused of killing his father, for being cruel to his mother, at the age of 13 and serves a sentence in a juvenile home. When he returns, he becomes leader of the people of Perumalpuram village. He ensures the village is devoid of all wrongdoers by expelling them. His adversaries are his uncle Muppil Kunjambu Nair and wife Indrani. Kunjambu hated Narayanan for killing his brother, although Kunjambu and his eldest son Giri tried in many ways to kill Narayanan. At one point, Giri almost succeeded in killing Narayanan. Narayanan again did not react. He was on good terms with Kunjambu's daughter and his murapennu. Giri tries to sell his land in Perumalpuram to some outsider whose arrival, Narayanan knew, would destroy the harmony of the village. That is when Narayanan decides to react.

It turns out that Kunjambu was the one who actually killed his father for their wealth. Narayanan helps Ali Raghavan, the real son of Kunjambu, to gain his birthright. When Giri finds that he is the stepson of Kunjambu, he kills Kunjambu. The family drives him away from home with the help of Narayanan. The rest of the film is about how and if Giri takes revenge on Narayanan.

Cast edit

Reception edit

The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Soundtrack edit

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Thej Mervin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Kuthira" M. G. Sreekumar
2 "Madhuram" K. S. Chitra
3 "Oru Penkidaavu" Jassie Gift
4 "Oru Penkidaavu (D)" Sayanora Philip, Jassie Gift, Sujatha Mohan, Chorus
5 "Prajaapathy" M. G. Sreekumar

References edit

  1. ^ "Prajapathi". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Prajapathi: Just another Ranjith flick".

External links edit

  • Prajapathi at IMDb