Nivedyam is a 2007

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

movie written and directed by

A. K. Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas (10 May 1955 – 28 June 2009) was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a National ...

starring

Vinu Mohan Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. M ...

and

Bhama Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is a former Indian actress who mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film ''Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohi ...

in important roles. The film marks the debut of

and

to the film industry. The film also marks the last movie written and directed by

Plot

Mohanakrishnan and his friends create disturbance for the music composition happening in the neighborhood. They get arrested on the complaint of the lyricist,

Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri Padma Shri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kannet ...

. Gopalan, his guru begs forgiveness to him and gets them released.

Kaithapram Padma Shri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kannett ...

sends him to Ravamavarma Thampuran for a better job and for learning

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. There he meets Sathyabhama, a college going girl who makes her living by making and selling Pappad. He falls in love with her at the first sight. Ramavarma appoints him as the ''Keezhshanti'' (sub

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

) of the temple there as the ''Shanti'' (chief priest), Ramappan was ill and couldn't manage everything alone. His charismatic personality attracts the women of the locality to the temple, thereby increasing the collection of the temple. The next day he starts learning

under Ravamavarma Thampuran. One night Mohanakrishnan, who is residing inside the temple hears some sounds but ignores it. The next day he finds a ''Coffybite'' candy infront of

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, Lord Krishna's idol. After few days Sathyabhama enters the temple at night and offers the candy and prays. Her relatives come to the temple in search of her but she hides inside the ''Sreekovil''. Her relatives leave from there. She opens up to Mohanakrishnan that whenever her cousin, Surendran comes to her house she resides in the temple as he had once tried to molest her. He allows her to reside there for that night. Next day he informs her that he would lock the way through which she enters the temple. He confess everything to Ravamavarma and he suggests not to lock the way as she doesn't have any other choice. He also says that she is like his own daughter. He offers a certain amount to him and he leaves to his hometown with that money. He returns after two days. That night both of them open up about their love inside the temple. She starts visiting the temple daily at night and leaves early morning. One morning a crowd of people finds that both resided inside the temple that night. When they came out Ramappan out of his fury, beats him and breaks his '' Poonool''. The crowd beats them up. Police arrests them on Ramavarma's order inorder to protect them from the public. From there they go to his house. Surendran comes to his house and goes back with Mohanakrishnan's sister. Mohanakrishnan goes back kills Surendran and saves his sister. He gets arrested for the same. He assures Bhama that he would return to her after the confinement.

Cast

as C. K. Mohanakrishnan *

as Sathyabhama *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Ma ...

as Ramappan Namboothiri, the chief priest of the temple *

Bharat Gopy Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair (2 November 1937 – 29 January 2008), popularly known by the stage name Bharat Gopy, was an Indian actor, producer and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in K ...

as Ramavarma Thamburan *

M. B. Padmakumar Madavana Bhaskarannair Padmakumar is an Indian actor, television personality and filmmaker from Kerala. Career As an actor, he performed in a number of movies starting with ''Ashwaroodan'' (2006) and more than 15 television serials in Malaya ...

as Surendran, Sathyabhama's cousin *

Aparna Nair Aparna Nair is an Indian actress, who appears in Malayalam cinema. Biography Aparna was introduced to cinema by the veteran Lohithadas in '' Nivedyam''. After ''Nivedyam'', she portrayed Panchali in the play ''Chayamukhi'', which had Mohanlal a ...

as Premalatha, Ramavarma's daughter *

Ottapalam Pappan Ottapalam Pappan (15 June 1945 - 25 July 2013) was an Indian theatre, television and film actor in Malayalam movies during the 1990s and 2000s. Pappan started as a theatre artist and later debuted in film with the 1991 movie ''Valsalyam''. He ac ...

as Gopalan, as Mohanakrishnan's guru. *

Kochu Preman K. S. Premkumar (1 June 1955 – 3 December 2022), better known by his stage name Kochu Preman, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He acted in more than 300 films, mainly in supporting comedy roles, an ...

as Nakulan, Sathyabhama's uncle * Santakumari as Amminiamma, servant of the temple *Sreehari as Shekaran Nair *

Sreedevi Unni Sreedevi Unni is an Indian Mohiniyattam, Mohiniyattam dancer and actress best known for her work in the Malayalam cinema and TV serials. She is the mother of Monisha Unni. Filmography TV serials Albums * Ammakkayi * Thilodakam TV Show ...

as Mohanakrishnan's mother *

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as Radha *

Kalamandalam Radhika Dr. Kalamandalam Radhika is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, research scholar, teacher, writer and philanthropist. She was the first non-resident Keralite to win the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award for Mohiniyattom. She learnt K ...

as Ramavarma's sister *

as himself *

M. Jayachandran Madhusoodanan Jayachandran is an Indian composer, singer, and musician. He has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for a record number of nine times. In 2005, he also won the state award for best male singer. In 2015, he wo ...

as himself *

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as himself

Production

The film was mostly shot in

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

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and some parts of Kavasseri and Alathur were the prominent shooting location. The art director Prashant Madhav made a set of a hundred year old temple for the film at Kavasseri. Most scenes of the movie were shot inside that temple.

Accolades

Soundtrack

composed the songs for the movie and

Ouseppachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film ...

handled the background scores. The song ''Kolakkuzha Vili Keetto'' from the movie had a great fan following and is considered to be one of the best melodies ever composed by

Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (born 23 March 1979) is an Indian playback singer and actor. He has sung over 1000 film songs. Vijay works predominantly in the South Indian film industry, mostly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He is the son of ...

and

Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 so ...

received their first

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for rendering this song. The complete track of the film is as given.

Remake

In 2010, Omar Sherif the producer of the movie announced the

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remake of ''Nivedyam''. Even

Surabhi Santosh Surabhi Santosh is an Indian Actress, model and classical dancer and lawyer who has appeared primarily in Kannada and Malayalam films. She made her debut in films with director S. Narayan, S Narayan’s ''Dushtaa'' (2011). Personal life Born ...

was chosen as the lead actress, however the project didn't turn on due to some reasons.

Reception

The film received mixed responses from the audience as well as from the critics.

's music and the performance of

and

in the movie was acclaimed by all. Unni Nair praised the performance of

and

and said that, "the cinematography and music has come out really well but the film doesn't have a good story line and tests our patience in the second half."

References

External Links

*{{IMDb title, 1102286 2007 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films directed by A. K. Lohithadas Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas Films scored by M. Jayachandran Films shot in Palakkad Films set in Kerala Films set in religious buildings and structures