Chandrolsavam
| Chandrolsavam | |
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Santhosh Damodar |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Meena Ranjith Kushboo Samvrutha Sunil Jagadeesh Cochin Haneefa |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Azhagappan |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Distributed by | Damor Cinema |
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| Language | Malayalam |
Chandrolsavam (Malayalam:ചന്ദ്രോത്സവം) is a 2005 Malayalam romantic drama film written and directed by Ranjith. It stars Mohanlal in the lead as the protagonist Chirackal Sreehari. Chandrolsavam was a critical and commercial failure.
Plot
Chandrolsavam is a film that deals with a very unusual theme - a man trying to redeem his past. It's a film about a man's love for his nostalgia.
Shreehari, the protagonist, was compelled to leave his village and home after being convicted for plotting a murder, and returns home after living as a musician in Paris for five years. Back home, he tries to get back every moment of his past-his teenage romance, the sights and sounds that he had once savoured because he does not have much life left, he is afflicted with cancer.
Chandrolsavam is about Shreehari's celebration of his life, love, friendships and memories. It tells the story of a man in search of his past and through it shows man's unending love for the life he has lived.
Cast
- Chirakkal Shreehari Menon ... Mohan Lal
- Indulekha ... Meena
- Ramanunni ... Ranjith
- Shreedharan ... Cochin Haneefa
- Kunjukutty ... V. K. Sreeraman
- Kuttiraman ... Jagadeesh
- Doctor Durga ... Kushboo
- Karunan ... Saikumar
- Malavika ... Samvrutha Sunil
- C.I. Sugathan ... Maniyanpilla Raju
- C.I. Kurian ... Spadikam George
- Peethambaran ... Bheeman Raghu
- Zeenath
- Srihari's Guru ... musician V. Dakshinamoorthy (special appearance)
- Augustine
- Abu Salim
- Nilambur Ayisha
Reception
The film was a box office flop, owing to lack of content.[1] However, Ranjith believes that it was not a bad film. He says, "Mohanlal fans expected too much. I don't think it was a bad film. Many who watched it on DVD called to say they were surprised it did not do well. Fans come in with pre-conceived notions on how the actor will be in the movie and the kind of story it will be, hence they could not grasp the poetic element in the film."[2]
Soundtrack
| Chandrolsavam | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.
| Track | Song | Artist(s) | Lyricist | Raga |
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| 1 | Muttathethum | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Gireesh Puthenchery | Mohanam |
| 2 | Ponmulam | K. S. Chithra | Gireesh Puthenchery | Kalyani |
| 3 | Aaraarum | P. Jayachandran | Gireesh Puthenchery | Shuddha Saveri |
| 5 | Shobhillu | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Tyagaraja | Jaganmohini |
| 6 | Nijadasavarada | K. S. Chithra | Patnam Subramania Iyer | Kalyani |
| 7 | Aaraarum | Sujatha | Gireesh Puthenchery | Shuddha Saveri |
| 8 | Chembada Pada | M. G. Sreekumar | Arumughan Vengidangu | Anandabhairavi |
External links
References
- ↑ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 2005-12-30. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
Chandrolsavam flopped owning to lack of content
- ↑ "Daring to be different". The Hindu. 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2011-03-02.