Superman (1997 film)
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Rafi Mecartin | |
Written by | Rafi Mecartin |
Produced by | Siddique Lal Azeez |
Starring | Jayaram Shobana |
Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
Edited by | K. P. Hariharaputhran |
Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | Kavyachandrika |
Distributed by | Kavyachandrika Release |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Superman is a 1997 Indian
. It was produced and distributed by Siddique, Lal, and Azeez under the banner of Kavyachandrika.Plot
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Nithya, a deputy police commissioner, is assigned a corruption case involving the Home Minister and his friend, a businessman named Rajan Phillip. Unknown to her, a criminal nicknamed Superman helps her in the investigation.
Superman, whose real name is Hareendran, nurtures a vendetta against the Home Minister and uses Nithya to trap his enemies. In the process, Superman uses the judiciary as his weapon and frames the men responsible for his tragic past. He provides vital information to the police for the same. In order to collect evidence, Superman himself breaks the law; but as it is for the greater good, Nithya looks the other way.
Cast
- Jayaram as Hareendran / Superman
- DCP Nithya IPS
- SIBalachandran (Hareendran's friend)
- City Police Commissioner Rajagopal IPS
- Innocent as Kochunni (friend of Hareendran)
- Janardhananas Nithya's Valyachan
- Sreejaya Nair as Nalini Balachandran
- Paravoor Ramachandran as MSV
- Cochin Haneefa as Rajan Philip
- CIJagannathan
- Nedumudi Venu as Raman Nair (Hareendran's father)
- Zeenath as Bhavani (Hareendran's mother)
- Vinduja Menon as Hareendran's sister
- Bindu Panicker as Swarnalatha (Jaganathan's wife)
- James as Chakkachampparambil Joy
- Home Minister of Kerala
- Krishna Kumar as Himself (As Newsreader)
Reception
The film was a huge success at the box office. The majority of the scenes were shot in Thiruvananthapuram. The climax sequences involved a number of CCTV cameras (which were not popular at the time) and visuals were filmed at Technopark Campus Trivandrum.[1]
Soundtrack
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Film soundtrack | |
Language | Malayalam |
Label | Kavyachandrika Audios[2] Wilson Audios[3] |
S. P. Venkatesh scored the music and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair and I. S. Kundoor.[4] The music was distributed by Kavyachandrika Audios.
# | Track Title | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Aavaram Poovinmel" | Biju Narayanan, Sujatha Mohan | S. Ramesan Nair |
2 | "Onathumbi Paadoo" | K. J. Yesudas | S. Ramesan Nair |
3 | "Marumozhi Thedum Kilimakale" | M. G. Sreekumar | S. Ramesan Nair |
4 | "Onathumbi Paadoo" | Sujatha Mohan | S. Ramesan Nair |
5 | "Hole Hole Manthrikan Njaan" | M. G. Sreekumar | I. S. Kundoor |
6 | "Thappu Thaalangal" | M. G. Sreekumar | I. S. Kundoor |
References
- ^ "When Jayaram Tried His Hands At Mass Hero Roles!". FilmiBeat. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Audio cassette back cover". Facebook. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Superman Soundtrack". JioSaavn. January 1997.
- ^ "Superman (1997) - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info.
External links
- Superman at IMDb