Kamaladalam

Kamaladalam
Directed by	Sibi Malayil
Produced by	Mohanlal
Written by	A. K. Lohithadas
Starring	Mohanlal Monisha Parvathi Vineeth
Music by	Raveendran
Cinematography	Anandakuttan
Production company	Pranavam Arts
Distributed by	Seven Arts
Release dates	1992 (1992)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Kamaladalam (Malayalam:കമലദളം) is a Malayalam film released in 1992, written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil; featuring Mohanlal, Murali, Vineeth, Nedumudi Venu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Monisha, Parvathy and Sukumari. It was produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts.

Plot

Nandagopan (Mohanlal) is a respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam repertory which performs Kerala's temple arts). However, his wife Sumangala (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing the hero to turn into an alcoholic and compulsive rule breaker. He is suspected of having killed his wife and is suspended form his job for drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of the institute Velayudhan (Nedumudi Venu) wants him to be sacked but his former reputation gives him a reprieve. He trains the talented student Malavika (Monisha) to perform in his ambitious composition of the Sita Ramayanam, but her jealous young lover Soman (Vineeth) poisons and kills him.

Reception

The film was a critical and commercial success. The film had a 150 day run in Kerala. The performances of Mohanlal, Vineeth and Monisha were well received. It was one of the last films acted by Monisha before her death.

Cast

• Mohanlal – Nandagopan, A respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Monisha – Malavika Nangyar, A talented dance student at the Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Parvathy – Sumangala, Nandagopan's wife
• Vineeth – Somashekharanunni(Soman), Malavika's lover
• Murali - Madhavanunni, Somashekharanunni's elder brother
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan - Ravunni Nambeesan Aasan, Malavika's father and Principal of Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Nedumudi Venu – Velayudhan, Secretary of Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair – Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram(as Himself)
• Sukumari – Dance Teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Bindu Panicker - Madhavanunni's wife
• Mamukoya - Hydrose, Nandagopan's friend
• Kozhikode Shantha Devi - Nandagopan's mother
• Santhakumari - Malavika's mother
• Kozhikode Narayanan Nair - Nadagopan's uncle
• Valsala Menon - Dance Teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Bobby Kottarakkara - Mridangam Teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Kunchan - Sankaran, A staff at Kerala Kala Mandiram
• Alummoodan
• Kalamandalam Sreejaya - as a dancer, Malavika's Friend

Soundtrack

Kamaladalam
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Soundtrack album by Raveendran
Released	1992
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Satyam Audios
Producer	Pranavam Arts

The acclaimed soundtrack of this movie was composed by Music Maestro Raveendran Master for which the acclaimed lyrics were penned by Kaithapram and Alaipayuthey by Oothukkadu Venkatasubba Iyer.

Track	Song Title	Singer(s)	Raga
1	Premodaaranay	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	Kambhoji
2	Alaipayuthey	Kanhangad Ramachandran	Kanada
3	Sayanthanam	Dr. K. J. Yesudas	Maand
4	Aananda Nadanam	Latha Raju	Bilahari
5	Aananda Nadanam	Dr. K. J. Yesudas	Raagamalika (Bilahari, Hindolam, Darbari Kanada, Devagandhari, Sankarabharanam)
6	Kamaladalam Mizhiyil	M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha	Raagamalika (Shanmukhapriya, Mohanam)
7	Sayanthanam	K. S. Chithra	Maand
8	Sumuhoorthamaay	Dr. K. J. Yesudas

External links

• Kamaladalam at IMDb
• Kamaladalam at BizHat