''Ezhupunna Tharakan'' is a 1999

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 ...

film directed by P. G. Viswambharan. It features Mammootty,

Jagadish P. V. Jagadish Kumar (born 12 June 1955) known mononymously as Jagadish, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, television presenter and former politician. He has starred in over 375 Malayalam films and 2 Hindi films. He is best known for his com ...

Madhu Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*médʰu'', whence English '' mead''. Metaphorical use ''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...

and

Namrata Shirodkar Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972) is an Indian actress and former model primarily known for her work in Hindi films. She won the Femina Miss India title in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as the '' Kachche Dhaage'' ( ...

in the lead roles. This was Shirodkar's first & only

film. The film was a commercial success.Veteran Malayalam director P G Viswambharan dead
- ''Sify,'' Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 17:17

Cast

* Mammootty as Ezhupunna Sunny Tharakan *

as Muhammad Ali *

as Ezhupunna Outha Tharakan *

as Ashwathy Varma * Sangeetha as Aiswarya Gowda * Captain Raju as Ezhupunna Chacko Tharakan * K.P.A.C. Sunny as Ezhupunna Mathew Tharakan *

Rajan P. Dev Rajan P. Dev (20 May 1951 – 29 July 2009) was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi (present day Kerala). He had acted in over 500 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu ...

as Kumbanadan Lazar * Vijayakumar as Ezhupunna Baby Tharakan *

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing cred ...

as Kunjannamma *

Praveena Praveena is an Indian Television actress and a dubbing artist who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, she has also appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She started her acting career through 1992 film ''Gowri''. She has received several ...

as Rani * Zainuddin as Pushkaran *

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, who has acted in more than 300 films. He entered the "Malayalam" movie industry (Mollywood) through a drama troupe. His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also rem ...

as Paliyekkara Thampuran * V. K. Sreeraman as Ramabhadran * T. P. Madhavan as Justice Mahadevan *

Jagannatha Varma K. N. Jagannatha Varma (1 May 1939 – 20 December 2016) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also a Kathakali artist. His son Manu Varma is also an artist and his son-in-law Viji Thampi is a film di ...

as Father Bernard *

Spadikam George George Antony, popularly credited as Spadikam George is an Indian actor and former Kerala state Police officer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He came to the limelight with the 1995 film '' Spadikam'', after which his name was preceded ...

as Padmanabhan *

Rizabawa Rizabawa (24 September 1966 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian actor who works predomiantly in Malayalam films and television. His breakthrough role was as a villain in the 1990 film '' In Harihar Nagar''. Since then, he acted as villain in ...

as DYSP Gopinathan Varma * Chandni Shaju as Leena Lazer * Manka Mahesh as Mary Chacko *Prof. Aliyar as Adv. Vasudevan Nair *Vimal Raj in cameo appearance *

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 ...

in cameo appearance * Bindu Ramakrishnan in cameo appearance *

Jayabharathi Jayabharathi is an Indian actress. She is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress. Jayabharathi's first leading role was given by director P. Bhaskaran for his movie Kattukurangu in 1969. Later she became one of ...

in cameo appearance

Songs

The movie has 5 songs which were composed by Vidyasagar. The lyrics were written by

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

* * https://archive.today/20130218004718/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5352/ezhupunna-tharakan.html 1999 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Vidyasagar Films directed by P. G. Viswambharan {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub