Rappakal

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Rappakal
Directed byKamal
Written byT. A. Razzaq
Produced byHouli Pottoor
StarringMammootty
Nayanthara
Sharada
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Music byMohan Sithara
Distributed bySwargachithra
Release date
  • 24 June 2005 (2005-06-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Rappakal is a 2005 released Malayalam film directed by Kamal. Mammootty, Nayanthara and Sharada appears in lead roles.

Plot[edit]

This is a heartfelt story of a male help/valet and his motherly affection to the elderly woman, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. Mammootty plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the Tharavad Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. Sharada plays the role of the affectionate mother and Nayanthara as the house help.

Cast[edit]

Box office[edit]

The film was both commercial and critical success. It ran 100 days in theatres.[1][2]

Soundtrack[edit]

Rappakal
Soundtrack album by
Released2 June 2005
Recorded2005
StudioRevi's, Thrissur
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
LabelManorama Music
Mohan Sithara chronology
Hridayathil Sookshikkan
(2005)
Rappakal
(2005)
Thanmathra
(2005)

All songs were composed by Mohan Sithara and lyrics were written by Kaithapram.[3][4]

Track Song Artist(s) Raga(s)
1 "Thankamanassu" P. Jayachandran Neelambari
2 "Pokathe" Afsal Shivaranjani
3 "Yadhu Hrudayam" K. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan
4 "Kadha Kadha" Vijay Yesudas, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Anwar Sadath, Dinesh Devdas, Asha Madhu
5 "Thankamanassu" Vidya Swarabhrath Neelambari
6 "Yadhu Hrudayam" Karaoke
7 "Kadha Kadha" Karaoke

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Five prominent films of T A Razzaq". Malayala Manorama. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 30 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Rappakal Audio CD Cover". Facebook. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Rappakal - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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