2006 Indian film
| Aanachandam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Written by | Satheesh-John |
| Starring | Jayaram Remya Nambeesan Sai Kumar Innocent Cochin Haneefa Salim Kumar Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Music by | Jaison J. Nair |
| Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aanachandam is a 2006 Indian Malayalam language film directed by Jayaraj and starring Jayaram, Remya Nambeesan (in her lead role debut), Sai Kumar, Innocent, Cochin Haneefa, Salim Kumar and Jagathy Sreekumar. It was released in 2006. This film was a commercial success and critically acclaimed.. It ran for about 100 days in the central Kerala regions of Thrissur, Thripunithura and Ottappalam. It was the second highest-grossing Malayalam films of 2006, though it was released along with the movie Classmates during Onam holidays that year.
Plot
Aanachandam is about Krishna Prasad who is crazy about elephants. When he was a ten-year-old, his father had taken him to the village temple to attend the festival. An elephant which ran amok during the festival knocked the boy over, placed his front foot on the lad's chest, but then spared him.
His love for elephants started on that day. He started studying about elephants and their habits. His regular education suffered upsetting his people at home. He failed in several jobs in which elephants had a role to play. Debts began to mount. It is at this juncture that Gowri and her mother come to stay with him. He gives them shelter.
Anirudhan is the very opposite of what Krishna Prasad is. An owner of seven elephants, he has hardly any love for the animals and uses them only as a means to earn income.
Cast
- Jayaram as Krishnaprasad
- Remya Nambeesan as Gouri
- Sai Kumar as Anirudhan
- Innocent as Kochuraman
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Inspector Minnal Babu Shahith
- Cochin Haneefa as Pulikkathara
- Salim Kumar as Aana paappan Manikandan
- Jagadeesh as Santhosh, Krishna Prasad's brother in law
- KPAC Lalitha as Unniyamma
- Machan Varghese as Blade Vasu
- Ramu as Bharathan
- Balachandran Chullikadu as Vishwanathan, Krishnaprasad's elder brother
- Madampu Kunjukuttan as Nattu Vaidhyan
- Nedumbram Gopi as Chandrappan
- Poornima Anand
- Vijayan Peringode as Nadeshan Muthalalli
- Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy as Mambully Arjunan/ vadakkepaattu arjunan (Jayaram's elephant)
- Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan as Vadakkethala Balaraman (sai kumar's elephant)
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by Jaison J. Nair. Lyrics by Kanesh Punoor and P. C. Aravindan.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Arikil Varoo" | Rakesh Brahmanandan, Nasnin |
| 2 | "Dhikidu Dhikidu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Jayakrishnan |
| 3 | "Ganeshaarchana" | Bhavya Lakshmi |
| 4 | "Guruvayoor Unnikkannanu" | Madhu Balakrishnan |
| 5 | "Shyaamavaaniletho Kanikkonna " | Akhila Anand |
| 6 | "Shyaamavaaniletho Kanikkonna " | G. Venugopal |
| 7 | "Thakida Thakida" | M. G. Sreekumar |
| 8 | "Venalvanikayiln" | V. Devanand |
References
- "Aanachandam review. Aanachandam Malayalam movie review, story, rating".
- "Kerala's first digital movie to release in 80 theatres". 15 June 2006.
- "From Kumki to 777 Charlie: Six moving films that explore the human-animal bond". 20 September 2021.
External links
- Aanachandam at IMDb
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