Pandippada
Pandippada (transl. Pandi troop) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin. The film stars Dileep, Navya Nair, Prakash Raj, and Rajan P. Dev in the lead roles, while Harisree Asokan, Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa, Ambika, Sukumari, and Indrans play supporting roles. The film was produced by Dileep and Anoop under the company Graand Production.[2][3] The film released on 4 July 2005.
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Directed by | Rafi Mecartin |
Produced by | Dileep[1] Anoop |
Written by | Rafi Mecartin |
Starring | Dileep Navya Nair Prakash Raj Rajan P. Dev Harisree Asokan Salim Kumar Cochin Haneefa |
Narrated by | Rafi Mecartin |
Music by | Suresh Peters (Songs) S. P. Venkatesh (background score) |
Cinematography | Saloo George |
Edited by | Harihara Puthran |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Kalasangham Films Wrights Releases Kas |
Release date | 4 July 2005 (Kerala) |
Running time | 148 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
The story follows Malayali Bhuvana Chandran (Dileep), an unsuccessful entrepreneur in a lot of debt, who gets involved in a land conflict between two powerful landlords in Tamil Nadu: Pandi Durai (Prakash Raj) and Karuppayya Swami (Rajan P. Dev
Plot
Pandippada is the story of a rivalry between Pandi Durai (Prakash Raj) and his brother-in-law Karuppayya Swami (Rajan P. Dev), who are landlords that brutally rule villages. Bhuvana Chandran (Dileep) is a 38-year-old man who gets a piece of land in the same village. He has a lot of debts and in order to clear that, he has to sell this land. However, Pandi and Karuppayya will not allow him to sell the land.
Bhuvana comes to this village to check the possibilities of selling the land. Then he sees his best friend Bhasi (Harisree Ashokan) who lived there and asks for his help. Bhasi takes him to Pandi, whose gang he was a member of, and Bhuvana joins Pandi's group. Later, he falls in love with Meena (Navya Nair), who is the daughter of Karuppayya.[4] [5]
However, Pandi also wants to marry Meena, and this makes Pandi and Bhuvana as enemies. Pandi wants to kill Bhuvana. Karuppayya fixes the marriage of Meena and Bhuvana. Pandi also fixes his marriage with Meena on the same date. In the fight that follows, Bhuvana beats up Pandi and finally gives a gun to him and asks him to shoot him if he cannot see him as a brother. Pandi realises his mistakes and forgives them both and attends their marriage.
Cast
- Dileep as Bhuvana Chandran
- Navya Nair as Meena
- Prakash Raj as Pandi Durai
- Rajan P. Dev as Karuppayya Swami
- Harisree Asokan as Bhasi
- Salim Kumar as Umakanthan
- Cochin Haneefa as Ummachan
- Ambika as Mallika
- T. P. Madhavan as Bhuvanachandran's father
- Zeenath as Bhuvanachandran's mother
- Sukumari as Pandi Durai's mother
- Indrans as Veeramani
- Subbalakshmi as Meena's grandmother
- Neena Kurup as Bhuvanachandran's sister
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Bhasi's friend
- Sharmita as Meena's friend
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Suresh Peters and lyrics was written by Chittoor Gopi, RK Damodaran, IS Kundoor, Nadirsha and Santhosh Varma.
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | Ariyaathe Ishtamaay [D] | V. Devanand, Jyotsna | Chittoor Gopi | |
2 | Ariyaathe Ishtamaay [F] | Jyotsna | Chittoor Gopi | |
3 | Ariyaathe Ishtamaay [M] | V. Devanand | Chittoor Gopi | |
4 | Mayilin | Sujatha Mohan, Afsal, Vidhu Prathap | RK Damodaran | |
5 | Mayilin [Remix] | Sujatha Mohan, Afsal, Vidhu Prathap | RK Damodaran | |
6 | Mele mukilin | KS Chithra, Afsal | IS Kundoor | |
7 | Panchaayathile | Sujatha Mohan, Afsal | Nadirsha | |
8 | Ponkanavu minukkum | Mano, Ranjini Jose, Timmi | Santhosh Varma |
References
- "Rise of a superstar". The Hindu. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- "Dileep's comedy riot!". Sify. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- "'Pandipada' limping!". Sify. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- "Pandipada Preview, Synopsis". Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- "Pandipada - Malayalam Movie review". Retrieved 13 March 2010.
External links
- Pandippada on IMDb