''Rathinirvedam'' is a 2011 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 ...

-language

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directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and produced by

Revathy Kalamandhir Revathy Kalamandhir is an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was founded in 1993 by producer G. Suresh Kumar. The company is run by Suresh Kumar and his wife actress Menaka. They have produced more than 15 ...

. Starring

Shwetha Menon Shwetha Menon (born 23 April 1974) is an Indian actress, model, television anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. She has won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides ap ...

and

Sreejith Vijay Sreejith Vijay is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam films and television soap operas. Personal life Sreejith was born on 28 March 1986 in Thripunithura to Vijayan and Rema. He completed B. Tech in Computer Science & Engi ...

. It is a remake of the 1978 film of the

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, which itself was based on the novel of the same name written by

P. Padmarajan Padmarajan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known as P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a ...

. The film was produced by

G. Suresh Kumar G. Suresh Kumar is an Indian film producer and actor known for Poochakkoru Mookuthi and Araam Thamburan. He produces films under the banner Revathy Kalamandhir an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram which is founded in ...

under the banner of

. It stars

Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon (born 23 April 1974) is an Indian actress, model, television anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. She has won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides ap ...

in the role of Rathi, and Sreejith in the role of Pappu. In the film, Teenager Pappu's neighbour, Rathi, has acted as his elder sister since they were kids; Pappu has been in love with her forever, but she's consistently dismissed his advances as boyish pranks. Principal photography took place at the Onnattukara area of

Kayamkulam Kayamkulam () is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kayamkulam has ...

and

Mavelikkara Mavelikkara () is a municipality in the Onattukara Region of Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 ...

regions, where the story is primarily set.

Premise

Takes place in a village surrounded by hills and valleys. Pappu, a teenager, awaiting high school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is

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, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his

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. Twenty plus Rathi, the

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, has been a friend to him since he was a child. She becomes the object of his desire now.

Cast

as Rathi *

as Pappu *

Manianpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Shammi Thilakan Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who works in Malayalam films. He is the son of veteran actor Thilakan. He has lent his voice for actors such as Napoleon in ''Devasuram'', Prem Nazir in ''Kadathanadan Ambadi'' and for Nas ...

as Krishnan Nair *

Guinness Pakru Ajay Kumar (born 31 August 1976), better known as Guinness Pakru, is an Indian actor and television personality, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, and some Tamil films. He has also served as a judge on several Malayalam television comedy ...

as Kochummini *

K. P. A. C. Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest ...

as Narayani * Maya Viswanath as Bharathi *

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 Saraswathy * Master Ananthapadmanabhan as Govindan * Baby Ammu as Kunchi * Baby Meera as Shanthi

Reception

Box office

The film was made at a low budget of 1.40 crore made a distribution share of and a satellite right of . ''Rathinirvedam'' was one of the top grossed film of the year, compared to its low cost.

Soundtrack

Awards

;

2011 Kerala State Film Awards The 42nd Kerala State Film Awards were announced on 19 July 2012. Winners Most Awards See also * National Film Awards * Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a cinema of kerala, motion p ...

* Won, Best Male Singer - Sudheep Kumar – "Chembakapoonkavile" * Won, Best Female Singer -

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– "Kannoram Chingaram"

References

External links

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Metro Manorama Special Website
{{T. K. Rajeev Kumar 2010s Malayalam-language films Films scored by M. Jayachandran 2010s erotic drama films 2010s coming-of-age drama films Films based on Indian novels Films set in 1978 Indian coming-of-age drama films Indian erotic drama films Films shot in Alappuzha Remakes of Indian films Films with screenplays by Padmarajan Films directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar 2011 drama films 2011 films Films about juvenile sexuality Films about sex crimes