Pappan Priyapatta Pappan (transl. Pappan Dear Pappan) is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Siddique–Lal. It stars Mohanlal, Rahman, Thilakan, Lissy, Bahadoor, Unni Mary, Rajan P. Dev, and Sankaradi.[1][2][3] This is the debut film of Siddique-Lal duo and Harisree Ashokan. The storyline is similar to Heaven Can Wait.
| Pappan Priyappetta Pappan | |
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| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikad |
| Written by | Siddique–Lal |
| Produced by | G. S. Harindran |
| Starring | Mohanlal Rahman Thilakan Sankaradi |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | M. N. Appu |
| Music by | Alleppey Ranganath Rajamani (assistant) |
| Distributed by | Dinny Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editA singer Pappan is killed in a bike accident, by rival singer Umesh; but Yamaraj the Lord of Death realizes that Pappan had a few more days to live. Yamarajan allows Pappan to enter into bodies of other dead people. He first enters the body of a rich old man, then onto a Robinhood thief's body and finally onto CI (police)Devdas' body in a bid to tell his girlfriend Sarina that Pappan is dead, and to look forward to someone else in life.
Cast
edit- Mohanlal as C.I. Devdas (The body which carries the soul of Pappan)
- Rahman as Padmakumar aka Pappan
- Thilakan as Yamarajan
- Jose as Umesh
- Lissy as Sarina
- Bahadur as Valyamangalathu Padmanabhan
- Nedumudi Venu as Kayikkara Kochappu
- Unnimary as Shantha
- Alummoodan as Chitragupthan
- Rajan P. Dev as Puli Sankaran
- Innocent as Constable Kuttan
- Sankaradi as Singapore Antappan
- Jose Prakash as Chandra Menon
- N. F. Varghese as Prabhakaran
- Kunchan as Kunjan Pillai M.L.A
- Harisree Ashokan
- Priya as Item Dancer
- Mala Aravindan
- Meena as Ammini
- Zainuddin
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Alleppey Ranganath and lyrics were written by R. K. Damodaran and Sathyan Anthikad.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Allithaamara" | P. Jayachandran | R. K. Damodaran | |
| 2 | "Kaalanillakkaalathoru Thalla" | Balagopalan Thampi | R. K. Damodaran | |
| 3 | "Puthan Manavaatti" | Chorus, Jency Anthony, Sindhu | R. K. Damodaran | |
| 4 | "Shaarike Ennomalppainkilee" | P. Jayachandran | Sathyan Anthikad |
Release
editDistributed by Dinny Films, Pappan Priyappetta Pappan was released on 3 January 1986. Upon release, the film was a commercial failure. However, it has over the years attained a cult following. Siddique in an interview with The Times of India told, "At that time Malayalis were not ready to accept death as a suitable subject for humour. It was a movie made a bit ahead of its time,”[4]
References
edit- ^ "Pappan Priyappetta Pappan". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Pappan Priyappetta Pappan". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Pappan Priyappetta Pappan". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ MK.SunilKumar. "In a manner of speaking". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 February 2023.