Pattalam (2003 film)

Pattalam
Directed by Lal Jose
Produced by Subair
Sudhish
Written by Reji Nair
Starring Mammootty
Biju Menon
Tessa
Jyothirmayi
Music by Vidyasagar
Cinematography S. Kumar
Editing by Ranjan Abraham
Release date(s) September 2003 (2003-09)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Pattalam is a 2003 Malayalam film by Lal Jose starring Mammootty and Biju Menon in lead roles with Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Innocent and Jyothirmai in supporting roles. This film revolves around the incidents happening in a small village after army sets up a temporary camp. This film was a huge flop at box office.

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Plot

Army comes to a local village in Kerala because of a terror threat. The army is led by Captain Pattabhiraman (Mammootty) and commader Benny (Biju Menon). One day the Major sees a widow named Vimala (Tessa) singing. Vimala is living her life in her husband's home after death of her husband. A village girl Satyabhama (Jyothirmayi) and Benny falls in love and elopes. Pattabhiraman discovers that a Terriost has placed a bomb in a water tank. He finds the terrorists and defuses the bomb. Benny reveals to Vimala that Pattabhiraman killed her husband Nandu (Indrajith) in the war. Major confesses that this story is true and he did that as a mercy killing because he was badly injured in the war. Vimala forgives him and the couple happily unites.

Theatrical Response

Despite huge initial pull, this film failed to create any impact at the box office and ended as a big flop.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music : Vidyasagar

Song Title Singers
"Aaroral" K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan
"Aalilekkavile" P. Jayachandran, Sujatha Mohan
"Aaroral" Sujatha Mohan
"Dingiripattalam" Kalyani
"Pamba Ganapathi" M. G. Sreekumar
"Vennakallin" Vidhu Prathap, Radhika Thilak, Biju Narayanan
"Anthimanam" Biju Narayanan, Preetha
"Theme Music" Instrumental

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