Mazha

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Mazha
File:Mazha poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLenin Rajendran
Produced byG. Harikumar
Written byLenin Rajendran
Based onNashtappetta Neelambari by Madhavikkutty
StarringBiju Menon
Samyuktha Varma
Lal
Thilakan
Music byRavindran
CinematographyS. Kumar
Edited byBeena Paul
B. Ajithkumar
Production
company
Millenium Cinema Productions
Distributed byMurali Films
Aakash Films
Thanoof Films
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Mazha (transl. Rain) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran based on the short story Nashtappetta Neelambari by Madhavikkutty. It stars Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma and Lal. The music was composed by Ravindran. The film won five Kerala State Film Awards, a National Film Awards, and a Filmfare Awards South.[1][2]

Plot[edit]

Mazha tells the love story of Bhadra (Samyuktha Varma) and her music teacher Sastrigal (Biju Menon). The film begins with teenager Bhadra coming to learn music under Sastrigal and getting infatuated with him and his singing in Sivapuram. The story describes the teenager Bhadra's characters and behavior in a nice mood. At her teenage time the madhura is a beautiful village having a lot of Tamil Brahmins, the shasthrikal is also one of them. Bhadhra falls in love with her music teacher (shasthrikal) because of her teenage nature and curiosity towards his music.

The story runs in the surroundings of the famous Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu. Bhadra's creative talents for poetry start to flourish, under his influence. Sastrigal is not much aware of Bhadra's love and considers her only as his talented student. Coming to know about Bhadra's infatuation, her parents took her with them and Sastrigal is obliged to marry his fiancée(Sindhu).

Bhadra becomes a doctor (like her father) and is married to Chandran (Lal) who is a computer engineer. Chandran happens to see her diary one day and the relationship goes for a toss. Of course, there are no names in the diary. So he goes off to doubt every male in her life – including the elderly senior doctor Thilakan. He becomes a victim to his drinking and dies of related illness.

In the end, Bhadra sets out in search of Sastrigal to Madurai where she discovers that Sastrigal also has lost much – his wife is a mental patient and the final shock is when she finds out that Sastrigal has lost his beautiful voice due to cancer.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

The film's soundtrack contains 9 songs, all composed by Ravindran. Lyrics were by Bharathiyar, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, O. V. Usha, Yusuf Ali Kecheri and K. Jayakumar.

# Title Singer(s) Raga(s)
1 "Ithramel Manamulla" K. J. Yesudas Mohanam
2 "Manjinte" K. S. Chitra Bageshri
3 "Geyam Harinaamadheyam" K. J. Yesudas, Arundhathi, Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Charukesi
4 "Himashaila" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra, Arundhathi

(Raagamalika: Neelambari, Kharaharapriya, Kalyanavasantam)

5 "Vaarmukile" K. S. Chitra Jog
6 "Aashaadham" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra Amrithavarshini
7 "Paarukkulle Nalla Naadu" Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Jonpuri
8 "Aaraadyam" Asha G. Menon Mohanam
9 "Himashaila" K. J. Yesudas

(Raagamalika: Neelambari, Kharaharapriya, Kalyanavasantam)

Awards[edit]

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South

References[edit]

  1. "Mazha (U)". .filmibeat.com.
  2. "LENIN RAJENDRAN'S MAZHA (2000)". .oldmalayalamcinema.

External links[edit]

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