Godfather (1991 film)
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Godfather is a 1991 Malayalam musical
comedy film
written and directed by Siddique-Lal
, and produced by Appachan
. The film stars a huge cast consisting of Mukesh
, N. N. Pillai
, Kanaka
, Jagadish
, Innocent, Thilakan
, Philomina
, Siddique
, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
, Sankaradi
, and Bheeman Raghu
.
It ran continuously for 405 days (95 days in regular shows and 310 days as a noon show) in a theatre in Thiruvananthapuram
. It is among the highest grossing Malayalam films, and was the second highest grosser of the year released. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film
and was shortlisted for the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
.
In 2004, Priyadarshan
remade the film in Hindi as Hulchul.
), and his four sons Balaraman (Thilakan
), Swaminathan (Innocent), Premachandran (Bheeman Raghu
) and Ramabhadran (Mukesh
) are in severe enmity with Anappara family for past decades. Anjooran never fails any chance to belittle Anappara Achama (Philomina
). Anjooran and his sons also have a bitter hatred against women and the entry of women is prohibited into their house. While, the three elder brothers are ventured into business, Ramabhadran is a law student. At college, he along with his friend Mayin Kutty (Jagadish
), tries all ways to humiliate Malu (Kanaka
), the grand daughter of Anappara Achama, who is also his classmate. Malu gets engaged to a state minister, but the minister withdraws from the relation as Anjooran intervenes and threatens him of political consequences. Anappara Achamma hatches a plan to divide Anjooran's family. She advises Malu to act as if she is in love with Ramabhadran and makes him turn against his father. As per the advise of her grand mother she expresses her her feelings to Ramabhadran. With the encouragement of Mayin Kutty, Ramabhadran too acts as if he is in love with her. But with time, both develops a liking with each other. In meantime, both Ramabhadran and Mayin Kutty find out that Swaminathan is already married to Kochammini (K. P. A. C. Lalitha
), a dance teacher and also has two kids. Swaminathan promises Ramabhadran that he will help in uniting him and Malu. Upon knowing about marriage Anjooran brutally beats Swaminathan. He throws out both Swaminathan and Ramabhadran out of the house for ever. Anappara Achamma is shocked to know that Malu is really in love with Ramabhadran. She along with her sons decides to get her married to Dr. Balakrishnan, son of their advocate. She sends her sons to Anjooran asking him to offer security at the marriage ceremony to stop Ramabhadran from marrying Malu, which Anjooran agrees. At the same time, she also approaches Ramabhadran informing him that she is willing to get Malu married to him. In reality, she was planning to get both Anjooran and Ramabhadran fight each other. But on the day of marriage, Ramabhadran, Swaminathan, Mayin Kutty and Kochammini dupes all and enters the marriage hall. They also successfully escapes from the clutches of goons and Ramabhadran enters on the podium. He, but refuses to marry Malu, saying that he needs his father's permisiion to do that. He also makes Anjooran realizes about the wicked plan of Achamma to separate him with his father. Anjooran agrees for the marriage and blesses the couple. He then takes all to his house and throws away the board that denied entry of women to his house.
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
written and directed by Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal were a screenwriter and director duo, consisting of Siddique and Lal. They were active together in Malayalam cinema during 1989 - 1995...
, and produced by Appachan
Appachan
Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan is an Indian film producer, director, and entrepreneur. He is mainly involved in Malayalam cinema....
. The film stars a huge cast consisting of Mukesh
Mukesh (actor)
Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...
, N. N. Pillai
N. N. Pillai
N. N. Pillai was an Indian playwright, actor, theatre director, and orator. Dedicated to the cause of drama, Pillai have written over 30 Malayalam plays, 40 one-act plays, two theoretical studies on theater and an autobiography. Gifted with enormous theaterical as well as artistic talents, and...
, Kanaka
Kanaka (actress)
Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka , is a South Indian film actress. She was considered one of the leading actress in the Tamil film industry. She is a daughter of the actress Devika.- Personal :...
, Jagadish
Jagadish
P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
, Innocent, Thilakan
Thilakan
Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
, Philomina
Philomina
Philomina was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role...
, Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K.P.A.C. Lalitha, is a National Award winning Indian film and stage actress. She was the wife of late filmmaker Bharathan.-Biography:...
, Sankaradi
Sankaradi
Sankaradi was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit....
, and Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
.
It ran continuously for 405 days (95 days in regular shows and 310 days as a noon show) in a theatre in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
. It is among the highest grossing Malayalam films, and was the second highest grosser of the year released. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film
Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value winners:-References:**...
and was shortlisted for the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
The National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment winners:1981 to 1984 and 1992, 1986 & 1977 No Award was given....
.
In 2004, Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...
remade the film in Hindi as Hulchul.
Plot
Anjooran (N. N. PillaiN. N. Pillai
N. N. Pillai was an Indian playwright, actor, theatre director, and orator. Dedicated to the cause of drama, Pillai have written over 30 Malayalam plays, 40 one-act plays, two theoretical studies on theater and an autobiography. Gifted with enormous theaterical as well as artistic talents, and...
), and his four sons Balaraman (Thilakan
Thilakan
Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
), Swaminathan (Innocent), Premachandran (Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
) and Ramabhadran (Mukesh
Mukesh (actor)
Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...
) are in severe enmity with Anappara family for past decades. Anjooran never fails any chance to belittle Anappara Achama (Philomina
Philomina
Philomina was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role...
). Anjooran and his sons also have a bitter hatred against women and the entry of women is prohibited into their house. While, the three elder brothers are ventured into business, Ramabhadran is a law student. At college, he along with his friend Mayin Kutty (Jagadish
Jagadish
P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
), tries all ways to humiliate Malu (Kanaka
Kanaka (actress)
Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka , is a South Indian film actress. She was considered one of the leading actress in the Tamil film industry. She is a daughter of the actress Devika.- Personal :...
), the grand daughter of Anappara Achama, who is also his classmate. Malu gets engaged to a state minister, but the minister withdraws from the relation as Anjooran intervenes and threatens him of political consequences. Anappara Achamma hatches a plan to divide Anjooran's family. She advises Malu to act as if she is in love with Ramabhadran and makes him turn against his father. As per the advise of her grand mother she expresses her her feelings to Ramabhadran. With the encouragement of Mayin Kutty, Ramabhadran too acts as if he is in love with her. But with time, both develops a liking with each other. In meantime, both Ramabhadran and Mayin Kutty find out that Swaminathan is already married to Kochammini (K. P. A. C. Lalitha
K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K.P.A.C. Lalitha, is a National Award winning Indian film and stage actress. She was the wife of late filmmaker Bharathan.-Biography:...
), a dance teacher and also has two kids. Swaminathan promises Ramabhadran that he will help in uniting him and Malu. Upon knowing about marriage Anjooran brutally beats Swaminathan. He throws out both Swaminathan and Ramabhadran out of the house for ever. Anappara Achamma is shocked to know that Malu is really in love with Ramabhadran. She along with her sons decides to get her married to Dr. Balakrishnan, son of their advocate. She sends her sons to Anjooran asking him to offer security at the marriage ceremony to stop Ramabhadran from marrying Malu, which Anjooran agrees. At the same time, she also approaches Ramabhadran informing him that she is willing to get Malu married to him. In reality, she was planning to get both Anjooran and Ramabhadran fight each other. But on the day of marriage, Ramabhadran, Swaminathan, Mayin Kutty and Kochammini dupes all and enters the marriage hall. They also successfully escapes from the clutches of goons and Ramabhadran enters on the podium. He, but refuses to marry Malu, saying that he needs his father's permisiion to do that. He also makes Anjooran realizes about the wicked plan of Achamma to separate him with his father. Anjooran agrees for the marriage and blesses the couple. He then takes all to his house and throws away the board that denied entry of women to his house.
Trivia
- This was third film by Siddique-LalSiddique-LalSiddique-Lal were a screenwriter and director duo, consisting of Siddique and Lal. They were active together in Malayalam cinema during 1989 - 1995...
and broke all collection records in Malayalam. The film completed 406 days at Sreekumar theater in Thiruvanthapuram - Theater legend N. N. PillaiN. N. PillaiN. N. Pillai was an Indian playwright, actor, theatre director, and orator. Dedicated to the cause of drama, Pillai have written over 30 Malayalam plays, 40 one-act plays, two theoretical studies on theater and an autobiography. Gifted with enormous theaterical as well as artistic talents, and...
made his movie debut as Anjooran. Kanaka was also introduced into Malayalam cinema through Godfather.
Cast
- MukeshMukesh (actor)Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...
as Ramabhadran - N. N. PillaiN. N. PillaiN. N. Pillai was an Indian playwright, actor, theatre director, and orator. Dedicated to the cause of drama, Pillai have written over 30 Malayalam plays, 40 one-act plays, two theoretical studies on theater and an autobiography. Gifted with enormous theaterical as well as artistic talents, and...
as Anjooran - KanakaKanaka (actress)Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka , is a South Indian film actress. She was considered one of the leading actress in the Tamil film industry. She is a daughter of the actress Devika.- Personal :...
as Malu - PhilominaPhilominaPhilomina was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role...
as Aanappara Achamma - JagadishJagadishP. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
as Mayin Kutty - ThilakanThilakanSurendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
as Balaraman - Innocent as Swaminathan
- SiddiqueSiddique (actor)Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
as Veerabhadran - K. P. A. C. LalithaK. P. A. C. LalithaMaheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K.P.A.C. Lalitha, is a National Award winning Indian film and stage actress. She was the wife of late filmmaker Bharathan.-Biography:...
as Kochammini - Bheeman RaghuBheeman RaghuBheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
as Premachandran - Paravoor BharathanParavoor BharathanParavoor Bharathan is an Indian actor of Malayalam films who started his career in movies during 1960s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor as he has acted in a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles.- Biography :...
as Parashuraman - JanardhananJanardhanan (actor)Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. He is known for his peculiar style of handling humor and his quaint voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was the role of...
as Gopi - Kollam ThulasiKollam ThulasiKollam Kanjaveli Kuttilazhikathu Thulasidharan Nair is an actor in Malayalam cinema who is better known as Kollam Thulasi relating the name of his birth place Kollam to his first name as customary in Kerala. His first appearance was in Ezhuthappurangal . He is also a poet.-Personal life:He was born...
as Advocate - SankaradiSankaradiSankaradi was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artiste, who had over 700 Malayalam films to his credit....
as Advocate - Zeenath as Kadappuram Karthyayani
- Kundara Johnny
- Unni MaryUnni MaryUnni Mary is a film actress and producer who works mainly in Malayalam films. She has also worked in Telugu, Tamil films, where she acted under the screen name Deepa.- Partial filmography :...
Soundtrack
| Song title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Manthrikochamma Varunnee" | K. G. Markose |
| "Neer Palunkukal" | M. G. Sreekumar M. G. Sreekumar M. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has... |
| "Pookkalam Vannu Pookkalam" | K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... , Unni Menon Unni Menon Unni Menon is an Indian film playback singer. He has sung over 3000 songs in South Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In the early part of his career, he spent many years as a low-profile playback singer. The turning point in his career came when he sang the song "Pudhu... |