''Pranayakalam'' (English: ''Season of Love'') is a 2007 Indian

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

romantic film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through d ...

directed by débutant Uday Ananthan and starring

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and

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Cast

Music

The music for the film was composed by

Ouseppachan Mechery Louis Ouseppachan (born 13 September 1955), known mononymously as Ouseppachan, is an Indian film composer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of National Film Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Fil ...

. The lyrics were written by Rafeeq Ahamed, who won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his work in the film. All the songs from the movie became popular especially "Oru Venalppuzhayil", which became hugely popular among youngsters. * "Thulaseedala" -

K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ( /jeːʃud̪aːs/; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely considered one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian m ...

* "Anthinilaavinte" -

Kalyani Menon Kalyani Menon (23 June 1941 – 2 August 2021) was an Indian playback singer who worked in the Indian film industry. After beginning her career in the 1970s as a classical singer, Kalyani established a parallel career as a singer in the film ind ...

* "Ente Daivame" (F) -

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* "Ente Daivame" (M) - Vidhu Prathap * "Etho Vidooramaam" - K. S. Chitra * "Kari Raavin" - Franco,

Sayanora Philip Sayanora Philip is an Indian playback singer who works in Malayalam and Tamil film industry. Early life Sayanora was born in Kannur. She did her schooling in St. Teresa's Anglo Indian Girls High School and degree from S. N. College, Kannur. ...

* "Oru Venalppuzhayil" - Ranjith K. Govind * "Parayu Prabhaathame" - Gayathri Asokan * "Theme Song" -

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote, "On the whole ''Pranayakalam'', could have been a far more convincing and touching if the director and his script writer had done their home work." Paresh C. Palicha of ''

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'' gave the film two out of five stars and wrote, "The film opens and you are transported two decades. So far so good. Then comes the bummer, this film, you realise, is just another ordinary love story. Nothing more, nothing less."

References

External links

* 2007 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Ouseppachan {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub