Rajashilpi (transl. King's Sculptor) is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by R. Sukumaran, starring Mohanlal and Bhanupriya. The plot is a re-telling of the legend about lord Shiva and goddess Sati who was later reborn as goddess Parvati for the love of Shiva. It was Bhanupriya's first Malayalam film.[1][2][3][4]
| Rajashilpi | |
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| Directed by | R. Sukumaran |
| Written by | R. Sukumaran |
| Produced by | G. P. Vijayakumar |
| Starring | Mohanlal Bhanupriya |
| Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by | Raveendran Johnson (score) |
Production company | Savitha Productions |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
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Rajashilpi is the re-telling of the legend about lord Shiva. The plot of the story is constructed in a way that the events in the legend repeats itself in a new setting with different characters but with the same spiritual auras of the main persons, especially Siva and Sati. The first image of Durga is maintained throughout the film, Durga is the re-incarnated Uma. Only after Durga comes to be aware of her re-incarnated life as Uma that she is able to fall in love with Shambu. Until then her seductive tactics go in vain. The death of Durga's father is shown very differently in the film. It is as if the Shiva is doing his Thandava, the dance of Siva out of his rage that symbolizes destruction of this universe-life of cause and effect.
Cast
edit- Mohanlal as Shambu
- Bhanupriya as Durga/Uma
- Srividya as Lakshmibhai Thampuraatti
- Nedumudi Venu as Madhavan
- Augustine as Gopalan
- T. R. Omana as Muthassi
- Captain Raju as Bhadran
- Narendra Prasad as Staanu Aashaan
- Jagannadhan
- Santhakumari
- Shyama
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack of this movie was composed by Raveendran for which the lyrics were penned by O. N. V. Kurup.
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambilikala Choodum | K. S. Chithra |
| 2 | Kaveri | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra |
| 3 | Arivin Nilave | K. S. Chithra |
| 4 | Poikayil | K. J. Yesudas |
| 5 | Punarabhi Jananam | P. Jayachandran |
References
edit- ^ "Mohanlal's 10 Underrated Movies". 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Is Mohanlal professionally trained in dancing? Here's what the actor has to say! - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "PHOTOS: A Special Collection from Mohanlal's Life". 19 January 2015.
- ^ "FLASHBACK! Mohanlal & His Association with Offbeat Films!". 25 February 2017.
External links
edit- Rajashilpi at IMDb
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