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Aaraam Thampuran (transl. The sixth lord) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language action-drama film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by Ranjith and produced by Revathy Kalamandhir. It stars Mohanlal, Narendra Prasad, and Manju Warrier. The story follows Jagannadhan (Mohanlal), a former Bombay-based criminal who buys an old Kovilakam named Kanimangalam and shifts the balance of power in that village and he comes to be known as "Aaram Thampuran" (sixth lord). The film features original songs composed by Raveendran and background score by C. Rajamani.

Plot

Nandakumar (Saikumar), a business tycoon in Mumbai, faces huge financial loss when his manager Abey Mathew decides to broker a deal with an Australian group and another rival Indian firm. He calls up Jagannadhan (Mohanlal), alias Jagan, his close buddy and business partner asking him to intervene. Jagan lands up at the office of Abey and forces him to withdraw from brokering the deal with the Australian company, there by bringing massive profit to Nandan. In return, Nandan is profuse in his offer of compensation to Jagan, all of which he humbly disavows. Jagan finally demands Nandan a small favor. He wants Nandan to purchase an old palace at Kanimangalam, a village in Kerala, to which Nandan agrees. Jagan also expresses his desire that the palace should be bought in the name of Nandan, and Jagan should be there as a benami of him.

Jagannadhan reaches down at Kanimangalam for the registration of the palace and the property surrounding it. Meanwhile, Kulappully Appan Thamburan (Narendra Prasad), a feudal landlord with vested interests, opposes the purchase of the land. Appan's sister was married to Dathan Thampuran of Kanimangalam palace, who deserted her one day. The extreme hatred towards Kanimangalam had made Appan to even stop the annual temple festival, which according to the villagers has resulted in the anger of Goddess, the local deity. Now, with the arrival of Jagannathan, Appan is back again creating troubles. But Jagannathan successfully overcomes it and gets the palace registered. Presently the palace is occupied by Krishna Varma (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), an old musician, and Unnimaya (Manju Warrier), his foster daughter. Unnimaya is believed to be the daughter of Dathan Thampuran, but is disowned by the rest of his family members. Though, now in the hands of Jagan, he allows Varma and Unnimaya to stay in the palace. Though, initially, both Varma and Unnimaya felt uncomfortable in staying with Jagan, slowly, they develop an affection towards him.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Kanimangalam Jagannadhan Thampuran / Aaraam Thampuran
• Manju Warrier as Unnimaya
• Narendra Prasad as Kulappully Appan Thampuran
• Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Krishna Varma Thampuran (Unnimaya's foster father)
• Srividya as Subhadra Thamburatti
• Priya Raman as Nayanthara
• Augustine as Bappu
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Soman Pillai
• Saikumar as Nandakumar (Jaganathan's friend)
• Kunchan as Nambeesan
• Sankaradi as Ezhuthachan
• Kuthiravattam Pappu as Mangalam
• Cochin Haneefa as Govindan Kutty
• T. P. Madhavan as Pisharody
• Mohan Raj as Chenkalam Madhavan
• Kalabhavan Mani as the younger Namboothiri of Keezhpayoor Mana
• Innocent as S.I. Bharathan
• Chithra as Thottathil Meenakshi, the prostitute
• K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Rural S.P. Ashok Kumar
• Madampu Kunjukuttan as Aynikkadu Thirumeni
• Bobby Kottarakkara as the guest-house assistant
• Sadiq as Balarama Varma
• Jagannatha Varma as Cheriyachhan
• Bheeman Raghu as Appu Kutty Nambiar
• Ajith Kollam as Appan's henchmen
• Kundara Johnny as Appan's henchmen
• V. K. Sreeraman as District Collector Eeshwaranunni
• Ramu as Shelly, Nandakumar's friend
• Subair as Abey Mathew
• Alleppey Ashraf as Jairam (Nandakumar's friend)

Soundtrack

This film includes five songs written by Gireesh Puthenchery and one traditional song by Muthuswami Dikshitar. The songs are composed by Raveendran. The song were widely popular and topped the charts for months.

Box office

The film was released in December 1997. It was subject to high expectations, as it was the first collaboration between Mohanlal and Shaji Kailas. Upon release, the film broke many records and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year and the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, until then. It completed a theatrical run of more than 250 days. The film redefined the career of Kailas as a successful director.

In 1998, during the 250 days celebration of the film, actor Jayasurya was one among the ten fans who got the opportunity to garland Mohanlal, he went to the event as part of a mimicry show. It was also at the event that he received his first film offer from director Priyadarshan.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• Best Singer - K. J. Yesudas
• Best Background Music - C. Rajamani

Filmfare Awards South

• Best Actress (Malayalam) - Manju Warrier

References

1. ^ Philip, Benson (25 May 2016). "10 Mohanlal films to watch before you die". The Times of India.
2. "Bad news". Rediff.com. 5 April 1999. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
3. "Aaraam Thampuran review".
4. Karthikeyan, Shruthi (8 December 2014). "I was spotted by Priyadarshan during a mimicry performance". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
5. "State Film Awards (1997)". Department of Information and Public Relations. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

External links

• Aaraam Thampuran at IMDb

• 1997 films
• Indian films
• 1990s Malayalam-language films
• 1990s action films
• Indian action drama films
• Films with screenplays by Ranjith
• Films directed by Shaji Kailas