Chempada
Chempada (English: Red Army) is a 2008 Malayalam language thriller film written and directed by Robin Thirumala in his directorial debut.[1] The film is based on the novel Avar Nagarathilund by M. D. Ajayaghosh which was serialised in Manorama Weekly.
| Chempada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robin Thirumala |
| Produced by | Jagadish K. Nair Abdul Azeez |
| Screenplay by | Robin Thirumala |
| Based on | Avar Nagarathilund by M. D. Ajayaghosh |
| Starring | Bala Sridevika |
| Music by | Robin Thirumala |
| Cinematography | Noushad |
Production company | Garden Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The film revolves around a music troupe of youngsters named 'Red Army'. Headed by its mentor Captain Mukundan Menon, the group's real operations are to loot and kill people who have amassed wealth through wrong means and to cleanse the world of crime and injustice. Manu (Bala), a naive guy from Vagamon and son of a driver working for R. K. Nair, a rich planter, loved Meenakshi (Sreedevika), an innocent girl. But Meenakshi was raped by the planter and his accomplices. Being loyal to the master, Manu's father took the blame upon himself and got arrested. Things took a different turn when his father committed suicide in jail under suspicious circumstances and Meenakshi went missing. Manu then took up arms to avenge R. K. Nair and his men, but was beaten and left badly wounded in a desolate place, where he was found by the troupe members. Manu, who is later inducted into the troupe, gets a new name, Harikrishnan, and becomes active in the troupe's activities. What happens next forms the rest of the movie.
Cast
- Bala as manu/Harikrishnan
- Baburaj as Merkariyoz
- Sridevika as Meenakshi
- Kalabhavan Mani
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as A.S.P Ravishanker
- Lakshana as Reshmi
- Govind as Akash Nair
- Nisha Sarang as Lekha
- Sadiq as Paily
- Robin A Thirumala as News Reporter (Cameo Appearance)
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 10 songs, all composed by Robin Thirumala. Lyrics by Robin Thirumala, Prakash Marar, Firoz Thikkodi.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ente Pranayathin (D)" | Najim Arshad, Jyotsna |
| 2 | "Ente Pranayathin (M)" | Najim Arshad |
| 3 | "Kallurukkippoovu Kammalaninja" | M. G. Sreekumar, Ranjini Jose |
| 4 | "Mele Etho Oru Minnaaminni" | Pradeep Palluruthy |
| 5 | "Mohabbathin Kadalile" | Jyotsna, Dr. M. K. Muneer |
| 6 | "Oru Paattaay" | Arun, Preetha Kannan |
| 7 | "Pathiye Vanna" | Cicily, Satheesh Babu |
| 8 | "Raavin Viralthumbil" | Najim Arshad, Smitha Nishanth |
| 9 | "Raavin Viralthumbil [F]" | Smitha Nishanth |
| 10 | "Thumbe Thumbe" | Afsal, Pradeep Palluruthy |
References
- "Chempada". Malayalam Movie Database. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
External links
- Review, Sify.com
- Review, Veeyen, Nowrunning.com
- Review, Thomas T, Nowrunning.com
- Review, Oneindia.in