Kochi Rajavu
Kochi Rajavu (translated as King of Kochi) is a 2005 Malayalam-language Masala film, directed by Johny Antony. It stars Dileep, Kavya Madhavan & Rambha.
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| Directed by | Johny Antony |
| Produced by | R. Mohan |
| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Starring | Dileep Kavya Madhavan Rambha |
| Music by | Vidhyasagar |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The film starts with Suryanarayana Varma a.k.a. Unni (Dileep), who hails from a royal family, returning from prison. He had killed the son of a large family who are now searching for him. Unni's parents enroll him in a law college in Chennai. There he meets Meenakshi (Rambha) and gets into conflicts her brother Siva (Riyaz Khan), and Siva's enemy Muthu (Sudheer). Meenakshi eventually falls in love with Unni. Once Meenaskshi's family finds out about her love for Unni they visit his house for a marriage request. But Unni has a past he can't escape, which he narrates in a flashback.
He tells how he met and fell in love with a woman named Aswathy (Kavya Madhavan). Aswathy's parents are dead, and she lives with her uncles, the eldest of whom (Vijayaraghavan) wants to gain her inheritance by arranging a marriage between his son and Aswathy. Aswathy accidentally gets into the autorickshaw of Unni when she is going to met her future husband. During the ride, Unni falls in love with her and delays bringing Aswathy to her destination.
She becomes fed up with him and decides to tell her uncle. She and her uncle plan to make fun of him and calls Unni to her house. Unni learns that Aswathy's uncle is the auto company owner and they beat him badly. She falls for him when she sees him being injured. They decide to get married and in the drama that follows Unni kills Aswathy's future husband. For this, he is jailed for 5 years.
In the present day, Unni believes Aswathy has been married off, so he gets engaged to Meenakshi. Meanwhile, Aswathy calls Unni, telling him that she is still waiting for him. He goes to Kerala to find her, and tries to escape with her in a truck. Chased by Aswathy's family and Meenakshi's family they are saved finally by the autorickshaw drivers and get married.[1]
Cast
- Dileep as Surya Narayana Varma/Unni
- Kavya Madhavan as Aswathy
- Rambha as Meenakshi
- Harisree Ashokan as Unni's friend
- Murali as Menon, Unni's Father
- Kalaranjini as Lakshmi, Unni's Mother
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Maharaja Moolam Thirunal Easwara Varma, Unni's Grandfather
- Vijayan as Parthasarathy
- Riyaz Khan as Meenakshi's brother
- Vijayaraghavan as Prabhakaran
- Santhosh
- Sadiq
- Mohan Jose as Ambbattur Singam
- Thara as Unni's Sister
- Venniradai Moorthy as College Principal
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Meenakshi's driver
- Geetha Salam as Auto driver
- Machan Varghese as Karali Shishyan
- Nandhu Pothuval as Auto driver
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Auto driver
- Irshad as Prakashan, Prabhakaran's eldest son
- Kavi Raj as Prabhakaran's youngest son
- Sudheer as Muthu
- Indrans as Worker of canteen
- Ambika Mohan as Bhavani
- Ponnamma Babu as Kunjanamma
- Kavitha Nair as Meenakshi's friend
- Indulekha as Jyothy
- Deepika Mohan as Jyothy's mother
Soundtrack
| Kochirajavu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Genre | World Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
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Music : Vidyasagar
| Song Title | Singers |
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| "Viral Thottu Vilichal" | Sujatha Mohan |
| "Munthiri Padam" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan |
| "Thanka Kutta" | Sujatha Mohan, Anoop Sankar |
| "Moonu Chakra Vandi" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| "Kinavin Kiligale" | Karthik, Manjari |
| "Sooryan Neeyanda" | K. J. Yesudas, Kalyani Nair. Notes: (Raga:Dharmavati) |
Sources
- Kochi Rajavu on IMDb
- Specific
- "Kochi Rajavu Story, Kochi Rajavu Movie Story, Plot, Synopsis, Review, Preview". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.