2002 Indian film by K. Madhu
Chathurangam (transl. Chess) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Mohanlal, Lalu Alex, Nagma and Navya Nair. The soundtrack was composed by M. G. Sreekumar and Shyam. The plot follows Attiprackal Jimmy, a politician who aspires to become an MLA with the support of minister Kora. The film was released on 20 December 2002 and was the most anticipated Christmas release.[1]
Plot
The story is set in Kottayam. Jimmy Jacob of the Attiprackal house is everyone's favourite. Attiprackal Jimmy is a wrestler and do-gooder at the college level. Seeing his all round abilities and popularity, minister K.C. Korah who runs the KSB party, makes him the college chairman. And later he is made the district secretary of his party.
Jimmy becomes the right-hand man of Korah in his fight against minister P.P. Paulose but in the process creates new enemies like the IPS officer Nayana. But soon Paulose and Korah bury their hatchet and join hands. This makes Jimmy unhappy and he is left out. Later Kora frames Jimmy in a murder case.
Cast
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack contains eight songs composed by M. G. Sreekumar, with lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair, Gireesh Puthenchery, and Shibu Chakravarthy.
| # |
Title |
Singer(s)
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| 1
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"Chandanakoottinakathoru"
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Anil Ram, Biju Mangad, Soumya Sanathanan
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| 2
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"Mizhiyil" (F)
|
Sujatha Mohan
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| 3
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"Mizhiyil" (D)
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M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan
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| 4
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"Nanma Niranjavale Kanya Mariyame"
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K. S. Chitra, Chorus
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| 5
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"Neelaambale"
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M. G. Sreekumar, Soumya Sanathanan
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| 6
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"Pookkanu"
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K. J. Yesudas
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| 7
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"Valuthaayoru"
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M. G. Sreekumar, Mohanlal
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| 8
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"Vellimani"
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M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus
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Release
The film's producers signed a co-branding and sponsorship agreement with Goodlass Nerolac Paints for its marketing and advertisement campaign. Such embedded marketing was novel to Malayalam cinema at that time. The film's promotional and publicity material featured branding of Nerolac Paints and was displayed in theatres and other strategic locations across Kerala. Commercials were also played in theatre halls.[2]
Critic from Sify wrote that "Chathurangam which is entertaining up to interval, but later peters out to another tedious bore. The problem is that there are far too many murders and unmitigated violence towards the climax, which you'd have seen in a dozen Mohanlal actioners. Still it is endurable just for Mohanlal".[3]
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