| Rashtram | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Anil C. Menon |
| Written by | Sajeevan |
| Produced by | C. Karunakaran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jibu Jacob |
| Edited by | Don Max |
| Music by |
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Production company | Carlton Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Rashtram (transl. Nation) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language political action film directed by Anil C. Menon and produced by C. Karunakaran. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Laya and Sai Kumar. This movie was above average at the box office.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]Malaikkal Joseph alias Ouseppachan is a politician. The chief minister, Janardhanan Kurup is his friend, along with Gopalan. One day, Janardhanan Kurup dies in hospital after having a heart attack at a meeting. Before dying, he tells Ouseppachan that he wants him to be the next chief minister. Ouseppachan ponders this and calls other people of the Party. In the end, he says that he is unfit and makes his son Thomas alias Thommi, the next chief minister. Thommi sorts out many problems. But corrupt ministers have a grudge against him. They launch an attack on Thommi's house and Ouseppachan is killed by a lorry. Thommi takes revenge by killing them on the Republic Day.
Cast
[edit]- Suresh Gopi as Chief Minister Maliyekkal Thomas Joseph (Thommi)
- Madhu as Maliyekkal Joseph (Ouseppachan), Thomas's father
- Thilakan as Opposition Leader Sakhavu Gopalan
- Nedumudi Venu as ex-Chief Minister Janardhanan Kurup
- Laya as Celine
- Janardanan as Keshava Menon
- Sai Kumar as Nooruddin
- Vijayaraghavan as Medayil Chandy
- Adithya Menon as Ameer Musthafa
- Bheeman Raghu as Koshy
- Meghanathan as Medayil Peter, Chandy's son
- Suresh Krishna as Mukundan Menon, Keshava Menon's son
- Spadikam George as ACP Adiyodi IPS
- Suraj Venjaramoodu Party member, Lonappan
- V. K. Sreeraman as Minister Varadarajan
- Sona Nair as Thommi's sister
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Thommi's mother
- Pallavi Narayanan as Thommi's niece
- Chali Pala as Williams
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Bhadran
- Babu Swamy as Bahuleyan Pillai
- P. Sreekumar as Vettichira Sadasivan
- Kollam Ajith as Kunjappan
- T. P. Madhavan as Govindan Menon
- Prem Prakash as Charles
- Subair as CI Basheer
- Sadiq as Abdullah
- Ponnamma Babu as Gomati
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Deepak Dev.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oru Koodi Mangalam | K. J. Yesudas, Rachana John | Kaithapram | 04:09 |
| 2 | Puthu Vasantham | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Chorus | 04:20 | |
| 3 | Oru Koodi (Slow) | K. J. Yesudas, Rachana John | 04:24 | |
| 4 | Rasthram Theme | Instrumental Andrew Agnew, Luke Toulson, Chris Corcoran, Felix, Bella, Justin Fletcher, Brian Herring, Kris Marshall, Makka Pakka, | 02:24 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rashtram". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Rashtram". .nowrunning.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Rashtram". spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Rashtram Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
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