Banaras (2009 film)
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Directed by | Nemom Pushparaj |
Produced by | M. R. Nair |
Starring | Vineeth Kavya Madhavan Navya Nair |
Music by | M. Jayachandran |
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Kashi Films
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Banaras is a 2009 Malayalam musical film by Nemom Pushparaj starring Vineeth, Kavya Madhavan and Navya Nair.
Plot
Hari (Vineeth), a village boy and a student is the central character of the movie. He is in love with the character played by Navya Nair. He wants to go to Banaras to do his higher studies in Banaras Hindu University. He leaves behind his love and goes for his studies. There, he meets another fellow student Amritha, played by Kavya Madhavan. Her step father wants to marry her off to a street gunda and so she asks Hari to take her to a distant place on the bike. During the trip, they unknowingly drink Bhang and make love while intoxicated. The next day they both are spotted by the gundas engaged by her step father who injures Hari badly and takes Amritha with them.
After a few months, Hari recovers and returns to him hometown. He sells off his property and confesses to Navya that he cannot accept and explains her what happened. In desperation, Navya commits suicide. Hari goes back to Banaras and lives a sober life. After a long time, Amritha, who was under the impression that Hari is dead, happens to know about him and she comes back to see him. She had given birth to Hari's kid and he is a big boy now. The couple unite.
Cast
- Vineeth as Hari
- Kavya Madhavan as Amritha
- Navya Nair as Devu
- Devan
- Harisree Ashokan
- Nedumudi Venu
- Suresh Krishna
- Urmila Unni
- Indulekha as Hari's mother
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by M. Jayachandran | ||||
Released | 2009 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 32:05 | |||
Label | Satyam Audios | |||
Producer | M. R. Nair | |||
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The film's soundtrack features seven songs composed by M. Jayachandran and lyrics penned by Gireesh Puthenchery, except where noted. The soundtrack was noted especially for the vocals of Shreya Ghoshal in two songs. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the track "Chanthu Thottille", first ever by a North Indian singer.
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No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chanthu Thottille" | Shreya Ghoshal | 3:40 |
2. | "Shivagange" | Yesudas | 3:57 |
3. | "Madhuram Gayathi" | Shreya Ghoshal, Sudeep Kumar | 4:14 |
4. | "Koovaram Kili" | Vijay Yesudas, Swetha Mohan | 4:00 |
5. | "Tirichi Nazar" | Fiaz Khan | 3:58 |
6. | "Shivagange Shilagange" | Sujatha | 4:00 |
7. | "Folk Drama" (Lyrics by Pirappancode Murali) | Sudeep Kumar | 4:35 |
8. | "Chanthu Thottille Chandanam" | Karaoke | 3:41 |
Awards
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Shreya Ghoshal for Chanthu Thottille
See also
External links
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