Achaneyanenikkishtam

Achaneyanenikkishtam
Directed by	Suresh Krishnan
Written by	Suresh Poduval
Produced by	Menaka
Starring	Kalabhavan Mani Biju Menon Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
Cinematography	K. P. Nambyathiri
Edited by	N. P. Sathish
Music by	M. G. Radhakrishnan Sharreth
Production company	Revathy Kalamandhir
Release date	2 November 2001 (2001-11-02)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Achaneyanenikkishtam (transl. Father is my favourite) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan, written by Suresh Poduval and produced by Menaka. It features Ashwin Thampi, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in the lead roles, and Mohanlal appears in a guest role. The film was released on 30 November 2001. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for M. G. Radhakrishnan.[1]

Plot

The story is about a poor lorry driver named Bhaskaran, who tries to give his son Kunjunni, a good education by sending him to a very expensive school. The rest of the story revolves around the events Kunjunni goes through in his life.

Cast

• Kalabhavan Mani as Bhaskaran
• Biju Menon as Anand
• Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Seetha Nair
• Jagathy Sreekumar as Nalinakshan
• Ashwin Thampi as Kunjunni
• Nandhu as Kariyachan
• Devan as Andrews Issac
• Sujitha as Sofia
• T. P. Madhavan as Nambeeshan
• Poojappura Ravi as Chettiyar
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Kovai Neelakandan
• Kochu Preman as Kurup Mash
• Sreekala Thaha
• Keerthy Suresh as Kunjunni's classmate[2]
• Mohanlal as Mahadevan (Cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair. 'Shalabham Vazhimaaruma' is in the Darbari Kanada raga.[3]

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Aa Thathaa"	M. G. Sreekumar, Ranjini Jose
2	"Kaatte Kaatte"	M. G. Sreekumar
3	"Kaatte Kaatte"	Radhika Thilak
4	"Kalivattam"	Kalabhavan Mani
5	"Shalabham Vazhimaarumaa"	M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra

Awards

The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for M. G. Radhakrishnan.[4]

References

1. "Veteran Malayalam music composer dies". Gulf Times. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
2. Bhadani, Priyanka (28 June 2020). "One-woman army". The Week.
3. Shrijith, Sajin (16 October 2019). "INTERVIEW : 'Nee Hima Mazhayayi' is more intense than 'Jeevamshamaayi': Kailas Menon". The New Indian Express.
4. "'Sesham' adjudged best feature film". The Hindu. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

External links

• Achaneyanenikkishtam at IMDb