''Pranayavarnangal'' (Colors of Love) is a

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romantic film released in 1998. Directed by

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, the script was written by Jayaraman Kadambaat and Sachithanandan Puzhankara.

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and

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appeared in leading roles.

Plot

Arathy is a shy girl, who is silent, day-dreamer and loves poetry whereas Maya is her roommate and best friend who is naughty and plays pranks on hostel mates. Victor loves Aarathy, but is afraid to express his love. In an college event, Vinayachandran who is well known to Maya's family and deputy collector of the city comes as the guest and he praises Aarathy on listening to her poetry. Meanwhile, Maya realizes that Aarathy has a crush on Vinayan. Seeing this as an opportunity to make Aarathy come out of her shell, Maya compels her friend to write letters to Aarathy posing as Vinayan. Aarathy truly falls in love with Vinayan, whereas he doesn't have a clue about this. Meanwhile, Maya's parents arranges her marriage with Vinayan as he is in love with Maya. Maya also starts loving Vinayan. Soon Maya forces Aarathy to forget Vinayan as she feels guilty and both the friends break up. With the help of Victor, Aarathy comes to meet Vinayan, but realizes that he is marrying Maya. Aarathy has a mental breakdown. Victor takes care of her. Vinayan visits her and tells her the truth and both the friends reunite.

Cast

as Vinayachandran *

as Aarathi Nair *

as Maya (voice by Sreeja) *

as Victor *

Karamana Janardanan Nair Karamana Janardanan Nair (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was a Malayalam film actor, who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He was especially known for his character roles. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonis ...

as Maya's father * E.A Rajendran as Aarathi's brother *

Bobby Kottarakkara Bobby Kottarakkara (11 March 1952 – 3 December 2000) was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He was born to Pareedkunju Ravuthar in Kottarakkara. He began his acting career on stage. He made his film debut with Mucheettukalikkaarant ...

as postman *

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as Victor's friend *

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as principal * Irshad as college chairman *

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as Vanaja, Maya's friend *

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as Doctor * Rema Devi as Aarathi's sister-in-law * Roslin as Aarathi's aunt * T.K. Radhamani as Maya's mother * (Kripa) Remya as Aarathi's niece *

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as Aarathi's niece

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Vidyasagar to the lyrics written by

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and Sachidanandan Puzhankara, co-writer of the film. The songs are popular among the masses. The song "Kannadi Koodum" tune was reused by Vidyasagar as "Toonega Toonega" in 2001 Telugu movie ''

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'' directed by V. N. Aditya. It was then copied to Tamil, Kannada and Bengali remakes of ''Manasantha Nuvve''.

Track listing

Awards

Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director The 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 Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have be ...

- Vidyasagar * Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer -

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* Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Music Director - Vidyasagar * Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Sujatha Mohan * Asianet Film Award for Best Music Director - Vidyasagar * Asianet Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Sujatha Mohan

References

1998 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Sibi Malayil Films scored by Vidyasagar {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub