''Rappakal'' is a 2005 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 ...

film directed by Kamal.

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

Nayanthara Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she ...

and Sharada appears in lead roles.

Plot

This is a heartfelt story of a male help/

valet A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, ''valet de chambre'' was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "va ...

and his motherly affection to the elderly woman, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change.

plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the

Tharavad Tharavad, also spelled as Tharavadu () (തറവാട്), is the Malayalam word for the ancestral home of aristocratic Nair families in Kerala, which usually served as the common residence for the matrilineal joint family under the Marum ...

Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. Sharada plays the role of the affectionate mother and

as the house help.

Cast

as Krishnan *

as Gauri * Sharada as Saraswathiyamma (Voice dubbed by M Thangamani) *

Balachandra Menon Balachandra Menon (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the Malayalam films of the 1980s, 1980s and Malayalam films of the 1990s, 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in o ...

as Devanarayanan *

Geethu Mohandas Gayatri Das (born 8 June 1981) known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian former actress and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film '' Liar's Dice'' which has received two Nati ...

as Malavika *

Vijayaraghavan Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known mononymously as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his character roles. He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. Early life and f ...

as Janardhanan * Janardhanan as Sankaran Kutty Nair (Kuttiyar) *

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...

as Govindan * Suresh Krishna as Sudhi *

Kalasala Babu Kalasala Babu (1950 14 May 2018) was an Indian actor who performed on stage, and in television serials and films. On stage Babu had been acting in radio plays while at college. Following his graduation in 1973, Babu acted in ''Paanchajanyam ...

as Shekharan * P. Sreekumar as Balagopal *

Thara Kalyan Thara Kalyan is an Indian classical dancer and actress in mainstream Malayalam Television and Cinema. She is also a professional dancer in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi.She is an 'A top' Mohiniyattam artist of Doordarshan. She is ...

as Urmila *

Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Korom Pulleri Vadhayarillathu Unnikrishnan Namboothiri (19 October 1923 20 January 2021) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He mainly handled comedy roles and grandfather roles. His role as Dileep's grand father in the Malayalam movie K ...

as Valiya Varma * Balachandran Chullikadu as Mahendra Varma *

Subbalakshmi Subbalakshmi (21 April 1936 – 30 November 2023) was an Indian Carnatic musician, composer, and actress who worked in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She was noted for her performance in '' Kalyanaraman'' (2002), ''Pandip ...

as Valiya Varma's Wife * Kozhikode Sarada as Janu Amma *

Narayanankutty Narayanan Kutty or Kalabhavan Narayanankutty is a Malayalam film actor. He has acted in more than 300 films. He handles mainly comedy roles. Background Narayanan Kutty was born Ernakulam. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan ...

as Karavakaran * Baburaj as Manikantan *

Lishoy Lishoy is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films and television. Personal life Originally from Thrissur, Lishoy gained popularity as a stage actor in professional theaters, such as Kazhimpram Theaters. Later he emigrated to Muscat for ...

as Aniyan Varma *

Shobha Mohan Shobha Mohan is an Indian actress known for her works, predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Biography Shobha Mohan was born to actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi at Kottarakkara in Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient sea ...

as Janardhana Varma's wife *

Seema G. Nair Seema G. Nair is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam film, Malayalam and Tamil language, Tamil films and Television, TV series. Personal life Seema enjoys listening to Ghazal songs, cooking, traveling and cherishing 'me time'. Her favo ...

as Gauri's sister *

Dinesh Prabhakar Dinesh Prabhakar, also known by his birth name Dinesh Nair, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. Early life Dinesh was born as the second child of Prabhakaran Nair and Sarojini Amma at Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, Erna ...

as Rajappan * Ottapalam Pappan as Palkkaran *

Vishnu Unnikrishnan Vishnu Unnikrishnan (born 11 March 1987) is an Indian actor and screenwriter, who works in Malayalam film industry. Early and personal life He was born to Unnikrishnan and Leela on 11 March 1987 in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. He has two sisters, ...

as Boy with Aanaval * Resmi Boban * Manka Mahesh * Lavanya * Poornima Anand as Renu * Ajay jayaprakash as young Krishnan *

Aashiq Abu Aashiq Abu (born 12 April 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, cinematographer, actor, and distributor, who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his films such as '' Daddy Cool'' (2009), '' Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), '' 22 Female ...

as photographer

Box office

The film was both commercial and critical success. It ran 100 days in theatres.

Soundtrack

All songs were composed by

Mohan Sithara Mohan Sithara (born 30 May 1959) is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Mal ...

and lyrics were written by

Kaithapram Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kannettante in 19 ...

References

External links

* 2005 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films Indian family films Films shot in Ottapalam Films shot at Varikkasseri Mana Films scored by Mohan Sithara Films directed by Kamal (director) {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub