Namukku Parkkan

Namukku Parkkan
Film poster
Directed by	Aji John
Screenplay by	Jayan-Sunoj
Produced by	Joy Thomas Sakthikulangara
Starring	Anoop Menon Meghna Raj Jayasurya
Narrated by	Mohanlal
Cinematography	S.B.Prijith
Edited by	Shamjith
Music by	Ratheesh Vegha
Distributed by	Jithin Arts
Release date	29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Namukku Parkkan is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Aji John, starring Anoop Menon and Meghna Raj in the lead roles.[1] Jayasurya plays a pivotal guest appearance while Mohanlal makes a vocal appearance in the film.

Plot

Namukku Parkkan reflects the realities of a middle-class Malayali family.[2] Rajeev is a veterinary surgeon and his wife, Renuka, is a primary school teacher. They have two school-going daughters. They lead a happy and contended life and dream of owning a house that is beyond their means. They live in a small rented house and don't have a proper bathroom. One day, somebody peeps in when Renuka is bathing. They have plans for their ideal house, a house merging with nature, with lots of trees and a lovely garden and cattle roaming the compound. All others in their family own houses.

Rajeev is served with a note to vacate the house. He asks for some grace period till he finds a new house. An unexpected incident in his life makes it inevitable for him to build a house. He sets out on a journey to own a house and the realities he encounters in his journey form the rest of the story.[1] C.I. Velu Nagarajan, a Karnataka police officer residing in Kerala, "helps" Rajeev and the rest of the story is the other incidents he faces.

Cast

• Anoop Menon as Dr. Rajeev, a veterinary doctor who dreams highly of establishing a house for his loving family.
• Meghana Raj as Renuka Rajeev
• Jayasurya as CI Velu Nagarajan, Karnataka police officer (Guest Appearance)
• Janardhanan as Krishnan Ammavan
• Ashokan as K.K
• Devan as Varghese
• Kalabhavan Shajon as Mohanan
• Mohanlal in a special voice-over appearance
• Tini Tom as Balan
• Nandhu
• Keerthana Sabarish
• Kritika Suresh
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma
• Sudheesh
• Mala Parvathi
• Geetha Vijayan
• Surabhi Lakshmi
• Munshi Venu
• Manikandan Pattambi
• Irshad as Aarif, Vigilance and Anti-corruption officer
• Sudheer Karamana
• Dinesh Prabhakar

Reception

The music rights of movie was obtained by Sathyam Audios for a record price close to ₹13 lakh, which is the highest price in Malayalam film industry, beating the previous record of Urumi.[3] The movie as a whole was rated as average by Sify[4] and Rediff review with rediff calling Anoop Menon's acting impressive.[5]

References

1. "Namukku Parkkan: Malayalam Movie Review | Profile Synopsis, Namukku Parkkan Malayalam Movie Photo Gallery | Stills | Video Gallery, Malayalam Movie Namukku Parkkan Downloads, Malayalam Movie Namukku Parkkan Songs And Videos, Trailer, Malayalam Movie Namukku Parkkan Cast And Crew". Metromatinee.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
2. Sanjith Sidhardhan (1 May 2012). "Ali John, Anoop Menon to bring back old era". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
3. "'Namukku Parkkan' beats 'Urumi'". The Times of India. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
4. "Namukku Parkkaan". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
5. Palicha, Paresh C (2 July 2012). "Review: Namukku Parkkan is just average". Rediff Movies. Retrieved 26 March 2019.