Iniyengilum

Iniyengilum
Iniyengilum
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	I. V. Sasi
Written by	T. Damodaran
Produced by	N. G. John
Starring	Mammootty; Mohanlal; Ratheesh; Lalu Alex; Ranipadmini; Seema;
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	Shyam
Production; company	Geo Movies
Release date	20 August 1983;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Iniyengilum (transl. If only) is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language social problem film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran and produced by N. G. John. It stars Mohanlal, Ratheesh, Lalu Alex, Ranipadmini, Seema, and Mammootty. The film features music composed by Shyam. The film juxtaposes the economic and cultural conditions of Kerala and Japan.

The film tells the story of a young idealist, Ravi (Mohanlal), who is nauseated by the hypocrisy of his politician brother (Mammootty). To hit back at the prevailing corrupt political system, Ravi stages cultural shows under the banner of the Darshana Kala Kendra, which is a group of unemployed youth. Iniyengilum was a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

Cast

Mohanlal as Ravi
Ratheesh as Ashokan
Lalu Alex as Alex Mathew
Ranipadmini as Lekha
Seema as Geetha
Mammootty as Diwakaran
T. G. Ravi as Madhavan
Raveendran as Pradeep
Vincent (actor) as Avarachan
Adoor Bhasi as Mathayi
Kottayam Santha
Sankaradi
Sreenivasan
Captain Raju as Prasad
Balan K. Nair as Nambiar
Sunitha Sharma as Sumire
C. I. Paul
Kunjandi

Production

The film was shot in Japan and Hong Kong, and some parts in Kerala.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Yusufali Kechery.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singers
"Kavithe Devi" (Ee Naadu Kadalum Karayum)	P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, Chorus
"Kunkuma Sooryan Raagamshu Chaarthi"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
"Mounam Raagam"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, Chorus
"Swarga Vaathil Thurannu Thannu"	S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam, Unni Menon, J. M. Raju, Kausalya, Krishnachandran

Release and reception

The film was released on 20 August 1983.^[2] Writing for India Today, Sreedhar Pillai called it "a badly made film" which "offers nothing new".^[3] The film was a commercial success.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Mohanlal writes from Japan". Sify. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "ഇനിയെങ്കിലും (1983)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ Pillai, Sreedhar (15 September 1983). "Iniyenkilum is a badly made film, offers nothing new". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Rangan, Baradwaj (2012). Conversations with Mani Ratnam. Penguin Books. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-670-08520-0.
^ "Did you know Mammootty and Mohanlal played siblings in a film?". The Times of India. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

External links

Iniyengilum at IMDb

[1] "Mohanlal writes from Japan". Sify. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[2] "ഇനിയെങ്കിലും (1983)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[3] Pillai, Sreedhar (15 September 1983). "Iniyenkilum is a badly made film, offers nothing new". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[4] Rangan, Baradwaj (2012). Conversations with Mani Ratnam. Penguin Books. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-670-08520-0.

[5] "Did you know Mammootty and Mohanlal played siblings in a film?". The Times of India. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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