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'Narasimham' is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Ranjith. The film stars Mohanlal in the title role with Thilakan, N. F. Varghese, Aishwarya and Jagathy Sreekumar in pivotal roles. Mammootty appears in a cameo role. The film was the first production of Aashirvad Cinemas, owned by Antony Perumbavoor, the former chauffeur of Mohanlal.

The film was released on 26 January 2000, India's 50th Republic Day. The film ran for more than 145 days in theatres.

The film was re-released under the name 'Narasimham Returns' in 2014, which premiered in Dubai. It was re-released in Kerala on several occasions and still enjoys a cult following. The film was remade in Telugu as 'Adhipathi' (2001), starring Mohan Babu, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Preeti Jhangiani and Soundarya.

Plot



Poovalli Induchoodan aka Induchoodan, who is the only son of idealistic High Court Justice Maranchery Karunakara Menon aka Justice Menon, is sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for murdering his classmate. He later learns that the Home Minister, Manapally Madhavan Nambiar and his crony DYSP Sankaranarayanan had framed him to seek revenge on Justice Menon who had earlier given jail sentence to Manapally in a corruption case.

Induchoodan, who had achieved rank in Civil exams loses the post and Manapally Sudheeran, Manappally's younger son enters the list of civil service trainees. It is later revealed that Ramakrishnan, who is the son of Mooppil Nair and Manappally's top supporters, was the real killer. After 6 years, Madhavan Nambiar, who is now a former state minister, is dead and Induchoodan is released from prison.

Induchoodan thwarts Manapally Pavithran, Manappally's elder son from performing the funeral rituals of his father at the banks of the Bharathapuzha. Many confrontations between Induchoodan and Manapally's henchmen begin. Justice Menon and his wife Sharada return to Kerala to stay with Induchoodan. A girl named Indulekha claims to be the daughter of Justice Menon. Menon flatly refuses the claim and banishes her. Forced by circumstances and at the instigation and help of Manapally Pavithran, she reluctantly comes out open with the parentage claim.

At first, Induchoodan thrashes the protesters, but upon knowing the truth from his maternal uncle Chandrabhanu, he accepts the task of her protection as her elder brother. Induchoodan decides to marry Indulekha to his good friend Jayakrishnan where he confronts Justice Menon and prods him to accept the mistake and acknowledge the parentage of Indulekha. Menon ultimately regrets and secretly goes on to confess to his daughter. The next morning, When Induchoodan returns to Poovally, Indulekha is found dead and Menon is accused of murdering her.

The whole act was planned by Pavithran, who after killing Indulekha forces Raman Nair (Menon's long time servant) to testify against Menon in court. In court, Nandagopal Marar, a close friend of Induchoodan and a Supreme Court lawyer, appears for Menon and manages to lay bare the murder plot and hidden intentions of the other party. Menon is proved innocent and is released. After confronting Pavithran and promising to avenge Indulekha's death, Induchoodan meets Justice Menon, who is remorsful for all his actions, including not believing in the innocence of Induchoodan, but while speaking to Induchoodan, Menon suffers a stroke and passes away.

At Menon's funeral, Manapally Pavithran arrives to poke fun at Induchoodan and also tries to carry out the postponed last rituals of his own father. Induchoodan interrupts the ritual and avenges the death of Indulekha and Justice Menon by severely injuring Pavithran. On his way back to a peaceful life, Induchoodan accepts Anuradha, who is the robust and honest daughter of Mooppil Nair as his life partner.

Cast



*Mohanlal as Poovalli Induchoodan "Achuvettan"

*Thilakan as Justice Maranchery Karunakara Menon, Induchoodan's father

*N. F. Varghese as Manappally Pavithran, the elder son of Nambiar

*Jagathi Sreekumar as Chandrabhanu, Induchoodan's maternal uncle

*Aishwarya as Anuradha, Induchoodan's love interest (voice over by Sreeja Ravi)

*Kanaka as Indulekha, Menon's illegitimate daughter

*Bharathi as Sharada, M.K. Menon's wife and Induchoodan's mother

*Mammootty as Adv. Nandagopal Marar

*Vijayakumar as Jayakrishnan, Induchoodan's jail mate friend

*Kalabhavan Mani as Bharathan, Induchoodan's follower

*Sadiq as Govindankutty, Induchoodan's friend

*V. K. Sreeraman as Venu Master

*Irshad as Gopalan, Induchoodan's friend

*Maniyanpilla Raju as CI Habeeb, Induchoodan's friend

*Narendra Prasad as Mooppil Nair, Ramakrishnan and Anuradha's father

*Sai Kumar as SP Manappally Sudheeran IPS, Nambiar's younger son

*E. A. Rajendran as Ramakrishnan

*Spadikam George as Kalletti Vasudevan

*Mohan Raj as Bhaskaran

*Bheeman Raghu as DYSP Sankaranarayanan, Pavithran's devoted officer

*T. P. Madhavan as Raman Nair, Menon's longtime clerk

*Augustine as Eradi, district Panchayath President

*Kuthiravattam Pappu as Indulekha's distant relative

*Zeenath

*Kollam Ajith as Vasudevan

*Kollam Thulasi as Public Prosecutor Gopinathan

*Jagannatha Varma as Justice Pillai

*Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Manappally Madhavan Nambiar

*Ponnamma Babu as Girija

*Alphonsa as Item Dancer (special appearance)

Soundtrack



The film's original soundtrack includes five songs composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and a total of eight tracks. Lyrics were by Gireesh Puthenchery. The soundtrack album was released by Satyam Audios. The song "Aarodum Onnum" featuring Mohanlal and Aishwarya is not included in the film's home video version.

Release



'Narasimham' was released on 26 January 2000 on India's Republic Day. It was re-released on 5 December 2014 in Dubai after 15 years. The re-release was part of a special programme organised under the title 'Narasimham Returns' on the occasion of celebrating the 15th anniversary of the film. It premiered at Golden Cinemas, Dubai. The premiere was attended by the major cast and crew of the film and subsequent screenings was received well by public. Later, it was released in Kerala.

In 2016, 'Narasimham Returns' was re-released in seven districts in Kerala. The special screenings was held in Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Kottayam, Kannur, Pathanamthitta and Kollam on 26 January 2016.

Box office

The film was released in 32 centres in Kerala. It collected a distributor's share of in 35 days from the state. The film completed 200 days in theatres. Producer's profits were estimated at 10 crore. 'Narasimham' generated around 7 crore for the distributor's share. At the time, the film was the highest-grossing film in Malayalam cinema. The film also created history for screening with maximum number of additional shows for any Malayalam film, which took 16 years to surpass by 'Premam' (2015). It is one of the highest rated films in the television.

The film grossed at the box office against a budget of , making it the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, at the time. It ran for more than 200 days in theatres.

Accolades

At the Asianet Film Awards, the film was awarded the Best Film and Shaji Kailas was adjudged the Best Director.

Legacy



Mohanlal's punch dialogue in the film, "Nee Po Mone Dinesha" has become an iconic Malayalam catchphrase. The Mundu worn by Mohanlal in this film, popularly known as "Narasimhahm Mundu", became a fashion trend among youngsters. The film includes five songs composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, of which "Dhaankinakka/Pazhanimala" and Mohanlal's introduction song attained a high level of popularity. The film was the thousandth acting credit of Jagathy Sreekumar.

References




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