Minnaram

Minnaram

DVD cover
Directed by Priyadarshan
Produced by R. Mohan
Screenplay by Priyadarshan
Story by Cherian Kalpakavadi
Starring Mohanlal
Shobana
Thilakan
Sankaradi
K. P. Ummer
Jagathy Sreekumar
Geetha Vijayan
Neha Dhupia
Venu Nagavally
Lalu Alex
Music by S.P. Venkatesh
Cinematography K. V. Anand
Edited by N. Gopalakrishnan
Production
company
Distributed by Manorajyam Release (Kerala)
Release dates
 16 September 1994
Running time
 150 minutes
Country India
Language [Malayalam )

Minnaram (Malayalam: മിന്നാരം) is a 1994 Malayalam musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan,[1] starring Mohanlal,[2] Shobana, Thilakan, Sankaradi, K. P. Ummer, Jagathy Sreekumar, Geetha Vijayan, Venu Nagavally, and Lalu Alex.[3] The story was written by Cherian Kalpakavadi, while the screenplay and dialogues were written by Priyadarshan himself. The core storyline along with the plot-twist and climax was inspired by the 1993 Kannada movie Nanendu Nimmavane.

Cast

Plot

Bobby (Mohanlal), orphaned at a young age, is brought up as his own son by his uncle, Retd. I.G Matthews (Thilakan). He is betrothed to Chackochan's (K. P. Ummer) daughter, Tina (Anju). However, his old flame from college, Nina (Shobhana), turns up with a toddler allegedly fathered by Bobby. He denies this vehemently and goes to great lengths to prove her wrong, whilst keeping this under wraps from his fiancée. Despite a slew of hilarious events involving Unnunni (Jagathi Sreekumar) and his paranoia about his wife Daisy (Subhashini) seeming to have an illicit affair with Bobby, Bobby is unable to prove his claims that the child is not a result of his relationship with Nina in the past. In the meantime, Nina develops a strong bond among all the members in Bobby's family, except Boby himself.

Eventually, having discovered the truth that Bobby is married prior to Tina, Chackochan calls off the wedding, and publicly humiliates Matthews for the dishonesty. With nothing left to lose, Bobby is prepared to accept Nina as his wife, but Nina adamantly refusues. She divulges the truth about the child to Bobby's cousin, Baby (Venu Nagavalli). During the days of his straining marriage, Baby had an affair with Nina's sister, who later died during childbirth, thus leaving Nina in the dire situation to deliver the child in her father's care. Initially, Baby refuses, for the fear of the sordid fact tearing apart his married life. But Matthews overhears the conversation and feels sorry for Bobby, who is now proven innocent.

In the climax, Nina suffers a fainting episode, whereupon it is revealed to Bobby and his family by Nina's brother, Dr. Romy (Lalu Alex) that she is terminally ill with polycythemia vera, just like her deceased sister. Nina wanted to ensure that her niece would not be orphaned. Bobby's family stand together for Nina's good health, despite the waning odds of her survival. Nina is relieved when she realizes that her niece is accepted into the family of her rightful father. But her emotional surge puts her into a critical condition, leaving the family in mental agony.

Bobby races against the clock to get the medicine radioactive phosphorus to save his beloved from the acute relapse, but despite his best efforts and everybody's prayers, he cannot reach her in time to save her.

Remake

The film remade into Tamil titled as Azhagana Naatkal directed by Sundar C. starring Karthik & Rambha as main protogonists.

Music

The acclaimed soundtrack of this movie was composed by S. P. Venkatesh for which the acclaimed lyrics were penned by Shibu Chakravarthy and Gireesh Puthenchery. All the songs of this movie were instant hits, with currently a huge fanbase and cover adaptations by a few young musical bands.

Song Title Singer(s)
"Chinkarakinnaram" M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra
"Darlings of Mine" Dr. Kalyan, Anupama
"Kunjoonjaal" M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra
"Manjakunjikkalulla" M. G. Sreekumar, Suju
"Nilaave Maayumo" M. G. Sreekumar
"Nilaave Maayumo" K. S. Chithra
"Oru Vallam Ponnum" M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha
"Thaliraninjoru" M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra

References

  1. ↑ "List of Malayalam films released during the year 1994". PRD, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Mohanlal's Filmy Adventure – Head to Toe". Asianet. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Minnaram". citwf.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Singing Sensation Thara aims for the stars". The Hindu. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-23.

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