''Tokyo Nagarile Viseshangal'' () is a 1999 Indian

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 action comedy-drama film directed by

Jose Thomas Jose Thomas is an Indian film director in Malayalam movies. He directed more than 20 Malayalam movies. His popular movies are Mattupetti Machan, Kanjirapally Kariyachan, Udayapuram Sulthan ''Udayapuram Sulthan'' () is a 1999 Indian Malay ...

and written by

Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas is an Indian screenwriting duo known for their works in Malayalam cinema. Most of their works are in the comedy, action crime film and masala genre. They wrote films such as '' Mattupetti Machan'' (1998), ''Udaya ...

. The film stars

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...

, Prem Kumar and Tony. The film's musical score is by

S. P. Venkatesh S. P. Venkatesh (also credited as Sangeetharajan; born 5 March 1955) is an Indian music director and composer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He was at his prime in the late 80s and 90s, being reputed for his background scores and songs ...

, Sunny Stephen and Violin Jacob. The film was originally released without a title and was titled post-release.

Cast

as Chenkalcheri Chandrappan *

Vijayaraghavan Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the icon ...

as Kadappuram Karunan *

as Col. R. K. Nair *

Maathu Madhavi (born 1973), better known by her stage name Maathu, is an Indian actress who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam cinema. She is born to Telugu-speaking parents Venkit and Shantha. She is best known for her role as ''Rad ...

as Ganga * Athira as Gadha Menon * Prem Kumar as S. I. *Tony as Peter *George as Dinesh *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. Sh ...

as Chandramathi * C. I. Paul as Gopalan Nair *

Harishree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan is an Indian actor and director who is known for his comedy roles in Malayalam films. Ashokan has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films. He started his career as a mimicry artist in the troupe Harisree and then worked in Kalab ...

as Vikram Bolaram Singh *

Oduvil Unnikrishnan Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1943 – 27 May 2006) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has portrayed supporting roles in both dramatic and comedic roles.The HindMalayalam film actor Oduvil Unnikrishnan dead He is a four- ...

as Unikrishna Menon *

Kanakalatha Kanakalatha (born 24 August 1960) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Malayalam cinema. Personal life Kanakalatha was born to parents Parameshwaran Pillai and Chinnamma at Kollam, Kerala. She attended the Government Girls Sch ...

as Kanakam Unnikrishan *

Darshana In Indian religions, ''Darshana'', also spelt ''Darshan'', (Sanskrit: दर्शन, , ) or ''Darshanam'' (darśanam) is the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person. The term also refers to six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy ...

*Priyanka as Chocolate Rani *Baiju Ezhupuna as Irumbukai Mathachen *

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...

as Kadappuram Paarayi Actor

Motta Rajendran A. Rajendran,(born 1 June 1957) credited as Motta Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film ''Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt doub ...

appears as one of the thugs fighting Kadappuram Karunan as he was working as a stunt double in the movie. As it was before his accident, Rajendran can be seen with his hair, facial hair.

Title

The film was released without a name, the makers asking the audience for suggestions and offering a prize to whoever came up with the best one. They finally selected ''Tokyo Nagarile Visheshangal'' from the list of suggested names.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

, Sunny Stephen, and Violin Jacob and the lyrics were written by

Balu Kiriyath Balu Kiriyath is an Indian Malayalam film lyricist, screenwriter and director. Early life He was born on 29 November 1954 in aluva as son of RS Pillai and CP Malathy Amma. He was the first district President of ksc(trivandrum) and general se ...

and

Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the dire ...

References

External links

* 1999 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Jose Thomas {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub