Rashtram
{{short description|2006 Malayalam film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rashtram
| image = Rashtram DVD cover.webp
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Anil C. Menon
| producer = C. Karunakaran
| writer = Sajeevan
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
- Deepak Dev {{Small|(songs)}}
- S. P. Venkatesh {{Small|(score)}}
}}
| cinematography = Jibu Jacob
| editing = Don Max
| studio = Carlton Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|03|17}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
Rashtram ({{Translation|Nation}}) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language political action film directed by Anil C. Menon and produced by C. Karunakaran. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Laya and Sai Kumar. This movie was above average at the box office.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/rashtram.html|title=Rashtram|accessdate=2014-09-21|publisher=filmibeat.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2663/malayalam/rashtram/index.htm|title=Rashtram|accessdate=2014-09-21|publisher=.nowrunning.com}}{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/rashtram-malayalam-movie/|title=Rashtram|accessdate=2014-09-21|publisher=spicyonion.com}}
Plot
Malaikkal Joseph alias Ouseppachan is a politician. The chief minister, Janardhanan Kurup is his friend, along with Gopalan. One day, Janardhanan Kurup dies in hospital after having a heart attack at a meeting. Before dying, he tells Ouseppachan that he wants him to be the minister. Ouseppachan ponders this and calls other people of the Party. In the end, he says that he is unfit and makes his son Thomas alias Thommi, the next chief minister. Thommi sorts out many problems. But corrupt ministers have a grudge against him. They launch an attack on Thommi's house and Ouseppachan is killed by a lorry. Thommi takes revenge by killing them on the Republic Day.
Cast
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- Suresh Gopi as Chief Minister Maliyekkal Thomas Joseph (Thommi), protagonist
- Madhu as Maliyekkal Joseph (Ouseppachan), Thomas's father
- Laya as Celine
- Nedumudi Venu as ex-Chief Minister Janardhanan Kurup
- Thilakan as Opposition Leader Sakhavu Gopalan
- Janardanan as Keshava Menon
- Sai Kumar as Nooruddin, antagonist
- Vijayaraghavan as Medayil Chandichen
- Adithya Menon as Ameer Musthafa, antagonist
- Bheeman Raghu as Koshy
- Meghanathan as Medayil Peter Chandy, Chandy's son
- Suresh Krishna as Mukundan Menon, Keshava Menon's son
- V. K. Sreeraman as Minister Varadarajan
- Sona Nair as Thommi's sister
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Thommi's mother
- Pallavi Narayanan as Thommi's niece
- Chali Pala as Williams
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Stephen
- Babu Swamy as Bahuleyan Pillai
- P. Sreekumar as Vettichira Sadasivan
- Kollam Ajith as Kunjappan
- T. P. Madhavan as Govindan
- Prem Prakash as Charles
- Subair as CI Basheer
- Sadiq as Abdullah
- Ponnamma Babu as Gomati
- Suraj Venjaramoodu, Party member
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Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deepak Dev.{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/malayalam/album/rashtram-m0000966|title=Rashtram Songs|accessdate=2014-09-21|website=Raaga.com}}
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! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) | ||||
| 1 | Oru Koodi Mangalam | K. J. Yesudas, Rachana John | rowspan="4" | Kaithapram | 04:09 |
| 2 | Puthu Vasantham | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Chorus | 04:20 | |
| 3 | Oru Koodi (Slow) | K. J. Yesudas, Rachana John | 04:24 | |
| 4 | Rasthram Theme | Instrumental | 02:24 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1102314}}
- {{YouTube|id=-dtAn2amG4w|title=Rashtram}}
Category:2000s Malayalam-language films
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