| Raavanaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring | Mohanlal Revathi Napoleon Vasundhara Das Siddique Vijayaraghavan Saikumar |
| Music by | Suresh Peters |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Editing by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Studio | Aashirvad Cinemas |
| Distributed by | Swargachithra |
| Release date(s) | August 31, 2001 |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Raavanaprabhu (Malayalam: രാവണപ്രഭു, English: Ravana the Lord) is a 2001 Malayalam musical action-drama film written and directed by Ranjith. It is a sequel to the 1993 film Devaasuram which was scripted by Ranjith. The film is the directorial debut of Ranjith, who had previously worked as a screenwriter. Mohanlal plays the dual role of father (Mangalassery Neelakandan) and son (Mangalassery Karthikeyan). Napoleon reprises the role of Mundackal Shekharan, the archenemy of Neelakandan. The film was released as an Onam release on August 31, 2001. The film managed to become the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film.
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The story begins with the fall of Mangalasherry Neelakantan's (Mohanlal) son Karthikeyan (Mohanlal), as he ventures out to make money which ultimately makes him a liquor baron. The relationship between Neelakantan and Karthikeyan deteriorates, as the father does not approve of his son's money-making methods. Mundakkal Shekharan (Napoleon) comes into the picture again after spending a term in prison for killing one of Neelakantan's friends. He decides to finish the Mangalasherry family by confiscating the house which was kept as collateral for Bhanumathi's (Revathy) treatment. Bhanumathi passes away and Karthikeyan is now bent on taking revenge. Neelakantan loses his home and Karthikeyan ventures out in an attempt to reclaim his ancestral home. In the meantime, Karthikeyan abducts Shekharan's daughter Janaki (Vasundhara Das) in an attempt to blackmail him (Shekharan), during which they fall in love with each other. The remainder of the movie is about how Karthikeyan manages to get his ancestral home back while Shekharan's nephew Mundakkal Rajendran (Vijayaraghavan) makes attempts to kill Karthikeyan.
This film includes five songs written by the late lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery and composed by the composer and playback singer Suresh Peters.[1] The songs became chartbusters. Vandemukunda Hare was taken from the sequel movie Devaasuram sung and composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan.
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariyathe Ariyathe | P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra | Raga: Kanada |
| 2 | Thakilu Pukilu | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha, Radhika Thilak, Prabhakaran, Mohanlal | |
| 3 | Aakasha Deepangal | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer Raga: Misra Sivaranjani |
| 4 | Pottukuthedi | K. L. Sreeram, Swarnalatha | |
| 5 | Ariyathe Ariyathe | K. S. Chithra | Raga: Kanada |
| 6 | Aattoram Azhakoram | Sujatha | |
| 7 | Aakasha Deepangal | K. S. Chithra | Raga: Misra Sivaranjani |
| 8 | Vandemukunda Hare | Nikhil | Samantha Malahari |
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