Megham
Megham (transl. Cloud) is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Priyadarshan, written by T. Damodaran, produced by Suresh Balaje and distributed by Mohanlal through Pranavam Movies. It stars Mammootty, Dileep, Priya Gill, Pooja Batra, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju and Cochin Haneefa. The music was composed by Ouseppachan.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Suresh Balaje |
| Screenplay by | T. Damodaran |
| Story by | Priyadarshan |
| Starring | Mammootty Dileep Priya Gill Pooja Batra K. P. A. C. Lalitha Sreenivasan Nedumudi Venu Cochin Haneefa Captain Raju |
| Music by | Ouseppachan |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Sankar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company | Sitara Combines |
| Distributed by | Pranavam Movies (P) Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran (Mammootty) decides to go on leave for two months and travel alone to some other place in order to stay away from a life of depression. He visits the home village of his subordinate Manikandan (Dileep), where he finds and eventually falls in love with a girl named Meenakshi (Priya Gill). But later he comes to know that she is engaged to Mani. He then decides to unite the two, resisting opposition from both the families. Pooja Batra plays Ravi's estranged wife.
Cast
- Mammootty as Lieutenant Colonel Ravi Varma Thampuran / Kelan
- Dileep as Sepoy E. Manikandan Nair / Mani
- Priya Gill as Meenakshi, Mani's Cousin
- Pooja Batra as Swathy, Ravi's Divorcée
- Sreenivasan as Shanmughan
- Nedumudi Venu as Kumaran, Meenakshi's Father
- Captain Raju as Brigadier, Swathy's Father
- Cochin Haneefa as Kunjikuttan, Kumaran's Younger Brother
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Aachamma, Mani's and Meenakshi's Grandmother
- Mamukkoya as Kurup, Ravi's Servant
- T. R. Omana as Thampuran's Mother
- Manka Mahesh as Aachamma's Daughter and Manikandan's Mother
- Venu Nagavally as Colonel Sunny
- Augustine as Govindan Nair
- Major Ravi as Major
- James Stalin as Ayyappan, Kumaran's Brother
- Sindhu as Manikandan's Sister
- Vijayan Peringode as Panchayat President
- Ajayan Adoor as Govindankutty
Songs
All lyrics are written by Gireesh Puthenchery; all music is composed by Ouseppachan.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Manjukaalam Nolkkum" | K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 2. | "Vilakku Vakkum" | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 3. | "Vilakku Vakkum" (Instrumental) | Ouseppachan | |
| 4. | "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (Male) | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 5. | "Thumbayum Thulasiyum" (Female) | K. S. Chithra | |
| 6. | "Margazhiye Mallikaye" | M. G. Sreekumar, Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | |
| 7. | "Njanoru Pattu Paadam" | K. J. Yesudas |
The audio was distributed by East Coast Audios.