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Chathurangam (2002 film)

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Chathurangam
Directed byK. Madhu
Screenplay byBabu Janardhanan
Produced byFiroz
StarringMohanlal
Lalu Alex
Nagma
Navya Nair
CinematographyAnandakuttan
Edited byP. C. Mohanan
Music byM. G. Sreekumar
Shyam
Production
company
Nia Production
Distributed byNia Release
Release date
  • 20 December 2002 (2002-12-20)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Chathurangam (transl. Chess) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Mohanlal, Lalu Alex, Nagma and Navya Nair. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar and Shyam. The plot follows Attiprackal Jimmy, a politician who aspires to become an MLA with the support of minister Kora. The film was released on 20 December 2002 and was the most anticipated Christmas release. Despite the hype, the movie failed commercially. The main reason cited for the failure was the existing Narasimham (2000) hangover and the audience couldn't relate to Mohanlal donning the life of a common politician. Over the years, the movie has attained a cult status and is still widely watched in television.[1][2][3]

Plot

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The story is set in Kottayam. Jimmy Jacob of the Attiprackal house is everyone's favourite. Attiprackal Jimmy is a wrestler and do-gooder at the college level. Seeing his all round abilities and popularity, minister K.C. Korah who runs the KSB party, makes him the college chairman. And later he is made the district secretary of his party.

Jimmy becomes the right-hand man of Korah in his fight against minister P.P. Paulose but in the process creates new enemies like the IPS officer Nayana. But soon Paulose and Korah bury their hatchet and join hands. This makes Jimmy unhappy and he is left out. Later Kora frames Jimmy in a murder case.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The film's soundtrack contains eight songs composed by M. G. Sreekumar, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Shibu Chakravarthy.

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Chandanakoottinakathoru" Anil Ram, Biju Mangad, Soumya Sanathanan
2 "Mizhiyil" (F) Sujatha Mohan
3 "Mizhiyil" (D) M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan
4 "Nanma Niranjavale Kanya Mariyame" K. S. Chitra, Chorus
5 "Neelaambale" M. G. Sreekumar, Soumya Sanathanan
6 "Pookkanu" K. J. Yesudas
7 "Valuthaayoru" M. G. Sreekumar, Mohanlal
8 "Vellimani" M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus

References

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  1. ^ N. J., Nair (19 August 2002). "In a different mould". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2018.[dead link]
  2. ^ Bureau (9 December 2002). "Goodlass Nerolac piggybacks on Mohanlal starrer". Business Line. Retrieved 2 November 2018. {{cite news}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Chathurangam (2002)". Sify. 4 December 2002. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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