Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (transl. Property of Narendran's son Jayakanthan) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Kunchacko Boban and Samyuktha Varma and Asin.[1] The story follows Jayakanthan (Kunchacko Boban), who comes from Kumbakonam, to his late father's village in Paruthippara, Kannur district, to claim his father's property. The film marks the acting debut of Asin, aged fifteen;[2] however this remained her first and only Malayalam film to date. The film released on 24 August 2001 coinciding with the festival of Onam.[3] The film was remade in Telugu as Idemi Oorura Babu (2002).[4]
| Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka | |
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| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikad |
| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | C. Karunakaran |
| Starring | Kunchacko Boban Samyuktha Varma Asin |
| Cinematography | Vipin Mohan |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Carlton Films |
| Distributed by | Jiyo Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editThe story is about Jayakanthan, who comes to claim his father Narendran's property in their native village. There he meets Vinodini, who is the panchayat president and a strict follower of the rules. Swathi is Jayakanthan's cousin and her father Balakrishnan Nambiar is worried that Jayakanthan, his nephew, has come to marry her and inherit their property. Bhargavan has usurped Narendran's land, but Jayakanthan is unaware of this and becomes his good friend. The remainder of the plot is about how things fall into place.
Cast
edit- Kunchacko Boban as Jayakanthan
- Samyuktha Varma as Panchayath President Vinodhini
- Asin as Swathi
- Parthiban as Devasahayam
- Sreenivasan as Bhargavan
- KPAC Lalitha as Kunjulakshmi
- Janardhanan as Balakrishnan Nambiar
- Innocent as Johny Vellikkala
- Cochin Haneefa as Kittunni
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as "Naxal" Vasu
- Mamukkoya as Nambeesan[5]
- Sukumari as Aishumma
- Bhavani as Vinodini's mother
- Bindu Panicker as Soudamini
- Vettukili Prakash
- Kulappulli Leela as Sharada
- Remya Nambeeshan as Sethulekshmi, Jayankanthan's sister
- Monilal As Panchyath Secretary
- Rajan Padur as Bomb Maker
- Mahesh
Soundtrack
edit| Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Genre | Film |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film features songs composed by Johnson and written by Mullanezhi.
| Song Title | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aaraarumariyaathoru Omanakkauthukam | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Ammayum Nanmayum" | Sujatha Mohan, chorus |
| "Karutha Raavinte" (F) | K. S. Chithra |
| "Karutha Raavinte" (M) | G. Venugopal |
| "Vasantham Varna" (F) | K. S. Chithra, chorus |
| "Vasantham Varna" (M) | K. J. Yesudas, chorus |
References
edit- ^ "Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Avanthika (9 February 2020). "Missing! Remember Asin who shook the nation with Ghajini". Yahoo! Life.
- ^ "Malayalam films with quirky titles". The Times of India. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Movie Preview - Idem Voorandi Babu". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ "'Sultan of Thugs' Mamukkoya once said: Any sage born in Malabar would speak only Mappila language". Mathrubhumi. 26 April 2023.