| Ishtam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Written by | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| Produced by | David Kachappally |
| Starring | Dileep Navya Nair Nedumudi Venu Jayasudha Innocent Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Venugopal |
| Edited by | L. Bhoominathan |
| Music by | Mohan Sitara |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Ishtam (transl. Love ) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar.[1] It stars Dileep and Navya Nair (in her acting debut), with Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Sreenivasan, and Jayasudha appearing in supporting roles. The music was composed by Mohan Sitara. Ishtam was remade in Hindi as Mere Baap Pehle Aap by Priyadarshan.[2]
Plot
Pawan, whose mother died twenty four years ago when he was a child, lives with his father Krishnankutty Menon, a rich businessman. His father frequently and hilariously gets in trouble with the police officer Mariamma, mostly due to his best friend, Narayanan. Anjana meets Pavan whom he ragged her and cut her hair for which she left the college. So Anjana plans to take a sweet revenge by making a false call. After all those fun incidents, Anjana meets Pavan and then Pavan regret for his mischief he had done to Anjana and then they both become friends. Anjana lives with an spinster music teacher, Sridevi.At Anjana's friend's marriage, Krishnankutty Menon saw Sridevi and it turns out that Krishnankutty Menon and Sridevi were actually star-crossed lovers when they were young. Pavan, Anjana, Narayanan and Pavan's brother, Vipin plans to reunite them after all these years - and in the process, Pavan and Anjana discover their feelings for each other as well.
Cast
- Dileep as Pavan K Menon aka Pavi
- Navya Nair as Anjana Pillai (Rose), Pavi's childhood friend
- Nedumudi Venu as Krishnankutty Menon, father of Pavi and Vipin
- Jayasudha as Sreedevi Teacher
- Sreenivasan as Vipin K Menon
- Innocent as Narayanan, friend of Krishnankutty Menon
- Balachandra Menon as Gokul Das (Anjana Pillai's Father)
- Suma Jayaram as Girija Menon
- Jyothirmayi as Jyothi
- Kalpana as Mariamma Thomas
- Arun Ghosh as Jyothi's Husband
- Deepika Mohan as Jyothi's Mother
- Niyas Backer as Babukuttan
- Bindhu Krishna
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by Mohan Sitara and Lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri and Sachidanandan Puzhankara.[3]
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Raga(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chanchala Druthapada" | K. S. Chitra | Sibi Malayil | |
| 2 | "Ishtam Ishtam" | Chorus | Kaithapram | Chorus |
| 3 | "Kaliparayum" | Sunil Viswachaithanya | Kaithapram | Sunil |
| 4 | "Kandu Kandu" | Dhanya | Sachidanandan Puzhankara | Kapi |
| 5 | "Kandu Kandu" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Kaithapram |
Kapi |
| 6 | "Kanumbol Parayamo" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | Sachidanandan Puzhankara | Kalyani |
| 7 | "Kanumbol Parayamo" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas | Sachidanandan Puzhankara | Kalyani |
| 8 | "Vattathil" | Sunil Viswachaithanya | Kaithapram | Sunil |
Box office
The film was commercial success.[4]
References
- ↑ "Father's Day 2020: 'Ishtam' to 'Kireedam', five Malayalam movies that portrayed fatherhood at its best". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ishtam Review | Ishtam Malayalam Movie Review by K. T. Thomas". March 2002.
- ↑ Ishtam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Mohan Sithara, 19 July 2002, retrieved 26 July 2023
- ↑ Unni R. Nair (4 January 2002). "Let down". Screen India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007.
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