Onnaman
Onnaman (transl. Topper) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and starring Mohanlal, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon and Ramya Krishnan. The film features original soundtrack composed by S. P. Venkatesh.[1][2][3] Mohanlal's son Pranav makes a guest appearance in the film.
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| Directed by | Thampi Kannanthanam |
| Written by | Thampi Kannanthanam |
| Produced by | A. V. Govindhankutty |
| Starring | Mohanlal N. F. Varghese Biju Menon Ramya Krishnan |
| Cinematography | Anil Gopinath |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | GK Film International |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Ravishanker, who is a street-urchin comes under the patronage of Salim Bhai, a self-styled messiah of the masses and a don too. When Ravishankar grows up, he becomes an adviser to Salim Bhai. With the help of his gang of young friends, Ravishankar soon emerges as a leader of the poor and the oppressed. Naturally, the 'bad' guys led by Gulab Chand Shah, resent him and do everything possible to eliminate Ravishankar.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Ravishankar (Ravi)
- Pranav Mohanlal as young Ravishankar
- N. F. Varghese as Salim Bhai
- Biju Menon as ACP Vishnu S. Pillai
- Ramya Krishnan as District Collector Nandini IAS
- Kavya Madhavan as Raziya, Bhai's daughter
- Lalu Alex as R.D.O Hari, Ravi's brother
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Vasu
- Jagadish as Krishnankutty
- Tej Sapru as Gulab Chand Shah
- Shehzad Khan as City Police Commissioner Karunakaran
- Vijayakumar as Balan
- Hemanth Ravan as CI Martin
- Narendra Prasad as Sukumaran Menon, Ravi's father
- Jayabharathi as Parvathy, Ravi's mother
- Aswathi Menon as Radha, Ravi's sister
- Dr. Sharmila as Latha, Ravi's Sister-in-law
- Suresh Krishna as Ramanaik
- Arun Ghosh as Sandeep, Gulab Chand Shah's son
- Baburaj as Prathapan
- P. Sreekumar as Minister Sudhakaran
- Vinayakan as Suresh, Ravi's friend
- Major Ravi as D.Y.S.P. Chandra dad
- Tini Tom as S.I. Peethambaran
- Ravi Menon as Gopalan Mesthiri
- Saju Kodiyan as Ajayan, Ravi's friend
- Fathima Babu as Deepa Martin
- Chali Pala as Isaac Tharakan
- James Stalin as Rafi
- Abu Salim as Karthikeyan
- Kollam Ajith as Jeevan
- Ponnamma Babu as Raziya, Sainaba's mother
- Rajesh Rajan
- Manuraj
- Harisree Martin
- Haneef Kumaranellur
- Deepika Mohan
Soundtrack
The songs of this film were composed by S. P. Venkatesh.
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Kadukedu" | M. G. Sreekumar | Gireesh Puthenchery |
| 2 | "Maanathe Thudiyunarum" | K. J. Yesudas, Gayathri Asokan | Gireesh Puthenchery |
| 3 | "Maanathe Thudiyunarum" | K. J. Yesudas | Gireesh Puthenchery |
| 4 | "Mizhiyithalil" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | Gireesh Puthenchery |
| 5 | "Piranna Mannil" | M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan, Alex Paul | Gireesh Puthenchery |
| 6 | "Poove Vaa" | Biju Narayanan | Gireesh Puthenchery |
| 7 | "Vattalla Vattiyilla" | K. S. Chithra, P. Jayachandran | Gireesh Puthenchery |
References
- "What the marquee looks like this New Year". Rediff.com. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Onnaman | Reviews | Stills | Cast & Crew Details | Photos | Videos | Wallpapers | Synopsis | Malayalam Movie | Oneindia.in". Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- "Onnaman". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.