Rock n' Roll (2007 film)
Rock N' Roll is a 2007 Malayalam musical comedy film written and directed by Ranjith, starring Mohanlal, Lakshmi Rai, Mukesh, Rahman, Manoj K Jayan, Lal, Siddique, Harisree Ashokan, and Jagathy Sreekumar in the main roles. The film tells the story of six musicians in Chennai, the major centre of film production in South India.
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | P. N. Venugopal |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring | Mohanlal Lakshmi Rai Mukesh Rahman Manoj K Jayan Lal Siddique Jagathy Sreekumar Shweta Menon Harisree Asokan |
| Music by | Vidyasagar:(Songs) Bijibal:(Background Music) |
| Cinematography | Manoj Pillai Amal Neerad |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Distributed by | Marikkar Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Rock N' Roll tells the story of Chandramouli (Mohanlal), a composer and drummer, of his return to Chennai from South Africa for a brief visit, and of the incidents happening in that short span.
Gunasekharan (Siddique), a leading music composer, is busy with his composition for the latest film directed by Lal Jose. He feels, it would be better, if he gets the help of his old friend Chandramouli, who is now busy with his international concerts. But Mouli, a fun loving and jovial musician, makes a surprise landing in Chennai and helps Guna in his work.
Mouli accidentally falls in love with Daya Sreenivasan (Lakshmi Rai), the female playback singer, who is also an ardent fan of Mouli. But because of the compulsions from her parents and fiancé, Vivek (Anoop Menon), she moves back to Mumbai.
Mouli plots a plan with his friend Thabala Balu (Harisree Ashokan) to bring her back to Chennai. He makes Daya believe that he is now composing a dozen songs for a film and wants Daya to sing it.
Daya, who comes back to Chennai, is not impressed by Mouli's tunes. When she openly expresses her unhappiness over the tune, Mouli takes it as a prestige issue and composes a song entirely dedicated to her. However, Daya is unable to attend the studio on that particular date as she will marry Vivek, whom she feels is too arrogant and sophisticated for her.
Mouli enters the marriage venue and takes Daya to the studio for 30 minutes despite the opposition from her family members. Daya, who within time is fully in love with Mouli, realizes his love for her and opens her mind to him.
The film ends with Mouli relaxing at a beach with Daya, but his old habits of carefree nature and passion for girls still not gone.
Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews. On the other hand the music was well received. Vidyasagar's music was popular especially the song "Chandamama", which stayed in the charts for many weeks.[1]
Cast
- Mohanlal as Drummer Chandramouli aka Issac Rodriguez
- Lakshmi Rai as Singer Daya Sreenivas
- Mukesh as Re-Recordist Vishwanath(Vichan)
- Lal as Violinist Issac
- Rahman as key-boardist Henry
- Siddique as Music Director Gunasekhar
- Manoj K. Jayan as Saidapet Giri, Chandramouli's Friend
- Harisree Ashokan as Tablist Balu
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Khader Khan
- Anoop Menon as Vivek
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as PP Shiju/Maharaja
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Chandramouli's mother (Cameo)
- Swetha Menon as Meenakshi
- Praveena as Maria
- Anil Murali as Police Inspector
- Augustine as Production Controller Subramaniyom
- Rohini as Nirmala
- Joju George as Gangster of Saidapet Giri
- Lal Jose as Director Lal Jose (Cameo)
- Dinesh Panicker as Sreenivas, Daya's Father
- Sindhu Shyam
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
| Released | 03 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:25 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Manorama Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
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The film's background score is composed by Bijibal,[2] while the songs are composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics written by Gireesh Puthenchery. The songs was very popular.
| Song Title | Singers |
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| "Chandamama" | Anitha Shaiq, Rija, M. G. Sreekumar |
| "Jiruthana" | Ranjith, Tippu |
| "Manchadi Mazha" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Sujatha |
| "Ravereyayi" | Madhu Balakrishnan |
| "Valayonnitha" | Vijay Yesudas, Ranjith, Jeemon KJ, Pradeep Palluruthy |
Quotes
"Rock & Roll is an out and out musical entertainer set in Chennai milieu with the background of a recording studio and the world of music directors. It’s a fun movie with Mohanlal leading the pack of merry men." - director Ranjith[3]
References
- "Rock N Roll Review". Oneindia.in. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- Vijay George (20 June 2008). "Lyrical notes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- Release news:Sify.com Sify.com Archived 29 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Rock N' Roll on IMDb