| Vesham | |
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| Directed by | V. M. Vinu |
| Written by | T. A. Razzaq |
| Produced by | Swargachithra Appachan |
| Starring | Mammootty Innocent Sai Kumar Indrajith Mohini Gopika Ajay jayaprakash |
| Music by | S.A. Rajkumar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Vesham is a 2004 Malayalam-language film directed by V. M. Vinu, produced by Swargachithra Appachan in which Mammootty in lead role. Innocent and Gopika played other important roles.[1][2][3]
Plot
The movie narrates the story of Appu, an elder brother who sacrifices his life for the younger one.
Appu, the M.D. of Leela Group of companies is a self-made businessman. He is a workaholic and still manages to make quality time for his family. He is married to Ashwathi. Appu's father Pappettan had a humble beginning as a porter.[4]
Appu's brother Hari returns after getting MBA from England and marries Revathy. All these people stay together as a joint family. Appu has many enemies in the business field, the most important among them being Sivan, the M.D. of Bharath Motors, who wants to destroy Leela Group. Sivan tries to influence Hari through his secretary Veni and her lover Deepak. Hari has already been creating problems at the office as well as at home but Appu tolerates it. The story takes a turn with the accidental death of Deepak which was actually committed by Hari. In order to save his brother's life, Appu confesses to the murder. The rest of the movie deals with Sivan's attempt to take over Leela Group and how Appu takes revenge as well as the agony associated with it.
Cast
- Mammootty as Appu
- Innocent as Pappan father of Appu and Hari
- Sai Kumar as Sivan
- Indrajith as Hari, the younger brother of Appu, the son of Pappan
- Mohini as Ashwathi, Appu's wife
- Gopika as Revathy, Hari's wife
- Cochin Haneefa as Adv. Chithrabhanu, brother-in-law of Appu and Hari
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Ganapathi
- Sindhu Menon as Veni, assistant of Leela Group after Hari's arrival from England
- T. P. Madhavan
- Riyaz Khan as Deepak
- Augustine as Poulose
- Ajay Jayaprakash as child actor
- Varsha (V. M. Vinu's daughter) as Appu's elder daughter
- V.M. Vinu as Man at the airport
- Keerthana Anil as Appu's younger daughter
Soundtrack
The song 'Oho Minnale' was composed in the same tune as in the song 'Aha Jumtaka' from S. A. Rajkumar's musical Kannada film Chandra Chakori.
All lyrics are written by Kaithapram; all music is composed by S.A. Rajkumar
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kelkkathoru Sangeetham" | Karthik, Sujatha Mohan | |
| 2. | "Oho Minnale" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Veshangal" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 4. | "Veshangal" | K. S. Chithra |
Release
The film received generally positive response upon release.[5][1][2][3][6]
Awards
The film won three Asianet Film Awards in 2004.
References
- 1 2 "Box office hits signal revival of film industry in Kerala". The Hindu. 4 December 2004.
- 1 2 "Man of the year". The Hindu. 1 January 2005.
- 1 2 "Audience apathy to young stars continues!". Sify. 21 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "Vesham". /www.imdb.com. 24 December 2004.
- ↑ "Five prominent films of T A Razzaq". Malayala Manorama. 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mammootty-Man Of The Year". Sify. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
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