Rangam (transl. Scene) is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film stars Mohanlal as Kathakali artist Appunni, along with Shobana and Raveendran. It features a musical score composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1][2]

Rangam
Poster
Directed byI. V. Sasi
Written byM. T. Vasudevan Nair
StarringMohanlal
Shobana
Raveendran
CinematographyN. A. Thara
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
VICI Films International
Distributed byCentury Release
Release date
  • 14 July 1985 (1985-07-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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Appunni, a Kathakali artist, is the cousin of Chandramathi who is a classical dancer. He is in love with Chandramathi. Madhavan, son of Karunakarapanickker who is the owner of Sadanam, the Kathakali Kalari, returns from Russia. He falls for Chandramathi, and eventually, they get married. Then enters Jayanthi, an artist who wants to learn Kathakali and is the daughter of a rich businessman. The plot forms the conflict in Appunni and Chandramathi's life following these events.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Aaraarum Ariyaathe" Krishnachandran S. Ramesan Nair
2 "Bhaavayaami Raghuraamam" Vani Jairam
3 "Kadhakalippadam" Kalamandalam Hyderali Traditional
4 "Sarggathapassilakum Nimisham" Vani Jairam S. Ramesan Nair
5 "Swaathi Hridaya" K. J. Yesudas S. Ramesan Nair
6 "Thamburaan Paattinu" Krishnachandran S. Ramesan Nair
7 "Vanashree Mukham" K. S. Chithra, Krishnachandran S. Ramesan Nair

Responses

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In a retrospect review, Neelima Menon of The News Minute wrote: "Mohanlal aces the role of the unrequited lover who carries a torch for the lady. And the actor’s transition is more internal, letting us buy into his vocation as a Kathakali dancer effortlessly".[3] In 2020, while writing about Mohanlal in Mathrubhumi, writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair said that, although he loves every roles he enacted in his screenplays, Mohanlal's performance in Rangam and Sadayam stays close to his heart the most.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rangam". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Rangam". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ^ Menon, Neelima (21 May 2020). "7 underrated Mohanlal films and where you can watch them online". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ Nair, M. T. Vasudevan (21 May 2020). "'എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തോട് ചേർന്ന് നിൽക്കുന്നത് അപ്പുണ്ണിയും സത്യനാഥനും'". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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