''Mayookham'' is a 2005

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

film directed by

T. Hariharan Hariharan is an Indian film director who has directed over 50 Malayalam films. His movies mainly revolve around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Kerala, Keralite society. His most notable works include ''Sharapancharam'' (1979) ...

. It stars

Saiju Kurup Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in '' Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he ...

and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles. It was their debut movie and also the last Malayalam film for late Sujatha Menon simultaneously.

Plot

Unni Kesavan (

) and Indira ( Mamta Mohandas) are childhood friends. Indira goes to US with her father (Sai Kumar), a doctor and comes back after many years to their family house. She meets Unni and is shocked to see him as a rebel. She tries to help him by supporting and giving him a new lease of life and slowly love blossoms between the two. Indira become the light in Unni's life and she motivates him to turn responsible. But fate plays dirty as Indira is terminally ill and she goes back for treatment.

Cast

as Unni Kesavan * Mamta Mohandas as Indira Balakrishnan * Sai Kumar as Dr. Balakrishnan, Indira's father *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in ...

as Unni's Father * Vandana Menon as Nalini *

Mithra Kurian Mithra Kurian (born Dalma Kurian), is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Her notable works include ''Bodyguard'' (2010) and '' Kaavalan'' (2011). Biography She first appeared in a supporting role in the 2004 Malayala ...

as Unni's Sister *

Sreejith Ravi Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Subh ...

as Unni's Friend * Vishal Menon as Unni's friend * Vineeth * Roshan Bijili * Jawad Hassan *

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decad ...

Kalabhavan Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had starred in o ...

Indrans Indrans is an Indian actor and former costume designer, who appears in Malayalam films.His mentor was Shiyas M S, a law college student. He started his film career as a costume designer and actor in 1981 and got a breakthrough in 1994 with the ...

Babu Namboothiri Babu Namboothiri (born 12 August 1947) is a retired Chemistry Professor and Head Of Department of Deva Mata College Kuravilangad and an Indian film and TV actor who has starred in more than 100 Malayalam films and various serials. He is famous ...

Thilakan Palappurathu Kesavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appearan ...

* Jagannadhan * Ridhya * Sreedevi Unni * Sujatha as Devaki * Aparna Nair * Althara * Girija Surendranhttp://malayalasangeetham.info/php/MovieDetails.php?mid=344&encode=utf

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of this movie was composed by

Bombay Ravi Ravi Shankar Sharma (3 March 1926 – 7 March 2012), often referred to Mononymous person, mononymously as Ravi, was an Indian music director, who had composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. After a successful career in Hindi cine ...

to the lyrics penned by Mankombu Gopalakrishnan and

. This was the last Malayalam movie to be composed by

References

External links

* 2005 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Hariharan Indian drama films Films shot in Kannur {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub