Superman (1997 film)
Superman is 1997 Indian Malayalam-language action film written and directed by Rafi Mecartin, starring Jayaram and Shobana. The film was produced and distributed by Siddique, Lal and Azeez under the banner of Kavyachandrika.
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Directed by | Rafi Mecartin |
Written by | Rafi Mecartin |
Produced by | Siddique Lal Azeez |
Starring | Jayaram Shobana |
Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
Edited by | Harihara Puthran |
Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Kavyachandrika |
Distributed by | Kavyachandrika Release |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Nithya is the deputy commissioner of the city who lives with her uncle since both her parents were killed in an accident. She was assigned to investigate a corruption case involving the Home Minister and his friend, a business man called Rajan Phillip. Unknowingly, she was helped in the investigation by a criminal nicknamed Superman.
Superman, whose real name is Hareendran nurtures a vendetta against the Home minister Rajan Phillip and uses Nithya to trap his enemies. In the process, Superman uses the Judiciary as his weapon and frames the men responsible for his tragic past. He provides vital information to the police for the same. In order to collect evidence, Superman himself breaks the law, but as it is for the greater good, Nithya looks the other way.
Cast
- Jayaram as Hareendran / Superman
- Shobana... DCP Nithya IPS
- Jagadish... SI Balachandran (Hareendran's friend)
- Siddique... City Police Commissioner Rajagopal IPS
- Innocent... Kochunni (friend of Hareendran)
- Janardhanan... Nithya's Valyachan
- Sreejaya Nair... Nalini Balachandran
- Paravoor Ramachandran... MSV
- Cochin Haneefa... Rajan Philip
- Spadikam George... CI Jagannathan
- Nedumudi Venu... Raman Nair (Hareendran's father)
- Zeenath... Bhavani (Hareendran's mother)
- Vinduja Menon... Hareendran's sister
- Bindu Panicker... Swarnalatha (Jaganathan's wife)
- James... Chakkachampparambil Joy
- T. P. Madhavan... Home Minister of Kerala
- Krishna Kumar... Himself (As Newsreader)
Crew
Cinematography | Anandakkuttan |
Editing | Hariharaputhran |
Art | Valsan |
Makeup | P. S. Mani |
Costumes | Velayudhan Keezhillam |
Cinematography | Nadeem Khan, Kumar, Shanti |
Stunts | Kanal Kannan |
Lab | Prasad Colour Lab |
Stills | Surya John |
Effects | Murukesh |
Production Controller | Girish Vaikom |
Re-recording | Sambath |
Second Unit Cameraman | Raju Warrior |
Associate Director | K. C. Ravi |
Liaison | Mathew J. Neriyamparambil |
Reception
The film was a blockbuster success at the box office. It ran more than 150 days in theaters. The majority of the film was shot in Thiruvananthapuram. The climax sequences involved a number of CCTV cameras (which were not popular at the time) and visuals were filmed at Technopark Campus Trivandrum.[1]
Soundtrack
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Released | October 1997 |
Genre | Film soundtrack |
Language | Malayalam |
Label | Kavyachandrika Audios[2] Wilson Audios[3] |
S. P. Venkatesh scored the music for this film which was written by S. Ramesan Nair and I. S. Kundoor.[4] The music was distributed by Kavyachandrika Audios.
# | Track Title | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Aavaram Poovinmel" | Biju Narayanan, Sujatha Mohan | S. Ramesan Nair |
2 | "Onathumbi Paadoo" | K. J. Yesudas | S. Ramesan Nair |
3 | "Marumozhi Thedum Kilimakale" | M. G. Sreekumar | S. Ramesan Nair |
4 | "Onathumbi Paadoo" | Sujatha Mohan | S. Ramesan Nair |
5 | "Hole Hole Manthrikan Njaan" | M. G. Sreekumar | I. S. Kundoor |
6 | "Thappu Thaalangal" | M. G. Sreekumar | I. S. Kundoor |
References
- "When Jayaram Tried His Hands At Mass Hero Roles!". FilmiBeat. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017.
- "Audio cassette back cover". Facebook. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021.
- "Superman Soundtrack". JioSaavn.
- "Superman (1997) - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info.