''Rathinirvedam'' is a 2011 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...
-language
Erotic film
Sex in film, the presentation of aspects of sexuality in film, specially human sexuality, has been controversial since the development of the medium. Films which display or suggest sexual behavior have been criticized by religious groups or hav ...
directed by
T. K. Rajeev Kumar
Thazhathupurakkal Karunakara Panicker Rajeev Kumar (born 20 September 1961) is a National Award-winning Indian director of Malayalam films, from Trivandrum. He is the winner of five Kerala State Film Awards for Best Film, Director, Story Writer ...
and produced by
Revathy Kalamandhir
Revathy Kalamandhir is an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was founded in 1993 by producer G. Suresh Kumar. The company is run by Suresh Kumar and his wife actress Menaka. They have produced more than 15 f ...
. Starring
Shwetha Menon
Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...
and
Sreejith Vijay. It is a remake of the 1978 film of the
same name, which itself was based on the
novel of the same name written by
P. Padmarajan. The film was produced by
G. Suresh Kumar under the banner of
Revathy Kalamandhir
Revathy Kalamandhir is an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was founded in 1993 by producer G. Suresh Kumar. The company is run by Suresh Kumar and his wife actress Menaka. They have produced more than 15 f ...
. It stars
Shweta Menon
Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...
in the role of Rathi, and
Sreejith in the role of Pappu. Shooting was done in the Onnattukara area of
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. O ...
and
Mavelikkara
Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the '' Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River.
Etymology
The name Mavelikar ...
, where the story is primarily set.
Synopsis
Takes place in a village surrounded by hills and valleys. Pappu, a teenager, awaiting high school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is
adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his
sexual arousal. Twenty plus Rathi, the
girl next door
The girl next door is a young female stock character who is often used in romantic stories. She is so named because she often lives next door to the protagonist or is a childhood friend. They start out with a mutual friendship that later often ...
, has been a friend to him since he was a child. She becomes the object of his desire now. Initially unaware of Pappu's mind, later Rathi also starts reciprocating his feelings. They make love one night at the village Sarppakkaavu. Rathi is bitten by a snake but she asks Pappu to go home to avoid scandal. She silently limps to her home and hides this from everyone eventually dies from snake venom that night. As Pappu sets out to join his college the next day morning, he is aghast to see Rathi's dead body being taken away by a crowd.
Cast
*
Shwetha Menon
Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fi ...
as Rathi
*
Sreejith Vijay as Pappu
*
Manianpilla Raju
Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.[Shammi Thilakan
Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who is active in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He lent his voice for Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nassar in '' Gh ...]
as Krishnan Nair
*
Guinness Pakru
Ajay Kumar (born 31 August 1976), popularly known as Guinness Pakru, is an Indian actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness World Records for being the shortest actor () to play a character in a full-length film. He played the lead role ...
as Kochummini
*
K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Narayani
*
Maya Viswanath as Bharathi
*
Shobha Mohan
Shobha Mohan is an Indian actress known for her works, predominantly in Malayalam cinema along with few Tamil films.
Biography
Shobha Mohan was born to actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi at Kottarakkara in Kollam, Kerala. She ...
as Saraswathy
* Master Ananthapadmanabhan as Govindan
* Baby Ammu as Kunchi
* Baby Meera as Shanthi
Reception
Box office
The film was made at a low budget of 1.40 crore made a distribution share of and a satellite right of . ''Rathinirvedam'' was one of the top grossed film of the year, compared to its low cost.
Soundtrack
Awards
;
2011 Kerala State Film Awards
Winners
Most Awards
See also
* National Film Awards
* Kerala State Film Award
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural ...
* Won,
Best Male Singer - Sudheep Kumar – "Chembakapoonkavile"
* Won,
Best Female Singer -
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards ...
– "Kannoram Chingaram"
References
External links
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Metro Manorama Special Website
{{T. K. Rajeev Kumar
2010s Malayalam-language films
Films scored by M. Jayachandran
2010s erotic drama films
2010s coming-of-age drama films
Films based on Indian novels
Films set in 1978
Indian coming-of-age drama films
Indian erotic drama films
Films shot in Alappuzha
Remakes of Indian films
Films with screenplays by Padmarajan
Films directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar
2011 drama films
2011 films