''Prajapathi'' () is a 2006 Malayalam-language

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film directed by Ranjith. The film stars

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, Siddique,

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, Sandhya, Seema,

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and Sai Kumar. The music is by Tej Manoj and lyrics are by Girish Puthencherry. The film was shot close to Gopichettipalayam in Tamil Nadu.

Plot

Devar Madom Narayanan is accused of killing his father, for being cruel to his mother, at the age of 13 and serves a sentence in a juvenile home. When he returns, he becomes leader of the people of Perumalpuram village. He ensures the village is devoid of all wrongdoers by expelling them. His enemies are his uncle Kunjambu Nair and wife Indrani. Kunjambu Nair hated Narayanan killing his brother, although Kunjambu Nair and his son Giri tried in many ways to kill Narayanan. At one point Giri almost succeeded in killing Devar madom Narayanan. Narayanan again did not react. He was on good terms with Kunjambu Nair's daughter and his Murapennu. Giri tries to sell his land in Perumalpuram to some outsider whose arrival, Narayanan knew, would destroy the harmony of the village. That is when Narayanan decides to react. It turns out that Kunjambu Nair was the one who actually killed his father for their wealth. Narayanan helps Ali Raghavan, the real son of Kunjambu Nair, to gain his birthright. When Giri finds that he is the stepson of Kunjambu Nair, he kills his stepfather. The family drives him away from home with the help of Narayanan. The rest of the film is about how and if Giri takes revenge on Narayanan.

Cast

as Adv. Devarmadom Narayanan (Unni Thamburan) * Siddique as Kaliyarmadom Giri *

as Aali Raghavan *

as Kunjambu Nair *

as Savithri * Sandhya as Vasanthi, daughter of Kunjambu Nair *

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as Vellodi, Narayanan's advisor * Sai Kumar as MLA Kuttykrishanan * Seema as Indrani, Kunjambu Nair's wife * Abu Salim as Krishnankutty, Narayanan's driver *

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as Latheef, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally *

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as Kunjachan, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally *

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as Devaki, Kumaran's wife *

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as SP Ramachandran

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, an honest police officer *

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as Ravuthar, Narayanan's accountanant *

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as Nambiar *

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as Jagathan, Kunjambu Nair's second son *

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as Appa swami * Vijayan Karanthoor as Rajappan, Perumalpuram villager and Narayanan's ally * K.V. Manjulan as Vijayan, Kunjambu Nair's son * Bineesh Kodiyeri as Santhosh, Kunjambu Nair's son *

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as cine actress *

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as Narayanan's mother *

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as Peethambaran *

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as Velappan Mooshari, Kuttykrishnan's father *

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as Power Star Manohar/ Manoharan Kumbalangi * V. K. Sreeraman as Gangadhara Menon, Savithri's uncle *

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as Vijayan, Film Director *

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as C.I. Salim * Ponnambalam as Vanangamudi *

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as Chellappan, Assistant Director *

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as S.I. Basheer *

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as Dance master *

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as Radhika, MLA's Wife * Vijayan Peringode as Nambiyar * TS Raju as Govindan, Narayanan's father * Jyarajan Kozhikode

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics."Done in by a poor story"
''The Hindu''. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2011-02-03.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by Thej Mervin, with lyrics 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 direc ...

References

External links

* {{Ranjith 2006 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Ranjith Indian action drama films Films shot in Tamil Nadu Films shot in Coimbatore Films shot in Pollachi 2006 action films