Rappakal

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{{Infobox film

| name = Rappakal

| image = Rappakal.jpg

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| director = Kamal

| producer = Houli Pottoor

| writer = T. A. Razzaq

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| starring = Mammootty
Nayanthara
Sharada

| music = Mohan Sithara

| cinematography = P. Sukumar

| editing = K. Rajagopal

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| distributor = Swargachithra

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|06|24}}

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| country = India

| language = Malayalam

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Rappakal is a 2005 Indian Malayalam film directed by Kamal. Mammootty, Nayanthara and Sharada appears in lead roles.

Plot

This is a heartfelt story of a male help/valet 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. Mammootty plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the Tharavad 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 Nayanthara as the house help.

Cast

Box office

The film was both commercial and critical success. It ran 100 days in theatres.{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/five-prominent-films-of-t-a-razzaq-video.html|title=Five prominent films of T A Razzaq|work=Malayala Manorama|date=16 August 2016|access-date=20 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201504/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/five-prominent-films-of-t-a-razzaq-video.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206164931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2016|title=Boom year for mollywood|work=The Hindu|date=30 December 2005}}

Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Rappakal

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Mohan Sithara

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| released = 2 June 2005

| recorded = 2005

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| studio = Revi's, Thrissur

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

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| language = Malayalam

| label = Manorama Music

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| prev_title = Hridayathil Sookshikkan

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Thanmathra

| next_year = 2005

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All songs were composed by Mohan Sithara and lyrics were written by Kaithapram.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-07 |title=Rappakal Audio CD Cover |url=https://www.facebook.com/sangeethaganaga/photos/a.180752007029438/295026412268663/ |access-date=2021-09-16 |website=Facebook |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704174042/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsangeethaganaga%2Fphotos%2Fa.180752007029438%2F295026412268663%2F |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Rappakal - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?4332 |access-date=2021-09-16 |website=Malayalasangeetham.info |archive-date=16 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916080300/https://en.msidb.org/m.php?4332 |url-status=live }}

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! Track !! Song !! Artist(s) !! Raga(s)

1"Thankamanassu"P. JayachandranNeelambari
2"Pokathe"AfsalShivaranjani
3"Yadhu Hrudayam"K. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan
4"Kadha Kadha"Vijay Yesudas, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Anwar Sadath, Dinesh Devdas, Asha Madhu
5"Thankamanassu"Vidya SwarabhrathNeelambari
6"Yadhu Hrudayam"Karaoke
7"Kadha Kadha"Karaoke

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