Oral Mathram
Oral Mathram is a 1997 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. The film stars Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Sudheesh, Shruti and Lalu Alex.
| Oral Mathram | |
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| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Written by | S. N. Swamy |
| Starring | Mammootty Sreenivasan Sudheesh Lalu Alex Shruti |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | Vipin Mohan |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Sreedhara Menon (Thilakan) is a retired income tax officer from Mumbai and has now settled in a remote village in Kerala. He owns some land and a house where he and his three daughters live together and leads a calm, silent and happy life. Menon owns a smaller house adjacent to his own which is given for rent, and his source of income other that agricultural income. Mr. Menon's Pension from the service has been blocked due to some unclear issues. Hareendran (Mammootty) is a struggling small-time contractor and comes in as a new tenant to the rented house. Hareendran is constantly put under unwanted troubles by his aide Balachandran (Sudheesh), who convinces Hareendran to help people in trouble. His experience with Balachandran has made Hareendran a selfish man and he presently is least concerned about other peoples problems around him.
But the things take a change after Menon goes absconding leaving three daughters alone in the house. Hareendran, the selfish tenant quickly decides to vacate the house to avoid unwanted troubles. Even though selfish and unkind outside, the good-hearted Hareendran cannot stand the harsh difficulties forced to be faced by the girls in front of his house and rest of the story is about how only Hareendran (Oral Mathram -> the only person) steps up to help the girls.
Cast
- Mammootty as Hareendranath
- Thilakan as Shekhara Menon
- Sreenivasan as C.I Sachidanandan
- Sudheesh as Balachandran
- Lalu Alex as S.I Mathew Varghese
- Shruti as Devika Menon
- Praveena as Malavika Menon
- Kavya Madhavan as Gopika Menon
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Pankunny Menon
- Mamukkoya as Kunjhalikutty
- Sankaradi as Nambiar, the tea shop owner
- Mahesh as Hameed
- Vishnuprakash as Kunjachan / K.R.K / K.R.Kuttikrishnan
Soundtrack
| Oral Mathram | |
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| Genre | Film |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film features songs composed by Johnson and written by Kaithapram.
| Song Title | Singer |
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| "Aardramaay Chandrakalabham" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Aardramaay Chandrakalabham" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Chaithranilaavinte" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Kaarvarnane Kando Sakhi" | K. J. Yesudas |
| "Kaarvarnane Kando Sakhi" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Mangalappaala" | K. S. Chithra |